November 30th News and Notes

To Look For In The Friday Folder ...
Three items of interest will be coming home in the Communication Folder on Friday:

*Book Order for December - Books make great Christmas gifts for young readers!  If you would like to order this month, please fill out the form and return with a check for payment made out to Scholastic Book Clubs by Wednesday, December 5th.  Two different flyers will be coming home along with a coupon that can be redeemed on this order only.  You can order off of each flyer but only need one check for payment.  We should have no problem getting the order back before we leave for Christmas Break.  If you would like your order to be a secret, please attach a note telling me so with the order, and I can get the books to you "incognito". 

*Christmas Program Speaking Parts - These parts will be Memory Work for Friday, December 7th and periodically as we continue to prepare for our Christmas Program.  I will scan copies of these forms and have them available on the blog as well.

*Book It! Forms for the Month of December - If you wish to participate, please fill out and return to school by Friday, December 21st.  Please note that the pizza certificates expire after one month of issue date!  This is different from in the past.

YMCA Trip - Friday, December 7th
Grades 1-4 will be traveling to the Hannibal YMCA at noon on Friday to perform songs from our Christmas Program.  We will be taking the school vans.  If you would like to dress  your child in something festive for the season on that day, that would be great!

December Half Birthdays
Children who have birthdays in June will be eligible to celebrate their half birthday in the classroom sometime during the month of December.  In lieu of treats this year (due to allergies), we are requesting that students bring in a book to read (and a guest reader if available) to celebrate their day.  Students may also donate a book to our classroom library if desired.  If your child has a June birthday, please let me know what day in December would work best for your schedule.  Thanks!

Religion
Memory Work for the Week of December 3rd:

Tuesday (First and Second)
Those shepherds ran down from their hillside in haste
Wond'ring what they would find in that place filled with love.
They peeked in, and saw Him, 'twas just as it had been
Announced by the angels above.

Thursday (First and Second)
I know who that Baby is there in that manger,
I know in my heart it is Jesus alone.
Who brought me the gift of my sins all forgiven
So I can make heaven my home.

Friday (First and Second)
Your child's Christmas Program Speaking Part

Reading
First Grade Reading Story:  Smile, Mike!
Vocabulary:  call   how   more   funny   there   so

Second Grade Reading Story:  Abuelo and the Three Bears
Vocabulary:  medium   stubborn   noticed   cozy   arrive   argue

Spelling

First Grade Words:  like   spike   ride   hide   bike   mine    make    came
Bonus:  funny

Second Grade Words:  near   ear   dear   where   here   steer   deer   cheer   verb   perch
Bonus:  medium

Sonic Superstars of the Week:
First Grade:  Jacob Flowers
Second Grade:  Kaleb Rickey

Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Christmas Stories ... continued

Thanks for all that you do!  Have a great weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org