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Feliz Navidad!

As the holidays are approaching we will discuss different customs and traditions as well as different holidays that people celebrate like Hanukkah, Kwaanza and Christmas during this time of year.

After reading the award-winning book, Nine Days til Christmas, we made sombreros and shawls and danced the Mexican Hat dance.

Teddy Bear Day

Our Zoo Trip

Learning about animals and their senses at the Zoo School.

Touring the zoo on this chilly autumn day.

We had a lot of comments on our manners and royal t-shirts!

A Sneak Peek at the Royal T-Shirts

Check out our one-of-a-kind original t-shirts designed by each royal subject!

We're ready to wear them to the zoo on Tuesday!

We're Roaring to go to the Zoo!

We've been studying and role playing the animals we'll see at the zoo. Learning can be fun!
Remember our field trip to the zoo will be Tuesday, October 28. We have been counting down the days.
Please have your child wear comfortable clothing and shoes that Tuesday. We will also be wearing our royal t-shirts we decorated this past Friday.
For lunches, send in a bagged lunch (either paper or plastic) with a juice drink or water. No sodas!
Students do not need to bring in any money, as we will not be going on any rides or into the gift shops.

Read to Self

Here are a few pictures of some of our awesome readers:

We have begun one of the most important pieces of our Reader's Workshop -- reading to ourselves.

The best way to become better readers who love to read is by practicing everyday!

We've started off slowly by reading to ourselves for 3 mintues. Then we will work on adding a minute every day. This is called building stamina -- just like an athlete, but with our brains!

I will be sending home a picture of your child and a note explaining more in Tuesday's folder. You should be proud of your child for working so hard.