Today marks the end of our first quarter. The school year is passing quickly! I am so pleased with our little classroom family, and with the growth that the kids are making. Have I told you I think your kids are the BEST? :)
Thanksgiving Plate:
I will be sending home a note about a Thanksgiving project that we will be completing in class in next week's Thursday folder. There will be an at-home portion to this project. I am asking that each child decorates their Thanksgiving "plate" with things that he/she is thankful for. Please help your child decorate their "plate" when it comes home with things that he/she is thankful for. The plates will go through the laminator so please only use flat decorations. Please send the decorated plate back to school by Thursday, November 15th. If it is done sooner, your child can most certainly being it in then. So, be on the lookout for this project in Thursday folders! I will write another reminder in next week's blog post.
Homework Change:
Due to our short week next week, we will not have sight words or written homework. When homework resumes on November 12th, we will have a new homework routine. The kids will no longer use their orange homework journal (I will pass them back on Wednesday, and they may choose to use them as they please). Instead, I will send a homework packet home on Mondays. Completed homework packets will be due on Fridays. Each day's homework will include reading for 15-20 minutes, along with a worksheet to review our Words of the Week or other previously learned concepts. I will continue to give a Words of the Week spelling test each Friday. Your child will receive a completion grade for homework. Detailed homework instructions will be included on the cover page of each week's homework packet.
Turkey of the Year:
Turkey of the Year voting continued today, and will go on for the next few Fridays! Your child must read to vote for the staff member he/she would like to see come to school dressed in a turkey suit. One hour of reading equals one vote. Each Friday, please sign and return that week's voting slip. If you lost the voting slips, please write a note to indicate how many hours your child read the previous week, sign it, and send it to school on Friday.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading- We will have a celebration for finishing our word detectives unit and we will complete a small project in showcase all that we learned to do.
- Writing- We will continue with our How-To writing unit. This is writing in which we teach our readers how to do something.
- Math-We did not finish our fractions unit this week due to all of the extra events/activities. We will finish next week.
- Social Studies-We will learn about our Famous Virginians: Christopher Newport, Arthur Ashe, and Thomas Jefferson. We will also learn about the significance of Veteran's Day and prepare for our Pinebrook Veteran's Day celebration.
It's been a delight to visit with so many of you at conferences. Thank you for taking the time to talk with me about your child's progress! Thank you for being vested in your child's social, emotional, and educational development.
Don't forget...the kids don't have school on Monday and Tuesday due to Teacher Work Days. Enjoy the long weekend! And the extra hour of sleep!
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