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Pudding and Michael Jackson, our class gerbils, got an early Christmas gift this week. We have been saving up toilet paper and paper towel tubes, and this week we filled their cage with them instead of bedding. We are calling it TubeWorld, and we love watching the gerbils tunnel and explore. Please send more tubes in with your child to school for the gerbils' Christmas fun. We will be decorating some of the tubes you send with nontoxic crayons to make their little home festive and fun for the holidays.

Also, instead of homework this week, we would like the students to get started with their Winter Break Packet. All packets are due on the first school day in January.

Our Rainbow Wall is filling up with excellent behavior! So far this school year, the students have completed over 40 rainbows by showing excellent behavior in class. A permission slip came home today in your child's blue folder regarding a pizza party we are having on Friday. Please fill it out today and return it tomorrow so that we can plan our Rainbow Wall party.

Also, here is a link to the Winter Packet for Kindergarten. This is required homework for students to complete over the winter break. Please follow the link, print out the booklets, and have your child complete and return the work in January when we return. We will send reminders about the Winter Packets as the holidays get closer.

Thanks, and have a fantastic week,

*BE SURE TO WRITE NAME AND DATE ON EACH PAGE OF HOMEWORK*

**ALL ARTWORK, DRAWING AND WRITING MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY BY THE STUDENTS.**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names 3 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Think of some words that start with the /k/ sound and make a list. Stretch out the words so you can hear and write all the sounds. Then write 3 sentences using 3 of your words.

Tuesday (Math): Make a list of all the things around you or at home that come in pairs, such as 2 gloves or 2 hands. Next, draw these groups of 2's several times to show pairs, and write 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 next to the pictures. Can you figure out why they call this “skip counting”?

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Make a list of different types of weather that can be found on the earth. Draw a picture of all of them and label your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Write a sentence using as many words that begin with the /k/ sound as you can (i.e. “Can cuddly cats kiss kangaroos?”)Silly sentences are fine! Be sure to use a capital at the beginning of the sentence, finger spaces between words, and end with punctuation. 2.) Illustrate your sentence using colors and details.

Friday(Reading): Pick three of your favorite books. Scan through each book to find words that you already know, then read your books aloud to a family member.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team