Dietzel Diary - Week of December 4, 2017

Week of December 4, 2017

The countdown to Christmas was evident this week.  We have had such a great time preparing by doing daily readings about the Jesse Tree and through our Advent Calendar.  We placed the first flame on our Advent Wreath and learned that it symbolizes “hope”.  We also have had so much fun tracking our friend Gingy around the school.  He has had such great adventures as math, reading, and social studies in Junior High.  He has also visited the nurse, office and library.   This week we also spent time practicing for our Christmas Program TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT 6:30.  The class is doing such a great job!  We are also having fun looking for our elf, Jim-Bob.  He has been very sneaky this week, playing in the Christmas tree, hanging on the flag, playing in the tissue box and hanging upside down trying to get one of our Advent Wreath links. 

TEACHING OUR CHILDREN ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE…

Our Student Council is sponsoring a Giving Tree this year to benefit the children serviced by the Peter Maurin Center.  Please consider donating new mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves.  We are collecting donations until Wednesday, December 20^th.

Religion: This week we learned about appreciating that families take care of us and give us God’s love.  We also learned that we should appreciate the friends God has given us and that God wants us to be a good friend to others.

Language Arts:  This week we worked with blending sounds to help us decode words.  We worked with comprehension strategies that focused on drawing conclusions from pictures, cause and effect, and recognizing important ideas while reading.

Math:  This week we have focused on counting, comparing, and match sets containing 1-10 items.  We worked with reading word problems and strategies on how to solve them.  We are counting by 5s, and counting backwards from 15.

COMING UP …

Reading – Initial /f/ sound

Math – Combinations of 10

Sun, Dec.  10 4:30-7:00 Search for the Christ Child, Hudson United Methodist Church

Mon, Dec. 11            Movie & Dress Down Day for Walk-a-thon Winners (TICKETS HAVE BEEN SENT

HOME TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS)

Tue, Dec. 12  6:30 PTO Meeting

Thurs, Dec.14 Polar Express Day/Pajama Day!; Book Club

Fri, Dec. 15     Make Gingerbread Houses with 4^th Grade Reading Buddies

Tues, Dec. 19 6:30 CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Weds, Dec. 20          Mass; Birthday Party for Jesus; Ugly Christmas Sweater Day