December 6 - 10, 2010

**BE HERE on Friday, December 10th!  Our class will DIBEL (One minute timed readings).  It is very important that you continue to practice your timed readings at home this week.

**Holiday Project: Due no later than Tuesday, December 7th. Students are bringing home a blue note that tells about this activity. Please read directions carefully and help your child... Do not do the project for them, but help them find information and supplies. Students will write a report and do a poster or shadowbox. Directions were sent home on November 29th.

*Field Trip to see Peter Pan at Shakespeare Theater --- Tuesday, December 14


*Choir Concert --- 6:00--- Tuesday, December 14

*Breakfast with Santa-------December 16


*Christmas Vacation --- December 20, 2010 - January 3, 2011


*Good News Club --- Every Thursday afternoon


*Choir --- Wednesdays, from 7:30 to 8:00. Please be on time!


Student of the Week: Rebel Schaffer


**READING/SPELLING ---- Practice Spelling words every night. Absolutely NO capitalization unless it is at the beginning of a sentence. These are 5 points each. Dictation sentences must be written correctly, too.

Day One - Monday: Our new story is "Rosa and Blanca." Read story at home and practice spelling words.
Day Two - Tuesday: Read story at home and practice spelling at least 4 times each.
Day Three - Wednesday: Read story and prepare for Reading and Spelling tests
Day Four - Thursday: Online and written selection test
Day Five - Friday: Spelling and Language Tests

**LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING : We will learn how to use past, present, and future verbs.

**MATH:   Continue practicing subtracting two-digit numbers, with and without regrouping.
Students are now practicing subtraction facts each day. Daily timed drill will be 20 problems in one minute.
**Fact drill that counts for a grade this nine weeks is 100 addition facts, 5 minutes. Again, the best out of nine tests will be counted.

**SOCIAL SCIENCE:  Students will learn about different holidays and customs in our country. Holiday projects will be presented on Tuesday, December 7th.  Each project will include a short written report along with a poster or shadowbox. Information will come home in apple binders today!