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December 13, 2021


This week in literacy, we will…

  • Recognize and use phonograms with a vowel- consonant-e pattern, such as -ate, -ake, -ame

  • Read a poem titled, What’s Your Name?

  • Read The Gingerbread Girl: A European Folktale, adapted by Henry Jack Paris. While reading, we will reflect punctuation with our voices. We will also infer the characters' feelings as well as infer a lesson or central message from the story

  • Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons

  • Compare and contrast a variety of versions of the Gingerbread Man

In writing this week, we will…

  • Edit a variety of sentences using our knowledge of capitalization and punctuation

  • Get creative by writing about our favorite holiday topics. During writing, we will focus on using our Word Wall, Sound Wall, and familiar spelling patterns to help spell words

  • Practice handwriting skills 


In math this week, we will…

  • Learn different methods on how to solve different word problems

  • Learn what parts of a word problem are important

  • Work on Math workplaces


In Science this week we will continue our unit on Pushes & Pulls.  We will go on a scavenger hunt around our classroom and find items we push and pull.  We will also do four different experiments that have to do with forces, speed, and examining which items are easier to push and pull and why.


Important Dates to Remember!

Dec. 22 Holiday Party

Dec. 23- Jan. 2- Winter Break

Jan. 3- School Resumes

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