Dec. 9-13

Hi Families,

Brr!!  It sure has gotten cold outside!  Make sure to send your child to school with a jacket.  If the temperature is above 20 degrees the students WILL go outside for recess!

Our class (and school) has sure been hit by the stomach bug!!  I had the class sanitize their desks on Friday and then again today when we came in this morning.  I sure hope we can all stay healthy to make it to (and through) the holiday season. 

The 2nd quarter is winding down quickly!  We just have 2 weeks until the halfway point of the school year.

Upcoming reminders:
Thurs., Dec. 19th--End of the 2nd Quarter
Class Winter Party-- begins at 3:00
Fri., Dec. 20th- Mon., Jan. 6th-- NO SCHOOL--Winter Break
Tues., Jan. 7th-- School resumes
Thurs., Jan. 16th--School of Economics Field Trip
Mon., Jan. 20th--No School- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Spelling-
We will be having our classroom spelling bee on Thursday this week.  The two winners from our class will participate in the school-wide spelling bee in January.

The students learned Economics vocabulary last week and will continue to study them this week.  The class will be tested on both the spelling and vocabulary this Friday, Dec. 13.

Reading- 
We are continuing to read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and the class is LOVING the story!!  We will also read more about economics in our Source Books while practicing the reading strategy 'compare and contrast'.

Writing-
Students will be drafting a letter to Santa trying to persuade him to take them off the naughty list and put them back onto the nice list. 

Math-
We will complete our study on division this week with a final test on Friday.  The class will be expected to know their division facts by the end of 3rd grade so it is crucial that they continue to practice them after we complete this unit.

Social Studies-
Students are going to start preparing for our January 16th field trip to the School of Economics this week.  The students will learn about being a producer and decide on which type of business they would like to run.  There will be a variety of food and craft stores for them to choose from, as well as, the possibiliy of becoming the banker or loan officer. 

Have a wonderful week!