1. Mrs. Hake’s
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Week in Review:
This week we learned about different holidays celebrated by different cultures. Each day, we traveled around the world to different countries: Africa, England, Holland, Israel, Russia and France. At each stop we learned about the culture and traditions, wrote about it, colored a picture, made a craft, and had a snack. We ended the week with a presentation from a special visitor. He taught us all about how some people celebrate Hanukkah! We got to see a real Menorah!
At Next Week:
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY
Letters of the Week: None
Theme for the Week: Polar Express/Gingerbread
Science/Social Studies: Cultures
Math: Comparing numbers and ways to make 5 and 10
Rainbow Words: to
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, December 20th – 10:00 Christmas Party
December 21st – January 2nd Christmas Break (No School)
Wednesday, January 3rd –
First day back in 2018
Contact info:
Kari Hake

2. Please see the attached paper for December’s Assessment.
Holiday
Party
The next big celebration in Kindergarten is our Holiday Party. The party will be on Wednesday, December 20th at 10:00. As always, parents are welcome, but not obligated to attend our celebration. Our homeroom mom will be contacting families to donate items or time as needed. There is NO gift exchange in Kindergarten!
Review all the letters and corresponding sounds. The holiday break is a good time to catch up. We're almost done with the whole alphabet!
Practice tying shoes. After January if your child cannot tie their shoes they will need to find a tying shoe expert in the class to help them.
Try adding and subtracting within 5 using toys, books, or cotton balls...
COUNT – our goal at this point is to count to 50, but, 100 is just around the corner.
Count by 5s and 10s.
Skipping can be a fun way to let out energy indoors.
READ! Read a book for fun, read at bedtime, read a book on your level, read a book from the library, read a new book, read an old book, read to a sister or brother, have someone read to you… Just Read! 
Trace, cut, practice:
Rainbow Words
December Assessment
Please see the attached paper for December’s Assessment. to
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