December 3-7

Hello Families, Wow! It is already December!  Time flies!   The next few weeks will be filled with winter, holiday, and Mind Up activities!  As we head into the holidays,  I find that students are more energetic and need "calm" during this time of year.  We will spend time discussing how to be "mindful"  using our senses.  We will practice mindful breathing and meditation.  I hope the students will be able to take these practices and use them at home! This week, we will also be finishing up gingerbread stories and projects.  We will also make cards for the our Reading Buddies and for our families. In Writer's Workshop,  students are wrapping up their narrative stories.  They are editing and adding more details to their pictures and writing.  At home, please practice writing sentences using spaces and punctuation, as this tends to be a teaching point revisited often.  Also, have your child practice writing sentences on his/her own with minimal help.  With most students knowing all letter sounds, the next step is using these skills to write phonetically spelled sentences.  I am so impressed with your child's writing skills.  The class is excited to publish their own book!  I'll send home the drafts that your students have been working on and you'll be able to see their growth in writing!     Sight word: "play" In math, we will be counting forward and backwards on a number line. The class is using a variety of ways to count in counting collections.   Reminders: Monthly Assembly- December 7 Writer's Workshop Publishing Celebration- Next week Gingerbread Hunt-December 13 No centers the last week-Dec. 17-20 Winter celebration- Dec. 20 (more info in email coming out) Winter vacation -Dec. 21-Jan. 15 Have a great week, Brenda Christensen ReplyReply allForward