A Memo from Mrs.

Mefford
Dear Parents,
Can you believe it is the last week before Christmas break!! It seems like time is flying by! We will have our Christmas
party on Friday, and your children will be able to leave when the party is over. If your child is staying for aftercare, he needs to
bring his lunch. We will only be eating finger foods and snacks at the party, not a full meal. Also, just a reminder we will
officially begin a new schedule after Christmas break. I will send a copy of the new schedule once it is finalized.
Please make sure to look in InfoDirect for ideas of at-home activities that can be used to reinforce new concepts that
are discussed! Also please review letters, numbers, and Bible verses with them each week. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to ask!!
Star Students:
Week of 12/15/2014: Carter Eubanks
Week of 1/5/2014: Hannah Gibbs
Star Student Reminders: Please e-mail pictures and captions for the pictures to be placed in the Star Student section on
our website. On Monday, please bring pictures and a few items that your child likes that he or she can show his or her friends.
On Friday, please have your child bring a small treat for each of the 12 students in the class. There are 6 girls and 6 boys.
Phonics: making words possessive by adding s, new sight words: to, do, of
***Written Evaluation on Monday and Oral Evaluation on Thursday
Reading Groups: No Reading Groups this week, but we will practice reading blends and one-vowel words as a class. After
Christmas Break, reading groups will resume on Monday-Wednesday each week.
Handwriting: Continuing to review learned letters and practice writing names using upper and lower case letters (all facing
the correct way, with appropriate spacing, and touching the correct lines).
***Writing Evaluation on Thursday.
Bible:
Lessons: Angels Bring News to the Shepherds and Wisemen, and cumulative review of the First Christmas
Memory Verse: "Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing Praises unto our God. - Psalm 147:1"
Oral Test: THURSDAY, December 11, 2014
Bible Treasure: Psalm 100 (does not have to be memorized at this point)
Math:
Counting: 0-100 by 1s and 10s
Concepts: introducing the dollar sign, teaching that 100 cents equals $1, Four Addition Family, reviewing after
***Oral Evaluation on Tuesday
Social Studies: Children of the World: Bahamas
**Please send a picture of the Bahamas on Monday
months!

to be put in a book that we will be creating over the next few

Science: Mad Scientist on 10/16/2014- Arissa Duran - Clean Pennies

Other Notes:
1) Our Christmas party will be Friday!! The activities will begin at 10:00 in the classroom. We have games, crafts, and
another activity planned. Then, we will go to the cafeteria at 10:45 for the finger foods and snacks. We plan to
finish in the cafeteria just before 11:30, so parents and students can all come back to the classroom together to
gather their belongings and go home.