12/8

Hello! 

There is a lot happening in the next two weeks please read the blog in it's entirety! 

Parent Action Items: 

1. Email Mrs. Crockett any up coming absences. This could be for doctor's appointments, planned family visits, or travel. It is a busy time of life, just keep me in the loop!
2. Check in with your student about their headphones! I have never had a class go through so many headphones before! Students are to store them in their cubby when they are not in use, students are given several reminders and have been shown how to store the cord properly as well. 
3. Please have a conversation with your students about respectful behavior and expectations for school.

Winter Party:

Our winter party will be on Thursday Dec 22nd. We will be 'travelling' to different countries around the world. We will be visiting Mexico, Sweden, and Germany. This party will align with our social studies unit and standards. We will look at their traditions and ways of celebrating holidays. Upon your

 student's arrival to a new country they will receive a stamp in their passport and then complete a fun activity. In order to make this even more fun and have some extra hands our book buddies have asked to help. We will need several supplies to make this magical for our students. Click HERE to donate items and supplies. 

Parties are a privilege and are used to extend our learning in a fun way. Students who receive 2 or more blue sheets or parent contacts before party will not be able to attend. This is to encourage respectful and productive behavior in class. This will start from December 12 till our party on December 22nd. This is the same rule for our 8th grade book buddies. 

December 23rd:

This is a half day, so pick up will be at 11:30 am. There will be no lunch provided. This will be a cleaning/extra recess/fun movie day. Click HERE to sign a permission slip to watch the animated Grinch (2018). If you are travelling or planning on not being here you do NOT need to fill it out, but please email me (and enjoy your early break)!!

Important Dates:

December 22nd: Winter Party

December 23rd: Half Day (pick up at 11:30) **If you are not here that day, enjoy your early break and be safe!

January 10th: Students resume school

January 16th: NO SCHOOL

February 3rd: Early release @ 1:30

Academics:

Phonics: Students will learn about vowel teams that make the long e sound. Vowel teams are two vowels that sit together that make one long vowel sound. For example ee and ea in the words sleep and heat. 

Reading: We will continue to identify main idea of a story. We will also look at what key details are. Student have enjoy reading about all sorts of schools around the world and comparing to our school. This also aligns perfectly with our upcoming winter party and social studies unit.

Writing: Our class will wrap up its unit on opinion writing this week. They have done a wonderful job! 

Math: I will be pulling students one at a time to start winter testing. This is a check to see which areas your student has mastered and where they need more instruction or support in. Please make sure your student has a charged computer. Students who are not testing with me will be on a math app to reinforce previously taught lessons but also to help keep the noise down to make it a welcoming testing environment. Please check with your students about their headphones.

Social Studies: We will be exploring different countries this week. Students will look at what kind of celebration and traditions these countries have. We will compare them to our families traditions!