Newsletter Updates for the Week of November 14th

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Tuesday, November 15th—No School/Deer Day

-Monday, November 21st—Delayed Start & Kindergarten Thanksgiving Activities (pm)

-Tuesday, Nov. 22nd—Cutting up our Veggies (am)

-Wednesday, Nov. 23rd—Our Feast (pm)

-Thursdays, Nov. 24th—No School—Thanksgiving

-Friday, Nov. 25th—No School

-Saturday, Nov. 26th—PTO Craft Show

CONFERENCES: 

Thank you for taking the time to come in a meet with me for conferences.  I really enjoyed meeting with each of you and I am confident that together we can build a great academic foundation for your child:)

FRIENDSHIP SOUP: 

In celebration of Friendship and Thanksgiving, we will be making and sharing Friendship Soup together next week. As in the story of Stone Soup, everyone will bring in an item to contribute to our soup and then work together to create a delicious meal. On Monday, we will be trading among the Kindergarten classes to obtain all of the ingredients we need for our soup. Please remember to bring your ingredient (a potato or barley) by next Monday.

READING:

This week our class will be reading stories about sounds we hear in our neighborhoods and communities. Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be learning:

· Vocabulary—listen & volume—Go outside together and invite your child to listen to the sounds in your neighborhood. Talk about what makes the sound. Describe the volume of the sound.

· Sightwords—and & but—Write the words and & but, then have your child trace them. Have your child search for them and circle their sightwords in the newspaper or junk mail.

· Category Words—sound words—Sit outside together and listen for different sounds. Ask your child to identify what is making the sound. Have your child describe the sound.

· Phonics—Letter Nn—Search for objects that begin or end with the letter n, such as nails and pan. Write the words on sticky notes and have your child put the notes on each object.

WRITING: 

Last week was a beautiful week to take a nature walk! We’ve sketched, labeled, and written about our nature items. This week we will finish our books by ‘zooming in,’ editing & revising, and adding a ‘WOW cover,’ as we continue to practice writing like Scientists.

MATH:

This week we will play several games that involve ordering numbers. We will learn a new game called ‘Monster Squeeze’ which involves identifying a mystery number on a number line. This is a game that students can also play on their ipads and is always a favorite! We will also incorporate several Thanksgiving activities into our math tubs this week.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES: 

This week we will read several informational texts related to the Pilgrims and learn how they endured many hardships. We will also compare and contrast their lifestyles then, to our lifestyles now. We will continue to discuss wants, needs, and fair trades as we prepare to make our fair trades for our friendship soup ingredients next Monday. With the opening day of deer season, we will also be talking about Gun Safety. We met Eddie Eagle who teaches children what to do if they ever find a gun lying around: Stop, Don’t Touch, Leave the Area, Tell an Adult!