December 6th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, December 6th - Midterms sent home
Monday, December 9th - Christmas Cheer ends
Thursday, December 12th - Christmas Program
Monday, December 23rd - Christmas Break Begins
Monday, January 6th - School Resumes

This week and next week in class

Math - Finished addition of two digit numbers.... next week, subtraction!

Reading - grammer: verb tenses (now, past, future); comprehension skill: cause and effect; vowel patterns oo, ew, ou; contractions

Health - Began discussing healthy foods and why they are important

Science - Began discussing, sound and heat: vibrations, pitch, and volume; and sources of heat

Social Studies - Continued discussion of landform, weather and climate, and our environment

Spelling - words for next week:  (Practice Test Thursday)

long a 

way       stay     rain     wait    baseball      ate

make     take     may    away   paint          mail  

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

Book it!

Keep Reading!!  The students are doing great!

Christmas Cheer Containers

We are still collecting any non-perishable food items, and other goods. The donations are placed in the container in the hall.  The classes are having a contest.  The class that brings in the most items will earn a dress down day. 

Hat and Mitten Tree

We are collecting new hat and mittens to be donated this winter season.

Christmas Program!!

How quickly the time has come!  The program is Thursday, December 12th at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.  The students will need to be at school at 6:30 p.m.  They will change into their costumes at school.  After the program, they will come back to the classroom.  This is where you will need to pick them up.  We will have a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, so everything the students need has to be here Wednesday morning.  I will then keep it until after the program.  If your child has a speaking part please make sure they are practicing!

Christmas Party

We will have a Christmas party with our class on Friday, December 20th.  If your child wants to bring in a food or drink item they may.  I will supply plates and napkins.  We will also have a Christmas gift exchange if your child would like to participate.  I will send home a letter next week with more information.  The price of the gift would be $5.00.