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Les nouvelles de la classe de Mme Faltesek, Room 1204
Week 14: December 7 – December 11
Theme(s) of the Week
Winter Festival Celebration
Les fêtes dans le monde en hiver
(Winter Festivals Around the World)
On Tuesday, December 22, we will be having a
Winter Festival celebration in class from 2:30 3:45pm. There will be crafts, games and a
special snack set up at tables around the room
supervised by parent volunteers. There are still
a few items we need for the party. If you are
interested in donating supplies or volunteering
at the party, please go to the Volunteer Spot
Letter of the Week: Ii
Key word(s): imaginaire (imaginary)
Sight Word(s) of the Week
le = the (masculine)
la = the (feminine)
Look What We’re Learning!
Reading: We will begin our unit on winter
festivals around the world. This week, we will
“visit” the Netherlands for St Nicholas Day,
Sweden for St Lucy’s Day, India for Diwali, and
Senegal for Ramadan. Each day, we will create a
new page for our Winter Festival books that
students will take home for break.
Math: We will practice addition, compare
numbers, play number card games, level items on
a balance, and explore probability.
Language: We will be making a list of French
words that start with Ii.
Writing: We will work on finding I in texts,
naming & drawing Ii words, and writing Ii.
Social Studies: We will explore maps and globes
and talk about different countries and customs.
Birthdays
Happy birthday to Zeid (December 12,
celebrating Friday). Bon anniversaire mon ami!
Specialists
Here is our schedule for this week:
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Gym
Wednesday: Technology
Thursday: Gym
Friday: Library
Please feel free to contact me!
website:
http://vols.pt/LoDQ6y
Winter Holiday “Travel” Schedule
During our winter festival unit, we will be
pretending to go to a country each day and
study a holidays celebrated there. Here is our
“travel” schedule in case you are interested:
- Monday Dec 7: Intro
- Tuesday Dec 8: Netherlands– St. Nicholas Day
- Wednesday Dec 9: Sweden - St. Lucy Day
- Thursday Dec 10: India – Diwali
- Friday Dec 11: Senegal - Ramadan
- Monday Dec 14: Laos – Hmong New Year
- Tuesday Dec 15: Mexico – Las Posadas
- Wednesday Dec 16: USA – Kwanzaa
- Thursday Dec 17: Israel – Hanukkah
- Friday Dec 18: France – Christmas
- Monday Dec 21: USA – Christmas
- Tuesday Dec 22: Winter Celebration
Winter Wear for Recess
Please remember to send children to school
dressed in winter outdoor clothes. Also, please
LABEL snow pants and boots. Lastly, please have
your child practice getting their winter gear on
independently at home. A little practice at home
goes a long way at school! Merci!
Important Dates to Remember!
- Dec 8: Strings Concert 7pm at Upper Campus
(No Daytime Concert)
- December 22: Winter Celebration 2:30-3:45
- December 23-January 1: Winter Break
- Jan 4: Back to School/Planetarium Field Trip
Email: anita.faltesek@spps.org
Phone: 651-221-1480 ext. 47002
Other School Information & Reminders
Online Shopping
If you shop online at Amazon or
Shutterfly/Tiny Prints, please visit the
PTO website first (www.lnfi-pto.org)
and click on one of those links in the
upper right corner of the home page.
The PTO benefits from all purchase
made via these links!
SAVE THE DATE!
The LNFI PTO Spring Party is April
23rd, 2016: The Spring Party is a fun,
casual, adult-only party and fundraiser
to support the intern program and
enrichment activities at LNFI. If you
can you donate items or experiences for
the silent auction, host a great
gathering, or contribute to our beer and
wine raffle, please contact us
at springparty@lnfi-pto.org.
Please feel free to contact me!
Email: anita.faltesek@spps.org
Phone: 651-221-1480 ext. 47002