WEEK OF DEC. 17th!

Hello Families!

Well 5 more days to go until our well deserved winter break! I hope that everyone is enjoying the holiday season and is ready for some time off - I am!

Room 15 will be quite the busy place this week! Here is a glance at what's to come:

**I am still looking for someone to bake 2 dozen gingerbread men for the students to decorate on TUESDAY!!! They are going to mysteriously "run away" and we will have to go find them. This is always an exciting activity, so please let me know if you can help! Christy is bringing in the decorating supplies, all we need are the cookies.

**Thursday is our class party! NO SNACK NEEDED! We will be eating after recess and doing fun holiday/winter activities during centers. Please feel free to stop by any time that day. We will be in ROOM 15 for the entire morning.

**Friday is going to be a "Cozy Day"! Students are encouraged to wear either pajamas or "cozy" clothes. They may also bring ONE stuffed animal or blanket if they'd like. We will be finishing up the movie "Polar Express," reading some wonderful winter stories, hanging out, and having fun! We will still be going to reading buddies, but we WILL NOT be having sharing!

****PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING BACKPACKS AND FOLDERS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK!!!****

If you've been wondering what has been happening during centers the past few weeks here is a quick summary:

Language Arts: We have been busy reading short a words and little stories that short a words in them. Students have been practicing the word families -an, -ad,
-at, -ag. They have also been doing more writing and learning that a complete sentence starts with a CAPITAL letter, ends with a PERIOD, and has SPACES between each WORD. After we return from winter break we will be starting a "Take-Home Reading Folder" that we will go home each week with books for students to read independently and then send back to school.

Math: We finished up our unit on measurement and are continuing to work on number formation, complex patterning, and every day math skills. When we return to school we will move on to numbers 11 - 30 (writing, recognizing, number order) and will also dive into an INTRODUCTORY unit on money and time.

Science: We have started our weekly Science lessons and are currently learning about matter (solid, liquid, gas), observation skills, and magnets!

Thematic Unit: We have been reading MANY versions of "The Gingerbread Man." Your children have really enjoyed hearing the different stories and we have some great discussions comparing the CHARACTERS, SETTING, and ENDING!

Think I covered almost everything! Please email me if you have any questions or comments about this week!

Happy Holidays,
Amanda
mandabug00@hotmail.com