December 14, 2025
Weekly Update
Holiday Shop
Mrs. Gustafson has holiday shop open this week. Students can bring money Thursday and Friday for last minute shopping.
Walking Club
Walking club is 7:30-7:50 Thursday mornings.
Week at a Glance
CKLA
This week we are finishing up our Light and Sound Unit! Students will write a newspaper article on either the invention of the telephone or light bulb. Students will also take the comprehension and grammar test on Monday and Tuesday this week.
Math
This week we are finishing Topic 8. We are taking our test on Tuesday and Wednesday. We will review rounding and estimating the rest of the week.
Here is the link to an overview of Topic 8:
English:
https://media.pk12ls.com/curriculum/math/family_engage/g03_t08_overview_en.htmlSpanish:
https://media.pk12ls.com/curriculum/math/family_engage/g03_t08_overview_es.html
Science
Students will write a scientific explanation as to why snails are surviving in a certain environment. We will also start learning about hummingbirds and how they survive in their environment.
Social Studies
We will color in a world map, identifying continents, countries, and oceans on the map.
Important Dates
December 15th- CKLA assessment
December 16th- Spelling Test
December 16th- Library books (Caniglia)/PE (Ryan)
December 16th- Math Test
December 17th- Library books (Ryan)
December 19th- PE (Ryan)
December 22nd-January 2nd: Winter Break
January 19th- No school
February 4th-5th: Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:45-7:45pm
Spelling Words
Test on December 16th
Focus: Long 'a' /ae/
1. major
2. nation
3. famous
4. danger
5. elevator
6. basic
7. translate
8. pancake
9. hurricane
10. escape
11. refrigerate
12. invade
Challenge Words
earthquake
spacious
Dictation Sentences
(Remember to use a capital letter and punctuation)
1. The famous singer had to escape.
2. He was safe from the danger of the hurricane.
Schedule
Monday-Friday
8:00-8:20 Morning Meeting
8:20-9:40 CKLA
9:40-10:20 Specials
10:20-11:00 CKLA
11:00-11:20 Recess
11:20-11:40 Lunch
11:40-11:50 Quiet time
11:50-12:30 Science/social studies
12:30-12:50 Tier 1 Intervention
12:50-1:30 WIN
1:30-1:45 Recess
1:45-2:45 Math
2:45-3:00 Clean up/dismissal
Friday
8:00-8:20 Morning Meeting
8:20-9:20 CKLA
9:20-9:50 Specials
9:50-11:00 CKLA
11:00-11:20 Recess
11:20-11:40 Lunch
11:40-11:50 Quiet time
11:50-12:50 Math
12:50-1:30 WIN
1:30-1:45 Recess
1:45-2:15 Tier 1 Intervention
2:15-2:30 Clean up/dismissal
Specials Schedule
Mrs. Caniglia
Day 1- Art
Day 2- PE
Day 3- Media
Day 4- Music
Day 5- Wellness
Day 6- Art
Day 7- Media
Day 8- PE
Day 9- PE
Day 10- Music
Ms. Ryan
Day 1- PE
Day 2- Art
Day 3- PE
Day 4- Media
Day 5- Music
Day 6- PE
Day 7- Art
Day 8- Media
Day 9- Music
Day 10- Wellness