Reminder

"A" students go to Penguin Patch shoppe tomorrow, 12-19-12.
"B" students go to Penguin Patch shoppe on Thursday, 12-20-12.

First, I would like to say "Great job!" to both classes.  Each class had a guest teacher last Thursday and Friday, and they earned super reports!  I am so proud of them for making good choices and working hard.

Gingerbread time...Monday and Tuesday, we read seven different gingerbread tales.  Gingerbread Cowboy and the Gingerbread Girl were the overall favorites!  The classes enjoyed acting out "Five Little Gingerbread Men" while we practiced counting back from 5-0.  We will be partnering with the fourth graders to write our own gingerbread stories in the next few days--what fun!  Until break, we will be learning about Kwanzaa, Hannukah, and Christmas.  We will be having holiday fun!

Tuesday Tip

If your son/daughter is struggling with letter names (upper or lower case), try http://pbskids.org/lions/games/abcd.html.  This is a silly game that helps students to learn the letter names while having fun.  We have used it in class and the kids love it!  I've been told you can hear their laughter down the hall when we complete this activity on the Smart Board.  Hope you like it as much as we do!