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Week of  12-16-11                 Lana Tatom, Principal

                                           Sara Kocab, Asst.   Principal

Kathleen   Elementary

3515 Sherertz Rd

Lakeland, FL    33810

Phone: 863-853-6030

Fax: 863-853-6033

Website:  http://www.polkfl.net/kathleenel

School   Hours:

7:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

Reading

Math

Last week we read many versions of the gingerbread man. Students   were able to tell the differences and similarities between the stories. This   week we are studying different traditions of Christmas. The students will   learn the history of the candy cane, the stocking and the Christmas tree.   They will also learn about the traditions of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. To finish   a great week we will travel around the world to see and learn about Christmas   in different countries.

We just finished up learning our 2-D   shapes and have begun learning how to identify and describe 3-D shapes.  We will be talking about their similarities   and differences. We will also sort them based on how many sides, edges, or   vertices a shape has. The 2-D shapes we learned were: square, rectangle,   circle, hexagon, trapezoid and triangle. The 3-D shapes we are learning are:   sphere, cylinder, and cube. Over the winter break, ask your child to identify   common 3D shapes around your house.

Writing  

Science/Social   Studies

     and a Happy New Year.

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

December:

5^th-9^th:   Santa Workshop

7^th:   Early Release Day/Interim Reports

15^th:   Classroom winter celebrations

16^th:   Winter break begins

January:

3^rd:   Students return from winter break

Sight words:  go, we, on, to, you, have, an, can, is,   his, him, will, if, did, had, dog, pig, cow, car. Continue to review the 1^st   nine weeks words. If you need a sight word list, please contact your child’s   teacher.

Student   Focus

Enrichment   Work

December Kindergarten Birthdays

Lucas               Cheyanne

Aikei                    Robert

Monty              Dominyck

Damian             Josvanni

Joshua                   Nolan

-            Write sight words on index cards and practice   reading them. Ask your child to use the word in a sentence.

-            Have your child keep a journal at home and write   about their day at school.

School Expectations

TAKE CARE OF   YOURSELF

TAKE CARE OF   OTHERS

TAKE CARE OF YOUR   SCHOOL

Kathleen Elementary Mission   Statement

Learning for all, whatever it takes!