Dear Families,

I would like to have each child present his/her African country project individually for the class next week before we present to the entire school on Thursday.  Here is the schedule of when your child will be presenting to the class:

Monday Dec. 15: Harrison, Brighton, Donovan, Emma, Lexie, Chloe, Gabby, Jace, Hudson, Mary

Tuesday Dec. 16:  John,Taylor, Caroline, Brandon, Cyan, Gareth, Jayden, Spencer, Skye,

 Wednesday Dec 17:  Kamden, Allie, Mckenna, Bingham, Kenton, Aiden, Ben, Jaicee,

Here is the schedule of events for the International Festival:

Wednesday, December 17^th–

Upper Elementary and Morning Early Childhood Presentations — 9-11am

 Thursday, December 18^th–

UE Studio Instrumental Performance at 12:00 

Junior High Orchestra Performance 12:45

Lower Elementary and Afternoon Early Childhood Presentations– 1-2:30pm

 Friday December 19^th– 

Junior High 9-11am

Level 2

won’t, hasn’t, isn’t, aren’t, can’t, haven’t, didn’t, don’t, doesn’t, wasn’t, contraction

Level 3

newborn, infant,baby, principal, student, teacher, dentist, doctor, judge, lady, lawyer, gentleman, child, person, adult

Dear Parents,

We are excited to invite you to our class holiday celebration on Dec. 11 at 2 pm in the library.  The children will be performing several poems and songs. Since it will be at the end of the school day you are welcome to take your child home after the program.  We are looking forward to a fun time and hope to see you all there!

Sincerely,

Ms. Krista

Level 2

small, little, large, huge, mad, angry, yell, shout, under, below, synonym

Level 3

written, wrestle, wrench, wrong, wrap, wrote, knit, known, knee, knife, knight, knock, kneel, thumb, crumb.

I’ll post the list for level 1 on Monday.  It’s at school.

Dear Families,

First of all, I wanted to thank you for making our class feast such a great success!  Thank you so much to everyone for contributing.  The kids had a wonderful time and we appreciate your support immensely!

We were asked by Ms. Stephanie to represent the lower elementary at the Community Gratitude Feast on Thursday.  Our class performed two songs and a poem for the Mayor, chief of police, fire chief, and many, many more.  The kids did a fantastic job. Everyone loved it!  Ask your child to recite the poem and songs for you if they haven’t yet.  Check out the pics below : )

The Annual International Festival is quickly approaching. This is the time of year when each student has the opportunity to present a country from the continent we are studying. This semester we have been learning about Africa.  We have had some great presentations from parents who have been to Africa. We’ve learned about Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco, etc. I would like each student to pick a different country in Africa to present.  I will have a sign-up ready when they return to school next week.  If they already know which country they would like to present, please email me. Whoever signs up for a specific country first will be allowed to present that country.

The International Festival is a way to explore other cultures from around the world.    Each student will research and explore their chosen country and find a creative way to share what they have learned with the whole school.  Students will need to have a display of their country.  This can include pictures, artifacts, clothing, music, and food from their country.  During the festival students will have the opportunity to visit each classroom and experience all of the continents and countries throughout the world as they view the presentations prepared by their schoolmates.  Each student is expected to participate in the festival.

The International Festival will be Dec. 17-18.  Lower-Elementary will be presenting their projects to the entire school on Dec. 17.  I would like them to present their projects individually to our class on Dec. 12, 15-16.  I will send out a schedule sometime next week.

We have so much to be grateful for! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Ms. Krista

Just a quick reminder that book reports are due this week.

Schedule of book reports:

Also, our class feast is on Wednesday!  Thank you for all your support!

Ms. Krista

Level 1

Sat

Ram

Hat

Can

Cat

Mat

Bat

Fan

Level 2

Her

Ever

Every

Nerve

Serve

Herd

Super

Earn

Learn

Search

Vertical

Level 3

Couldn’t

Shouldn’t

Mustn’t

Let’s

Haven’t

Hasn’t

What’ll

Here’s

Who’d

Who’s

Who’ll

How’s

Needn’t

You’ve

I’ve had some parents ask to have spelling words posted.

Level 2 words:

girl

shirt

skirt

stir

third

turn

hurt

curve

church

turtle

birthday

Level 3 words:

whoever

sometimes

whenever

everybody

everything

airplane

airport

somewhere

haircut

myself

mailbox

elsewhere

upstairs

downstairs

bedtime

We are having our annual class feast next Wednesday, Nov. 19.  We discussed individual food assignments today with each student.  Please let me know if your child forgot their assignment, or if you have any questions or concern about their item. Also, please let me know If your child won’t be able to bring their item so we can make other arrangements. You can send it in that morning with your child.  We really appreciate your support with this.  The kids are so excited!