Week of Dec. 6th-10th

This week in the classroom, students worked on the letters "p" and "j." They practiced writing these letters and also writing about topics like "puzzle," "jar," "pie," and more. In reading, they worked on decoding strategies in their groups to try to figure out words before asking for my help. When you read with your child at home and they ask you what a word is, ask them what are some things they can do to try to figure it out. They can put a sound for every letter, look at the picture, cover up part (we call it "chunk the word" because they are breaking it into smaller chunks), or look for a word inside of the word they know.  In math, we worked on probability a little more with discussing what is certain, likely, or unlikely to happen. We also learned a new math game called Growing and Disappearing Train. This helped students work with addition and subtraction.

Next week is very busy! We have our field trip on the 16th, then our Christmas party on the 17th (11-11:45). All parents are welcome to join us and help celebrate! Report cards will also go home on the 17th, so be sure to find those in your student's backpack.