Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Week of Dec. 5 - Dec. 9

Only 10 more school days until our holiday break. This year has flown by!

In Math, we are learning about 3-D shapes such as cylinders, spheres, cones and cubes.

In Science, we are describing the physical characteristics of plants and animals.

During Reading Workshop we are still reading and comparing different versions of The Gingerbread Man. Our sight words this week are so and do, our word family is -ag. We are working in guided reading groups on using our strategies when we read. Have your child refer to their "Helping Hand" I sent one home in the packet from conferences.

During Writing Workshop we are working on editing out writing with the help of our friends and teacher. We are writing holiday stories.

In Social Studies we are learning about holidays that are celebrated all over the world.

Homework:
Read 20 minutes every night and record it in the red homework folder.

Important Dates:
Dec. 8- Pictures, cocoa and cookies with Santa at 5:30pm, students can wear PJ's too!