December 2 2019 Homework Due Friday Friday Fast
December 2, 2019 Homework: Due Friday • Friday *Fast 10 paper and Fact Family paper * Home Reading Books • *Sight words: sure, your, also, • *Comprehension Page igh • **Sight words: once, upon, because, from, their found Working with Words In phonics we will begin the long vowel spelling patterns for long a, a-e as in cape, ai as in rain, ay as in stay, and eigh as in sleigh. High Frequency words this week : Once, upon, because, from, their. Thinking Mathematically This week we begin Module 2. Students will be solving problems with 3 addends and trying to group 2 addends to make a ten. This is why it is important for your child to know the number bond partners to 10. Students will work on making the friendly number 10. They will be looking at equations to group numbers to make 10 and then add quickly as a Fast 10 fact. Holiday’s Around the World This month we will learn about some of the traditional ways five different cultures celebrate. This week we will learn about the traditions of Mexico and learn about Germany. We will make beautiful crafts and enjoy Mexican hot chocolate on Friday. If you can help by sending in a gallon of milk Friday morning and cups, that would be so helpful. We have many families from many different countries. If you would like to share the traditions of these countries, please let me know. We would love to have you come in and share! They had so much fun. Kindness Elf This week our class is being visited daily by the Kindness Elf. The Kindness Elf is leaving us notes each day of how to be kind to each other, our family, friends , and our community. We are using manners and kind words to communicate. We are working on using a kind tone of voice when we talk to others; it is not always what we say but how we say it. . Can’t wait to see what the Kindness Elf has us do this week!
Winter Holiday Party On Friday, December 20 th First Graders will decorate gingerbread cookies and enjoy the Polar Express Day. Friday the 20 th, is also PJ Day. Children may wear PJs and robes, but please have them also wear regular shoes for when we go out to recess and lunch. We will be having our party from 10: 15 -11: 30 on the 20 th. Please be looking for a sign up soon of how you can help. Writer’s Workshop This week we will be comparing Gingerbread stories. We will be doing some descriptive writing with Gingerbread men. Students are working on using transition words and adding adjectives. We are also remembering to add feeling sentences. Homework Math- Students will complete a fast 10 and fact family review. Please sit with your child and make sure they are completing their work correctly. Please continue to practice the flash cards. We learned that igh in the middle of words can make the long I sound. Please have them read and highlight igh. Have your child read the passage numerous times through the week to build fluency. Reminders *12/2 -12/17 - Stuff a Bus Collection- Let’s see how many cans our class can send in! Please support our food drive by donating non-perishable food items. La Mariposa will be holding our annual Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive from December 2 -17. Please donate cans or boxes of nonperishable food items such as: canned proteins (e. g. tuna, chicken), canned soup, canned fruits and vegetables, dried beans, rice, pasta, peanut butter, and cereal. ! A school bus will be traveling around to district schools picking up donations in December and will deliver the food to Ventura County Food Share. Please bring the items to your classroom and or deposit them in the food share bins at school. • *December 9 -13 School Book Fair • December 17 th- Topper’s Pizza Night Fundraiser 12/23 -1/6 - Winter Break
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