December 2

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I think the kids were ready to come back and see their friends.

Here's planning ahead:

• Baby Jesus Party on Dec. 17th at 1:30 A note will be sent home soon!
• We WILL have a classroom party on the 19th. I will send a note about that also.
• Christmas program at 6:30 Dec. 11th
• 4th Wiseman on Dec. 19th about 9:15

This week we will be learning how to write friendly letters. Then we will write to some of the other soldiers that are on our bulletin board in the hallway! The spelling words for this week are the ones for the Reading-Writing Workshop for Theme 3.

Speaking of Spelling - Next week or the week after, we will be trying out a new spelling plan to see if we like it. It is different because the kids will not have a list to study from. This plan has kids use the words in various ways, and there are only five words. The test is a dictation test where the kids will figure out the words that will fit in the sentences. I haven't had a chance to study it yet, but we will try it soon. We have been looking for a new spelling plan for a few years now.

REMEMBER THE PARADE THIS SATURDAY! OUR SCHOOL WILL BE REPRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN QUITE A FEW YEARS! HOORAY!

Keep warm!