In Our Class This Week...

We have a really busy week coming up, but as always, I will try to make it fun while my kiddos learn. As a team we decided to not do any official curriculum (as our days will be filled with many school planned activities). If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the room.

Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

12/16

Christmas performance practice (school wide @ 8am-please have your child arrive to school on time)
Emergency Drill @ l0:20

12/17

Spark of Love- Fire Department to pick-up toys 9:00-10:30am (TK-1 Only)
Cynthia Fraser Read & Grow Rich Engineering Project (ALL GRADE LEVELS)
Our class time will be from 8:50-9:35
Thank you to all those families that have signed up to bring in items!

12/18

December awards assembly
Christmas program-performances begin at 2:00 pm
Continue to practice songs at home
Video links in previous blog post

12/19

Pajama Day
Polar Express Party 12:00 - 3:00 (invites went home last week and there is a sign up sheet on our door)
Vision and Hearing screenings
After school program closed

Language Arts:

Christmas Stories
Comprehension Questions

Math:

Shapes (solid and 3D shapes)

Social Studies:

Continue learning about Winter Holidays
Christmas and New Years

Science:

North Pole and Arctic Animals

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

In Our Class This Week...

We have two weeks left and they are going to be busy, busy BUT also very fun! Here is a list of dates and events coming up at our school and in our classroom!

12/10:

Coffee with Director @ 8

Hour of Coding 9:15-10:15 (in the classroom) - Students will learn about coding.

If you are interested in coming in at this time to help in the classroom please let me know. If you are able to come in at this time, it would be great if you could bring in a laptop or iPad/tablet. You do not need to worry about signing the electronic device form for this day. You may visit the website if you would like to practice coding at home: Code.org

Wacky Wednesday - Sturdy Structures 10:45am -12:15pm (in the classroom)

Student will create the longest, tallest or strongest structure using unconventional materials. Parent volunteers are welcomed during this time to work with the different teams (5). If you are interested in coming in at this time to help in the classroom please let me know.

12/12:

Family Lunch Friday

Report cards go home

12/16:

Emergency Drill @ l0:20

12/17:

Spark of Love- Fire Department to pick-up toys 9:00-10:30am (TK-1 Only)

Cynthia Fraser Read & Grow Rich Engineering Project (ALL GRADE LEVELS)

You may begin to bring in donated items to the classroom

12/18:

December awards assembly @ 8:00 am

Christmas program-performances begin @ 2:00 pm

Continue to practice songs at home

Video links in previous blog post

12/19:

Pajama Day

Polar Express party (more information to follow soon)

Vision and Hearing screenings

After school program closed

If you have any questions on any of the upcoming dates and events please feel free to email me or stop by the classroom.

Here is a look into our week

Language Arts:

Unit 2 Week 6 "Jack and the Beanstalk"

Friday: Unit 2 exam

Math:

Continue and finish up Chapter 6: Numbers 0-20

Students will be able to compare groups of up to 20 objects.

Students will be able to order groups of up to 20 objects

Chapter 6 test

Begin Chapter 7: Shapes

Students will be able to recognize and name basic solid shapes.

Science:

Gingerbread Man - making predictions and what dissolves in water

Social Studies:

Continue learning about Winter Holidays

This week: Kwanza

Leadership:

Resilience: Never Give Up

Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.

Hour of Code

On Wednesday December 10th, we will be participating in the national event Hour of Code. During this hour the students will be on electronic devices, such as iPads, tablets and laptops to experiment with programming. Because the students will be exploring on the website code.org it is important that I have volunteers who can monitor student behavior and activity during this time.

PLEASE let me know know if you are available to help. Also, if you have a device we can use for that hour PLEASE let me know!

Help Wanted!

I am looking for parent volunteers who are available Friday after school and during school on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays.

On Fridays I need someone who can clean the desks and chairs.
On Tuesdays and/or Thursdays I'd love someone who could read with the students.

Please let me know if you are available to volunteer any of these days.

In Our Class This Week...

I hope you all enjoyed this week off and had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day! Time to get back to work before our next mini vacation. I am looking forward to these next few weeks as they will be filled with many fun activities.

Upcoming REACH dates:

12/5 End of 1st Trimester
12/8 PTO Meeting
12/10 Wacky Wednesday, Hour of Coding (more information to follow -volunteers will be needed) and Coffee with the Director @ 8:30am
12/12 Family Friday Lunch and Trimester 1 report cards go home
12/18 Award Assembly @ 8am and Holiday Performance @ 2pm
12/19 Vision and Hearing Test

Look into Our Week

Language Arts:

Unit 2 Week 5: "A Bed for Winter"

Weekly comprehension: Sequence

Math:

Continue with Chapter 6: Numbers 0-20
Students will be able to read and write from 10-12
Students will be able to read and write from 13-16
Students will be able to read and write from 17-20
Students will be able to compare groups of up to 20 objects

Chapter 6 Test on Friday

Social Studies/ Leadership:

Winter Holidays
This week students will learn about Hanukkah

Leadership - Resilience: What is resilience?

Science:

Animals in Winter

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns. 

What To Do Before, During and After Reading

Here is a great resource for what to do before, during and after you read with your child. These are great techniques to help with comprehension.

Winter Performance

Our Winter Performance will be on Thursday, December 18th at 2pm in the Sanctuary.

We will be performing two songs: Run Rudolph Run and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. We have been practicing in class but PLEASE practice with your student as often as possible.

The links below have the words to the music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeZEn7Tq0GU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkimySRWiiw

Thank you and enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!