First, Monday morning we wished you Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon! 
Lauryn was our Star of the week! She loved to say the Good Line rubric as fast as possible. Mr. Welsh had to slow her down. No one heard her she was so fast! You drew a colorful picture for her which she took home with all the good and true things we said about her.
Mr. Welsh had you do all kinds of counting and reading and other “stuff” so he could write a letter to your parents telling what you are good at, what you know and what you are working to get better at.
That letter for your parents is called your report card. You talk with Mr. Welsh about what you are good at and what you are learning everyday.
working with Mr Welsh
Your parents need to hear about it too. So the report card will come home after Mr. Cebrzynski sees what Mr. Welsh wrote.
You have started learning a new poem “Winter Moon” by Langston Hughes.
‘How thin and sharp is the moon tonight.
How thin and sharp and ghostly white
is the slim, curved, crook of the moon tonight.’
Mr. Welsh really likes the way Mr. Hughes used his words in this poem.
Mr. Welsh was home Tuesday, so Mr. Rope was the substitute teacher. He showed you the beautiful book Cathedral. We will go to the Cathedral on February 8th by bus. Mr. Welsh will lead the tour. You will see the stained glass windows, arches and much more that the class has talked about in the Architecture unit. Do you remember who came to the cathedral to speak? Mr. Welsh showed you a picture of him shaking hands with Mr. Welsh’s dad.
You will see where Dr. King stood when he spoke to the many people who came to hear him.
You saw that the cathedral is made mostly of stone. It has a strong foundation. The architect was very wise. He was ready for rain, floods, snow and winds. But he did not plan for…. ( an earthquake.). You will see how the repairs are going. We talked about why the builders used stone. We talked about strength and beauty.
You looked at or “built” or read words this week with Mr. Welsh. The sound /sh/ is one you are trying to remember. There are also words you are learning to remember. Like, this and she are words that seem to be in books often. See if you can find them in books this week end.
In Art you worked with watercolors:
your work
In P.E. You are using scarves to help you dance and play: Here is a link to Mrs Marcus’ flickr page with a short video!
Homework for the week of January 30, 2012.
Monday Who is Star? New Sharing groups have been emailed.
Tuesday Play with a ball.
Wednesday Write a sentence with words you know how to write, and bring it to school Thursday.
Thursday Recite a poem and/or sing a song for an adult.
Friday See the blog sometime this weekend.
Note: There is no school on Friday February 3, for students. The teachers and aides are attending professional development. On Monday February 6 , citywide DCPS Parent-Teacher conferences take place and there is no school for students. Here is the link to find the sign-up online:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0B4DA4AA2C7-parent
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Lauryn was our Star of the week! She loved to say the Good Line rubric as fast as possible. Mr. Welsh had to slow her down. No one heard her she was so fast! You drew a colorful picture for her which she took home with all the good and true things we said about her.
