LITERACY- We will have the same word study words for the next two weeks. The test will be on Friday, Feb. 20th. We continue to make books in Writing Workshop. After our wonderful trip to Great Harvest Bread Company, we wrote thank you cards to Matt, the owner. Thank you for reading with your child 15 minutes each day!

MATH- We will be adding and subtracting to 40 by making ten. Work for mastery of math facts to 10 with your child. Just a reminder that students love to do Kakooma. You can find this on Greg Tang's (Singapore Math expert) website, www.gregtang.com. Our class is having fun competing in the tournament.  

BIBLE- February's  Bible verse is Proverbs 3:5-6  "Trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." We will spend two weeks learning about Daniel.

SCIENCE- We will be starting the science experiment today! We will first talk about what a science experiment involves, and tomorrow we will discuss our topic: camouflage!

**Please remember to send a hat, gloves/mittens and winter coat daily with your child**

UPCOMING EVENTS

100 items due on TOMORROW (Tuesday). Valentine's mailbox and cards due by Thursday.

First Grade Parent Project- is this week. Two to three volunteers are still needed tomorrow and Wednesday. See the WAAG, under Lower School, for the link to sign up, or go to www.covenantptc.org and click on the link for Find Your Project.

Wednesdays- 8:30-9:00-Please join us for Chapel!

Fridays- Relaxed dress days. Please see handbook for dress guidelines.

February 11- Jump Rope for Heart   Relaxed dress day -students have the additional option to wear red or pink shirts/sweaters/fleece, pants/shorts/skirts, dresses/jumpers, sweatpants/sweatshirts, or foot/leg wear.  If students would like to wear athletic shorts for their jump time in the gym, they must wear clothing over them (i.e. sweatpants) the rest of the day, as there will be no time for changing clothes. Acceptable colors for sweatpants are navy, black, and gray, in addition to red or pink.

February 13-16- Winter break

February 19- Lower School Preview Night- 6:30 pm. Hear a presentation from the leadership of the school until 7pm. Then you will go to the second grade classroom to get a preview of next year.

March 7- annual auction

March 13- noon dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences

March 14- no school, conferences all day

March 16- no school, teacher workday

March 24- field trip to Ashlawn Highland, 8:30-11:30am

April 3-12- Spring break