Valentine's Party

Below is the signup genius link for our last holiday party of the year.  If you have any questions, please email me at jlartgirl@gmail.com

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0C4AA4AD2DA5FD0-valentines 

Thank you in advance for your participating!  Please note that each kid needs to create and decorate a Valentine's Day BOX by Friday the 12th.  
-Jen 

Science City...pictures speak for themselves!

And, yes, it was as fun as it looks! Enjoy.

Responsibility

Congratulations Emma and Oliver on the recognition for Responsibility from Mme Royce and Mme Beth. Bravo!! 

What we're learning this week

Math: 

comparing quantities using plus que, moins que et égal à (more than, less than and equal to); rote counting to 50; recognize, write, represent in drawing or with concrete objects the quantity represented by numbers 0-20; separating parts of whole: one half, one quarter (la moitié, un quart); recognizing symmetry in a drawing or other concrete representation - ongoing

Science: 

Differentiate between living and non-living; adaptation to winter/colder weather, concepts: hibernation, migration, etc. 

Social Studies: 

MLK and his role in advancing human rights 

Communication Arts: 

New handwriting and phonics books, personalized grâce à M. Quentin!

Reading/pre-reading skills: story elements: main characters, recall order of events in story, make predictions based in visual cues and prior knowledge; begin to recognize high frequency words in written text; recognize name and sound of letters taught to date. 

This week: Zz

Writing/pre-writing skills: using skills and letter sounds learned, write and illustrate a story with help of phonetic spelling and high frequency words 

Listening/oral communication skills: demonstrate appropriate behaviors to best listen; use 2 complete sentences to describe a scene tied to theme. 

 

Important Dates!

As next week is the last week of class before winter break, we have a list of important dates to keep in mind.

12/16 Wednesday: EARLY RELEASE DAY @ 12:45

12/17 Thursday: WINTER CLASS PARTY; I emailed a signup genius last weekend for this event. One spot reminds for a Holiday Treat! If you have not signed up, please consider helping and if you did not receive the email, please email me so that I can make sure you are on my group list. My email is jlartgirl@gmail.com   

12/18 Friday: DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS will be celebrated and four students in our class are celebrating.  If you are the parent of a December birthday kiddo, and want to visit the class and/or supply a special treat (no homemade items!), please email M. Mauvois to let him know your plans. His email is ymauvois@academielafayette.org 

Winter break starts on Monday, December 21 and students return to class on Tuesday, January 5.  

December Snack List!

Arrington-Laughlin, Connor 12/1/15 Brooks, Williams 12/2/15

Coates, Hector 12/3/15

Farnsworth, Avery 12/4/15

Federlein, Cleo 12/7/15

Hood, Lucille 12/8/15 Jones, Emma 12/9/15

Lewandowski, Roman 12/10/15

Owen-Johnson, Edan 12/11/15

Schaefer, Anasten 12/14/15

Schonhoff, Scarlett 12/15/15

Terrell, Miles 12/16/15

Verkler, Piercen 12/17/15

Vroman, Kaydence 12/18/15

Webster II, Garrett 1/5/16

Welling, Avra 1/6/16

Acorn, Oliver 1/7/16

Allen, Malaya 1/8/16

Important Dates

There are a lot of important dates coming up before the end of the year so I have compiled is a list to keep on hand!

November 17: Picture retakes @ Cherry
November 18: Early Release
November 21: Holiday Market @ Cherry
November 23: M. THOMAS RETURNS
November 24: Generations Day
November 25-27: NO SCHOOL
December 1, 7:30am: Parent Coffee
December 8, 6:00pm: Winter Concert (Kindergarten only)
December 17: Winter Class Party
December 21-January 4: Winter Break