I can't get over this lovely weather we are having. I hope you enjoyed it over the weekend, as much as I did. Current Events begins this week and we are looking forward to hearing about what has been going on in the world of news. We have our first Field Trip on Tuesday to Fresh Food Hydroponics (http://ffhydro.com/) from 10:00-11:00. If you are interested in visiting with us, please meet us there. (-:
We are currently collecting gifts for the Holiday Gift Drive. Please wrap and label each gift with the Family number and Child's name. A post it or peel away label on the gift with gift content is helpful. If you are planning on giving, please have these in by this Thursday, December 8th. On Friday, Dec.9th, the students will carry the gifts to the gym to be sorted by family. Thanks for your generosity for this family in need.
The next two weeks we will talk about holiday traditions around the world including Hanukkah, Las Posadas, Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Santa Lucia Day, Christmas Day, Diwali, and Winter Solstice. The students will be researching one of these traditions as part of homework and presenting these in class next week. They will also create a poster in class depicting the holiday tradition.
Other reminders:
* Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates - Dec. 6 at 1:00 for students in grades 1-4.
* Lower Division Sing Along will take place on Friday, Dec. 16th at 11:00am for grade K-4 in the JRT
* Second Grade International Festival - Thursday, December 15 at 1:00pm. If you are interested in helping out or presenting an activity from your own country/culture, please get in contact with Zeina Kropf (zkropf@tampabay.rr.com) or Chris Chen (kuai_zi@hotmail.com)
* Winter Break - Dec. 16 (noon dismissal) - January 3
* Current Events - Tuesday: Gabby, John; Wednesday: Lucy, Connor; Thursday: Quentin, Skyler; Friday: Lucile, Ethan
* Parent Reader - A. Held
Here is our week at a glance. Remember to encourage your child to read each day and fill in his/her log. These are due each Monday. Today we had our first celebration for students who have read over 500 minutes at home. (-:
Language Arts
* Phonics - r-controlled vowel/ ur/ir, er, ear
* Spelling - purple, serve, earning, heard, circle, skirt, thirsty, birthday, surprise, perfect, earthquake, learn, blurb, continent, traditions
* Vocabulary - muffler, hauled, thrashing, imitations
* Reading - Jeremy's Muffler by Laura F. Nielsen
* Fluency - Phrasing
* Comprehension - Fiction/Nonfiction; Monitor comprehension by rereading
* Grammar - Pronouns
* Handwriting - Sentences - Punctuation; "U u" (down, travel, up)
* Writing - Revising holiday stories; Holiday poems
Mathematics - Unit 4
* Estimating costs
* Develop strategies for adding 2-digit numbers mentally and provide experiences with calculating the total cost of two items
* Demonstrate making change for whole-dollar amounts up to $100
* Exploring length, area and attributes
Social Studies
* Exploring Europe
* Locating countries on a map; Scavenger hunt using reference material
* Researching holiday traditions around the world
Science - Changes - A Dissolving Race: Warm and Cold Water
* Students will observe what happens when they mix granulated sugar with cold and warm water
* Share observations and discuss the relationship between water temperature and the speed at which sugar dissolves
Have a wonderful week - (-:
Ms. O'Mullane
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