November 30th-December 4th

Happy December!  We filled our class calendar with events for the month and there is so much to look forward to. We also decided it was time to switch things up in our classroom and we got new reading partners and new table spots. This was very exciting!

Upcoming Events:

TODAY December 1st-Kaukauna Christmas Parade

We will plan to have families meet at our line up spot around 5:45/5:50.  The parade starts at 6:00, but it can be a bit of a wait to get going, so this should be plenty of time. Just a reminder: kids riding or walking in the parade MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Entry Name:  New Directions Learning Community Charter School
Parade Position: 27 *Look for a numbered stake on the side of the road
Staging Street: 809 Wisconsin

Thursday, December 10th-PJs, Pizza and Publishing Family Night, 5:30-7:00-A note came home last week. Students are invited to bring a friend to celebrate their hard work as writers. Students may wear their pajamas to school on this day too!

Tuesday, December 15th-11:30 Dismissal

Thursday, December 24-Sunday, January 3rd-Winter Break

Curriculum Updates:

Readers' Workshop: We are continuing our reading nonfiction unit. We got new reading partners this week and are excited to share our reading habits with them. We've been on the lookout for key words that are specific to the topics we are reading about to share with our partners. This week we'll be working on rereading using a teaching voice, finding interesting things to share with our partners, reading with feeling and reading like a writer.

Word Study:  The words is week are: his, her, has, you, see. We will be assessing these words on Friday.

Writers' Workshop: As we continue writing our All About Information books, we will continue to use different kinds of writing in our teaching books such as: how-to writing, persuasive writing and stories, we will also be writing introductions and conclusions to our books, and fixing up our writing using all the strategies we have learned so far.

Math Workshop: This week we will be focusing on solving mixed story problems. These problems will include both addition and subtraction stories. We've been working on using equations to set the situation up and help us solve the stories. 

Science/Social Studies:  We are continuing to learn about weather through our centers. Below are some pictures of us working hard in our weather centers. 

As always, if you have any questions please let me know! 

-Samantha