Ask your  child   about  . . .
     (week of 12/3/12)

*using laptops in the classroom
 police officer presentation on Thursday
*Mrs. Raya (school counselor) presentation on acting responsibly
*cookie recipe is due 12/14/12
*activities in music, gym and library
*receiving $1 for following the rules
using the Promethean Board daily
show and tell on Friday
reading a Christmas story each day
*NOVEMBER MONTHLY READING SHEETS
  are due
*December monthly reading sheets were sent home and are to be returned after Christmas
*assembly with illustrator Brad Sneed on Friday
*making a poinsettia
*making an elf
*Christmas art centers with all first grade
  teachers

                   Math
*counting tens and ones  (place value)
*math stations
*counting pennies, nickels and dimes
*using a number line to add or subtract
*identifying and continuing a pattern unit
*reading a calendar- days of the week and  months of the year in correct order
*odd and even numbers
*identifying the number before, after, or
  between 2 given numbers
*problem solving -when to add or subtract
*math tiles
   
            Reading/Spelling/Writing
*reading centers daily (reading group,
  computers/ipads, listening center, and
  reading game center
*reading and spelling words with the
  letters x, qu, and long vowels
*writing a letter to Santa
  (this was due Wed., Dec. 5)
*colored reading folders are sent home on
  Mondays and Thursdays, please record  the
  title on the December reading sheet
*spelling test on Friday- new list sent home
  each Friday for the following week
*retelling a story by thinking about what happened in the beginning, middle and ending
*please have your child read their books (in their colored folder) MORE than once. They will feel more comfortable with the words and can pick up the pace (fluency) after several readings.
 *learning about the author Jan Brett and
   reading her books
 *writing an application to be an elf for Santa
 *journal writing

        Social Studies/Science
*learning about reindeer and penguin
*being a bucket filler  (character education)
  Personal Safety Awareness Program began
 *Dec. 3 and will go through Dec. 14. Presentations by teachers, law enforcement, and Horizons will aide in student education. The program shares general information to help students to be aware and feel secure.