Reading
Reading groups are well on their way. You should see a book coming home for your child to read to you. Please remember to return the books as soon as possible. Another round of testing will be begin in January, and results will be posted on your child's report card. We did an author study on Ezra Jack Keats and are now reading different versions of the Gingerbread Man.
Writing
We are writing stories about our lives - real events that happened. We are recalling details and adding them to our pictures and our words. We are writng with a beginning, middle and end and using speech bubbles to show dialogue.
Math
We are counting and counting. Our end of year goal is to get to 100. We are also measuring objects. We use things like paper clips or cubes instead of inches.
Science/Social Studies
We finished our unit on the globe and maps. We are now exploring land forms like mountians, hills, caves and volcanoes and will then look at oceans, rivers and lakes.
ESOL
In December in ESOL,
we will be reading, writng and retelling
stories in sequence, learning about maps, globes,
landforms & bodies of water, talking about our homes & families
as well as practicing our letters and sounds.
Dates to Remember:
December 23 – Last day of school
January 3 – First day back to school
