Week of December 13

Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Jones’ Nifty Newsletter (Week of December 13)

Monday – Thursday - ½ sheet & practice Stan’s Pigs

In Phonics we will work with the letter Rr as in rabbit and reindeer. There will be no Show & Tell. Word List 6 is coming home today. It will be tested next Friday. This will be the last word list until after Christmas break.

Our new Reading story is called Who’s Garden is It? We will continue to discuss fiction and nonfiction.

In Math we will continue to work with patterns, sorting, money, time and geoboards.

Important Dates

Monday, December 13 – Our Music Program will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the High School Auditorium. If there would be a snow day or a delay, the concert will be rescheduled to Monday, December 20 at 9:30. Santa will visit our classroom later that day.

Monday is Day 1. We have Gym. Students do not need to worry about sneakers or gym clothes. Mrs. Smith said that she will work around it because of the Christmas concert.

On Wednesday December 15, we will be creating cards to send to soldiers.

Thursday, December 16 – Our local postman will visit to collect our letters to Santa. He will be sure to get them to the North Pole in time!

Friday, December 17 – We will go to the high school to watch the chorus and band concert.

All Aboard the Polar Express! Our tentative date for our Polar Express party will be Monday, December 20. We will have games, crafts, and of course a reading of The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Students are invited to dress like the characters in the book by wearing their pajamas. More information will be coming.

Tuesday, December 21 – We will go to the high school to watch a winter concert.
Wednesday, December 22 – Our Holiday party will take place at 2:00. We will have a snack and play a few games.

Thursday, December 23 – Early Dismissal for students. This begins our Christmas break. School reopens Monday, January 3.