{"id":650,"date":"2017-12-17T13:17:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T18:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/polgarj\/?p=650"},"modified":"2017-12-17T13:17:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T18:17:56","slug":"news-for-the-week-of-december-18-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/polgarj\/2017\/12\/17\/news-for-the-week-of-december-18-22\/","title":{"rendered":"News for the Week of December 18-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, December 18 &#8211; No red folders went home this week. Return blue folders only.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, December 20 &#8211; Late Start. Students report to school an hour later. We did not have library last week. So students will check-in and check-out books this week.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, December 21 &#8211; Holiday Party &#8211; Mrs Polgar&#8217;s class will celebrate with a Holiday party from 12-1 in the afternoon. A donation list will be sent out only to families signed up for the month of December to help out with party donations. So, please check your child&#8217;s folder on Monday to see if you are signed up for December.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, December 22 &#8211; Howard will have their annual Holiday Sing-a-Along in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Winter Break &#8211; Monday, December 25 &#8211; Friday, January 5. Students report back to school on Monday, January 8.<\/p>\n<p>Peek at the Week:<\/p>\n<p>Letters of the Alphabet &#8211; We have covered all the letters of the alphabet. So we will review letter i.d, sounds and writing letters A-Z in upper-case and lower-case. Student goals by next card marking in January are to know letters and sounds of the letters of the alphabet. Also, writing letters with correct formation.<\/p>\n<p>Vowels &#8211; We have been reviewing short and long vowel sounds AEIOU. Applying short vowel sounds in CVC words like; bat, mat, sit, pit, sun, fun, top, mop, pet, bet<\/p>\n<p>Sight words &#8211; New sight words for week &#8211; run\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 find. We will also review sight words we have previously learned with a writing activity.<\/p>\n<p>Math &#8211; We will review addition adding one more and taking one away, double facts, and solving addition equations vertically and horizontally.\u00a0 Solving math story problems and reviewing graphs &#8211; how to read a graph and understanding greater than, less than and fewer math terms.<\/p>\n<p>Social Studies &#8211; We will continue with trade and barter. Students will learn why we trade and barter in the economic system. What is a good trade or a bad trade? What does trade and exchange mean?<\/p>\n<p>Science &#8211; We continue with our weather unit. Graphing and understanding weather conditions and how they effect us and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Writing &#8211; This week we will learn about reindeer in an informational writing unit.<\/p>\n<p>Reading &#8211; We will compare stories about the Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread Boy. We will write a short response- If you were a Gingerbread boy or Gingerbread girl where would you run?<\/p>\n<p>Reading groups &#8211; Please remember to read the books that are being sent home along with sight word ring cards in your child&#8217;s book bags. It is important that they are getting extra practice reading at home and practicing reading strategies at home.<\/p>\n<p>Have a warm and cozy day!<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Polgar<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, December 18 &#8211; No red folders went home this week. Return blue folders only. Wednesday, December 20 &#8211; Late Start. Students report to school an hour later. We did not have library last week. So students will check-in and check-out books this week. 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