December 15th-December 19th

We have a busy week ahead! We will be making our gingerbread houses on Wednesday and Thursday from 2-3. Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help out. Please send in any items for the gingerbread houses by Tuesday.  Thanks! This will be so much fun!

This week...

Reading
Students are finishing their partner reading and we are finishing up the character unit. Students will work with their partner on a final activity. We are also reading a variety of non-fiction books as part of the informational writing unit.

Writing
We are working on the informational writing unit. Last week, students chose a topic and started organizing their topic into categories. This week, we will continue organizing the topic into chapters by writing tables of contents.

Math
Students have been working on a combined unit of chapters 5 and 6 in multiplication. We will finish up this unit and will have a test on Monday 12/22.

Science/Social Studies
We finished up the plant unit in science. In social studies, we are continuing the Celebrations of Light activities. Last week, students learned about Diwali and St. Lucia Day. Check out the class wearing their St. Lucia wreaths and hats! This week, they will learn about Hanukah and Christmas traditions in Mexico.