Week 16 - December 21, 2018

Special Winter Week

Thank you for all your help in making our last week a blast!  I think the kids enjoyed it!

Curriculum

Reading:
As readers this week, we read and learned about snow, the Grinch and how he changes, and about Gingerbread and Gingerbread Men.  When we return from the Winter Break, we will continue learning about reading strategies and reading fluently.

Book Baggies:
Please help the students remember to bring their book baggies every Friday.  I would like them to have an opportunity to read different books.

Writing:
As writers, students reviewed writing a how to book by writing How to Build a Snowman.  We also wrote about the Grinch and how he changes over time.  When we return from the break, the students will be writing How To books.

Math:
In math we practiced adding and subtracting within 20, identifying/representing numbers to 100, and addition fluency within 10.  When we return from the break, we will be working on adding 10 to any number and subtracting 10 from any number.

IXL Skills - Use these activities as you wish to help your child with the skills we will be working on throughout this first trimester.

Science/Social Studies:
After the break, we will continue to learn more about sound.  The students will be reading and doing experiments to learn about volume, pitch and how sound is made.

Purposeful Play
Please see the Purposeful Play tab on the blog to learn more about our weekly Play Time and donation items we could use for it!

Homework

• Read every night (you can read with your child, listen to them read or read to them - all of it helps).  Then talk about the book - who are the characters, what happened, why did it happen, make connections, what's the main idea, why did the author write the book, how did the author give you information, what features did the author use to help you as a reader
• Work on a math skill  
• counting forwards and backwards within 120 (and skip counting)
• adding and subtracting to 20 - play a board game for this
• telling time (What are the hands on the clock? How is a clock set up?)
• identify and count coins
• measuring - length and volume -  have your child cook with you to practice this
• talk about shapes - 2D and 3D - find items around your house, etc.) 

Specials Schedule

Monday: P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)
Tuesday: Art (Bring an Art shirt labeled with your child's name)
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Media/Library
Friday: Rotates (See the back of your child's OWL folder (everyday folder) for a schedule.)

Important Dates

December 24-January 6: No School - Winter Break

January 7: School Resumes
January 21: No School - MLK Day
January 31: Multicultural Night (6:00-8:00pm)