1. Campfire News Around the Campfire Week of February 4-8 Camp
Spanish Phrase of the Week is:
Integridad (integrity)
Inquiry into Math: This week, we will be adding two-digit numbers by other one-digit numbers and multiples of ten.
Inquiry into Literacy: This week we will be celebrating our own uniqueness, while reading, A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. We will spend a good bit of time examining character traits along with text-evidence to support.
Letterland Unit 17: Children learn Magic e words with Mr. I and Mr. O. They learn that
Magic ing can take the place of Magic e in words such as closing and riding. The digraph wr is introduced in the words write and writing.
(Example: bike, rope, and writing).
Writer’s Workshop: We will write about our own personal connections to our story, A Bad Case of Stripes.
Inquiry into Science: We will continue our next big unit of study, where we will explore Forces and Motion.
Inquiry into Social Studies: We will continue our Geography unit. We will take a look at the basic elements of geographic representations using maps (cardinal directions and map symbols).
Week of February 4-8
Camp
First Grade
Phone: (704)
Around the Campfire
The PTO NEEDS YOU
Our PTO does a lot of wonderful work to help
make CCIB the amazing place that it is! They
would love to have more people to help support
their efforts and participate! Come and learn
more about how you can get involved.
Their next meeting is Thursday, February 7
At 7:30.
The PTO sponsored Sweetheart Dance is coming
up on Friday, February 8. Be on the lookout for
sign-ups to help if you are able to!
PYP Corner
Our Current Unit of Study: How We Express Ourselves Central Idea:  Expression of Culture grows our appreciation of others Lines of Inquiry: Beliefs and values that define a community/Features and characteristics of celebrations/Relationships between celebration and culture
Learner Profile: Principled
Attitude: Integrity
Let’s Take Action: Mark your calendars!!! February 20th is our next Charity Day. Students are encouraged to pay $1 to dress like a superhero! All money collected will go
to support Autism research!
Upcoming Dates
Feb. 7: PTO Parent Meeting
7:30am
Feb. 8: Spirit Day-CCIB Shirt
Day/Sweetheart Dance
Feb. 13: Math Fair
Feb. 15: Spirit Day-Favorite Sports Jersey Day
Feb. 20: Support Autism-Pay
$1 to Dress Like a Superhero
Feb. 22: Box-Top Collection/
CCIB Shirt Day
Created by Teaching Kids 1st