December Newsletter

December 3, 2010

Dear Room 16 Parents/ Guardians,

I hope your holiday season is off to a great start. We have been working on many things in Room 16.

Language Arts: We have continuing our unit on the book In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. Once we have finished the book, we will begin a unit on American Stories. We will be working on another Reader’s Theatre piece. The next book report will not begin until after Winter Break. We will also be starting literature circles after the break. I will be contacting those who were interested in helping out to see if you are available to help out with our literature circles.

Writer’s Workshop: We are finishing up writing our narratives. After we complete our narratives we will be working on writing more in-depth summaries.

Math: We have started our fourth unit. We are currently working on Algebra and Functions. We are learning about variables and algebraic expressions. Shortly, we will be studying equations with two variables.

Social Studies: We are currently studying California’s Native Americans. Next, we will begin studying about California Missions.

Science: We have started our next unit on Magnetism and Electricity. We are exploring the force of magnets by discovering what items stick to magnets.

P.E.: On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the students have been enjoying their unit on volleyball. Their next unit will be on dancing. They are also learning about enough eating fruits and vegetables every day. For more information on P.E., feel free to check the P.E. newsletter on the Dilworth website staff page.

Holiday Party: We will be having a holiday party on Friday, December 17, 2010. Our party will begin at 1:00 p.m. Our Room Parent, Mrs. Venkatapuram, will be coordinating parent volunteers for the party. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Intel Field Trip: Thank you for returning the permission slips and donations for the upcoming field trip in January. The students are really looking forward to the field trip.

Some Up Coming Events:

• December 4-6, 2010 – Book Fair
• December 9, 2010 – Holiday Sing Along
• December 10, 2010 – Parents Night Out
• December 11, 2010 – Plant the Garden Day 8:00-12:00
• December 17, 2010 – Holiday Party in Room 16 1:00 p.m.
• December 20 – 31, 2010 – Winter Break
• January 3, 2011 – School Resumes

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at school or via e-mail, at horner_sabrina@cusdk8.org.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Horner