Week of Dec. 7th *Please remember to check your child's folder daily. Theme: Nn-Nativity: This week we will be doing projects related to the nativity, such as making our own nativity scenes and making angels. Religion: We will continue our study of Advent as well as learning about Christmas traditions. We will attend Mass on Tuesday, December 8th. Phonics/Reading: This week we will focus on the letter N. We will also be having reading groups this week. We will be focusing on the reading skill of predicting this week. Word of the week: are Writing: December is such a crazy month, instead of having weekly writing journals, we will have a monthly writing journal. Math: We will study the numbers seven, eight, nine, and ten this week. Snack for the week of Dec. 7th: Monday: Samarth Tuesday: Morgan Wednesday: Sam Thursday: Alec Friday: Quinn *Please make sure that all your child's clothing is labeled with his or her name. Important Dates: Tuesday, December 8th: All School Mass 8:30 a.m.; P.E.-no gym uniform Wednesday, December 9th: P.E.; Hot Dog Holiday Thursday, December 10th: Hamburger Day; Band Concert Friday, December 11th: Vari-a-day Things you can work on at home: *Writing your first and last name *Tying shoes *Reviewing the upper case and lower case forms of A-Z. *Writing the letter Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm *Review birthday, address, and phone number *Reading the mini books that come home every week. *counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s *sight words we have learned: the, a, my, that, and, I, is, we, said *writing the numbers 1-5