Welcome back. We have a busy two weeks ahead of us filled with many fun activities prior to vacation. This week in particular, we will be decorating our classroom door and practicing for next week’s Christmas concert. We have a dress rehearsal Friday and I look forward to seeing students sing. French - We will be wrapping up our Family unit this week, and also finalizing our Santa letters. My goal is to their final copy written by Friday. Please ensure reading occurs nightly and that students are recording their books into their reading logs. I have extra copies in class once their first sheet is complete. Montre et Raconte continues to be a hit with students. Presenters look forward to presenting their item every day at 2:45 prior to dismissal. Another French teacher came by to visit and was very impressed with their level of French thus far in the year. Bravo mes amis! Math - We continue to practice our numbers orally up to 1000 and mental math strategies (i.e. doubles +/- 1, 2 etc, making 10, estimation, rounding). Our “Tour du Monde” mental math activity has been a success with students in class and they really enjoy learning their +/- facts. We will finalize our addition and subtraction unit this week by practicing our estimation and subtraction strategies of 3 digit numbers. My goal is to have a review this Friday and unit test next Monday prior to Christmas concert and vacation.   Reminders: - Reading is to occur nightly. Please record on sheet. - Please sign your child’s agenda to let me know if you have reviewed homework. - Library Thursday - December Scholastic orders due the Friday, December 12th - St. Andrew’s Christmas Concert Tuesday, December 16th   Let's have a great week! As always if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.