December News

Hello 1C Families,
We are having a wonderful time in school since Thanksgiving. The Advent season is very special here at our school. The children are enjoying their daily countdowns as we color in our Advent calendars each morning. We are learning all about the true meaning of Christmas. Thank you all for helping us to complete the Advent Angels project. The children are very proud of their angels, all of which reflect the good deeds that they did recently. I am also very happy to say that we have collected enough money to purchase 2 grocery store gift cards for the Giving Tree at the Church. Thanks for your generosity. Every little bit helps!

In SUPERKIDS we are starting unit 6. In unit 6 we learning about long vowel sounds, adding consonants before adding ed, and ing endings, and comparing long/ short vowels. We are also working on comprehension skills, oral reading skills, sequencing events, and reviewing Memory Words on a daily basis. In class we are working on copying from the board, enjoying lots of seasonal stories, and writing about our own gingerbread friend.

In Math we are reviewing addition facts. We will be starting subtraction facts this weeks as well. We will also focus on measurement, ordinal numbers, problem solving, and lots of seasonal math games.

In Science we are almost finished with our extensive Trees unit. The class loves this! We are comparing coniferous, deciduous, and evergreen trees We are comparing trees and shrubs trees in the 4 seasons, and lots of reading and notes in our learning. After Christmas vacation we will begin the next unit which is about Habitats.

In Social Studies we are gong to be spending time learning about holiday traditions in other parts of the world. We will be jumping from continent through stories and making some fun projects.

In Religion our focus is on the Holy Family, Advent, Christmas and all of the joys of the season.

OTHER NEWS:

1. Thank you to the families who placed Scholastic book orders online. I hope it was as simple as it was for me! The final order for the holidays is on its way to us.

2. Our annual Christmas Show for grades 1-4 students will be on December 16th at 7:00. The children are wearing their "holiday best'. Please do not plan on wearing jeans or sneakers. Ladies may wear shoes other than school shoes, but please keep in mind that the children will be going up and down the risers on stage. Thank you.

3. Please be sure that you have labeled/ relabeled your child's sweatshirts, sweaters, hats, mittens, and all other outerwear.