Dear Parents,                                                     December 5, 2011

We have a busy week ahead of us! Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”.  Our comprehension skill that can help us with the understanding of a story is the sequencing of events. Knowing what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story and answering the who, what, where, when, and why questions about the story will help us understand what we read.  Our phonics focus this week is on words with triple clusters (splash, string).  We are also reviewing words with the short sound of /u/.  We will not have new spelling words this week.  As we continue to work on the structure of a sentence, our grammar focus this week will be on asking sentences.  We are finishing our chapter on different ways to graph and will be taking our test on Tuesday. In religion, we continue learning why God promised us a Savior and preparing for Christmas. In addition, it is Saint Nicholas Day on Tuesday. We will be making wooden shoes (out of paper) and leaving them out for Saint Nicholas.  Hopefully, we will find a treat!

Reminders and Announcements for the week:

• Please remind your child to bring their library book to school on Tuesday.
• Water bottle sales continue on Tuesday and Thursday.  Thank you for your support!
• Tuesday is Teddy Bear Day!  Remember to bring a new teddy bear or special friend to school.  We will gather in Biedermann Hall and present our stuffed “friends” to Monsignor Flemming.
• Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are parent-teacher conferences and the children will be dismissed at 11:30.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Miss. Manning