Christmas Secrets! Hard to Keep!

We have so many Christmas secrets that it is hard to keep them a secret.  I allowed the children to open up one of the secrets I had for them on Thursday afternoon.  I hope the joyful sound of children singing has flooded your house.  If not check your child's backpack.Click here for a few more photos.

Check book bags this Thursday for another Christmas Secret we have for you!  This Christmas Secret is meant to be opened and used immediately.  To make this Christmas Secret, we need you to fill out the piece of paper in Monday's binder and return it on Tuesday.  

Our poetry journal last week was about Christmas secrets.  Be sure to send it back on Monday.  We will have two poems this week. So look for it in Friday's back pack.Click here for more poetry journal photos.

Monday is library day and Nancy's Italian Ice for $1.00.

We are working hard on adding.  This week, we will begin to use the word addend to our math vocabulary.  Addends are the numbers being added in a number sentence.  The sum is another word for answer.  In the problem:  3+2=5, three and two are the addends and five is the sum.  We will begin to work with missing addends this week. For example:  three plus what missing addend makes four.  The missing addend is one.  This is a hard concept and takes practice.

In reading we will discuss the letter Nn.  The high frequency words are: here, go, from. We have been working hard on segmenting sounds during reading instruction.  Being able to segment sounds in a word helps with spelling and reading.  There will be a special homework in Monday's binder.  There is a note explaining how to use the homework.  Do not have your child SPELL the homework words.  The homework words are solely for your child to tell you the SOUNDS he/she hears when you say a word. 

I will begin report card testing this week.  Reading groups will be abbreviated this week and next week to accomplish the assessments.

Our December classroom party will be Thurday, December 18.  Information will come home soon about how you can help make our party great.  You are invited to join us as we celebrate the end of the first semester of Kindergarten.

 We have a tree in our room that started out bare. We will be adding decorations to make it exquisitely decorated. Check out the tree's progress by clicking here.

Contact me with any questions or concerns you may have.

Upcoming events:
12.10:  Chaperone and student money due for the Stephen Fite concert.
12.17:  Cookie dough scheduled to be distributed
12.18:  December Classroom Party (schoolwide) at 1:45
12.19:  Polar Express Day:  wear pajamas to school
12.22-1.5:  Winter Break:  no school
1.6.2015:  Children return to school
2.10:  Stephen Fite's  "Giddy Up and Learn" concert - Kindergarten Field Trip