Important Dates
December
16 – Classroom Holiday Party
19 – Winter Break Begins
January
3 - Classes Resume
- Reading Anthologies Are Due Back
Your child can return his/her December reading log on January 3rd when we return from the holiday break. I am sending home January’s log on December 16th so you can begin recording the books they read in January starting January 1st.
Your child can return his/her December reading log on January 3rd when we return from the holiday break. I am sending home January’s log on December 16th so you can begin recording the books they read in January starting January 1st.
Earlier this week I sent home a paper with 3 columns of words on it. I explained to the class that these were words that we have learned in the past 3 stories & they should take some time at home to practice reading them. The word cards can be torn apart and made into a bang game or a memory game, or just used as flashcards. Please have your child practice reading over break. This helps to build their confidence and reading skills. Thanks!
Cookie Exchange Thank you to everyone who took the time to bake cookies and send in food for the cookie exchange. It was all very delicious. My children were thrilled with the cookies (and so was I)!
Reading
We will be reading the following stories: Moving Day and Hermit Crabs.
Comprehension Strategies
We will be working on comparing and contrasting.
Vocabulary Words
Our words will be: grow, light, long, more, other, right, small, room, and these
Phonics Skills
The children will be working on digraphs:
sh, th, ch, wh, tch
We will also be reviewing initial blends such as: gr, cr, fr, dr,tr, fl, cl, sl, st, sn sw, & sp
Grammar Lesson
We will review the use of exclamations.
Spelling Words
The spelling words are:
bed, wet, prod, holly, party, story, happy, so, my & family
Happy Birthday to . . .Mary, Natasa & Andrew
