You will be receiving a note regarding your child's Nutcracker part, and what s/he should wear for the performance in this week's Wednesday envelope. Please let me know if there are any problems with gathering up the various clothes needed-- most girls will be wearing leotards, and most boys will be wearing dark pants and either a light or dark shirt. Hopefully, if there is a clothing item you do not have, you can borrow it, as I do not intend for you to have to buy anything. Girls-- I have several leotards of my daughter's that can be borrowed. Again, the performance of the Nutcracker will be at 10:00 on the 22nd. I only know of one student who will not be at school on that date. Please email me ASAP if you will not be in town for the performance!
On another Nutcracker note, I am in need of a few people who can help with make-up and costuming on the day of the show. You will come into the classroom at about 8:45 and call children back one-by-one to get them ready for the stage. Please email me if you can help with this!
Language Arts
Our sight word this week is at. We will have a few stories this week. First, we will be reading Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt. Children might enjoy checking out Scaredy Squirrel's own website here. After that, we will begin reading different versions of The Gingerbread Man, which we will continue enjoying next week as well. We will be comparing two different versions in particular: The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone and The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst. We have some fun activities and art projects surrounding all of these stories.
Math
We are continuing with Module 2 in Eureka Math: Two Dimensional & Three Dimensional Shapes. We will study the attributes of the 2D shapes square, triangle, rectangle, circle, and hexagon. The 3D shapes we will be studying are the cube, cylinder, cone, and sphere. Parent tips for this unit can be found here.
This week, our class will participate in an exciting movement called Hour of Code. Students have become very proficient at writing code for our Bee Bot, and will get more practice with that this week. We will also be working on a program called Kodable, and using the Osmos again to do Osmo Coding. We will also do some "off the grid" programming using a game called "Robot Turtles." We are excited to be a part of this global movement!
We have an Art Vista lesson on Wednesday. Thank you to Tanya, Jason, Camille, and Surbhi for presenting the lesson.
**Please remember to send in your child's Blue Bag on Monday.
This Week's Helpers & Activities:
Monday: Return Blue Bags (Jillian), Daily 5, Centers (Camille & Ying)
Tuesday: Daily 5, Centers (Josie & Anastasia)
Wednesday: Art Vistas (Tanya, Jason, Camille, Surbhi), PE with Coach Sierra, Blue Bags Go Home
Thursday: Daily 5, Centers (Surbhi & Tanya)
Friday: Daily 5, STEAM Centers (Touria & Lauren), Story time with Grandma Gail
Upcoming Events
Week of 12/4: Computer Science Education Week
Friday 12/22: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performances
12/25-01/07: Winter Break
Monday 01/15: Martin Luther King Holiday
02/19-02/23: President's Week Vacation
Friday: Daily 5, STEAM Centers (Touria & Lauren), Story time with Grandma Gail
Upcoming Events
Week of 12/4: Computer Science Education Week
Friday 12/22: Kindergarten Nutcracker Performances
12/25-01/07: Winter Break
Monday 01/15: Martin Luther King Holiday
02/19-02/23: President's Week Vacation
