November 30th- December 4th

What We Are Learning

Reading: 

Good readers brainstorm information that might be in the text before they read it

Making predictions before reading nonfiction text

Word Work:

Popcorn Words: my, made, over, did, & down.

Blend: “or”

Word Family: _ug

Writing:

Nonfiction Writing/Teaching Books

Using commas in a series to describe the shape, color, or size of our topics

Math:

Collecting data

Organizing data onto a bar graph

Answering questions about the data

Theme:

Learning about maps

Using a compass rose to determine cardinal directions

Name the city, state, country, and continent in which we live

Classroom Pictures

I have uploaded even more pictures onto this classroom blog. Click on the Classroom Pictures tab to see some of the fun things that have been going on in our classroom.

Ronald McDonald House

Mrs. McKinney’s class is collecting items for the Ronald McDonald House, and I want our class to help! Here is a list of items that you can donate to help this great program:

Magic Erasers        

Lysol

Small Trash Bags        

Bathroom Cleaner

Comet    

Windex

Clorox Wipes     

White Bath Towels

Disinfecting/bleach spray cleaner

Holiday Party

Our Holiday Party will be December 18th from 9:00-10:30. Feel free to come and enjoy the fun!

Dates to Remember

December 18th: Holiday Party 9:00-10:30

December 18th: Dismiss at 12:30

December 21st- January 1st: Christmas Break