December is a very busy and exciting month both at school and at home. Last Friday we were all excited to see that one of Santa's elves had come to visit us. Apparently his flies back to the North Pole every night and reports to Santa all of the wonderful things that our happening with the students in our class. We are looking forward to discovering him in his tricky and amusing hiding spots each day when we come to school,
Famous People Players
On Wednesday the Grade Two classes will be going to see Tree-Mendous, a medley of holiday vignettes with fun, up-beat music. Once again we had several parents wanting to volunteer but we are only able to bring two parent volunteers per class. Catherine (Porter's mom) and Kelly Chan (Ayden's mom) have been chosen to join us on this trip. It is important to note that Famous People Players is a theatre group dedicated to the integration of people who have developmental disabilities. I will be talking to the students about this before we leave on Wednesday so that there are no surprises.
Secret Santa
Last Thursday I sent home a note regarding Secret Santa. Each of the students selected the name of the student they are buying for. Your child may bring in their gift beginning Dec 12th and up to Dec 21st, but don't let anyone see you putting it under our small tree. Remember to write only the recipients name on the gift. If your child will be away for Secret Santa, please let me know. We will have to make other arrangements to avoid any disappointments for the children.
Reading Buddies
Last week your child was partnered
up with 1-2 grade eight student/s who will be their Reading Buddy for the remainder of the school year. We will have Reading Buddies every other week on Day 5-Period 5 in the afternoon.
Absences
Please let the office know if you will be taking you child out of school for any length of time before or after the break. Your child can always keep a journal of their travels and read daily. IXL and RAZ are also great if you have access to the internet.
Curriculum Outline for December
Language Arts
The students will be working on a variety of reading and writing activities based on the winter holidays that are celebrated this month. We have already written and mailed our letters to Santa. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we get a response before the Christmas holiday begins. We have our Christmas Wish list posted on our classroom door for anyone who wants to come by to have a look.
Math
We will be continuing our unit on 2D and 3D Geometry throughout the month of December. Our goals is to complete the unit by the end of this month.
Science
This week we will be starting our unit on Air and Water.
Social Studies
The students will be learning about
various winter celebrations, including Hanukkah, Eid,
Kwanzaa and Christmas. We will also be learning about how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
Media Literacy
We have be learning about the many different forms media. Please send in a few newspapers, magazines, travel brochures, menus, etc. We will be working in small groups at the end of the week and making a collage of different forms of Media.
Well, that's all for now! If you have any questions or concerns please drop by the classroom before or after school. You can also call the school and leave a message for me in the office.
