MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
** Newly added dates are marked with ** for those who follow and mark their calendars every week.
** Thursday, 12/7: Early Release - 12:30 dismissal
** Friday, 12/15: Final day for donations for the Circle of Hope Coat Drive. There are boxes outside our classroom door and in the main hallway if you are interested in donating. Click HERE for more information.
**Monday 12/25-Mon. 1/1: NO SCHOOL - December Recess
** Friday, 12/15: Final day for donations for the Circle of Hope Coat Drive. There are boxes outside our classroom door and in the main hallway if you are interested in donating. Click HERE for more information.
**Monday 12/25-Mon. 1/1: NO SCHOOL - December Recess
IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES:
Tonight is the last supermoon of the year. - A supermoon is a full moon that looks bigger and brighter than usual because it is closer to Earth. The best viewing time is as the full moon rises after sunset. Today's sunset is at 4:12 P.M. If you can, please head outside to view the supermoon. Later this week, we will begin our Earth, Sun and Moon unit and will be observing the night sky frequently and this would be a great kick-off event! For an article for your child to read about the supermoon, please click HERE.
Thank you to all who attended Integrating the Arts Morning! - We were delighted to host so many guests in our classroom and create art with you. The technique that we used to create our maps was called Art to Interpret - Creating to Comprehend. Please click HERE for more information and ways that you can use this strategy at home.
ASK ME ABOUTS:
Ask me about...
- how I can listen with my whole body...What body parts are involved and what do they need to do? Please practice listening with your whole body at home, as well, to reinforce that this is how we should always listen to others.
- my George and Martha reader's theater that I performed this week (or will be performing next week).
- the small moment story that I am working to publish.
- place value. What do the digits 4 and 5 mean in the number 45?
- my Plus Time group. What did I work on this week?
- U.S. Landmarks...Please talk together and look through any family photos that you have at various U.S. Landmarks to reinforce what landmarks are and make connections to those that you have visited.
LOOKING FORWARD:
Looking forward, we will:- begin learning about and reading non-fiction. We will learn about various text features and how they can help us better comprehend non-fiction texts. To support this work at home, you could bring your child to the library to select some non-fiction books to read as part of his/her reading homework.
- continue unit 6 in fundations, focusing on reading and writing v-e syllables.
- finish publishing a favorite small moment story.
- work with time and money. At home, please practice telling time on an analog clock and have your child count coins and make change when paying for items. For example, pretend that they bought something that cost 52 cents and they paid with 60 cents. What coins could they pay with and what coins would they receive in return? How much change would they receive?
- begin learning about the Sun, Moon and Earth through videos, direct observation, non-fiction and fiction texts, poetry, making models and discussion.
