December Newsletter
Important dates:
12/6 Grinch Play at Old Globe Theater
12/14 Christmas Pageant 1pm/6pm
12/15 No extended Care
12/16-1/2 Holiday break
English Language Arts:
- Comparing and contrasting Gingerbread Stories
- Writing How-to catch a gingerbread man, how to help Santa
- Beginning opinion writing; forming an opinion and supporting your opinion with details
- Continued verbs activities in the present (-ing) and past tense (-ed)
- Working with digraph –ck and reviewing sh,ch,wh,th
Math:
- Beginning counting by 10’s
- Beginning place value with 10’s and 1’s
- Using the number grid as a support to find 10 less 10 more, eventually recognizing patterns to find answer mentally.
Science/ Social Studies:
- Continuing to learn about American symbol-Bald Eagle, Statue of Liberty
- Exploring different environments (ocean, forest, prairie, swamp) and the animals that live there
- Beginning animal “research” and writing informational pieces about chosen animal
Religion:
- Continued daily practice for the Epiphany Mass
- Learning about the birth of Jesus and the first Christmas
- Exploring the roles of the three kings, Mary and Joseph, and baby Jesus
- Creating our own Nativity scenes
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