1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
February 14, 2011
Ms. Sinicropi’s Classroom News
This Week’s Highlights Homework
Phonics
We will learn about the letter Yy and the sound it  Monday – Practice identifying and ordering
makes. We will continue to work on alphabetical numbers 0-30. Also, practice writing numbers
order, listening for specific sounds in words, and 0-20, correcting reversals.
rhyming words.
 Tuesday – Practice counting to 130 or higher.
Reading  Wednesday – Practice writing the letters Y and y
We will start our new unit called Red, White, and
while saying their sound. Discuss the difference
Blue. It contains stories about celebrating our
country and how we show we are proud to be
between uppercase and lowercase.
Americans. Our opening read aloud story is  Thursday –Practice writing the sounds heard
named A Flag For Our Country. when spelling. Dictate a sentence, word, or have
you child write a story.
Writing
Due to the snow days a couple weeks ago, we will
 Friday – No School
be learning how to discover small moments in our
- If you notice your child having difficulty with
lives and write about them. We will also get
writing partners. any of these activities, please keep practicing
them at home. It will help them greatly in
Math mastering that skill quicker.
We will discuss the seasons, learn about
temperature, and continue to work on length and
ordering objects.
Science/Social Studies
We will learn how animals move and how they
are alike and different from each other by
examining their characteristics. Also, we will talk
about
Special Notes Upcoming Events
Valentine’s Day Party
We celebrated our valentine’s party today! Many  Feb. 17 – Out-of-Uniform Day $1
of the fun things we did leading up to our party
were reading our secret valentines, graphing  Feb. 18 & 19 – No School
candy hearts, passing out our valentine’s cards,
and watching a movie. At our party, we got to  Feb. 25 – 3rd Grade Musical 7pm
play a game, make a valentine craft, and eat some Friday Treat 25¢
delicious snacks! What a day!
 Feb. 28 – Open Enrollment for 2011/2012
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