December Is Here!

Dear Parents,

Thanks to everyone who came to share our Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday. We hoped you enjoyed the traditional food.

This week we read a story called "Jamaica Tag-Along" about a girl named Jamaica who wants to play basketball with her brother's friends. Her brother, Ossie, says she can't play because she is not old enough. Jamaica is playing in a sandbox when a young boy comes over and begins bothering her. She gets angry at the boy for trying to play but soon realizes that she is acting the same way her brother does to her. Jamaica lets the boy play and decides to be nicer to others.

For grammar, the students learned how to make singular and plural nouns possessive by using an apostrophe ( ' ).

We studied 2 science lessons this week. The students learned that habitats are places where animals live and meet their needs. Woodland forest is one habitat that gets lots of rain and sunlight so the plants and trees grow lots of leaves. Animals use plants for shelter and food.

We read the take-home reader together in class called "June and Pepper Grow Up". Please have your child read the story to you, answer the questions with complete sentences in their Student Journal, color a picture, and bring the books back on Monday.

The students will have a vocabulary test on Monday on the words from weeks 13 and 14. Please help study with your child over the weekend so they will feel confident and ready to take the test.

We will have a BBQ for Friday Fun Day. Yummy!!!

All the best,

Teacher Andy

INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS:

Austin: Has participated a lot this week. Great Job!

Harris: Did great job of reading and understanding our story.

James: Made 100 on his science test and did well on vocabulary too! I'm very proud of him, keep it up!

Lauren: Still shy sometimes in class but did very well on her tests!

Lily: Read and understood the story really well. Be sure to listen carefully during class time.

Allen: Has been trying super hard in class and has a wonderful attitude.

Arvin: Getting better at getting his work done on time. Raises his hand often.

Chanel: Participates a lot in class and attitude has improved a lot.

Chloe: Enjoyed our story and read really well.

Jade: Understands stories very well and is able to remember details well.

Joshua: Needs to be more confident when doing work and listen carefully to directions.

Sam: has been super! Works hard in class!