December

Newsletter for December, 2017




 * Friday, December 15th--Christmas Concert--2:15 @ North Church** Enjoy songs by 3K, 4K, and 5K with light refreshments and fellowship to follow. The children should be out of uniform in their Sunday best.


 * Tuesday and Wednesday, December 19-20th--3K, 4K, 5K Holiday Fair**[[image:5ksfb/xmas-tree4c.gif width="56" height="106"]]
 * The kids will enjoy two fun days of crafts and games.
 * **Children should come dressed in their PJ's on Wednesday, December 20th.**
 * The kids will enjoy a small treat in the afternoon on Wednesday, December 20th.
 * A "special" visitor will arrive in the classroom about 2:30, parents and siblings are welcome to come.

The kids will be taking part in a book exchange.
 * Wednesday, December 20th--Book Exchange**

No School--Christmas Break-**December 21-January 1** School Resumes-Tuesday, January 2nd. ** Happy New Year!! ** Marli...December 19
 * Merry Christmas Everyone!!**
 * [[image:5ksfb/Balloon-icon.png width="52" height="60"]]Happy Birthday To You... **




 * 5K will go to mass every Friday.**

= = = = = From The Teachers' Desk = Happy December!! With only a few full weeks of school, the 5K classroom will be as busy as Santa's Elves. Advent wreaths were sent home, we hope that they will find a special place to be displayed and that they remind us of the coming of Baby Jesus. Don't forget to "light" the wreath and sing the song each week. The 5K team would like to wish you and your family a very merry and blessed Christmas!

= Reading/Writing = = Math = =** Religion **=
 * identify parts of a book
 * recognize that words are made up of letters and words make up sentences
 * on going review of letters we've already covered
 * blend sounds to decode words
 * recognize plot: problem and solution
 * draw conclusions
 * understand that sentences start with a capital letter, words have spaces between them and end with a period
 * begin to write simple sentences
 * continue work on patterns and graphs
 * model and count 10 with objects & counting to compare groups
 * understand there are parts that make up a whole number (ex. 1 and 5 make 6, 2 and 4 make 6, 3 and 3 make 6)
 * use a number line to order numbers & understand there is a specific order to numbers ( #s before, after, in-between)
 * use ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th,7th,8th,9th,10th)
 * solve story problems with manipulatives and pictures
 * begin addition within 5
 * learns that Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for Christmas
 * knows that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus and is familiar with the bible story
 * learns that God's special gift to us is his son, Jesus
 * recognizes Mary, Joseph and Jesus as the Holy Family

= Handwriting =
 * continue to stress the use of good pencil grip
 * finish the magic c lowercase letters (c,o,a,d,g,q are made from letter c)
 * continued practice of numbers
 * continue proper writing of lowercase and uppercase letters on the HWT lined paper