Crittenden's Critters
Weekly Updates from Room F7!
Dates to Remember
*Friday, December 18- College Gear Day
*Friday, December 18 - Class Holiday Party
*December 21- January 1- Winter Break
*Monday, January 18- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No School
Upcoming Birthdays
December 19- Tyler
January 4- Gopal
January 27 - Harman
Filling Our Buckets
Twisted Fairy Tale
World Traveling for the Holidays
Scrabble Tiles Needed!
Mystery Reader Needed!
Here's how it works: Come to the classroom at 3:05 this Friday afternoon (or a different time if that time does not work for you) with your favorite book from home, or let me choose a book from the classroom for you! The book can be holiday themed, or it can be a favorite between you and your child. The kids receive hints about the reader, and finally their identity is revealed. They are ALWAYS so excited!
Please follow the link to sign up to be our Mystery Reader for this Friday! We also need some readers for January as well :)
Gecko Run!
Thank you to parents who have turned in their money from fundraising...if you have not already turned it in, please turn in your money by tomorrow, December 8th!
I am so excited for this run-- all the money raised goes back into our school to help provide fun, engaging learning opportunities for all students! If you have any questions, please let me know!
Weekly Curriculum Update
Foundational- Cubs will be studying the suffix -s for the next two weeks. It is important for them to recognize the suffix (ending) and the baseword so that they can decode words with the suffix -s in connected text. They will be learning how to separate the baseword from the suffix and spell the baseword, then add the suffix at the end.
Bears will be learning about glued sound endings for the next two weeks. We will be learning about /ng/ endings this week (ANG,ING,ONG,UNG) and the /nk/ endings next week (ANK, INK, ONK, UNK)
Literature-We will be continuing to learn about retelling a story and the components of a good retell. We will be covering characters, setting, main events, main idea and problem/solution.
Math-Cubs will be working on tens frames and recognizing groups of numbers by tens and ones. They will also be revisiting shapes and comparing sizes of objects.
Bears will be beginning to take a look into mixed addition and subtraction story problems. Students need to be able to identify what kind of problem it is and use strategies to solve it. We will also be introducing place value again and how it helps us to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Writing- For the next two weeks, we will be focusing on adding details to make our stories come to life for the reader. We will also be focusing on punctuation and whether or not our story makes sense.
Social Studies-I am so excited about our study of diversity and culture this month with our Holidays Around the World unit. We will be "traveling" to 9 different countries to study their culture, and learn about a holiday from that culture and how they celebrate. We will deepen our understanding of the diversity in the world and in our classroom over the next few months.
Have a Question? Contact Me!
Email: scrittenden@powayusd.com
Location: 12362 Springhurst Drive, San Diego, CA, United States
Phone: (858)391-2607