December 5th Newsletter

In reading this week, we worked on writing a personal narrative.  A personal narrative is a true story about something that happened to the writer.  I was very pleased with the writing of the students, considering this is the first formal piece of writing they have done for me.

We started a Holidays Around the World unit this week. We started in the country of Holland.  We learned that Dutch children start the holiday season on the evening of December 5th.  On this night they leave out their wooden shoes in the hopes that Sinterklass will leave presents and candy.  Then the actual Christmas celebration on December 25th is a very solemn occasion celebrating the birth of Christ.  We made some wooden shoes and left them on our desks over the weekend in the hopes that Sinterklass will be able to visit us as well as the children of Holland.  Next week our trip will take us to the country of Sweden and maybe Mexico.

THERE IS A 2 HOUR EARLY OUT NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR INSERVICE!!

It would be of great help if you could put your child's name in their winter clothing.  Black snowpants all look alike and it is very difficult to tell whose is whose.