We are committed to creating a positive and supportive environment for all our students, and your input is needed as we continue to reflect and refine throughout the school year~

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Dear Parents,

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends!

As we enter the final month of the semester, I want to take a moment to express how proud we are of the hard work and growth our students have shown so far this year. We continue to make the most of everyday and appreciate your efforts to have your students at school on time for the duration of the school day! Every minute matters!

We have a couple events on December 19th and look forward to seeing our Warrior community come out as we celebrate the season!

🎵 4th and 5th Grade Choir Concert – Join us on December 19th as our talented students showcase their voices in a festive musical performance.
🎄 Annual Parade into the Holidays – Stick around after the concert to enjoy this beloved tradition that brings holiday cheer to all!

As we conclude 2024, I want to thank all the staff and parents for their partnership the last few months as we have worked together to help all students grow and achieve success. We truly appreciate you! Have a wonderful holiday season!

Proud to be a Warrior,

Ms. Dibble

Dec 4th-Student Council

Dec 5th-Science Olympiad

Dec 9th - Picture Retakes

Dec 12th-NEHS Meeting/Science Olympiad

Dec 18th-Student Council

Dec 19th - Warrior of the Month Lunch/Choir Concert and Parade into the Holidays-4:30

Dec 20th - End of the 2nd 9 weeks/Early Release/Christmas Parties

Early Release Times are as follows:

12:45-PK

12:50-Kindergarten

12:55-1st Grade

1:00-2nd-5th Grades

(Classroom parties will be held on December 20th. We want to reserve this time for the students to enjoy their party with their class. Due to safety and space, we will not have parents attending the classroom parties. We would love to see all of our Warrior families at our Parade into the Holidays on December 19th.)

December 23-January 6th-Student break

- Staff returns January 6, 2025

- Students return January 7th, 2025

This month we will be learning about ways to care for ourselves, others and the world. We will be discussing things that people and animals need and ways to help them meet their needs. We will be working on counting objects to 10 and making sets of ten in different ways.

Kindergarten is flying by, and we are having so much fun! Remember to practice letters/sounds, sight words, counting to 100, writing ABCs and numbers to 20, and reading together each night. This will be especially important over the winter break to prevent regression. We appreciate your support! Here is a look at what is to come in December.

• Reading: In reading students will continue to explore the essential question of what living things need. We will identify text structure in persuasive texts and explore their purpose. Unit 2 will wrap up by applying everything we have learned with a project-based inquiry. The topic? Getting a pet!
• Math: In math we will continue with addition and then jump into subtraction. Students will be using manipulatives, pictures, and number sentences to model their understanding.
• Science: In science students will continue to learn about Earth’s materials and systems. We will be observing and describing weather and the seasons.
• Social Studies: In social students will learn about symbols and patriotic holidays.

• Math: Learning to count and recognize number patterns forwards and backwards to 100. Students are introduced to place value tens and ones by learning to 2-digit numbers in groups of tens with some leftover.
• Reading: students will learn to identify elements of drama such as setting, characters, dialogue, and plot. Social Studies: students learn geography, map skills, and physical characteristics of places. Science: students will understand how water moves rocks and soil and describe properties of various bodies of water such as lakes, streams, puddles, etc.

-In Math students will continue using strategies for adding and subtracting, now involving 3-digit numbers. Students will also be able to apply various strategies they have learned over the first semester to solve word problems.

-In Reading and Writing, students will begin researching a topic of interest. They will generate their own questions, gather information from various sources, organize the information, and present their findings through a research paper.

-In Science students will be applying what they have learned during the field trip to the Planetarium to deepen their understanding of the sun, earth and moon. Students will be learning about the different moon phases and about other objects in the sky.

-In Social Studies, students will discuss the importance of national symbols and what it takes to be a good citizen.

• Wrapping up the first semester, we will complete our research scrapbook project in Reading/Writing. Then, we will begin our new unit analyzing plot and setting in historical fiction and using elements of narrative text writing in our own historical fiction story including a focus on illustrations and subject verb agreement.
• For Math, we are completing our unit on Division and will begin learning strategies for multiplying 2-digit by 1-digit.
• In Science, we are finishing our study of the Sun, Earth, and Moon orbits in relation to one another and will begin identifying the order of solar system from the sun.
• Finally, in Social Studies, we are finishing our unit on Government and Citizenship by studying heroes who exemplify good citizenship and decision-making skills

*In Math - Students will learn ways to decide how two numerical expressions are related. They will learn that an equation is a number sentence that uses an equal sign (=) to show that two expressions have the same value. To determine whether two numerical expressions are equal, students will evaluate each expression or use number sense to compare them. If both have the same value, the expressions are equal. If not, students will use the less than sign (<), the greater than sign (>) or the not equal to (?). Students will use number sense and computations to decide how two numerical expressions are related, according to TEKS 4.5.

*In Science, we are learning about the Earth, Sun and Moon System.

How do we know what the weather will be like at different times of the year? Does the moon always appear the same way in the sky?

By the end, your child will be able to

· investigate weather patterns in different areas of Texas

· predict patterns in the observable appearance of the moon

*In Literacy: Unit 3 Diversity

We will be reading:

· Realistic Fiction Stories

How can we reach new understanding through exploring diversity.

Don’t forget to have your students read 15 minutes nightly.

*In Social Studies we will continue to learn about Republic and Statehood.

• The Texas Revolution
• Key Figures of the Texas Revolution
• The Republic of Texas
• The Annexation of Texas
• Texas is Growing

Season’s Greetings, from 5th grade!

Reading: We are embarking on a journey through realistic fiction through reflection. Students are analyzing character relationships, theme, and author’s purpose to build enjoyment of reading.

Social Studies: 5th grade is studying the constitution, preamble, and branches of government. Students are making connections of the history of the voting process to the recent election.

Math: Students are beginning the task of representing and solving addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators including mixed numbers.

Science: Beginning exploration of light using prisms to see color refraction and reflection. Then 5th grade will move into studying Earth’s rotation.

We begin Benchmark testing the week of December 16th

It’s that time of the year when holiday tunes fill the air in our Maude Moore Wood Music Classes. From “The 12 Days of Christmas” to “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” all the way to “Deck the Halls,” it is a wonderful time to be in music. As our younger students discover the magical sound of jingle bells and make up their own dances to music from “The Nutcracker,” our older students are learning about different meters and how the rest of the world celebrates the holiday season in song and movement. And if that isn’t enough to lift your spirits, our magnificent Warrior Choir is working hard to prepare a special holiday concert for everyone to enjoy. Come out on December 19, at 4:30 pm to hear their wonderful songs of the season.

We can’t believe it is December already. This month we will be having more fun in PE. The first week of December we will be working on jump roping skills with our long jump rope. The second week in December we will be going through our Warrior obstacle course then the 3rd week of December we will be having Winter Wonderland games. Please remember to have your kids bring shoes that are safe for Physical activity. (No Crocs or boots) We hope you have a Wonderful Holiday Season! See you next year.

The Coaches.

December is a great time for celebrating an entire year of great achievements and identifying opportunities for growth. Our Capturing Kids’ Hearts characteristic this month is focused on responsibility. Families, students, and the entire school are working towards ownership of our personal thoughts, words, and actions. This is a great time to set new goals, establish new routines, and to identify ways to support others. We can do this as a family by engaging: 100 family memories, empowering: One Word, and excelling: Neighborhood Sunshine Walk. Read our monthly newsletter with your student and be sure to ask the conversation starters located at the bottom. Guidance counseling topics for the month of December include helping others, perspective taking, and serving others.

We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the generosity you’ve shown this holiday season!! Because of you, 22 of our students will experience the joy and magic of Christmas through your donations to our Angel Tree Project.

Thank you for bringing smiles, hope, and holiday cheer to our students and their families.

We have accumulated quite a bit of items in our lost and found. Please have your child check the lost and found for any belongings they may be missing. It is located right outside the café door.

All items will be donated at the break.

Vision: Ignite a passion for learning so that students become lifelong learners and contributing members of the community.

Mission: Through continuous reflection and refinement, we will ensure that all students are challenged and engaged in a rigorous curriculum and provided with learning opportunities in a safe and nurturing environment that will prepare our students for the future