Classroom News

Math

This week during math, we have been learning about how to decompose and compose numbers to 10.  We learned how to play "Bears on a Bus." Below are pictures of students filling up the bus!  A card was drawn and students had to figure out how many more people were needed to get to 10.  Finding partner numbers to 10 is something that you can continue to practice at home!

Gingerbread Houses

Thank you to all of the families that made donations to our class Gingerbread making project.  Students had a wonderful time learning about the various types of gingerbread books.  They enjoyed writing about how they would catch a gingerbread man.  We have a lot of creative friends! We worked vigorously preparing for our Gingerbread play with the second grade book buddies.  Despite being a difficult task, the students did a tremendous job in front of their peers!

Sight Words of the Week

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Social Studies: Holidays Around the World

This week our class took a plane to visit Israel to celebrate Hanukkah and Germany to celebrate Christmas.  They loved the idea of following along with the flight simulator video to pretend to fly to a new country.  In Israel, students learn about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.  We learned about the Festival of Lights and how one candle is lit each night.  Students were surprised to hear that children get one gift each of the 8 nights of celebration.  In Germany, we learned about the nutcracker and yule log.  We made our own Christmas tree advent calendars as an art project.  Germany is one of my favorite places to visit because I get to bring my pickle ornament in and teach children about my family tradition.  A pickle ornament is placed on our Christmas tree last by a parent.  After all presents are open, the children try to be the first person to find the pickle.  That person gets an extra present and as the story goes, they will receive good luck for the year.