December News
Wow! It is hard to believe December is already here.
The class continues to work well together and we have settled into a nice routine. We are happy to have Miss Mathers in our class as a teacher candidate from Althouse College. She will be with us until December 20, 2024.
Tis the season for runny noses and coughing. We are really going through a lot of tissues. So we are in desperate need of tissues. We would greatly appreciate any donations.
Our concert is on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Our performance is at 2:15 p.m. Please wear something nice for the performance.
Shoebox Floats materials are due at school Monday, December 2, 2024
White Elephant Sale - Friday, December 6th. Donations will be accepted until Thursday, December 5th.
Traditions Fair on Tuesday, December 17th . Please send one traditional item to school with your child. A letter about the traditions fair will be sent home later and it will posted on the google classroom.
School food drive will start on Monday, December 2nd and will continue to December 13th. All donations will go to the London Food Bank.
Please remember to send extra mitts and socks to school everyday. The weather has resulted in some wet feet and hands so the extras will help keep hands and feet dry for the day.
Pajama week is Monday, December 16th to Friday, December 20th. Please feel free to wear your jammies or comfy clothes to school any day or everyday if you wish during the last week of school. We will be having a small party on Friday, December 20th Please check to see if you are on the list to see if you are supplying treats for the party. If you are on the list please send the items to school on Friday, December 20th.
In language, we are finishing up procedural writing. We are learning that sentences have one thought and we need to be specific when writing instructions. We have been discussing the importance of punctuation as well as sentences must start with a capital. We are learning the importance of nouns, verbs and adjectives in our sentences. We will begin our study on narrative witing and learning about the text features of narrative writing.
Our math focus is on patterning, adding and subtracting. We are learning different strategies on adding and subtracting numbers. We will be focusing on mental math strategies. We will continue to measurement in the form of time and reading time on a clock as well as area and perimieter.
In social studies, we are continuing to learn about changing families and traditionsin Grade 2 and life in early Canada in Grade 3. We have lots of fun activites planned for the month.