December Chief Editor: Mrs.

Miller

The Miller Mail

A Note from Mrs. Our winter questioning and Jan. 3rd: Back to
music program will comparing and school from
Miller contrasting. Good
be held December break
I hope everyone readers ask
8th. The students
was able to relax themselves questions
have
over Thanksgiving before they read,
been while they read, and
break! I really
appreciated after they read. The
practicing goal is for the
spending some
hard in students to be able to
quality time with my
music and are very get information from
family and even
excited about their the text, as they read.
some friends! As Students will
performance. I
we prepare for understand that there
hope to see as Spelling
these three weeks may be some
many of you as A copy of your
of instruction before questions that are not
possible at their childs spelling list will
winter break, you answered in the text come home every
performance. More
can continue being and that they may Monday. Please take
information will be have to infer to
positive and time (5 to 10
sent out via e-news. answer those
encouraging toward minutes) each night
your childs questions. Also, to have your child
schooling. Math students will be practice their spelling
working on identifying words. I have seen
Expecting your child Unit 4 focuses
on telling and writing nonfiction text an improvement on
to perform to the features and finding
best of their ability times using analog weekly tests for those
and digital clocks. information within who take advantage
can help them as nonfiction text.
Children will read and of studying! Those
well. Remember to who have not studied
write numbers from 0
to 999. They will also continue to their words find it
The cold encourage your child more challenging to
review and extend
weather has to read at least 20 get all eight correct
their understanding of
officially started! If place value. We will minutes daily. each Friday. Be sure
there is snow on the also focus on to keep studying
ground, your child estimating and enjoyable and try out
will need to wear measuring lengths
Dates to a few of the activities
proper snow gear in using inches, Remember below you may not
order to play in the centimeters, and feet. Dec. 7th Early have had the
snow. This Children will also Out @ 1:30 opportunity to do yet:
includes: snow learn that Dec. 8th: Holiday Mondays:
measurements are Music Program o Use a crayon
pants, boots,
not exact. Please (Viewing for last or marker
gloves, a hat, and
continue to work on names A-J is at to write the
coat. The word
the memorization of 9:00 am and last
temperature has the addition and o Clap, stomp,
dropped names K-Z is at
subtraction basic or jump
significantly and the 1:00 pm)
facts. the letters
playground can be Dec. 22nd: in each
very windy. These Reading Holiday Party @ word
help to create a We are continuing 2:30 Tuesdays:
very cold student, to work on reading Dec. 23rd: Winter o Write your
so please help them comprehension Break Begins words in ABC
stay warm! strategies. Currently, order
we are working on
 o Colorful
Spelling Use
a different
color for each
letter in the
spelling word
Wednesdays:
o Write each
spelling word
three times
o Vowel Spelling Have a safe
Happy Birthday!
Write your
Students are and
words using a
blue color for
welcome to bring treats
on their birthday or half-
Happy
consonants
and a red
birthday (if a summer Holiday!
birthday). There are
color for school-wide guidelines
vowels. that suggest treats be
Thursdays: simple and easy to
o Write each serve. If your child has
spelling word an allergy, please send
without its a bag of acceptable
vowels then treats that I may serve
replace each your child on birthday
vowel with a treat days. All birthday
line treats are served at
o Create a lunch. (Lunch is at
Secret Code 11:10 p.m.)
for your 12/15 Noah
spelling words
Fridays: 12/31 - Haley
o Write the
words and
cross out all of
the silent
letters
o Stair-Step CONTACT INFO
Spelling Please dont
Write the hesitate to contact
words one me with any
letter at a questions,
time. Climb comments, and/or
the stairs with concerns!
each letter.
o Email:
milleramy@pleasv
al.k12.ia.us

School Phone:
563-332-0525