December 9-13, 2019

The holiday spirit is upon us all. The excitement is in the air. We are trying our best to stay focused and meet our goals while participating in some fun holiday activities.

Our Reading story for the week is an animal fantasy called “Little Quack.” We will be practicing how to identify the plot in a story (The important things that happen in a story). This story is about a duckling that learns new things as he gets older. This gives us the opportunity to discuss verbs that are happening now and in the past. The amazing words presented in the story are: duckling, pond, paddle, plunged, proud, and brave. The targeted sight words are: me, with, and she. (As always, remember to practice sight words daily. The children are doing a great job progressing through the lists!)

Our Phonics letter of the week is Rr. The /r/ sound, as in reindeer, will be the focus in our lessons along with segmenting, blending, rhyming, and reading words.

Math: Numbers to 20 will continue this week. We are counting, reading, and writing numbers 0-20. Please remember to keep practicing correct number writing. Also practice identifying the missing number. (We are one point away from meeting our Spring Math goal!)

Reminders:

~ Wednesday, December 11^th is a canned good dress down day. If your child brings in a canned good or a monetary donation to be donated to a local food bank, they will be permitted to dress down for the day.

~Our class will be buying at the Holiday Shop on Thursday, December 12th. 

~ Our Field Trip to ride the Santa Train will take place on Friday, December 13^th. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas like the characters in the Polar Express story. (Chaperones are also welcome to dress the role!) Please do not forget to pack your child’s lunch in a disposable bag if you did not choose a school lunch for that day.

~The holiday concert will be held at the High School auditorium on Saturday, December 14th.  Kindergarten is scheduled for 10:00.