December Update

It is very hard to believe that it is already December!! There is already lots of excitement in the air as students anticipate the upcoming holiday season.

There will be quite a few special events and activities this month so please check the blog often to keep up to date on everything. Important events are outlined on the December calendar. Here are a few important things to note this month:

      Wednesday Dec 21st: Shopping Day for St. Francis of Assisi Christmas Store. Information is going home tomorrow about this event so please check your child's mailbag.
      Thursday Dec 22nd: Students will be performing Christmas Songs! Each class in the school is being given the opportunity to perform and present a Christmas song to the school. Parents are invited to come and watch this event at 1pm in the gym.
     Friday Dec 23rd: This is the last day of school before the Christmas Break! School resumes on Monday, January 9th.


 Even with all of our special events this month we will still be covering a lot of the curriculum. Here is what we will be focusing on in each subject this month:

      Math: We will continue to work on graphing data using different types of graphs and will explore addition and subtraction strategies.
      Language: We will be finishing up our work on persuasive writing and learning the last of the 5 "Daily 5" activities.
      Science: We have started our unit on Solids and Liquids! We will continue to explore into this subject and do a few small experiments.
      The Arts: We have moved on from our focus on Visual Arts and will be starting to focus on Music, including practicing for our Christmas Song performance.
      Religion: We will continue to work on activities from the students First Communion booklets and will discuss the Christmas story and the true meaning of Christmas.
      Phys Ed: We are exploring different equipment in our gym and learning how to use them in different ways and during cooperative games. We will also start some discussion on healthy eating,

I am looking forward to this exciting month ahead!

   Mrs. Miller