Weekly News Reminders What We`re Learning

11/30/15
Weekly News
Welcome back! I hope you had a relaxing break
filled with family, friendship, good food, and lots of
love!
December
December Scholastic Book Orders are coming home
this week,
week and they’re due on Friday, 12/4 (either in
class by the end of the day or online by 11:59 pm). If
you’d like to order books as holiday gifts and would like
them to be a surprise, PLEASE email to let me know.
That way, when the book order arrives, I won’t pass
your order out to your child, but instead I’ll email you to
discreetly set-up a time for you to pick up your order
(usually in the school office so your child doesn’t see!).
Thursday,
Thursday, December 3rd is BVEF and The Toyworks’
Toyworks’
shopping extravaganza from 6:00 – 9:00pm.
9:00pm There will
be free gift wrapping, refreshments, and hors
d’oeuvres. Toyworks will donate 15% of all sales to
BVEF.
Gift Wrap orders from the APT Charleston
Wrap Fundraiser are in! Pick-up will take place
on Friday, 12/4, in the Strawberry MPR from
2:45 – 6:15 pm.
Reminders
Report Cards were sent home the
Thursday before break! If you have
not already done so, please sign and
date the back of the manila
report card envelope and
return it to school this week.
Mark Your Calendar
Mon. 11/30
Signed Report Card
envelope & Thanksgiving
Break Reading Log due
Tu. 12/1
Dine & Donate @ Ricardo’s
Wed. 12/2
BVEF Mtg – 6:00 @ the D.O.
Th. 12/3
Toyworks Shop & Donate
6-9 pm
Fri. 12/4
December Scholastc
book orders due
Th. 12/10
Gingerbread
House Night
5-7pm @ Strawberry
What We’re Learning
Language Arts:
Unit 3: Let’s Create!
Week 1 Big Question: When was a time you danced or performed?
Main Selection Story: The Alvin Ailey Kids: Dancing As a Team
Vocabulary: effort, mood, perform, proud, remember
Vocab. Strategy: Thesaurus: Antonyms
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Summarize
Spelling Pattern: r-Controlled Vowels (er, ir, ur)
Grammar: Action Verbs, Abbreviations
Math: Module 3: Write, read, and relate base ten numbers in all forms (Lesson 7), Mid-module Assessment,
Count the total value of the $1, $10, and $100 bills up to $1,000 (Lesson 8).
Social Studies: Unit 4: Producers & Consumers,
Consumers Lesson 1: How do people grow and use food?
Lesson 2: Who are buyers and sellers?