Greene Gazette
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December
2015 c.greene@hwschools.net
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Language Arts:
This
month we are reading books by author illustrator Jan Brett. It’s a treat to read and discuss her picture books
with the children. Her detailed illustrations are amazing. Many of her books
have a winter theme and may inspire some winter books and poems of our own.
We will continue to practice how to retell a story in our own words by
thinking abou the beginning, middle, and end of the story. We will also
compare and contrast Jan Brett’s version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
with her story The Three Snow Bears, an arctic version as we discuss setting
and characters. These important story elements help to build strong
comprehension skills.
Fundations: Unit 5 glued
sounds “am, an, all”
Trick
words: from, have, do, does
Unit 6 Introduces suffix “s” at the end of a
baseword.
Children will learn about how to change web to webs, chill to chills, and so
on.
Trick
words: were, are, who, what, when, where, there, here
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Math:
The
children will be working with measurement and length. We will discuss what is
means to measure things and why it is useful in daily life. We will also
explore a variety of standard and nonstandard tools for measurement. The
children will be able to put three objects in order by length and compare the
lengths of 2 objects by using a third object. For example, the crayon is
shorter than the pencil but longer than the paper clip.
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Social
Studies:
During
December we will be talking about family traditions, giving examples of
special traditions in our families and details about why these traditions are
important to us. Some traditions may center around holiday celebrations but
others may be traditions such as special family vacations, pancakes on Saturday
mornings, or special ways to celebrate a birthday. We will use our book
making skills to create a book about this special family tradition.
Winter Poetry Reading!
Families:
Please join us on Tuesday Dec. 15th
for beaded ornament making in our classroom from 9:00-10:00.The children will
also be performing winter poems collected from poetry books in a choral
reading format for you.
Sincerely, Mrs. Greene
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