I hope that you all had a Blessed Thanksgiving filled with lots of gratitude and good food! This week was a full 5-day week, until our first snow day happened on Monday, December 2!
 
This week we begin the first week of Advent, a time of patience and hope.  Our Advent Retreat was originally scheduled for Monday was moved to Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The day will be filled with advent related activities and discussion. We will create Jesse trees and look to do a Pay it Forward activity all about kindness to each other. There are many other activities scheduled as well.
 
Wednesday is a Box Top Dress down day for the children. Either send in box tops or $2.00 and your child may dress down for the day.
 
PLEASE, many children have not brought in a shoebox. If you haven’t sent in a shoebox, please send one in to school no later than Wednesday! If you have sent one in, thank you! I promise you they will look very different from the way you sent them in to me!
 
A few of our regular reminders:
 

• White socks are worn with the gym uniform.
• Absent notes: When your child is absent, please send in a note to explain their absence. Thanks!
• Please return the Weekly Behavior Chart with the Friday folder.
• Please return the reading logs each Friday.
• Please send money in an envelope clearly marked with your child's name and grade.

Here’s what’s happening this week:

Religion:    This week we will explore how Jesus’ followers welcomed him into Jerusalem. Our Advent Retreat is Wednesday when we will explore Advent, which is a deviation of Chapter 9.  We will have a religion test on this chapter (Ch. 9) on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.

ELA: Reading, Phonics, And Grammar:  We are close to the end of Unit 2.  We will read several stories: The Tape, Fuzz and Mel, and The Sweet Shop and continue our study of long vowels. This week we are concentrating on long vowel u using the “Magic e” (CVCe). Please continue to review the tricky /decodable word list.  At this point, we will have a Tricky Word/Decodable Word test on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Then on Monday, December 16, 2019 we will have a Unit 2 Comprehension Test.  In grammar/spelling/writing, we continue our study of nouns, and brainstorm/ draft and edit our writing piece, My Christmas Wish and plug away with our weekly spelling words. Given the snow day on Monday, we will have a spelling test for this week’s words on Monday, December 9, 2019 for this week’s words.

ELA~ Listening and Learning Domains (SCI ) and SS: This week we continue with our FAMILY unit in social studies. We will move along and create a family tree, and our own timelines. Please be on the lookout for a letter asking for information. When I send it home, please return it in a timely fashion. THANKS!

Math:   This week we continue with Unit 2, Topic 3.  We will practice addition strategies and word problems. Please remember that making 10 to Add is a strategy that we will revisit later in the year. The children will not be tested on this part of Topic 3. At this point, the children will have a Unit2 Topic 3 test on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Please begin to review Topic 3 with your child (minus making 10 to add). Topic 3, Envision Math pg. 155-224. Pay close attention to the review pages, pages 216-224 (except for making 10 to add).


Upcoming Tests
Monday, December 9, 2019         Weekly Spelling                                                                                            (w/o 12/2)

Wednesday, December 11, 2019    Math Test Topic 3

Thursday, December 12, 2019      Tricky/Decodable Word test
                                                          Unit 2

Friday, December 13, 2019         Weekly Spelling Test
 

Looking Ahead…..
Monday, December 16, 2019        Reading Test ~ Unit 2
 
Tuesday, December 17, 2019       Religion Chapter 9
 
Thursday, December 19, 2019        Weekly Spelling Test

Monday       ~~ COMPUTERS
Tuesday     ~~ GYM
Wednesday~~ LIBRARY
Thursday    ~~ ART
                    ~~ SPANISH
Friday          ~~ MUSIC

When a scholastic flyer comes home, please use the activation code below to place your order. Simply go to www.scholastic.com, go to Book Clubs, and place your order each time the flyers are sent home a long as you do so by the date on the flyer.   

Our class code is : GT4DB