Listening to directions at Santa’s Shop!
1D Newsletter
December 10, 2015
Dear 1D Families,
This week, we enjoyed learning more about Lily W. as our star of the week! We have continued
our theme of Christmas Around the World this week with Germany! We listened to The
Cobweb Christmas, which tells about the custom of decorating Christmas trees, and we made a
paper gingerbread person for our suitcase.
In Journeys this week, we read How Leopard Got His Spots by Gerald McDermott. Our
essential question for this text was “How are jungle animals different from farm animals?” In
this folktale, we learned that it is best to treat your friends how you want to be treated. We
also discussed sequence of events, and worked to order events in the story by first, next, and
last. This week's words to know were brown, own, very, off, never, know, out, and been. Our
spelling focus was /ch/, and in grammar we learned that a command is a sentence that tells
someone to do something. Next week, we will not have a story of the week or spelling words.
We will be reading and comparing different versions of the gingerbread story, working on
Christmas writing, and finishing our Christmas Around the World unit.
In Math, we learned that = means “the same as,” and we practiced determining if number
sentences were equal. For example, does 3+6= 4+5? To figure this out, we solved both
problems on each side of the = side to see if they shared the same sum. We also discussed
how knowing our addition and subtraction facts can help us solve problems because we can use
related facts. Today, we had our Chapter 5 test in Math on Addition and Subtraction
relationships.
We are in our second week of Advent, and we put our second candle on the wreath this week.
On Tuesday, we attended mass for the Holy day of the Immaculate Conception, and in class we
discussed how Mary was very special because she was born without original sin. We finished
our chapter on Advent, and next week, we will begin discussing Christmas. The students have
been working hard to prepare for the Nativity Play next Thursday!
The children had a great time visiting Santa’s North Pole Shop on Wednesday! I was very
impressed with the thoughtfulness and care that the children exhibited in selecting a gift that
was just right for someone on their list. I know that they are eager to share them with you on
Christmas!
Next Friday, is our Grand Guest Day. We are asking all children to bring in a Christmas book
that they can read with their grand guest. Please have your child bring this in next Friday,
December 18th. I hope that you have a nice Advent weekend!
Peacefully,
Miss DeLaney
Ask your child about our learning...
Language Arts
What sound do “ch” and “tch” make?
Can you name some words with the /ch/ sound?
What lesson do you think Hal Hyena learned?
Can you sequence the events of How Leopard Got His
Spots?
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Math
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Is the number sentence
true…11-2 = 8+1
Are the following related
facts? Why/why
not?....2+5=7 AND 5-2=3
Religion
 What season comes after Advent in the Church?
 How can you sure Jesus’ light with others?
Dates to Remember
 Fri. 12/11: Grand Guest Day Exit Slip Due
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Spirit Day for those who purchased raffle tickets.
◦ 1D Christmas Party (8:30-9:30)
 Thurs. 12/17: Nativity Play 6:30-7:30 (students arrive to their homeroom at 6 p.m.)
 Fri. 12/18: Grand Guest Day: Bring a Christmas book to read with your guest.