December 15-19

Monday, December 15 Literacy Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he, we Read Aloud:  The Mitten Activity:  Retell Activity and Letter Match Writing:  Lower Case l Math Module 3/Lesson  20 Objective:  Relate more and less to length.	Tuesday, December 16 Literacy Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he, we Read Aloud:  Reread The Mitten Activity:  Sight Word Match and Mitten Organizer Writing:  Words for Me Math Module 3/Lesson 21 Objective:  Compare sets informally using more, less, and fewer.
Wednesday, December 17 Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he, we Read Aloud:  The Hat Activity:   Venn Diagram Craft:  Fork Painting Writing:  Lower Case k Math Mid Module Assessment CALENDAR CHANGE:  THIS WILL BE A FULL DAY OF SCHOOL!	Thursday, December 18 Word Work:  the, see, like, is, he, we Read Aloud:    Activity:  Hat Organizer and Retell Activity Writing:  Words for Me Math Mid Module Assessment 2:15 Classroom Winter Party (thank you room parents!)
Friday, December 19 Wear Your Pajamas to School Today! Field Trip to the Lyric Theater to Watch The Polar Express Math Activity:  Roll a Snowman 12:20 Dismissal See you back on Tuesday, January 6, 2015! J	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