Math: This
week, students will continue to work on recognizing the penny, nickel, dime and
quarter and their value. We will extend
this learning by skip counting and applying our knowledge to problem solving.
Reading
Workshop: This week in reading workshop we will introduce an important
and often times the most difficult reading strategy to implement and that is
inferring. Inferring is the bedrock of understanding. Writers
don't always spill information onto the page; often they leak it slowly leaving
clues along the way to keep the reader engaged in the act of constructing
meaning. Inferring involves taking what you know, your background
knowledge, and merging it with clues in the text to come up with some
information that isn't explicitly stated there. We will continue with this strategy
until the winter break, giving the students plenty of time me to model and the
children to practice using this important reading skill.
Word Study:
Green Group: un, ut, ug word families (run, cut, mug)
Blue Group: h, sh, ch diagraphs (house, shop, cheese)
Red Group: "The Devil Sort" short -e (CVC and CVVC) and long -e (CVVC) (sled, bread, tree, dream)
(Because of unforeseen events last week, we did not get to
spend as much time on these sorts as I would have liked to.)
Writing Workshop: This
week and next week during writing workshop, we will continue our unit on
writing friendly letters. As an extension to a story that will be read during
Reading, we will each write a letter to a dog at the animal shelter. We will
then decorate a bag with dog treats that will be brought to a local animal
shelter to help the animals feel loved. We will also use our Writer’s Workshop time to research and
record facts about the different customs and traditions celebrated around the world
that our elf travels to each day.
Social Studies: This week, we will continue our cultural unit
on winter holiday traditions around the world.
This unit helps children to understand the differences and similarities
in traditions around the world. Since we
are such a diverse group here at Caraway, we are also able to learn more about
each other.
Habit #6:
Synergize. I value other
people’s strengths and learn from them.
I seek out other people’s ideas because I know that by teaming with
others, we can create better solutions than anyone of us can alone.
Reminders:
*Please
remember to send a healthy snack every day. Snack time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure
your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
*Library
day is Tuesday.
*Please
remember to send back your child’s orange folder and homework bag every day.
Dates to
remember:
December
9-13: Book Fair
December
19: Winter Holiday Party @1 pm-2 pm
December
20: Polar Express Day (wear pajamas)
December
23: Winter Break Begins
January
7: 2nd Semester Begins
January
20: No School
January
22: International Festival
January
30: Science Fair
