December 3rd - December 7th

What We Are Learning

Reading: Nonfiction

·       DRA Reading Assessments

·       Identifying and explaining the difference between fiction and nonfiction books

Word Work

·       Sight words: made, could, my, down, over

·       R Controlled Vowels: ir, ur, & er

Writing: Teaching Books (Nonfiction)

·       Using an editing checklist

·       Fixing our writing mistakes

Math: Unit 6

·       Topic 6: Graphing

·       collecting and organizing data into three groups

·       Comparing data (greatest, fewest, how many more, how many fewer, etc.)

·       Ordering data (least to greatest or vice versa)

·       Topic 6 Assessment

Theme: Polar Bears

Animal features experiment

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

Data Sheet

Check out the tabbed labeled sight words in your child’s take home folder.  I have updated their reading level and the sight words they know.

Winter Party

Our Winter Party will be December 21st from 9:00-10:00. Feel free to come and enjoy the fun!

Dates to Remember

December 7^th: PTO Movie Night

December 21st-Winter parties (9-10) and half day dismissal (12:30)

December 21st-January 4th:  Winter Break (no school)