Weekly Update

News to Know

• Yule Forest Field Trip, Tuesday, December 8--please be sure you pack your little darling a lunch in all disposable containers; also dress in layers appropriate for the weather!!
• Noon dismissal, Thursday, December 10
• Book Fair, December 7 -11, Media Center
• Winter Concert, Monday, December 14 @ 9 am Multi-Purpose Room--followed by short reception in the classroom -- see note below
• Ms. Post would like for the girls to be recognized for all of their hard work in preparing for the concert. I will be hosting the parents in the classroom for a short reception following the concert. If you would like to donate reception items, please let me know.
• IB Parent Night, Wednesday, December 15, time TBA---more info to come

Academic Update

• This past week we continued our IB unit, Cultural Celebrations! This week we studied the celebration of Hanukkah. We learned the symbols of the celebration, how to look at a menorah to see what night was being celebrated, how to make and eat latkes, the meaning behind the celebration, and how to dance the traditional dance, the hora. It was a fun-filled week of learning.
• Next week: Kwanzaa, Byram
• Sight word testing will be on Monday....we didn't have a chance on Friday...

Classroom News

• Thanks to Willow's dad for making our beautiful, new Poetry Box to store all of our large poems!!
• Thanks to all who have been donating your items and time to our celebrations!! They wouldn't be possible without everyone's help!!
• If you placed a book order online with Scholastic and you would like your books to be a surprise, please let me know and we will make arrangements!