I don't even know what week we are on anymore! We have had such a busy few weeks with Thanksgiving, report cards and parent conferences! Thank you for your attendance at conferences. For the first time since I can remember we had 100% of the families in my class attend conferences. Thank you for your support!
Please remember to send money in an envelope with your child's first and last name. It can be hectic in the morning, and I don't want anything to get lost.
We are in need of a few classroom supplies. We could use glue sticks, dry erase markers, and envelopes. Thank you so much!
Don't forget our Gingerbread House Decorating Party on December 19. We are asking for frosting, ice cream cones, graham crackers and candies.
In Reader's Workshop, we have been finding patterns in books. Patterns help us to figure out words we don't know and help us to sound like fluent readers. We will also find out that patterns help us to retell stories.
In Math, we are working on measuring objects (weight, height, length, and capacity). We are also comparing sets. For example, the students were given 6 firetrucks and 4 firemen. Each firetruck needed one fireman to drive it. Are there enough firemen? How many more do we need? You can do this at home when you are setting the table or playing with your child's toys.
We have lots of popcorn words that we can read: be, is, the, I see, a, you, no, yes, it, to, for, like, she, and, he, she, as. We have been talking about vowels and consonants.
We are reading lots of versions of the Gingerbread Man. Ask your child to tell you their favorite one. They may even be able to act it out!
We have finished our unit on identifying three dimensional shapes. If the students do not practice their vocabulary, they will forget. Candy comes in lots of shapes, as you are shopping for the gingerbread houses, help your child to find cylinders (marshmallows), spheres (gum balls), cones (ice cream cones), cubes (sugar cubes), and rectangular prisms (fun size candy bars).
The students have been really into writing books. Help your child to use popcorn words to write their own books. They could write a book about the Christmas tree that has the pattern I see a. . .. Then, they can illustrate it.
Enjoy the rest of your week! Stay warm this weekend!
