Dear Parents,
We got back into the swing of school after the Thanksgiving break this week. Everyone shared what they had done over the break and even wrote about family traditions. Once we got reacquainted with classmates it was time to get back down to our daily routines.
In Language Arts, we are reviewing our connection strategy and will soon venture into inferences and story lines. By January, students will start the journaling process (in the classroom) and be writing about the many strategies that they are using as readers. Additionally, we are reviewing the different types of sentences and punctuation. In Math, we have almost completed Unit 5. This unit has covered rounding, data gathering, learning about tables and graphs, as well as addition and subtraction. The children will have a test on these skills on Wednesday, December 11th. In Science the children are learning about animal life cycles and will expand their understanding of animal adaptations during the break. We will start our unit on Ancient Rome next week and continue after our return in January. Finally, in health, we finished chapter 3 with a project in class today. There will be one more “project” based activity in health prior to our departure. News about that delicious assignment will be coming home next week.
In the Friday Folders today you will find a note about our annual visit from the London Brass Rubbing Centre. The program will begin at 9:30 with a 30-minute explanation of the art of brass rubbing and who would have had a rubbing made for them. From 10-12:00 pm all the children will have an opportunity to make their rubbing as well as complete several other craft projects. If you can lend a hand for all or part of this special project, please let me know. Thank you for considering volunteering during this busy time of the year.
With the basketball season in full swing, several of the children have asked me if I can come to their games. I would enjoy the opportunity to fit some of these in, but will need schedules to coordinate the dates. If you would be kind enough to forward me your child’s schedule, I would appreciate it. Also, several of you wrote to inform me about upcoming recitals or concerts. I would love to attend these but favor those that are close to home. Please remind me if you sent such notice and I’ll do my best to attend.
I hope you all have a nice weekend.
Sincerely,
Ms. Coffman
Calendar Dates
Friday December 20th-London Brass Rubbings- 9:30-12pm
Monday December 23rd- Wednesday January 1st- Winter Break
Thursday January 2, 2014- School Reopens
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