CONVERSE CONNECTS

HOW IS IT DECEMBER?

I cannot believe that I am sending you the DECEMBER edition of our newsletter! WOW is this year flying by! There are many activities that will be happening to keep us hopping here with our littles this month. Your child's teacher will be sure to send you specific things for their classrooms, so please be sure to watch for communication from them!

Please use the links included in this newsletter to see some fun things for reading and math to do with your child! We are in the season of being inside and sometimes we can get stir crazy! These are ideas for fun things to do as a family while working on skills your child needs to grow academically!

Tricky words

You may hear your child talk about "tricky words" this year. They may be similar to what you would think of as sight words. Essentially, they are words that are "tricky" because they may not follow a spelling pattern or be easy to sound out. Please see the grade level lists for these "tricky" words. We also like to refer to them as heart words because these are words we need to learn by heart! You will see that many of the words are on multiple lists! These are great to not only practice with your child, but to also LOOK for them in books you are reading! If you aren't having your child read to you, I think you will be pleasantly surprised!!

kindergarten tricky words

1st grade tricky words

2nd grade tricky words

100 Christmas Books Every Child Should Read Before They Turn 10

Children of all ages will delight in this ultimate collection of Christmas books. Cinnamon and evergreen spices waif through the house and little ones are snuggled up next to the tree reading books of Christmas. Disclosure: Affiliate links included to Amazon in this post.

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Winter Break routines

It is almost time for our winter break to begin! We all know how crazy our schedules get during the holidays...it makes it tough for adults, and for some children it can completely throw them off! Returning to school can be hard when they are WAY off of a schedule. Here are some tips for maintaining some routines for your littles!

https://www.metroparent.com/parenting/health/maintain-healthy-sleep-habits-holidays/

All about SEL for December with Mrs. Kreitzer!

In December, we're talking about Kindness! Students will learn about some of the different types of ways that we can show kindness, as well as figure out ways we can put them into action every day.

Snow Spray Painting - Mama.Papa.Bubba.

Though it feels like we’ve had a good, long winter vacation already (because we have), we’re lucky enough to have one more week to spend in the Okanagan before Bradley’s return to work. And while we’ve been doing more than our fair share of relaxing (and indulging – oy!), we’ve also been trying to make…

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Stocking stuffer idea

If you are looking for a great stocking stuffer idea, or just an idea of something that is needed in classrooms, LOOK NO FURTHER! At this point in the year, your kiddo may be in need of a new pair of HEADPHONES!! Please ask your child if this is something that they need! I am sure classrooms would love a donation of a pair of headphones for students that may need them as well!