Newsletter, December 6, 2010

Newsletter from Room 508
December 6, 2010
Dear Students and Families,

Our Family Holiday Dinner last Friday, December 4th, was a success! Thirty-three family members attended along with all 20 of our class members. Thank you to everyone who brought delicious food to share, helped serve and helped clean up.

Homework going home today is due Monday, December 13th. The Unit Four Assessment in Math will be Tuesday. We will begin Everyday Math Unit 5 on Wednesday. Look for the family letter and homework help included in this homework packet.

This Friday, students will have their weekly spelling and reading assessments. This week's spelling words are listed below. Please help your child practice the words. See the weekly top spellers on the bulletin board outside our room, next to our book reports.

Rubber band bracelets cause problems, and are not allowed in class. They will be taken away. Students should not bring any toys, jewelry, candy, or anything that might distract them in the classroom.

This week's spelling words:
1. fish
2. shop
3. ship
4. with
5. thin
6. thank
7. run
8. bug
9. want
10. all

Fieldtrip! Tuesday, December 14th
The Nutcracker Ballet
Students must have a signed permission slip to go

The Helen Cordero Winter Performance is December 14th, 6:00 PM.
Our class will perform The Chinese Tea Dance
from the Nutcracker ballet, and I hope all students and
families will attend! For the performance, I ask students all to
wear black (or dark) pants or skirt, and white long-sleeved tops.
Girls can wear pants or skirts with tights.

Ms. Laura, our student teacher, is graduating. Her last day with us is
tomorrow, Tuesday, December 7th. We are planning
a little surprise party for her at the end of the day (1:15-1:55), with
cupcakes and punch. You are welcome to join us to wish her well, and say goodbye. Our class has been richly blessed having her in our room. We will miss her.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Wise
294-4240, gaylemwise@gmail.com