Weekly Update 2/18 - 2/21

Hello Families!
Thank you for all your help to make our Valentine's Day party a success last week! The kids had so much fun! Click HERE to see pictures from the party! 😊

Sight Words Assessment

This week your child will be assessed on the sight words they have been learning the past few weeks. These are the words that have been on their homework. If you would like to have your child review these words, click HERE.

Hat Day

The 3rd Friday of every month is "Hats Off to Teachers" at Willow Creek. Your child can wear a hat to school with a $1 "fee". This money is donated to the PTA and 100% of the money is give back to our classroom as a donation for us to buy classroom materials! 🎉

This Week We Are Learning....

Reading Comprehension
*We are learning how to identify similarities and differences between texts so that we can compare and contrast them.
* We are learning how to use a venn diagram so that we can show our thinking when we compare  and contrast two.
Word Study
*We are learning the long o (ow, oa) pattern. There will be a spelling test on this pattern this Friday.
Math
*We are learning two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. We have just started our new place value unit -- click HERE to see the concepts we are learning in this unit.
Social Studies
**We are learning about why water is one of our most important basic needs.
* We are learning about how kids around the world also need water.
*We are comparing/contrasting how we get water in the U.S.A. vs. how a kids around the world get water.