The Gingerbread Man & Stanford Testing

The Gingerbread Man
3rd PYP Planner – Tell Me A Story
Stanford Testing
November 28th thru December 9th


Stanford Test (Dec 5th thru 9th). Please make sure that your child has a good breakfast each morning.

Activities:
-We will read various versions of the classic Gingerbread man story including The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Boy, and The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School and many more.
-The students will work on a storyboard and a story web.
-We will use a Venn diagram to compare two of the stories.
-We will decorate and eat our own Gingerbread man, Friday, Dec. 2nd .

Math:
-Activities including patterns, graphing, numerals to 20, number stories, time to the hour and half hour, and money.

Information:
-Stanford Testing will begin next week. Dec 5th - Dec 9th . A portion of the test will be given daily, first thing in the morning. These scores are only used for placement in the Gifted and Talented program. The only test preparation needed, is a good nights REST and a good Breakfast. Friday, we will have a practice test and discuss the expectations. I will explain to the students that the test will include information from Pre-K to 2nd grade. We will also discuss that they are not suppose to know everything. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
-Field Day is Friday, Dec. 16th! Students will need to bring a sack lunch and a reusable water bottle with their name on it.
-Holiday Party is Thursday, Dec. 15th @ 1:30pm! During the party we will have a “Book Exchange!” Please send a gift wrapped book (value $5.00) with your child by Wed., Dec. 14th. If the book is just for a boy/girl, please note that on the card. Please see me or Mrs. Sheehan for further information and how you can help.
-Thank you to ALL who helped make our Thanksgiving Feast a HUGE SUCCESS!
Hope Everyone Had a Wonderful Holiday! 

Thanks Mrs. Prater (dprater@houstonisd.org)
(www.mrsprateratmarktwain.blogspot.com)