Dear Grizzly Bears Families, 

Season’s greetings! 

We hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!! 

Important events in December:

· Secret Santa Gift Exchange: 
In honor of Christmas Day on December 25th, we will be celebrating this holiday and have a gift exchange on Friday, December 19th. In order for your student to participate in the gift exchange, they must bring in a wrapped gift valued at $5 or less before or on Friday, December 19th. We will play a gift exchange game during the activity.

· Friday 12/12, Sunset Winter Program. 
  Please pay attention to the Director’s Newsletter for more details. 

· Friday 12/12,  Early Closure.  
  The school will be closing at 4pm for our monthly staff meeting. 

· Sunday 12/21, First Day of Winter.

· Thursday 12/25, Christmas Day. Merry Christmas!! 

  School Closed.

· Birthdays:  Friday 12/05, Theodore’s birthday.

       Happy Birthday to You, Theodore!!

December Focus:

Language Arts:  

· Sight Words Level A & B 

· Vowels and Consonants

· Short and Long Vowel Sounds

· Consonant Blends and Digraphs
· Read Aloud:  The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
A Charlie Brown Christmas by Various DVD
Then and Now for Reading Street (YouTube)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault

Mathematics:

· More Addition and Subtraction

Science & Technology: 
· Life Science: Animals/Trees
· Robotics: Crab-bot and Alarm-bot

Social Studies: 

· Life Long Ago and Today 

Thanks,

–Ms. Guoli