Week of 12/9

Social Studies
We spent the week learning about the customs and traditions of a new world holiday - Kwanzaa. Students learned about when, where and how some African-American families celebrate this holiday. At the end of the week, students wove paper Kwanzaa mats with the traditional holiday colors of red, green and black. Ask your child to tell you something they learned about this holiday.

Writing
We read the story Growing Vegetable Soup by Lous Elhert. We made personal connections to the story by sharing some of our own favorite family activities and then writing about them. At the end of the week, we enjoyed an author share. Volunteers took turns reading their stories aloud to the class. Authors had the opportunity to use a clear, loud voice for all to hear. Our audience members practiced respectful listening skills and had the chance to provide specific, positive comments after each story.

Math
Students continued to work with multiple addends during activities like Today's Number and Roll and Record with Three Dice. They used their ability to count on with dice! We also began to work on counting and writing larger numbers. They created counting strips to practice these skills. We also looked at examples of counting strips that had mistakes on them. Students had to identify and fix the mistakes they saw.

Upcoming Dates

• There is no school from December 23rd - January 1st for our winter vacation.

Thank you,

Mrs. Bradstreet