This will be another busy week in grade one.  We are now more than half way through the school year and continue to make great accomplishments!  A new spelling sheet with words for the next four weeks will be sent home Monday in the homework duotangs.  Any time that there is a sheet of looseleaf in with the homework without other instructions, it is  meant for the students to write one sentence for each spelling word.  This week we are focusing on words with double consonants.  We have a great routine set up with our Daily 5 Literacy Block and the students are really enjoying it and working well!  In Math, subtraction has been introduced to the students and we will continue to work with addition facts and strategies.  We have the 100th day of school tentatively scheduled for Friday, February 17.  As previously mentioned, we are asking each student to bring in a "Collection of 100".  This is meant to be a simple activity such as 100 cheerios/beads on a necklace, 100 pennies, buttons etc.  Feel free to be as creative as possible of course! During the afternoon of March 3 Harkins will be hosting a variety show.  Auditions will be held within the next couple of weeks and practices will take place after that.  If your child has a special talent like singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument etc... please make sure they are prepared and ready to go!  Harkins is full of talented children!! If anyone could send in a box of kleenex it would be greatly appreciated as we have nearly used up our supply.  The cold season has hit our classroom!  Thanks :)