Week in Review, December 4-8, 2023

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In Writing, we started writing our Book Reviews. Book Reviews look very similar to other reviews. The main difference is that you want to give a quick retell of the book without spilling the beans. Please find an example of a Book Review below:

You can listen to a Book Review here. We also reviewed our behavior this last year, using adjectives, for Santa. We sent them to Santa and he emailed us this link to check the Naughty or Nice List. We all made the NICE LIST! He also sent us a personalized video. You can watch it here. We also wrote our Post-Assessment for our Opinion Unit. Watch for them coming home next week.  

In Reading, we started Unit 3, Readers Have Big Jobs To Do. We learned:

• That we need to be the boss of our reading and that readers use everything they know to solve a word.
• Get help when we need it.

We also read a couple stories and learned about the Jewish celebration Hanukkah. We colored a Menorah, played dreidel, and enjoyed some chocolate coins. Ask your child about the story of Hanukkah. Next week we will celebrate and learn the story of Christmas and Kwanzaa. 

In Word Study, we learned there a several exceptions to the silent e rule. If the letter "v" is followed by a silent e the vowel before the "v" will make the short sound (not long), like in give and live. Scrible "o" is another exception. We learned some "o" words, with a silent e, will make the short "u" sound, like in some and done. The scribes did a poor job rewriting them and their scribbles caused a phonemic error. We also learned that "es" is added to the end of words, that end with s, sh, ch, x, and z, to make them plural. The heart words two & does were added to our Heart Word bank. Please practice the following this coming week:

In Math, we analyzed and used counting on and take away as methods to subtract, used subtraction methods flexibly to find differences based on the numbers in a given problem, and solved addition and subtraction story problems with unknowns in all positions. We also took our Unit 3 Assessment. Please look for the assessments coming home in your child's zippy this next week. Next week we will be starting Unit 4, Numbers to 99. 

In Social Studies, we continued working on our final Social Studies project. We are designing a dream community that would meet all of our citizens needs. Students are making sure they have hospitals, schools, police & fire stations, parks, grocery stores, public transportation, and places to live. They have also thought deeply about what type of wants they might provide to their citizens, to make life more enjoyable. Ask your child what type of wants they included in their community. We also learned the Legend of Santa Claus and the Christmas Stocking. Ask your child about the true story of St. Nicholas. We also complete several fun holiday crafts. We are excited to share them with you!  

Upcoming Events:

*SAS 2024-2025 School Calendar is now available (here). 

*Our 3rd Quarter "Explorer Calendar" is now available (here).

*No EAA this coming week!

• December 9-Jasper's Birthday!
• December 11-Early Release! School is out at 12:00. We will have lunch at school. 
• December 12-Birthday Treats for Jasper during PM snack. 
• December 14-Kwanzaa Celebration in class! Please let us know if you would like to join us.
• Goodbye Celebration for Sawara.
• December 15-Christmas dress & celebration in class! 
• Please let our room parents know if you can help. 
• Please click here for party information (Book Exchange and 1st Grade Santa Gifting).