Week of Dec. 3rd - Dec. 7th

Week of Nov. 26th - Nov. 30th

Wow! We haven't had a full five days of school in weeks! It was nice for the students to get back into a routine. Here are a few of the art projects that we did for Thanksgiving! :) 

                                               

Looking Ahead - Week of Dec. 3rd - Dec. 7th

Reading Strategies

Sequencing (order of events)

Phonics

Jolly Phonics - Using "y" as the final syllable

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Initial Blends - sp, st, sl, dr, fr, cl, tr, sw, sn, fl, cr, gr

Spelling Words

bed

wet

prod

holly

party

story

happy

so

my

family

The test on these words will be on Friday, December 7th.

*If I talked to you at conferences about modifying your child's spelling test - then please have them study the first 7 words only.

Math

This week we finished up Chapter 7 and took our test on fact families. Please look over the test with your student and return the green sheet once it is signed. Next week we will begin Chapter 8, which introduces the concept of reading data. We will look at a group of objects with various attributes and sort them in different ways, as well as learn how to read graphs.

Reading logs

The November reading logs were due on Friday – If your child has not turned it in yet, please finish completing it and have them turn it in this week! On Monday we will be putting together our December reading logs so look for it in your child’s folder!

Author of the Month

Our Author of the Month for December is Chris Van Allsburg.  Two of his most popular books that you and your child may know are “The Polar Express” and “Jumanji.” He wrote and illustrated both books as well as won the Caldecott Medal! We will read many more throughout the month of December!

Classroom Holiday Party

We will be having a fun classroom holiday party on Friday, December 21^st, from 2:00-3:00pm.  The kids will enjoy playing games, doing different arts and crafts, listening to music and having special treats. If you are available to help out for the Holiday party please let me or Courtney Moy know as soon as possible.

Holidays

Since the holidays are approaching, we will be doing multiple projects and reading many different books.  If your family does not celebrate Christmas and your student would like to share with the class about their holiday please just let me know and I would love to do so! We can read books and I could do my own research to help inform our students about other celebrations.

Progress Reports 

Progress reports will be coming out this week. If you do not receive one, then your son/daughter is meeting in all academic areas and continuing to work with them at home.  If you do receive a progress report then it is just to inform you that your student needs to continue to work at home as well as at school in their specific area and we can discuss some additional strategies to use at home.

New Student

If your son/daughter hasn’t told you already, we have welcomed a new student into our classroom.  Her name is Juweriya Asad and her family has recently moved back into the district. Please add her name to our class list and remove Riddhi Kedia.

Important Dates

• Santa’s Secret Shop – December 5^th and 6^th at school
• December 24^th – January 6^th – No School – Winter Break

Reminders

• Please remember that recess will be outside if the wind chill is 20 degrees or warmer - students will NOT be allowed to stay inside for recess unless they have a note from your family doctor.
• Please bring in BOX TOPS :)
• Bring in a sock for math!
• Please make sure your student is either wearing gym shoes to school, or bringing an extra pair to change into. There have been lots of accidents and kids getting hurt in gym because they have boots on or inappropriate shoes. If your student does not have gym shoes they will not be participating during gym.

Thank you! Have a wonderful weekend :)