THE PTO MEETING that was scheduled for today has been cancelled.
WHITE CHRISTMAS FOOD AND MONEY COLLECTION:
Thank you for helping your child discover the meaning of generosity! Our class has already collected 44 food items and $.16. We are counting our items daily, and we’re looking forward to watching the amounts grow day by day. Every little bit helps! Thank you!
IMPORTANT DATES:
•December 1~ New Box Top Blitz begins! We counted, and we already have collected $14.10 in Box Tops! (That’s 141 Box Tops!) Thank you for sending them in!
•Dec. 5-9~ Buy One, Get One Free Book fair!
•TOMORROW! Dec. 6~ Winter Readerland! Please come join us for a fun night! I’ll be working in the Book Trivia room! Please stop by!
•Dec. 20~ White Christmas program: 8:15 – 9:15 followed by our classroom party at 9:45. Please let me know if you would like to help with the party!
Jan. 6~ PTO movie night
Families:
Mrs. Henderson would like for your family to participate in a Christmas Family Writing Assignment. Please allow each member of your family to write down one Christmas memory starting with the youngest member of the family and going to the oldest. Each member will add their own memory of Christmas to the piece of writing. Send the writing in with a photo attached (if possible) and it will be posted on a bulletin board in our school.
For Example:
I love the smell of cookies baking (George-Age 2). I remember Santa bringing me presents (Sam-Age 5). I remember our family making homemade stockings and hanging them on the fire place (mom). I remember my dad reading the Christmas story out of the Bible on Christmas Eve (dad).
100 Book Challenge: CONGRATULATIONS to Annmarie Hunnicutt and McKenzie O’Kelley! They are our first readers to reach their 100th steps with 25 hours of reading! WAY TO GO, girls!! We have been challenged to see how many steps we can earn throughout the month of December! Thank you for the feedback that you are sending on your child’s Skills Card! I can see daily improvement in the children and their reading. Thank you for continuing to review the skills and strategies on the cards. By now, your child should be able to read for 2 15 minute periods at home, or maybe even 30 minutes in row. Thanks for your support.
Language Arts: This week we will continue studying Mercer Mayer, the author of the “Little Critter” stories and others. We’re going to be reading and talking about families, seeing how we can get ideas for writing from our families! We are working on reading and writing blends, such as sn, sp, bl, br, pr, tr and long and short vowel spelling patterns.
Math: We are working in Unit 3 and moving on with addition for speed and accuracy. Look for Math homework this week on Tuesday and Thursday! We’re going to be telling time to the half hour and working with dimes.
Social Studies: We will be discussing ways that families and communities cooperate and compromise with one another to meet their needs and wants.
