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December 18, 2011
December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011
What an exciting time
of year! We are continuing a Harmony
student tradition of a holiday sing a long on Thursday, December 15th. Children
need to bring wear a Santa hat and black or red clothing on Thursday.
Please be on the
lookout for your child’s letter to Santa in the Oldham Era on December 22nd.
Our class Christmas
Party is scheduled for December 16th at 8:30 am. Parents are welcome to volunteer to help
out. Please contact our lovely room mom,
Elizabeth Turner at elizabetheganturner@yahoo.com or 502-381-1799 for more information about
volunteering. Students will need to bring a picture of themselves, a special sweet
treat for the party and a regular snack for our normal morning snack time.
What are we learning?
Reading Workshop
We are using Jan
Brett’s books to compare and contrast and make text-to-text connections as well
as learn about her writing style and characteristics.
Writing Workshop
This week we are writing
friendly letters and holiday greeting cards.
Be on the lookout for a card from your kinderpup!
Word Study
This
week, we will explore the word families –ut, -un, --ug, -um. Ask your child about the word family chants for
all four. We will also learn how to read
and write these words that will be added to our Word Wall: were, like, not.
Have your child sing you the songs for these words.
Math
In
math we are learning how to look at a group of objects and decide how to sort
them. We will also count, label and
compare these group and learn how to explain “your rule” used for sorting (ex.
By color, things that roll, heavy vs. light, etc.)
Social Studies
We
are having a ball “traveling” around the world and learning about different
holidays. We will continue our study of
Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, German Christmas trees, China and more.
Reminders
*
Our classroom gets very chilly sometimes.
Please send in a light jacket or sweater for your child to keep in their
back pack.
*
Sign your child’s weekly planner every night!
*
Library book due every Friday!
Related
Arts Schedule
Monday- Tuesday Music
Wednesday – Friday PE
December 2, 2011
December 5, 2011
A note
from Ms. Poteet…
On Tuesday we are
going to visit the Book Fair at 12:00.
Parents are welcome to attend and eat lunch prior to visiting the Book
Fair (at 11:32) if they would like. If
you would like your child to purchase books please send in a check made out to
Harmony Elementary or send in cash. A
flyer containing some of the books that will be available at the Book Fair was
sent home last week in the Wednesday Folder.
Our class Christmas
Party is scheduled for December 16th at 8:30 am. Parents are welcome to volunteer to help
out. Please contact elizabetheganturner@yahoo.com
or at 502-381-1799 for more information about volunteering. Students
will need to bring a picture of themselves and a special sweet treat for the
party.
Look for your child’s
persuasive letter to Santa in the Oldham Era on December 22nd! The kids worked really hard and are eager to
be local “celebrities.”
What are we learning?
Reading Workshop
We are starting our
author study on Jan Brett. We are going
to read several of her books and make text-to-text connections to each of the
books.
Writing Workshop
This week we are practicing
writing persuasive letters. Remember to
look for your child’s Santa letter in the Oldham Era on December 22nd. Family
journals will be sent home on Friday.
Please take time over the weekend to read your child’s letter to you and
respond.
Word Study
This
week, we will explore the word families –et, -eg, -en. Ask your child about the word family chants
for all three. We will also learn how to
read and write these words that will be added to our Word Wall: did, what, see.
Have your child sing you the songs for these words.
Math
In
math we are learning to use a number line to solve addition and subtraction
problems, skip counting by tens, making and extending patterns using pattern
blocks, and practicing using counters to solve addition problems.
Social Studies
The
students are going to be overjoyed that we are starting our unit on Holidays
around the World. We will discuss our
own holiday traditions and learn about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the legend of the
poinsettia.
Reminders
*Send
in a healthy peanut-free snack and water bottle (with a pull up spout) every
day.
*
Our classroom gets very chilly sometimes.
Please send in a light jacket or sweater for your child to keep in their
back pack.
*
Sign your child’s weekly planner every night!
*
Library book due every Friday!
Related
Arts Schedule
Monday Art
Tuesday Music
Wednesday Music
Thursday Music
Friday Music
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