December 3 - December 7th

I hope that all of you had a wonderful weekend. It is hard to believe that it is December when the weather is so warm.  Last week was a busy and productive week. We all enjoyed our first field trip of the year. The students seemed to have enjoyed the play. All of the students, completed and expository writing piece that they shared on Friday. The students did a good job with this writing piece.  On Friday, we concluded our unit on procedural text by following the directions to make a lava lamp. The students really enjoyed it and hopefully they brought it home safely. 

Reminders:
 I know that the next several weeks will go by fast so want to give you a heads up of some events that will be happening. 

* Once again this year, the PTA will host the  holiday shop during the week of the  December 10th. Our class will visit the shop on December 12th. 

* We will also have the Book Fair the week of  December 3rd.   

* During the week of December 10th, students will take Curriculum Based Assessments. They will take assessments in reading, writing, math and science. Each test will be approximately 2 to 3 hours and we will give one subject a day during that week.   I will be talking with them about these District Assessments but wanted to give you a heads up about these tests. If you have any questions about them please feel free to contact me.

* December 18- Field trip to see Austin Toros basketball game. Permission slips are due back by Tuesday Dec 4th. If you want to come as a chaperon  please indicate on the form or email me so that we can order you a ticket as well. Chaperons are $5.00.

*December 20th - Winter party -1:00- 1:45 . You will be receiving more information from our room parents.

Here is a look at what we will be doing this week :

Math : We will continue our unit on multiplication and creating tables

 Reading :We will be studying biographies and autobiographies.

Writing: We will work on revising and editing.

Science : We will continue to look at magnetism and gravity.

Social Studies:We will study famous Americans and their impact on our lives. 

                               HOMEWORK
Reading - 20 minutes each night and 60 minutes on weekend.
               Tuesday : Thump
                Thursday : Point of View

Math : Monday -multiplication
            Wednesday- Growing Older

I hope that all of you have a wonderful week!