A PEAK INTO DECEMBER!

MRS. CLAY-DAVIS, MRS. SMITH, & MR. BAILEY

READING

December 2014

Important Dates:

-Polar Express and How The

Grinch Stole Christmas
RL2: I can recount a story and
include the characters, setting, and
important events.
RL3: I can describe characters in a
story and explain how a their actions
affect the story.
RL6: I can explain my point of view.

12/15- 5th grade Bball game v. teachers

12/17-12/19- Holiday Shop
12/19- Winter Festival
12/22- Christmas break begins
1/5- School Resumes

SCIENCE
-

Energy

I can identify types of energy.

LANGUAGE ARTS
-Informational pieces of

writing.
W2: I can write an informational
piece about a topic with related
details.

I can identify ways to conserve

energy.

**Students should be reading every

night at least 20 minutes!

MATH
-

I can distinguish between

nonrenewable and renewable
resources.

Division

OA2: I can use division to find out

how many objects are in each group.
OA3: I can use different strategies
to solve division problems.
OA7: I can solve two step word
problems using all 4 operations.

**Ask your students what they CAN do

each night!
**Ask your child if they are in need of
pencils!
**Please make sure to send in your
Winter Festival Slip by Friday!!

Cool Website to Check Out

Students have the chance to compete in math competitions through sumdog.com. Each
student has their own username and password to sign in and compete. The school code
that is needed to log in is: highland-elementary_3.