Week of December 9 ~ 13

A big thanks to Autumn and Katelyn’s mom for taking the children to lunch while I enjoyed Teacher Treat Day in the library!!!

Please remember to send in $5 cash for the Christmas party scheduled for Thursday, December 19 from 1:30-2:15.  The children may also wear green that day and we will watch the movie How The Grinch Stole Christmas before our party.

Friday, December 13, the children may wear their pajamas to school and we will watch The Polar Express.  I will have a sweet treat for them to enjoy during the movie!

Reading ~ Unit 2 Week 1          Story:  A Big Fish for Max          Genre:  Animal Fantasy

Amazing Words ~ chore, cooperation, commute, downtown, household, rule, subway, display

Word Wall Words ~ catch, put, good, said, no, want

***A new spelling chart will be added to your child’s take home folder for Unit 2.

Vowel Sound in ball:  a, al                     Consonant Digraphs sh, th

Spelling Words ~ fish, with, shop, ship, then, rush, trash, shut, shell, thin

Language ~ We will focus on Common Nouns {a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing}.  Common nouns start with a lowercase letter unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.  Girl (person), classroom (place), dog (animal), and pencil (thing) are common nouns.  They are singular nouns that name one person, one place, one animal, and one thing.

Math ~ We will continue through Ch 6.  Please make sure you are reinforcing the lessons being taught in class using their practice workbook sent home at the beginning of the year.  Please refer to the yellow chart for the current lesson taught.  A review sheet will come home the night before the test. 

Reminders:

12/9 ~ Nancy’s Italian Ice $1.00

12/10 ~ Library lesson with Mrs. Morris

12/12 ~ Signed Papers

12/14 ~ Spirit Day at Tish’s Cupcakes

12/20 ~ Box Top Collecction

12/23 – 1/3 ~ Winter Break {NO SCHOOL}

1/6 ~ Children return to school

Please email me with any questions or concerns.  Have a great week ~ Kristin :)

It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas….

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family, friends, food and fun!  December is here and we have three weeks to hang in there until we get another nice break!!!

  On Friday, we will return to Dream Field Farms  for a celebration of Christmas in the 17th century.  Students may wear a Blount spirit shirt/sweatshirt and jeans.  We will be outside so check the weather.  You may want to send extra warm clothing for your little one.  The check-out procedure will be the same.  If you plan to take your child with you from the farm I will have a sign-out sheet.  Children that check out will not need to come to school that day with their book bag, lunch or a snack!

Our Christmas party is scheduled for Thursday, December 19th from 1:45-2:15.  Please look for a note to come home this week explaining our party fun! 

We will be having a Polar Express movie and pajama party on Friday, December 13th.  Students may wear their pajamas to school.  We will have chocolate milk and a sweet treat!  If anyone is interested in sending in either item, please let me know!  :)

WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR FIRST UNIT IN OUR NEW READING PROGRAM.  WHEW!  THIS ENTIRE WEEK WILL BE SPENT REVIEWING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR.  STUDENTS WILL TAKE A BENCHMARK TEST ON PAPER, NO COMPUTER OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK.  THERE WILL NOT BE A NEW STORY, NO NEW SPELLING WORDS, NO NEW WORD WALL WORDS, NO NEW DAILY FIX-IT SENTENCES, AND NO NEW LANGUAGE SKILLS.  THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GO BACK AND REVIEW ALL OF THE ABOVE WITH YOUR CHILD.  RESEARCH TELLS US THAT THE BEST WAY FOR A CHILD TO ACHIEVE MASTERY IS TO EXPOSE THEM TO IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER.  :)

  MATH ~ We will begin Ch 6, Count and Model Numbers.  Please make sure you are using your workbook at home to reinforce all skills taught at school.  And remember, a review sheet will come home in your child’s take-home folder the night before the test.  :)

OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS/EVENTS

12/2 ~ Nancy’s Italian Ice 1.00

12/3 ~ Library Lesson with Mrs. Morris

12/5 ~ Teacher Treat Day

12/6 ~ Field trip to Dream Field Farms

12/13 ~ Polar Express Movie and Pajama Party

12/19 ~ Christmas Party 1:45-2:15

12/20 ~ Last day of school!  Woohoo!

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.  Have a great week!

1/6 ~ Students return from holidays!