December 21-22

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS:

Tomorrow will be the last day of school before winter break.  I hope everyone enjoys the holidays!

Tomorrow, students are invited to dress in their pajamas or comfy clothes for our Elf Workshop Celebration Day!

Flat Kids went out in the mail today!  We'll all be looking forward to the fun adventures your friends and family will be taking our flat kids on in the near future!

THIS WEEK IN...

ELA:  Our focus for the week will be our Reader’s Theater performances.  We have worked so hard on ready accurately, smoothly, and with expression.  We’ve also practiced reading at an appropriate volume, reading while standing, and reading with gestures and movements.  It is going to be so fun to perform for each other today!  This morning, the team worked hard on creating name tags, props, and scenery to enhance their plays.  This was definitely a test in cooperation and communication.  However, everything is coming together and I know the performances will be beautiful!

Read Aloud:  I purchased a new book for the classroom called How to Catch Santa.  It’s a great read!  We’ll read it today.  We’ll also read the holiday classic, The Polar Express.  The holidays really seem to bring about a LOT of great children’s literature.

Elf Celebration:  In celebration of our very own Elf Workshop opening, the second grade team will be submitting Elf Applications to the one and only Santa Claus.  Then, we’ll watch Saving Santa as a whole grade level in the library.  During the movie, students will also be invited to take some pictures with their friends in our very own photo booth, complete with holiday props.  

Holiday Celebration:  We’ll also be wrapping all of the fabulous gifts the team has made and purchased for their families over the past few days.  We hope you enjoy the small gifts that come home.  A lot of love and patience went into making them :)

I hope everyone has a lovely winter break and enjoys celebrating the holidays!  See you all again in 2016!