December is here!

Wow, I'm not sure how we got here but Christmas is only weeks away. 

We have finished up our study of Peggy and Herman Parish and their Amelia Bedelia stories, and each child has set a personal writing goal for the month of December.  I have taught them the idea of  writing RAFTS - role, audience, form, topic and strong verb.  We are currently working on writing a letter to Santa as if we were an elf who DESERVES to drive the sleigh on Christmas eve.  Some of the letters are laugh out loud funny - we will share them with you on the bulletin board outside the classroom as we finish them up this week.

In math we are working on estimation and rounding strategies as they relate to addition and subtraction.  If you have a deck of cards at home, take five minutes a day to practice basic addition facts.

You should have received a note home Fri. regarding our field trip on Wed. December 14th to Barr Colony and Bud Miller.  Please fill in and return permission forms, meal orders and money as soon as possible.

Christmas concert is on Friday, Dec 16th at 7:00 in the gym.  Everyone is welcome, please plan to have your child in the classroom by 6:45.  New parents, this is a very popular event, come early if you would like to have good seats.

I would also like to let you know that I will be away Dec. 19, 20 and 21.  The 19th for a meeting and the 20th and 21st for a surgical procedure.  I am sad to be missing the three days before break, but will leave plans for some learning and lots of fun while I am away.