Chestnut Street Parent Newsletter
December 2021
WHUFSD Vision
#RamPride #RamFam
December Reminders...
Please be sure to revisit this newsletter throughout the month for updates!
- Please complete the Parent University Input Survey below to offer to present a workshop or to express what workshop topics you would be interested in!
- Photo Retake Day is Friday, December 3, 2021.
- If your child will be absent, please call Nurse Angela before 8:30 AM at 516-390-3155
- If there will be a change in your child's afternoon transportation, please write a note or email to the teacher. For last-minute changes, please call Ms. Leto before 2:00 PM. 516-390-3150.
- PTA meeting Monday, November 29th at 7:30 PM in the George Washington cafeteria.
Our Annual Trip to Tanglewood Preserve!
Mr. Ianniello's Class
Mrs. Pospisil & Emily
Mrs. Pospisil's Class
Mrs. Scully & Mrs. Hicks' Class
Two brave students from Room 7!
Feeding the animals!
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Conversation Starters
Virtual Parent Workshops
Please note in order to access the webinar series, you must register via email at kristen@buildingbetterfuturesllc.com . Upon registration, you will receive the virtual link and password to the workshop session. Even if you are unable to attend a live session, by registering you will automatically receive the link to the recorded session. See detailed information below and on the district website here: https://www.whufsd.com/page/parents-as-partners-webinar-series
Sight Words- Try at Home!
In Reader's Workshop...
We are winding down in our We Are Reader's Unit. We have learned all the foundational reading skills that we will build upon as we grow as readers! See the images below to know more about each skill we've learned or will learn by the end of this unit. Each colored post-it note is a different lesson from the unit. You can use these at home to support your child's literacy!
Continue to read your books from the library, the sight word readers, and the guided reading books as well as the books your child borrows from the classroom library!
In Writer's Workshop...
In December we will be publishing our first pieces of writing - our List/Label books! We will write about our favorite foods or our favorite people. Stay tuned for our published pieces!
Please be patient with your child! Encourage them to listen for the beginning sound of the word they want to write. They are not expected to spell words correctly. Phonemic awareness is the goal- matching letters to their sounds.
See below for some big ideas from our writing unit!
Some of the 'Non-Negotiables' that you can expect from your child's writing include:
Use more than one color when drawing
Use real-life, appropriate colors
Figures have shapes for body
Sketch matches the “label” (word, letter, etc.)
In Math Workshop...
Students will answer the essential questions below. Be sure to ask your child these questions!
What are plane shapes?
How do you describe 2-D shapes?
What are solid objects?
Students will work on the following skills:
Describing, identifying, and comparing 2-D shapes
Counting and representing quantities
Composing and decomposing 2-D shapes
We are also using ST Math to support deep conceptual understanding via personalized learning. You must use ClassLink to access ST Math. The link is below.
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