December Already!

Hello Families, 

Thank you for taking a look at my classroom blog.  Here are some important notes for the next few weeks of school. 

1. With winter weather in full swing, please help your child remember to wear appropriate gear.  We want all Badger students to stay healthy this winter, and staying warm outside will help that happen.

2. Your child came home with a letter about our IVECA Live Class on Tuesday, December 16^th.  Please arrive to our classroom at 4:30pm to ensure that we are reading to start the Skype session right at 5:00pm.  We have been working very hard and are super excited to finally see our partners in person.

3. Another invitation will be coming home next week about our “What’s in you Closet Gallery Walk” - you received information about this when we started our Memoir unit.  Parents are welcome to come to Badger at 10:30 on December 22^nd.  We will have all Memoir on display for you to view.

4. We just wrapped up our third math unit, which means that we are back to decimals for a while.  Before we jump into Unit 4, I am going to be doing two weeks of intensive review of long division and multiplication.  This is an area were most students are lacking some content knowledge.  I feel that it is best to ensure students fully understand this skill before we start multiplying and dividing double digit decimals.  You will be seeing a lot of activity pages coming home as homework instead of our math workbook. 

5. We have just a little over two weeks before winter break.  Encourage your child to do their best every day and make good choices! I have a lot of fun activities planned that will keep us very busy until break starts.

Dates to Remember:

12/9/14 – Wacky Hair Day

12/10/14 – Late Start

12/11/14 – Tom’s Drive-In Night

12/16/14 – IVECA Live Class @ 4:30

12/22/14 – What’s in Your Closet Gallery Walk 10:30

- Holiday Sing Along Concert @ 6:00pm

12/23/13 – Half Day of School

12/24/14-1/4/15 – Winter Break

School Resumes on January 5th

November

With winter fast approaching and the cold weather already starting to set in, please send your child to school with appropriate outside gear.  We want to keep all students healthy and cold free, and being warmly dressed will help with that.

We are starting Unit 3 in Math.  Fractions are back! We are starting off slowly, with a little review and some introductory lessons on how to multiply. We will slowly work our way into more challenging concepts. I have suggested to students that they bring their activity books home, so parents can see how we are learning.  If this is something you are interested in, please tell your child to bring it home.

Our next Reading and Writing unit will involve Biographies! I am looking forward to researching various topics in our classroom.

New Science rotations start next week.  Students will be going to Mrs. Dailey’s classroom to learn about Health and Nutrition.

Dates to remember:

11/12 = Late Start

11/27&11/28 = No School Thanksgiving Break

IVECA

We have had our first official communication with our Korean pen pals!  Students are very excited to continue sharing with their partners. Please encourage your child to show you the website.

class1.iveca.org

Remember to check your child’s agenda and take home folder daily.  It is important to have a positive attitude about school and encourage your child to always try their best! We want our classroom to be a productive and positive learning environment!