Snow, Winter Concerts, a full moon and the last week of school before the Christmas break, this week should be interesting.  

If your house is anything like mine, it seems every surface is covered with holiday reminders. The opening of holiday cards from friends and family are always a daily treat at our house. I truly love this time of year and all the promises the new year has to offer.  

We are planning a busy week.  The students are finishing their Kamishibai.  I am excited to hear their stories.  They will be sharing them on Thursday.  They have been learning and applying many story elements; characterization, setting, dialogue, leads, transition, visualization and descriptive writing.  I know all their hard work has paid off.  

On Wednesday students will be having a geometry unit test.  Students will be wrapping up the Colombian Exchange in Social Studies and finishing our mini unit on Soils in Science.  

We are planning holiday festivities on Friday. Look for a permission slip for a movie on Friday and the necessary donations for a holiday party.

The students report cards will be available on Iparent this Tuesday.  If you have an technical problems please call the main office.  

I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday and a happy new year.  

I hope you all had a pleasant Thanksgiving. It was great to see family, relax, get organized and eat way too much.  We are two weeks for our December break.  I am sorry I haven't been blogging but I can't seem to find free time for anything. 

Grades are closing Monday, December 9 and report cards will be issued on December 17th.   The students worked very hard last semester and we MUST keep the momentum going.  We have so much to learn and time seems to be in short supply.

We started book clubs this week with one of my favorite authors: Roald Dahl.  The students are working in small groups and will have weekly reading assignments.  Their books ( Fantastic Mr. Fox, Danny; the Champion of the World, Matilda,  The BFG and The Witches) does NOT replace their regular nightly reading or DEAR books in class.  I explained to them the key ten ways to become a better reader, is to READ, READ, READ, READ,READ, READ, READ, READ, READ and READ.

Science we are studying our new unit; Earth Sciences. We are study soils, then layers of the earth and finally rocks and minerals. This is one of my favorite subjects.   You child will soon be a soil scientist. Ask him/her was the scientific name for soil scientist and why its important to study about soil.


The students are studying geometry in Math and the Colombian Exchange in Social Studies.  Many new topics to learn in school and we are busy.  Soon we will finish our classroom Kamishibai.  The students will be sharing their stories and illustrations before the holiday break.  


Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.