December 1-5

Monday, December 1 Literacy Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Baby Concept:   Identifying the Main Characters and Setting Activity:  Story Map Writing:  Lower Case t Math Module 3/Lesson  10 Objective:  Compare the weight of an object to a set of unit weights on a balance scale.	Tuesday, December 2 Literacy Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Boy Activity:  Create a Venn Diagram to Compare the Gingerbread Boy to the Gingerbread Man Craft:  Gingerbread Ordering Activity Writing:  Words for Me Math Module 3/Lesson 11 Objective:  Observe conservation of weight on the balance scale.
Wednesday, December 3 Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Man Prediction:  Write about 3 things the Gingerbread Man might do at school. Independent Reader:  The Gingerbread Man Activity:  Color and Read with a Partner Writing:  Lower Case a Math Module 3/Lesson 12 Objective:  Compare the weight of an object with sets of different objects on a balance scale. 1:00 Dismissal	Thursday, December 4 Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he Read Aloud:  The Gingerbread Girl Activity:  Roll A Gingerbread Man Writing:  Lower Case d Math Module 3/Lesson 13 Objective:  Compare volume using more than, less than, and the same as by pouring.
Friday, December 5 Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he Read Aloud:  Gingerbread Friends Craft:  Make Ornaments Writing:  Lower Case g Math Module 3/Lesson 14 Objective:  Explore conservation of volume by pouring.	Reminders: ·         Classroom teachers will no longer tie shoes after Winter Break. ·         Please remember to pack shoes in your child’s backpack nightly. ·         The Kindergarten Staff will be taking our students to the Lyric Theater on Friday, December 19 to watch The Polar Express.  Classroom teachers will purchase a pop and popcorn for each child in their class as a holiday gift. ·         Thank you for continuing to complete nightly homework with your child and returning it to school. ·         This quarter we will work on:  Upper/Lower Case Recognition, Consonant Sounds, Basic Kindergarten Words, Counting and Number Recognition to 20 and beyond, and New Math Concepts.  Please continue to practice these concepts at home. Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas, and Ms. Markwardt