Mrs. Kline’s Column

December 1 - 5, 2014

Special Schedule/Other
Monday – 12/1 – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday – 12/2 - LIBRARY
Wednesday – 12/3 – P.E. (Sneakers)
Thursday – 12/4 - MUSIC
Friday – 12/5 - LIBRARY
***Should there ever be a school cancellation due to weather, students will resume their missed special on the day school is re-opened. For example, if it would snow on Tuesday this week, Library would be on Wednesday, or the next day school resumes.*** / Events and News

December 1 – NO SCHOOL
December 5 – 2:30 Dismissal/Lorane Tinsel Town 6-9pm
***Please note – Little Reader books should be read at home and returned to school on a daily basis. These books come home in a plastic bag each day and are on your child’s individual reading level.
***For our upcoming math investigation, we are in need of PAPER TOWEL ROLLS (Please, no toilet paper rolls). It is our hope that we can have one per student, so if you think of it, please donate to our classroom! Thank you! J
***Boxes of tissues are always appreciated. J
What are we writing about this week?
This week students will be working on visualizing. This will help them with developing story ideas on their own. Students will be rereading their own writing to find ways to add more as well. Narrative stories about a time that they had fun and a time when they did not have fun will be this week’s focus.
What are we learning in Fundations this week?
This week students will continue to learn about the suffix ‘-s;’ however, verbs that include this suffix will now be discussed in addition to plurals. An example could be the following word: jumps. This week’s trick words are where, there & here.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
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Phone: 610-582-8608 ext. 4114 / What are we learning in Math this week?
This week students will complete investigation 3 by solving more addition and subtraction story problems. We will begin investigation 4 toward the end of the week; it focuses on estimating and counting larger amounts.
HOMEWORK:
The Homework Log needs to be signed and returned on Friday (or the last school day of the current week). Please keep the Fundations packet at home to continue practice there. Return poetry folder, word ring and study book each day. MATH HOMEWORK MAY BE ASSIGNED ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND IS DUE THE VERY NEXT DAY OF SCHOOL. PLEASE CHECK THE HOMEWORK LOG CAREFULLY. J Thank you.
Please refer to the “Student Math Handbook” to assist your child with math homework and activities from our curriculum on a regular basis. It is to be your resource for the entire school year. Check homework log for referece page information. J