v Reminder – Monday is the Secret Santa Shop. If your child will be buying gifts, please place the money in an envelope with your child’s name. Also include the names of the people your child will be buying for.
v Monday and Tuesday are “Red/”Green or Holiday Dress Down Days.
v Pictures with Santa and School picture re-takes will take place on Tuesday.
v The Christmas Program will take place Wednesday, Dec. 11, Thursday, Dec 12 and Monday, December 16. Parents and families of students in Grades K-2 are asked to attend the Program on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Students can dress in Christmas attire or wear dress uniforms.
v Friday, December 13 is the K- 2 Field trip to see the Movie, Star. Permission slips and money are due on Wednesday.
v Missions – Items for the Birth Rite Tree can still be sent in next week.
Curriculum "Peek at the Week"
Religion - Christ Our Life Series Advent - a time when we prepare for Jesus' Birthday What gift can we give to Jesus for His birthday? The Advent Wreath - The meaning of the candles and the evergreen wreath
Reading/Language Arts - Houghton Mifflin, Journeys - Identification of and printing letters Aa - Zz - Sight words: I, the, like, and, to, is, we, see, a, my, me,with come, you, now, what, are - initial consonant sounds - /m/, /s/, /t/, /c/, /p/,/n/,/f/,b/ - vowels - short /a/ Stories - Snow - identify the Authors purpose, drawing conclusions What Can You Do With a Tail Like That? - an information story about animals parts
Math - Progress in Math Number order to 100 Problem solving & following directions Identify & print numbers 0-20 Counting on a ten frame Ordinal numbers 1st - 10th
Social Studies
Science - The 3 states of matter; solid, liquid, gas
Learning Centers - Journal writing, reinforce Math and Reading/Language Arts Skills