February 2021 Newsletter & Calendar

PANTHER NEWS – February 2021

Growth Mindset for the Month

February’s Growth Mindset mantra is “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” The quote for the month is, “Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.” -Mahatma Gandhi

Souper Bowl of Caring

Granite is proud to support the Souper Bowl of Caring supporting our Pantry and those around us. We will be participating in the Penny Wars Feb. 1st- 5th, so vote for who you think will win the big game, the Chiefs or Buccaneers. We are also accepting donations of non-perishable food or hygiene items. The online site is https://granitekids.org/news-events/events/souper-bowl-of-caring.html.

We Have a Food Pantry!

We are proud to announce that we now have a rolling food pantry from Granite Education Foundation. We are happy to give families meal kits, weekend kits, or snack packs. Please email her at scperkins@graniteschools.org or call 385-646-4972 to have some sent with your student!

Fruits & Veggies Program

We are looking at fun bunch of fruits & veggies this month. Students will be snacking on, blood oranges, Golden beets, and more! Ask your students what they like about their treats this week.

COVID Information

Parents please continue to screen your children daily, including direct exposures from others who are ill and/or awaiting a Covid test result. If experiencing symptoms, consult the Heath Department guidelines and communicate with the PG office for non-COVID related illnesses so we can gather materials as needed. Students must be symptom free for 24 hours without medication before returning to school. SL County Covid-19 Hotline 1-800-456-7707.

What we are learning:

Kindergarten:

ELA-letters Ff, Rr, Bb and Ll and the sight words “with” & “is”
Math- Teen numbers. Students should know that a teen number is 10 and however many more. For example, 13 is 10 ones and 3 more.

1st:

ELA- Long Vowel patterns, Compare/Contrast
Math- Adding and Subtracting 2 Digit Numbers
Science- Seasons and Space Patterns
Social Studies: Wants and Needs

3rd:

ELA- Author’s Point of View
Math-Fractions
Science- Force & Motion

2nd:

ELA-Reading Earth’s Forces and reading about clouds. For the first week of February we will also be focusing on long A words. Our sight words are: about, around, good, great, idea, often, part, second, two and world.
Math- Addition and subtraction for ones, tens, and hundreds
Social Studies: Our Nation’s Symbols & President’s Day.
Science: Finishing up Landforms, then Habitats.

4th:

ELA-Reading – Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; Making predictions, cause and effect
Writing: Opinion Pieces; Grammar- Pronouns verb agreement
Math- Add and Subtract Fractions
Science-Energy Transfer-energy can be moved from place to place by electricity, heat, sound, or light waves.

5th:

ELA-Citing evidence from text, summarizing informative text, identifying how a character faces challenges
Math- Multiplying and dividing fractions
Science/Soc St: Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights