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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

*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.) In class, we have been learning how to stretch out words to listen for letter sounds. Find 3 things in a book, magazine or internet that begin with "V". Stretch out each word (i.e. “vase” would sound like vvvvaaaaassssss). Write the sounds you heard to make the word. Have a parent write the true spelling below your word. 2.) Write your first name 5 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase.

Tuesday (Math): Use an object in your home to show a group of ten, such as ten cheerios. Using paper, glue them into a box with ten squares. Discuss why ten is less than 12...etc.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been learning about families, things we do together and places we go. Now write two sentences to tell where you like to go with a friend and what you like to do. Check for finger spaces, capitals and punctuation. Draw a picture of your best friend!

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Make a list of _at words (like cat, that, hat, etc.) Draw little illustrations next to the words if you can. How many words can you think of?

Friday: FAMILY FUN PROJECT: Cut out pictures of food that your family eats for Thanksgiving and glue them onto a paper plate. On a strip of paper, write one sentence to describe how your family will celebrate this Thanksgiving holiday. Be sure to use finger spaces, capitals and punctuation.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team

*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.) In class, we have been learning how to stretch out words to listen for letter sounds. Find 3 things in or around your house that begin with "H". Stretch out each word (i.e. hat would sound like hhhhaaaaat). Write the sounds you heard to make the word. Have a parent write the true spelling below your word. 2.) Write your first name 5 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase.

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture of 10 feathers. Write the numbers 1-10 on each feather. Color the first feather red, the second feather brown, the sixth feather green, the seventh feather orange and the ninth feather yellow. Follow the correct order and read your feathers aloud to an adult at home. Say the ordinal number words: first, second, third, fourth, fifth...tenth.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Make a picture of an animal in its home. For example, a bird’s home is a nest; foxes live in dens; a bear lives in a cave, etc. You can draw your pictures, find pics on the computer, or cut out a picture from a magazine.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Draw a picture of you and your classroom friends using colors and details. Label the pictures. 2.) Write2 (two) sentences about your friends. Remember to use capitalization, punctuation and finger spaces when you write your sentences.

Friday (Reading activities): Go to the library and find some books about Thanksgiving this weekend.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team

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