First night of Hanukkah. Christmas next week. This month is flying by!
Thanks so much for making sure the December project got done. I hope your child had some fun creating this picture ornament that represents all the great things your family does during the month. I'm sure they couldn't do it without you, so again, I thank you! I know the picture doesn't do the work justice however, our tree adds a festive touch to the room and reminds us of what this month is truly about - family, giving and sharing.
Remember also that gifts for our annual Gift Exchange are due by this Friday, December 19. Two gifts are needed: a new book and something gently used from home that is gender neutral and can be given as gift. No food is allowed and both gifts need to be wrapped.
These gifts will be exchanged on our last day together, Tuesday, December 23, before the holiday break. Please remember that lunch will be served and students will have a recess period as well. Mr. Peterson will be doing his annual Holiday Sing-a-Long and we will have our own class celebration starting at 12:30 where students will be working on a craft and get to eat some treats provided by Mrs. Alderman and Mrs. Schwartz. Permission slips did go home today for those treats. Please make sure to sign and return by Friday, December 19.
Now for academics!! As I said at conferences, learning math facts is a must! Please make sure that your child takes time each day to practice all facts - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Today, we started working on a pretest/study guide which we will complete tomorrow in class. They will take this home to study for the mid-module assessment on Unit 3: Multi Digit Multiplication and Division which will be given on Thursday and Friday, December 18 and 19.
In reading, students have been looking for books in both our classroom library and school library to research a topic of interest. Students have been taking notes and will use the information for our next unit of writing - Information Writing. Students got to read a "how to" book on showing cows written by a sixth grader. Students have been given a brief overview of the unit and what will be expected but I wanted to give them time to research a topic of interest so that they will be better prepared once we start the lessons in the new year.
I hope that you are enjoying these last few days of 2014 and wish you all the best in the coming new year. All the best this holiday season - to you and your family.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 23, Fawn Hollow students will be dismissed at 1:35pm. Students being picked up at the end of the school day will be dismissed from the gymnasium following our regular dismissal procedures. Please be sure to send a note to school if you plan to pick up your child.