1. DIRECTIONS
On the following slide is a one page newsletter to print and send home to parents for the month of December.
All text is in text boxes and can be edited to fit your classroom’s needs
The academic focuses of the month, word lists, and focus topic all align to the ULS curriculum
YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE ITEMS IN RED FONT TO MATCH YOUR INFORMATION/NEEDS!
Additionally, change the school photo at the top of the page to reflect your school.

2. Students Return to School
Class Newsletter
(912)
December 2016
WELCOME TO Mrs. Gordon’s CLASSROOM
Reading
Letters and Sounds;
A, c, g, p, s, t, fr
Word Families;
‘ag’ and ‘ock’
Spelling and Word Study
ACADEMIC FOCUSES THIS MONTH
Math
Counting, addition, and subtraction
Gathering and sorting data
Telling Time; to the hour, and half-hour
Money; matching coins to value, counting how much up to $5.00, and which cost more
Writing
Unscrambling sentences
Word Matching
Word and/or picture selection to complete sentences
Sentence construction
Timeline Construction
MONTHLY FOCUS TOPIC
This month our focus topic will be “Holiday Traditions.” Students will learn about various holiday traditions. The leveled book, It’s Our Tradition, will present a series of traditions celebrated by families. Some of the traditions are tied to familiar winter holidays while others can apply to a variety of reasons for celebration. In the Easy Read Book, Traditions Day at School, more traditions will be introduced and provide students with the opportunity to compare and contrast how families celebrate in similar and different ways.
HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD SPELLING LISTS
Word List 1
Word List 2 My
And
Eat We
Day
What
With
After
Says
Our
Every
Play
WAYS TO HELP YOUR STUDENT
Review high-frequency words at home, have your student write about their day, practice telling time for key events (dinner, bed, practice, etc.)
FOR YOUR CALENDAR
December 21 – 30
Winter Break
January 2
Holiday for all
January 4
Students Return to School