Upcoming Week 12/16-12/20

This is it... the last week before Winter Break. I swear this has been the fastest beginning of school EVER. This week is Spirit Week at Eastgate. See below for each day's theme, and feel free to have fun participating as big or as small as you'd like. :) We do have some academic things to get through this week (mid-year STAR reading and math testing), but we also have some fun things planned as well.

Important Dates

• Monday - Wish for Snow (over break only!!) Day - wear your warm snow clothes that might include, scarves, mittens, hats... get creative!
• Tuesday - Eastgate Spirit Day - wear your Eastgate shirt or Eastgate blue if you don't have any gear
• Wednesday - Cozy Day - come to school in your most comfortable clothes, which might be pajamas or comfy sweats
• Thursday - Fancy Day - dress to impress!
• Friday - Festive Wear Day - wear your favorite holiday festive clothes

Curriculum Coming Up

Reading

• No Journeys this week
• STAR mid-year assessment
• Independent Reading and finishing up book club projects

Writing

• Winter Holidays Around the World

Math

• STAR mid-year math assessment
• Practice with 6s, 7s, and 8s
• Building Fluency with 0s-10s
• Equations and Word Problems

SEL (Social Emotional Learning)

• More with the Mood Meter

Extras

• Snowman Activities throughout the Week!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend, finishing up with that (scary) Seahawk win this morning. As always, thank you for everything you do in partnership to help your student be successful. Please reach out with anything at all.

Upcoming Week 12/9-12/13

Two weeks until break... not that anyone is counting. ;) We're really working on keeping things at school as calm and normal as possible... EXCEPT that we are having a Gem Jar Party on Wednesday! It'll be hot chocolate and candy canes with PJs, stuffies, and blankies, and a movie (or two). Please look for the food permission slip coming home on Monday and return it by Wednesday if your student wants to have hot chocolate (it will be the kind made with hot water, not milk). Here's what's coming up.

Important Dates:

• Wednesday - Gem Jar Party - see above for information
• Thursday at 9:30 - Virtues Assembly in the cafeteria

Curriculum Coming Up

Reading

• Main Idea and Details
• Pronouns and Antecedents
• Words with au, aw, al, and o
• Vowel Sound in talk

Writing

• Winter Holidays Around the World

Math

• Word Problems and Equations
• Multiply and Divide with 7
• Square Numbers
• Practice with 6s, 7s, and 8s

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

• The Mood Meter

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was busy on Saturday but I barely left my couch on Sunday. Cheer for those Hawks tonight! 

Upcoming Week 12/2-12/6

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. I ate too much but also enjoyed some much needed sleep. And I also LOVED watching the Huskies beat the Cougs in the Apple Cup on Friday! We have three full weeks until break, and they're going to be very busy and full of learning. Please be sure to review your student's Unit 1 Math Assessment that should have come home on Wednesday. Please sign the yellow paper and send the entire test back to school. Thank you.

Important Dates:

• Friday - PTA Movie Night - 5:30-8 in the gym

Curriculum Coming Up:

Reading

• Cause and Effect
• Abstract Nouns
• Vowel Diphthongs: ow and ou
• Vowel sound in town

Writing

• Winter Holidays Around the World

Math

• Multiply and Divide with 6
• Area Word Problems
• Multiply and Divide with 8
• Write Word Problems and Equations

Social Studies

• First Assessment
• Hemispheres, Continents/Oceans, Countries, States
• Compass Directions and Distance Using Scale
• Physical Features, Climate, and Natural Resources

We will probably do some Social Emotional Learning after the Social Studies Assessment is finished. Stay tuned for more information about that next week. Again, I hope you enjoyed the long weekend. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. Go Hawks!