It's the most wonderful time of the year!

The past few weeks have FLOWN by! I cannot believe that it is already the last day before Christmas Break!! I apologize for being out of the loop the past few days, a tummy bug had me down and out! Thankfully I was able to return today and bid the kids farewell before break! 

Here are some reminders: 

We will start our winter break on Monday 12-19-16 and return Monday January 2. Please take time to enjoy this with your family!! :) 

We will not have homework over break! I will send home homework on Monday January 2 for that week. Progress report folders will resume Friday January 6. 

Thank you SO much for an awesome 2016! I can't wait to see what 2017 brings! 

Holidays Around the World (Week of 11-28-16)

This week we learned how other countries celebrate Christmas. Here is a peek at our week! 

Monday:  Today we talked about how we celebrate Christmas in America and made a family traditions quilt. Here is a picture of it:

Tuesday: Today we learned about Christmas in Mexico. We made poinsettias and wrote about how their Christmas was different from ours. Here is some of our work:

Wednesday: Today we learned about Christmas in France. We made a nativity scene and talked about how it is different from our Christmas. 

Thursday: Today during Science, we used cookies to show the different phases of the moon. Here are some pictures:

  

We also learned about Christmas in Israel. We made  menorahs and sang the dreidle song.

Friday: Today we learned about Christmas in Germany. We made these Christmas trees and ate them! We also chose which country we would want to celebrate Christmas in and why.

Reminders: 

*The book fair will be here until the 7th! 

*On Wednesday December 14 we will have Polar Express Day and the kids can bring a blanket/pillow

* Our class holiday party is Thursday December 15 (see the note in progress report folder or the link on here) 

*Our winter break begins Monday 12-19-16 :)