November 30, 2009
Dear Parents,
Yesterday we began the holy season of Advent during which we prepare to
thank God for sending us His Son who demonstrated, by His life, how much the
Father loves us and wanted us to be reunited with Him. Each morning, grades K-
4 begin the day with an Advent prayer service in the Library (9:00-9:10). You
are welcome to share this time with us any time you are in the building.
St. Nick Shop opens Tuesday, Wednesday, and closes at 10:00 Thursday. If you
want your child to purchase inexpensive presents for family members, our
shopping day/time is Wednesday, 12:30-1:00. Please return the sheet sent in
the "Friday Folder" indicating who and how much you want your child to spend
on that person, along with the money. If you would like to be there to shop
with your child, you may. Or, you can come Tuesday from 3:00-4:00 when it
will be open to parents and staff to shop. Proceeds help the Home/School
Council projects.
Our class is responsible for helping with the Mass on Dec.16, 9:00. If your
child has a speaking part, I will send home his/her reading/petition for
practice. We will have a lot of practice at school, but your encouragement to
read slowly and clearly is very helpful. If your child does not read this
time, s/he will have an opportunity to do so at our other Masses (March17, or
May 19).
Reading Unit 2-4
Theme: Sing and Dance!
Oral Vocabulary: entertain, perform, pleasure
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Get Ready Story: p.88-93 A Fun Show
Main Selection: p.94-109 The Fun Kids' Band
Informational Text Selection: p.112-115 Shake A Rattle
Reading Vocabulary: want, put, show, under, three, make
Spelling Words: nut, cut, run, fun, bug, rug Challenge: put, under, want
review: thin, shop
Phonics: short vowel "u" as in sun, just, shut, jump, trunk
Comprehension Strategy: retell, visualize
Skill: Contractions with "is"- he's, she's, it's, that's
Grammar: proper nouns begin with a capital letter because they are the name
of a special person, place or thing: Mrs. Robertson, Owosso, Mackinac Bridge
****We will be making a musical instrument this week out of an empty tissue
box or a cardboard tube (toilet paper), so if you have any of these at home,
please send it/them in by Thursday.*****
Religion: We will be learning about Advent and begin our study of the biblical
figures who are on Jesus's family tree-The Jesse Tree.
Math- We begin Topic 7 Subtraction Facts to 12
Social Studies: Continue Native American life/ Legends/ Famous Native
Americans from our History: Sacajawea, Pocohantas, Squanto, Powhatan.
God bless you and your family!
Pat Williams patriciamwilliams48@msn.com
