Please Bring In Those Orange "Take Home Reading" Bags!

In Room A-2 every student is reading books at their level every day. 
I am hoping with the Take Home Reading book bags we can keep up that reading over the Winter Break.

I hope you are doing well.  Your children keep telling about all of your holiday preparations--I can tell you are enjoying the season.  This past weekend I put holiday lights up with my son and he loves waiting for them to come on each evening.  Here is the Room A-2 newsletter for the week:

Festival of Cultures - India
Last week the students and I began reading about India and recording some of our new learning in a notebook.  This week we will continue our study and work together to create a map of India's major cities and landforms.  We will also make and write about the Flag of India.

Home Reading Books in the Bright Orange Bag
Please make sure your student brings back their Take Home Reading Books to me next Monday.  I want to make sure every student has a new set of books to read over the holiday break.  Even if you forget next Monday, bring them on Tuesday or Wednesday etc.  I will send out another email reminder about this and contact you directly if needed.

Curriculum Overview
Literacy - Recognizing the new information we learn when reading non-fiction books, including non-fiction books about India

Math - Solving subtraction problems with numbers that have many zeros in them making regrouping more complicated.

Writing - Studying and emulating the style of one of our favorite authors, Jonathan London.

Language Conventions - Adjectives and adverbs

Leadership - Habit 3 - Put First Things First

This is what the Take Home Reading book bags look like.