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 Thursday, December 22nd. 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 Thursday December 22nd. We will play a gift exchange game during the celebration. · Sunday 12/11, Samuel’s Birthday. Happy Birthday to Samuel! · Friday 12/16, Roman’s Birthday. Happy Birthday to Roman! · Saturday 12/17, Theo’s Birthday. Happy Birthday to Theo!! · Wednesday 12/21, First Day of Winter. Happy Winter! · Monday 12/26, The Day After Christmas. School Closed! 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 and Bill Martin Mathematics: · Addition and Subtraction · Place Value and MORE Science & Technology: · Life Science: Animals/Trees · Robotics: Crab-bot and Alarm-bot Social Studies: · Life Long Ago and Today –Ms. Guoli and Mr. James |