This week we will wrap up our first semester. We will have had 76 days of great learning in our classroom and I am so proud of my students' hard work! Our homeroom parents have been hard at work planning for the winter party. Thanks to all of you who signed up to bring items for the party. I am sure the children will have a great and memorable time. Hope to see you all on Thursday! If you have not had a chance to sign up to donate items for our party go to www.SignUpGenius.com/go/70A0E48AEA78-holiday/23956669. Thank you!
REMINDERS
Monday: No reading bag will be sent home, but please encourage your child to read over the winter break and take advantage of on-line resources such as Razkids, BookFlix, PebbleGo, and MackinVia. For Razkids go to www.raz-kids.com; got to "KIds Login"; username "tbyrne6"; then go to student name; reading assignment. IXL usernames and passwords are in your child's Daily Blue Folder. BookFlix, PebbleGo and MackinVia login information was sent home by our librarian.
Tuesday: Tuesday folders come home. Please return signed Tuesday folders on Wednesday morning. No Math Homework- Have the kiddos work on IXL math for at least 10-15 minutes. Hopefully when I check our account, I will see 100 percent participation! (Areas of focus: subtraction facts and problem solving.)
Wednesday: Pajama Day (optional). Have your child come to school in their PJs if they would like to. We will read The Polar Express, make hot cocoa and watch parts of The Polar Express.
Thursday: Last day of this semester. Winter Party! 1:30-2:30- Hope you can join us.
Dec 19- Jan 5: Winter Break! I wish you all a safe and happy holiday break!
This week...
READING
This week we will read our favorite holiday books including The Polar Express. We will work on comprehension strategies such as identifying the plot (series of events that happen in order in the story), main characters, problem and solution. We will also practice retelling, and summarizing the stories in our own words.
WRITING
This week we will learn and practice writing letters. We will learn that people write letters for different purposes. Sometimes we want to express ourselves, or to tell some people about our feelings, our needs and etc. Other times we write letters to say "thank you", or make someone's day. We will write short letters and put our ideas in logical sequence. We will also learn about the conventions of letter writing such as date, salutation, body (text), and closing.
MATH
This week we will work on making graphs and reading graphs. Graphs allow us to put our information/data in an organized form and make it easier for us to understand the data.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will travel around the world and learn about customs, holidays, and celebrations. We will learn about the importance of various beliefs, customs, language, and traditions of communities and how communities celebrate their heritage. Our elf has been busy traveling around the world.