Newsletter Updates for the Week of November 6th

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Wed., Nov. 8th—Return to the Book Fair to Buy

-Thurs., Nov. 9th—1/2 Day—Parent Teacher Conferences from 1:00-8:00

-Friday, Nov. 10th—1/2 Day

-Tues., Nov.14th—Thanksgiving Meal for Hot Lunch

-Wed., Nov. 15th—No School—Deer Day

-Friday, Nov.17th—K Thanksgiving Activities—am

-Monday, Nov. 20th—Delayed Start

-Tuesday, Nov.21st—Cutting Up Veggies—am

-Wednesday, Nov. 22nd—Stone Soup Feast—pm

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:  

Our student of the week is Camren Kamphouse. Camren is kind-hearted, loves sports & math, and is very good at remembering things. He enjoys watching Wild Kratts, Curious George and The Swiss Family Robinsons. This year his goals include becoming a good athlete & hunter and to learn a lot in school - which he is doing every single day! Congratulations to Camren on being our Student of the Week!

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:

I am looking forward to meeting with each of you this week for conferences. In addition to discussing your child’s progress, we will look ahead and talk about how to support their next steps in learning. Please be sure to return your orange conference slip so that I can make adjustments in times if needed:)

READING:

This week our class will be focusing on the rules we follow at home and in school. Children will also be reading stories about the laws people follow in their neighborhoods and communities. Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.

· Vocabulary—cooperate & rules—Make a chart of the rules your child follows. Encourage them to think about ways we cooperate, or work together with others.

· Sightword—to & it—Fill a small pan with shaving cream. Have your child write the words in the shaving cream each time you use a word in a sentence—a great activity to do in the bathtub:)

· Category Words—action words—Encourage your child to think of laws and rules to follow at home, school, and in the community.

· Phonics—Letter Ii—Help your child think of words that include the letter I, write the words on paper and have them underline the letter i.

· Beanie Baby Strategy—This week we will introduce Chunky Monkey—he helps us read and write by identifying ‘chunks’ or ‘word families’ that we know within words. We will be using Chunky Monkey to read and write words with the chunks—ig, it, in, & ip.

WRITING:

This week we will continue to write like Scientists; we will go on a listening walk and collect some things from nature to bring back to the classroom to observe, sketch, and write about. We will be visiting the Butterfly Garden to see what changes have occurred now that it is Fall.

SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES:

We will begin our Social Studies Unit on Market Economy as we learn the difference between a ‘want’ and a ‘need’ and discuss the importance of making a ‘fair trade.’ In observance of Veteran’s Day, we will learn about how we can show honor and respect to our veterans.

MATH: 

This week we will work on ordering numbers from biggest to smallest and look for patterns.

Dismissal on Thursday & Friday is at 11:35; lunch will NOT be served.

You are welcome to pack your child a healthy snack for them to have in the classroom.