Weekly Update for 12/10/12

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Polar Express Day

We will be celebrating Polar Express Day on Tuesday, 12/18/12.  Students are invited to wear their pajamas to school, and bring their favorite stuffed animal to share in our special activities.  We will be having breakfast in the classroom in the morning, reading the story of the Polar Express, watching the movie, and even visiting a special train set up based on the movie.  

"The Grinch Who Stole Christmas"

Our next play will be "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas".  The performance will be on 12/19/12 at 10:30.  Please help your child memorize his/her lines.  

What are we learning this week?

Reading Story: Communities

Skill:  Making Connections 

Strategy: Classifying

Phonics Skill:  -ug, -ut, um, and -us word families; hard and soft sounds of g and c 

Language Skill:  adding -s to make plurals

Math: Counting 1 to 50

Social Studies:  Economics - Needs & Wants; Producers & Consumers

              Weekly Schedule

*Monday, December 10          Art   
PTA Holiday Shop Opens   

*Tuesday, December 11         P.E.
PTA Meeting @ 7:00 3rd Grade Chorus Performance of "A Pirate's Christmas"

*Wednesday, December 12     Library

*Thursday, December 13     Computer Lab

Spelling/Sight Word Circle Test 

Vocabulary/Comprehension Test on Communities

*Friday, December 7          Music   
Gingerbread Day- We will be talking all about gingerbread  today! 
PTA Holiday Shop Closes
     

                Weekly Sight Words

These words must be read and spelled.  There will be a test on Thursday, 12/13.
bring    ride      ran
carry   saw       soon
our      say       hold
us       she        so

   Weekly Vocabulary Words

These words must be read, but not spelled.
cement    roads     learn
tow        save      haul
homes     safe      build
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