Sunday, Dec. 15th, 2013
Hello Families of Room 22,
Announcements:
Foodball: We will continue collecting non-perishable food items in our classroom.
Gingerbread House Decorating: We will decorate Gingerbread houses the afternoon of Thursday, Dec.
19th at 2:10pm (after last recess). If you can volunteer for this activity (or if you can donate items), please contact Ronan’s mom, Hailey Outs at [email protected]. Thank you!
Movie Day: We will kick off our Winter Break by watching a movie on the last day of school, Friday, Dec. 20th. Students may come to school in their PJ’s, enjoy popcorn and we will watch The Polar Express.
Learning This Week:
Language & Grammar: We will continue to learn about compound words.
Spelling: We will be studying words with a long “e”sound. Our high frequency words are: him, into, time, has, look.
Math: This week we will take a break and enjoy some holiday activities.
Writing: Last week we read the Polar Express. This week we will write about it. We will also be
reading & writing as students travel from classroom to classroom to learn about holidays around the world.
Reading/Daily 5: We will continue to go to “Read to Self”, “Read to Someone”,“Listen to Reading” or “Word Work” and the end of every day.
Social Studies: We have begun Chapter 13, What are Family Traditions?
Homework:
Reading: Please read for 15-20 min. each night and record your child's minutes on their December Reading Calendar.
Math: There is no homework this week.
Write and Share: Students will share about “A Christmas Riddle”.
Spelling: Please practice spelling words for 5 min. each night. We will have our spelling test on Thursday this week.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Dec. 18th - Foodball Collection Deadline
Thursday, Dec. 19th - 1st Trimester Recognition Assembly (1:15pm)
Friday, Dec. 20th– Last Day of School/Winter Break begins
Monday, Jan. 6th – Classes Resume
Monday, Jan. 27th – Friday, Jan. 31st – Book Fair Week
Thursday, Jan. 30th – Family Book Fair Night (5:00pm-7:30pm)
Thursday, Jan. 30th - 5th Grade Spaghetti Feed (5:30pm – 7:00pm)
Friday, Jan. 31st - Donuts for Dads (8:30-9:00am)
Thursday, Feb. 6th - 1st Grade Concert (7:00pm)
Monday, Feb. 10th – Friday, Feb. 14th - Jump Rope for Heart Week
Specialists:
Mon. – Music
Tues. – Library
Wed. – P.E.
Thurs. – Music
Fri. – Computer Lab
Sincerely,
Holly Cleveland
Hello Families of Room 22,
Announcements:
Foodball: We will continue collecting non-perishable food items in our classroom.
Gingerbread House Decorating: We will decorate Gingerbread houses the afternoon of Thursday, Dec.
19th at 2:10pm (after last recess). If you can volunteer for this activity (or if you can donate items), please contact Ronan’s mom, Hailey Outs at [email protected]. Thank you!
Movie Day: We will kick off our Winter Break by watching a movie on the last day of school, Friday, Dec. 20th. Students may come to school in their PJ’s, enjoy popcorn and we will watch The Polar Express.
Learning This Week:
Language & Grammar: We will continue to learn about compound words.
Spelling: We will be studying words with a long “e”sound. Our high frequency words are: him, into, time, has, look.
Math: This week we will take a break and enjoy some holiday activities.
Writing: Last week we read the Polar Express. This week we will write about it. We will also be
reading & writing as students travel from classroom to classroom to learn about holidays around the world.
Reading/Daily 5: We will continue to go to “Read to Self”, “Read to Someone”,“Listen to Reading” or “Word Work” and the end of every day.
Social Studies: We have begun Chapter 13, What are Family Traditions?
Homework:
Reading: Please read for 15-20 min. each night and record your child's minutes on their December Reading Calendar.
Math: There is no homework this week.
Write and Share: Students will share about “A Christmas Riddle”.
Spelling: Please practice spelling words for 5 min. each night. We will have our spelling test on Thursday this week.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, Dec. 18th - Foodball Collection Deadline
Thursday, Dec. 19th - 1st Trimester Recognition Assembly (1:15pm)
Friday, Dec. 20th– Last Day of School/Winter Break begins
Monday, Jan. 6th – Classes Resume
Monday, Jan. 27th – Friday, Jan. 31st – Book Fair Week
Thursday, Jan. 30th – Family Book Fair Night (5:00pm-7:30pm)
Thursday, Jan. 30th - 5th Grade Spaghetti Feed (5:30pm – 7:00pm)
Friday, Jan. 31st - Donuts for Dads (8:30-9:00am)
Thursday, Feb. 6th - 1st Grade Concert (7:00pm)
Monday, Feb. 10th – Friday, Feb. 14th - Jump Rope for Heart Week
Specialists:
Mon. – Music
Tues. – Library
Wed. – P.E.
Thurs. – Music
Fri. – Computer Lab
Sincerely,
Holly Cleveland