Week of December 12-16, 2016

Hello families!
It was another fantastic week in Room 4. I am so impressed with the work your children do daily.

Here is what we have coming up:

Important dates

Wednesday, 12/14: PH Winter Craft Fair, 6-8 pm in the cafeteria.

Week of 12/19-23: Holiday Spirit Week. Please see the attachment in Friday's email for specifics. Please note 12/22 will no longer be pajama day.

Friday, 12/23: Free dress day; small classroom celebration during the last hour of class--11:45-12:40. I would love to have lots of parent helpers for this! Please let me know if you would like to volunteer.

Thursday, 1/12: Kindergarten field trip to see the Sacramento Theater Company production of Shrek. Please print and return the permission slip sent in Friday's homework email.


Language Arts
The kids did some great work on their animal research posters. They are on display in the classroom, so be sure to check them out when you have a chance.
This week we are continuing to work on sounding out and blending words. We will finish up some writing about what we would do with a pet reindeer, and we will start some writing about what we would do if we were an elf. The kids are loving writing as they are becoming more and more successful with it.

Math
This week we will finish up the first chapter on addition. We will take the chapter test at the end of the week. Everyone is right on track with this.

Crocker Art Ark
This week we had the opportunity to visit the Crocker Art Ark and explore color with several hands on activities. They gave each student a family pass for a future visit to the Crocker museum. These are going home on Friday. Be sure to check your child's backpack!