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December 14, 2025
December 14, 2025
We will be taking the middle-of-the-year i-Ready diagnostic tests next week.
This assessment helps show how much your child has grown since the beginning of the year and what skills they still need support with.
It’s important that students get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and arrive to school on time.
The Math diagnostic will be on 12/8 and 12/9.
The Reading diagnostic will be on 12/10 and 12/11.
Thank you for helping your child be prepared and ready to do their best!
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
We will be putting up holiday stockings in our classroom soon! These will be for decoration and also for a small stocking-stuffer exchange. Each student is invited to bring a small trinket or treat to help fill everyone’s stockings—items like squishies, pencils, small notepads, stickers, etc.
If you’re able, we also have an Amazon wish list with a few items that would help make this extra special for the kids. Any donation is greatly appreciated!
Students will take their filled stockings home on the last day of school before the holiday break.
Thank you so much for your support and holiday cheer!
This list also contains items to replenish our prize store.
EXPERT JOURNAL
(Spring Research Project)
In your child's take-home folder last Friday was a very important note about our spring research project. Please read it carefully with your child. The 2nd page will need to be filled out and returned to school no later than Monday, December 15.
In order to be able to take notes for the research, students will each need a set of 50 spiral bound ruled index cards with 5 different colors. Please make sure to get the 4 x 6 size. These can be found several places. At Amazon they come in a 2-pack. You might want to split an order with someone. Here are some links if you want to purchase them online. The brand does not matter.
https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/193044/Office-Depot-Brand-Spiral-Ruled-Index/#Specs
These will need to be purchased and brought to school when we return from the holidays in January. If you have trouble finding one or need me to provide one, please let me know. I have a few extra ones on hand.
Upcoming Curriculum
Upcoming Curriculum
Reading/Language Arts
I can identify root words and their meanings.
I can explain the difference between synonyms and antonyms and use them correctly.
I can use suffixes to change the meaning of words.
I can identify the relationships between words and apply those relationships to complete analogies.
I can explain what the "E" stands for and how it is used in the RACES writing strategy.
I can draft the beginning and middle paragraphs of my personal narrative.
Math
I can represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
I can represent real word problems using number pairs in a table and verbal descriptions.
Science
I can explore, illustrate, and compare life cycles in organisms such as beetles, crickets, radishes, or lima beans.
Social Studies
I can describe and explain the importance of various cultural celebrations in Texas.
EVENTS
EVENTS
Saturday, December 6th
-PTA's Breakfast With Santa @ 8:00 - 10:00 a.m
Wednesday, December 17th
-Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18th
-Early Release
Wednesday, January 7th
Students return to school
MATH CORNER
MATH CORNER
Multiplication and Division Application
Unit Summary: December 1-December 18
Through repeated exposure and practice, students solidify their understanding of the standard algorithm to solve problems involving multiplication of a two-digit number by a one-digit number. Students represent multiplication and division in contextual situations, which provide real-life experiences and enable students to construct multiplication and division models (concrete, pictorial, and area models), equal groups, arrays, strip diagrams, and equations in a relevant way to solve 1- and 2-step problems involving multiplication and division.
Real-world numerical relationships are presented using input-output tables. Students explore number pairs in tables to determine additive and multiplicative patterns that exist and represent the pattern (or process) using equations and expressions.
GT Corner
GT Corner
Have you heard of the website Hoagies' Gifted Education? It has several resources for parents and educators in the support of highly gifted children. We highly recommend you check it out!
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