Christmas is in the Air!

I hope your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! It's amazing that we have less than 3 weeks until Christmas break. During these weeks, we have so many fun things to do!!

This week in Reading, we're all studying figurative language, plot, and use of illustrations through the treasured Christmas book, The Polar Express. Next Thursday and Friday, we'll watch the movie to make comparisons with the book and enjoy a warm cup of hot chocolate. YUM!!

We have some exciting special events coming up:

Monday, December 10th - Storybook Christmas
This event includes CHS honor students recreated beloved children's books. Live theater (and some candy treats) are so much fun. Admission is a new book (dollar stores are great places for these).

Friday, December 14th - Treats, Treasures, and Traditions program - 1:45
I hope you will be able to join us for an exciting program we are working to present. We are creating a book where each child will have a 2-page spread including Christmas poems they have written, the recipe for their favorite Christmas food, and their family's Christmas traditions. Our program to you will be a presentation of poems, read by the students, and some other special elements. We'd love to be able to sample the recipes included in the book, so if you're able to make yours for use to taste, we'll have a grand tasting party at the end of our presentation.

Tuesday, December 16th - "The Toys Take Over Christmas" Play @ CHS - 8:30
Admission will only be $1 per student as the school will pay the rest of the ticket price!

Thursday, December 18th - CMS band concert @ the Arena - 10:30

Friday, December 19th - Class Christmas Party
We'll do a breakfast party complete with Christmas Minute-To-Win-It games! Let me know if you can help with the games. We'll do the game portion late-morning.

Treats,

Treasures, & Traditions

Send in your traditions and recipes by

FRIDAY!!

MAP Testing is coming up. See the schedule below to know when your child will do reading and math:
3rd - Lay & Lundy
4th - Bramlett & Bruce
11th - Daniels & Harris
12th - Myers & Hart
15th - Tipton & Faulkner

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