Announcements

 
    We will have a Christmas party Friday, December 18th in the room starting 
at 7:35.  You are invited to enjoy breakfast with us in the room.  Please 
bring a breakfast food to share.  Some suggestions are:  
fruit		donuts		milk		chocolate milk		milk
		
pigs in a blanket		muffins	juice				donut 
holes	
pop tarts				sausage casserole	plates,  
cups, napkins, forks
You may come with your child (or send a grandparent/ other guardian) to eat 
with us, watch us do our present exchange, and then sign your child out (it 
will not count against them) when we are done (usually about 8:30).  
Don’t forget stocking stuffers and presents are due Tuesday, December 15th.  
Please sign up for something to bring and return the bottom part of this 
sheet.  Thank you!
Mrs. Carrie



12 Powerful Words That Increase Test Scores and Help Close the Achievement
Gap:  A Resource for Education and Parents

12 Powerful Words

By Larry Bell

Trace: List in steps
Analyze: Break apart
Infer: Read between the lines
Evaluate: Judge
Formulate: Create
Describe: Tell all about
Support: Back up with details
Explain: Tell how
Summarize: Give me the short version 
Compare: All the ways they are alike
Contrast: All the ways they are different
Predict: What will happen next