Dear Grizzly Bears Families, 

Season’s greetings! We hope everyone had a joyful Thanksgiving holiday!! 

Important events in December:

· Secret Santa Gift Exchange: In honor of Christmas Day on December 25th, we will be celebrating this holiday and have a gift exchange on Friday, December 20th. In order for your student to participate in the gift exchange, they must bring in a wrapped gift valued at $5 or less before or on Friday, December 20th. We will play a gift exchange game during the celebration.

· Friday 12/06, Sunset Winter Program. Please pay attention to the Director’s Newsletter for more details. 

· Saturday 12/21, First Day of Winter.

· Wednesday 12/25, Christmas Holiday. Merry Christmas!

· Birthdays:    Friday 12/13, Mathew’s birthday
Thursday 12/19, Tayden’s birthday
 Happy Birthday to Mathew and Tayden!!

December Focus:

Language Arts: 
· Sight Words Level A
· Vowels and Consonants
· Short and Long Vowel Sounds
· Consonant Blends and Digraphs
· Read Aloud:  The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Various DVD
Then and Now for Reading Street (YouTube)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault

Mathematics:

· More Addition and Subtraction

Science & Technology: 
· Life Science: Animals/Trees
· Robotics: Crab-bot and Alarm-bot

Social Studies: 
· Life Long Ago and Today 

Thanks,

–Ms. Guoli and Ms. Vicenta