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Alligator News

It's hard to believe that tomorrow is December and we have about 3 weeks until winter break! We have much to do before the break!

In math this week we're working on skip counting. We're using a hundred grid to count by 2's, 5's and 10's. We sang a song to practice odd and even numbers. Over the next 3 weeks we'll work on money and shapes.

In Social Studies we're learning all about Thomas Jefferson and his contributions to our country. I've told the children to find out what foods he brought back form France and I will see who can find out by tomorrow. Next week we will connect Thomas Jefferson to our explorers Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea. We will become explorers and travel like Lewis and Clark on The Voyage of Discovery.

Polar Express and Pajama Day-On Friday, December 9th, we will be having a special guest read Polar Express to our class, as we relax and wear our comfortable pajamas. Here are some guidelines for Pajama Day. Please be sure your child is dressed warmly. We will be going out to recess, so  they will need shoes to change into if they choose to wear their slippers to school. They can also wear their pajamas over their clothes if their pajamas are not warm enough. Please call or email me if you have any questions.

Holiday Party-Our holiday party is scheduled on Thursday, December 22nd from 11:30-12:30pm. I've met with Melanie Landers and we will have many games and crafts planned for that day. Thank you in advance to those parents that will be helping that day. This is really a fun way to start the winder break!

From Our Wonderful Counselors

Dear Sope Creek Family.

We are holding our annual Holiday Bear gift card program and would like you to consider making a gift card donation to help our Sope Creek families during this holiday season. Bears with store and amount designations are posted on the main bulletin board in the school lobby.  Please consider helping by taking a bear and obtaining a gift card.  Gift cards can be returned to your child’s grade level counselor by December 15.  Your generosity will help to make this a brighter holiday for many of our children and their families.  Thank you in advance, and may each of you have a wonderful holiday.

Your Counselors

 

Chick-Fil-A Night

Greetings!

  

Tuesday 11/ 29 is Sope Creek Spirit Night

at  Chick- Fil- A - Woodlawn Square 5:00- 8:00

 

Students will have a great time catching up with friends and will explore the many ways to be SMART!

 

Give yourself a break from cooking and head on over!

Free Ice Cream! 

 

The class with the highest percentage of students attending will earn lunch on the stage with Mrs. Whalen.

 

 

 

 

Alligator News

The children had a wonderful time at their Thanksgiving lunch yesterday. Everyone was dressed in their very best and loved how festive the lunchroom looked, as they ate their Thanksgiving lunch.

We've finished our I am Thankful for... books and will send them home today. I was impressed with their ideas! We're continuing to work on nouns, verbs and adjectives in the classroom. This is helping us write super, interesting sentences.

In math we will continue place value and estimating to the nearest 10. We will be working on skip counting and then we're on to money, fractions and time.

In science we've had a great time learning about landforms. Ask your children to body map the different landforms. Tomorrow we will be making our own landform cookie. I will take pictures because I'm sure the landforms will end up being eaten and not taken home to show you! After the break we'll be starting our study of Thomas Jefferson.

I hope all of you will have a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving! Be safe!

Alligator News

I can't believe we have only one more week until the Thanksgiving break. We will be very busy next week.

In writing we're continuing our pattern book. The title is I am Thankful For.... We will finish our books next week and send them home for you to read. We continue working on nouns and pronouns and will learn all about verbs(action words) and adjectives(describing words). This will help us become even better writers.

In math we will continue counting on number lines and number grids. This will be helpful with counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's.

In science we've been discussing maps and globes and did a venn diagram to compare the two of them. We will continue working on maps and start our study of landforms.

Thank you for helping your children with their homework. Don't forget that IXL is part of the weekly homework and I get a list every Monday to show me how everyone is doing and how long they've been on for the week. Also, remember that RAZ does count for reading, if they want to do that for their reading homework.

Have a fantastic Friday and wonderful weekend!  Happy Veteren's Day!

Alligator News

Thanks to our wonderful PTA for sponsoring High Touch/High Tech today. The children had an amazing time learning all about sound and getting a terrific hands on experience. Next week we will start our study of landforms. More info will follow next week.

In math we're working on greater than, less than and equal numbers. Over the next few weeks, we will be working on skip counting, money and graphs. Keep practicing math facts at home!

In Language Arts, we wrote an acrostic poem about fall. We illustrated them and put them in the hall for everyone to admire! We will be working on our What are We Thankful for stories over the next 2 weeks. I'll send them home when they are finished.

I want to remind you that next Tuesday will be a teacher workday, so there is no school for the children.

Remember to put your clocks back this weekend!