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Religion: We are learning more about Advent,

Jesus and Mary and the Christmas story. We
gathered with Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
graders for an Advent prayer service celebrating
the second week of Advent. We read the story A
Stocking for Jesus. Each class received a stocking
to hang in the classroom. Students are filling the
stocking with gifts of kindness for Jesus. We
celebrated the Feast Day of St. Nicholas with a
letter writing activity.
Reading: We are working with short and long
vowel sounds. We are reading and writing words
with silent e. We are working with plurals (adding s
and es) and possessives (adding s to nouns).We
are writing in our December journals.

Mrs. Harris
December 9, 2016

Reminders
*Please return all library books.
*December book report is due on
Wednesday, December 14.
*Christmas Program is Thursday,
December 15 at 7:00 PM in the
church. Doors will open at 6:30.
Children need to in the Parish Hall at
6:45 (the basement of the church).

Math: We started the chapter about subtraction

strategies. We began with the strategy of counting
back. We are using number lines to help us count
back to find the difference.
Science: We are reading the sun. We are talking
about what makes day and night. We are
describing the sun as the star closest to the earth.
Social Studies: We are working on using map
skills. We are using the map key and direction
words to find things on a map.

Gingerbread Fred

Its not too late!

We are collecting new pajamas any
size from newborn to adult.
Pajamas are due
Wednesday, December 14.
Thank you for your helping other families!

Gingerbread Fred and

Gingerbread Freida have
visited eight more homes of
the first graders. We are
enjoying listening to the
journal pages and seeing
what is inside each tin.
There have been so many
interesting things!