Week of December 13 - 17

Announcements for This Week

Holiday Toy Drive
Our Holiday Toy Drive continues this week until Thursday, December 16. Students are encouraged to bring in new, unwrapped toys to donate to the Los Angeles Fire Department's "Spark of Love" Toy Drive. The Student Council will sponsor a contest to inspire Toy Drive participation.

Christmas Program
The Christmas Program will be on Thursday, December 16 at 7:00 PM. The Second Grade Class will be performing as shepherds and angels in the performance of the Nativity and will be singing The Little Drummer Boy and Great Day in Bethlehem. Students should dress in their holiday best.

December Reading Logs 
Reading Logs for the month of December will be due on Thursday, December 16. Since we will only be in school for three weeks this month, I will not expect the lists to be as full as usual. I would love to see at least 12 entries for the month.

Christmas Vacation
Thursday, December 16 will be the last day of school before Christmas Vacation. There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, December 17 due to a Pastor's Holiday! School will resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2011!

There will be no Star of the Week this week.

Curriculum Update:
Reading: Review of Community Workers and Interviews
Math: Finding the Range, Mode, and Median of a data set
           (range, mode, median)
Religion: Review of Reconciliation, Chapter 10
English: Introduction to Action Words (verbs)
Social Studies: Work (producers, consumers, income) 
Science: How Plants and Animals Live Together

Homework for the Week of December 13 - 17

Monday
Practice Christmas Program Songs
Acrostic Poem Worksheet
Math Worksheet
Interview Questions, if applicable

Tuesday
Practice Christmas Program Songs
Verbs Worksheet
Math Worksheet

Wednesday
Practice Christmas Program Songs
Synonyms Worksheet
Math Worksheet 

Thursday - Christmas Program 7:00PM
Enjoy the Holidays!

Friday - No School!

No Spelling Words or Dictation Sentence This Week!


Have a fun and festive week! I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Christmas Program on Thursday Evening!