December Concepts and News!
Thanksgiving break is over as well as conferences and now the busy month of December is here and the children in Room 3 are really getting into the holiday spirit! We will be talking about family traditions and our community here in Norwell which connects nicely to our current theme in Language Arts, Communities, the title of Unit 2. The children also enjoyed sharing masks from characters in Unit 1. At the conclusion of Unit 2, another family project will be sent home. Phonics will continue on vowels with Magic e. We have introduced a-eand i-e and will continue on with o-e, u-e, and e-e. Digraphs have also been introduced, th, sh, ch, and wh and we will continue to practice these as well as the tch ending. Later in the month we will introduce contractions and -ed endings. These skills will be practiced and reviewed all year long!
Everyday Math: We are finishing up Unit 3 this week and will begin Unit 4 after our assessment. It is titled, Measurement and Basic Facts. Concepts that we will be working on include thermometers, measureing with rulers and tape measures, time to the quarter hour, and number facts. As each lesson is finished, our daily Math Boxes will continue to reinforce money, frames and arrows, even/odd, and time to the hour and half-hour. A new element will be added to our daily math lesson- the Math Message. I will write a daily question at the front of the class for the students to answer that relates to our math topic for that day. At this point students are ready to work on this task independently.
Social Studies: All of the holidays that take place this month will be studied and discussed as well as the beginning of the new year at the end of this month. As I stated above, family traditions at home and in our community will be topics of our discussions. Fire safety will be mentioned again as the Norwell Fire Department visits this month.
Science: We will again visit the outdoor classroom. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who have helped out with this favorite lesson of the students in Room 3! Our curriculum will cover scientists and careers related to science in our community as well as animal habitats.
Parent volunteers on Wednesday mornings have begun and the children are enjoying sharing their reading knowledge with the parents. Thank You! We will also be doing a few crafts this month and your child may need a new glue stick or a small 8 pack of crayons. Please check with them about supplies in their desk.
Week of 12/14:
Phonics Concepts: long u, review of long vowels, ed endings
HF Words: grow, food, around, find, water, under
Week of 12/7:
Phonics Concepts: long o, conatractions n't, 'm, 'll
HF Words: down, inside, now, there, together
Week of 11/30
Phonics Concepts: long i, i-e, ch, wh, tch
HF Words: live, out. people, who, work
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