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Happy December

Happy December! We have a short and busy month ahead of us with lots of fun celebrations, learning, singing and excitement.

Our new sight words this week are:

came
be
out
white
brown

Our new poem is:


This week we will be spending time in another grade 1 class with another grade one teacher each day! Each teacher has a special activity planned. Ask me to tell you which teacher I worked with today and what I did with them.

We continue to work on problem solving in math. We are learning to break apart numbers 1-20. Today we looked at a math problem with 12 monkeys. When it rained, some of them went up into a small tree and some went to the big tree. How many combinations could there be. We have been working hard on learning the "partners of 10" these past few weeks. I should have a solid understanding of the many different ways to make 10 using two numbers. Please practice this with me at home. You can say "5 and __???__ make 10?" and ask me to fill in the blank.

Important Dates
·     December 11- Winter Concert A (Granger) @ 6:30  Dress Rehearsal @ 10:00 am
·     December 12- Winter Concert B (Ly) @ 6:30  Dress Rehearsal @ 2:00 pm
·     December 19- Kindergarten Winter Concerts/ Last Day of classes prior to Winter Break/P.J. Day and Winter Celebration Party 


Hearts 4 the Homeless

This year Copperfield School is hosting a "Hearts 4 the Homeless" campaign in support of the Mustard Seed because Copperfield has Heart. We are connecting with the Mustard Seed, who offer services that help people make positive and lasting change in their lives. During the holidays, they collect backpacks stuffed with useful items to distribute.  For items to donate, and more information please click on this link.

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