DIRECTIONS On the following slide is a one page newsletter to print and send home to parents for the month of December. All text is in text boxes and can be edited to fit your classroom’s needs The academic focuses of the month, word lists, and focus topic all align to the ULS curriculum YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE ITEMS IN RED FONT TO MATCH YOUR INFORMATION/NEEDS! Additionally, change the school photo at the top of the page to reflect your school.

Students Return to School Class Newsletter (912) 395-3925 December 2016 Paige.gordon@sccpss.com WELCOME TO Mrs. Gordon’s CLASSROOM Reading Letters and Sounds; A, c, g, p, s, t, fr Word Families; ‘ag’ and ‘ock’ Spelling and Word Study ACADEMIC FOCUSES THIS MONTH Math Counting, addition, and subtraction Gathering and sorting data Telling Time; to the hour, and half-hour Money; matching coins to value, counting how much up to $5.00, and which cost more Writing Unscrambling sentences Word Matching Word and/or picture selection to complete sentences Sentence construction Timeline Construction MONTHLY FOCUS TOPIC This month our focus topic will be “Holiday Traditions.” Students will learn about various holiday traditions. The leveled book, It’s Our Tradition, will present a series of traditions celebrated by families. Some of the traditions are tied to familiar winter holidays while others can apply to a variety of reasons for celebration. In the Easy Read Book, Traditions Day at School, more traditions will be introduced and provide students with the opportunity to compare and contrast how families celebrate in similar and different ways. HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD SPELLING LISTS Word List 1 Word List 2 My And Eat We Day What With After Says Our Every Play WAYS TO HELP YOUR STUDENT Review high-frequency words at home, have your student write about their day, practice telling time for key events (dinner, bed, practice, etc.) FOR YOUR CALENDAR December 21 – 30 Winter Break January 2 Holiday for all January 4 Students Return to School