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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Week of December 13-17

Happy Holidays!  It's going to be a fun last week before Winter Break!  Please read the following important notes about some things that may be confusing this week.
 
Important Notes:
We are having a used book exchange at our holiday party on Friday.  If your child would like to participate, he/she needs to bring in a wrapped used book to give to another student.  I'd also like the kids to write a few sentences to place inside the cover telling why they chose this particular book for the exchange.
 
Please send in a scarf and a pair of sunglasses for your child to wear to our Holiday Sing-a-Long tomorrow afternoon.  We will be singing "Feliz Navidad" as a class and we do a dance to it that requires a scarf and a pair of sunglasses.
 
We are also doing a Math Shopping Spree in class where the kids select a Secret Santa to shop for.  This is all pretend...no real money will be spent.  The kids are simply shopping in catalogs and cutting out what they would buy to paste onto a collage and a holiday card for their Secret Santa.
Here is what's coming up in class this week...

Upcoming Tests:
  • Facts Tests
  • Social Studies Test over chapter 10 (Tensions Leading to the Revolutionary War) on Friday
Math:  How do I calculate tax, percent, and total cost when completing the math shopping spree?

Reading:  How do I effectively complete a reading open response?

Social Studies:  What tensions lead to the Revolutionary War?

Writing:  How do writers narrate as a purpose for on-demand writing?

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