Dear
Parents,
We got back into the swing of school after
the Thanksgiving break this week.
Everyone shared what they had done over the break, and all the yummy
dinners that were shared with family and friends. We also spent time this week reviewing the rules and
expectations of our class and school.
Once we got reacquainted with classmates it was time to get back down to
our daily routines.
We began our study of multiplication this
week in Math. The children have
been asked to practice their facts for 10 minutes each night. This can be done
with flash cards, on an app or on the computer. I shared the website www.multiplication.com
with the children this week as well.
There are several fun games for the kids to play that will help with
learning their facts. In Language
Arts we worked on determining fact and opinion, as well as learning about
analogies. The children also had
fun rotating teachers for a week of review of homophones, vowel sounds, past
tense verbs, titles within a text and how to use glossaries, indexes and table
of contents. In Science we are
about to wrap up our unit on animal life cycles and physical and behavioral
adaptations. There will be a test
on this unit on Thursday, December 11th.
In the Friday Folders today you will find a
note about our annual visit from the London Brass Rubbing Centre on Monday,
December 22nd. The program
will begin at 9:30 with a 30-minute explanation of the art of brass rubbing and
who would have had a rubbing made for them. From 10-12:00 pm all the children will have an opportunity
to make their rubbing as well as complete several other craft projects. If you can lend a hand for all or part
of this special project, please let me know. Thank you for considering volunteering during this
busy time of the year.
With
the basketball season in full swing, several of the children have asked me if I
can come to their games. I would
enjoy the opportunity to fit some of these in, but will need schedules to
coordinate the dates. If you would
be kind enough to forward me your child’s schedule, I would appreciate it.
I hope you all have a nice weekend.
Sincerely,
Mrs.
DiNardo
Upcoming
Events
Wednesday
12/10- Early Release- 1:26 Dismissal
Monday
12/22- London Brass Rubbing Centre Visit
Wednesday 12/24-Friday 1/2/15- Winter Break
Monday
1/5/15- School Reopens
