Thank you to all of the families who made time to meet with me during parent teacher interviews.  I enjoyed our conversations and appreciate you for showing your child that you value their education.  If you have not yet signed and returned the comment sheet and envelope, please do so as soon as possible.

I sent the December book order home today as I want to make sure there is time for any order to arrive before Christmas break.  If you would like to order something as a gift please let me know.  You can order on line or drop off the order at the office if you want it to be a surprise.

We had many wet socks and mitts today.  Please consider sending extras in your child’s bag or send in a change of clothes that can be left in the classroom.

Literacy:   Please remember to record the title of the book that your child reads each night. Your child should be bringing home a book to read each night.

Our No Excuses words for this week are: can, little, our, two and very. 

The Christmas books have arrived on the book shelf! We have also started reading a Magic Treehouse book, A Ghost at Christmas Time, as our class novel.

Over the next several weeks we will be learning about Christmas celebrations around the world.  We will also learn about other holidays that take place this time of year.  If you have any questions/concerns about this, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Math:  This week our numbers will be 55-59.  You can ask your child to show you a representation that we came up with in class or you can have them create their own representation.  You can also practice skip counting to that number. 

We are continuing to work on doubles and doubles plus one facts and on representing numbers to 50 in several different ways.  We are also learning about equality and inequality and how to represent equal and not equal groups.  There are lots of opportunities to practice counting, sorting and grouping in regards to the holidays.  You can also looks for repeating patterns with your child on wrapping paper and in Christmas decorations.  Anytime that you can show your child math in the real world is a valuable learning experience.

Dates to Remember

Monday, November 26:

Tuesday, November 27: Tots n Taters

Wednesday, November 28: Library Books due

Thursday, November 29: Great Canadian Bagel

Friday, November 30: Tots n Taters, book orders due, shopping spree sheet due

Have a great week!​