December- In the Know

December is always a busy month for Primary. Our class will attend the showing of “A Christmas Carol” on the 14^th and the début of our class book and author’s tea is scheduled for the 15^th at 1:00. I know the kids are very excited to share their hard work with you! Immediately after the author’s tea we will celebrate the season with our class Christmas party hosted by Cassie Camacho. We hope everyone will be able to join us for both of special these events. December 18th will be a special "fun" day for our class. We will take a break from our normal routine to learn some new games, share stories and focus on Responsive Classroom activities. The following day (12/19) is a non-academic early release day. Students are encouraged to wear pajamas because they will not go to class on this day, rather they will have a visit from Santa and join the rest of the school for some fun and games before leaving for Christmas vacation. 

 December is a fun month, but it's also a short month for academics which means we have a lot to cover academically and every minute counts! In ELA we are writing about gifts and gift-givers, reading and spelling words with “glued” sounds and exploring how Christmas is celebrated around the world. Students are exploring rock properties and transitioning from plant lifecycles to soil and rock weathering in STEM. We are excited to explore rocks hands-on by mining, panning and sifting sand, gems and silt.