December 4th 2015 Miss. Karp’s Classroom News December Growth Mindset Words: Gratitude – being thankful Optimism – hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something Mindset – established set of attitudes held by someone Contact information Email: lindsey.karp@lz95.org Phone: 847-719-3380 Math: We will continue practicing multiplication, so far we have covered 2s, 4s, 5s, and 10s facts. In addition, we are learning to read and represent four digit numbers! Reading: We are continuing to read nonfiction texts and are currently focusing on the different text structures which include: chronological order, problem solution, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and main idea and details Social Studies: We have learned so much about maps and how to read them, we are now learning about Illinois! December 5th –Winnie the Pooh play @ SL 6:00 pm December 6th– Barnes and Noble book fair – Miss. Karp serving at the Starbucks from 12:30 to 1:00 December 10th – PTO meeting @ 9:30 pm in the MPR December 21st – January 1st –Winter Break, No School