We had a fun week! It has been great hearing about all of your child's favorite Kevin Henkes books. We also had parents come in and shared about the traditions of Diwali. They children were engaged and interested in the many stories and crafts. A big thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers!
PICTURE MAKE-UP DAY: If you are interested in having your child make-up their school pictures, please check for forms coming home next week. It will take place on Nov. 15th.
Don't forget: No school on Monday, Happy Veteran's Day!
Check attached calendar for upcoming dates. Read again. We added some more dates!
Sharing:
Week of 11/12: Something you are thankful for
Week of 11/19: No sharing-short week
Week of 11/26: A special memory
Preparation Tips:
1. Start with your topic sentence to tell your audience what you're going to share about..
2. Add 2 or 3 sentences to describe your topic. Use transition words such as first, next, last.
3. Stand up straight, look at your audience, and speak clearly.
Something extra: Bring a picture to show your audience!
Book Bags:
Please remember to return the bag on Thursdays. If you have any questions, please contact your family room teacher. There will be no book bags during Thanksgiving week, so take this time to read a book about the first Thanksgiving. Talk about the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Language Arts:
We worked on the sound of short o. We also included some non-fiction reading using our Social Studies curriculum. We had the students read/listen to books about symbols of our country and state. You can reinforce this concept at home by talking about which kind of symbols stand for our country and our state.
Teammate of the Week:
We continued our expository writing program this week. Each student in our village will have a chance to be "Teammate of the Week". This is a great opportunity for students to share information about themselves with their family rooms. As students learn about the Teammate of the Week, they will be writing an expository paragraph using Step Up to Writing Program. We will be keeping the writing at school to create a book for each child. Not only is this a wonderful memory of our classmates, but a great writing portfolio too.
Math:
This week we continued our Time and Calendar strand. This is an important and useful strand that is easy to bring up in everyday conversation. Talk with your child about weekly and daily routines to reinforce the concepts. Many of our kids still don't know what time they get up or go to bed. You can help reinforcing by talking about the following things at home:
- morning, afternoon, evening
- yesterday, today, tomorrow
- breakfast, lunch, dinner
- days of the week
- months of the year
- seasons
- hour, minute, second
- digital and analog clocks
- elapsed time (How much time between lunch and dinner?)
- Megaskill: PROBLEM SOLVING. Talk about solutions to everyday problems in your house. For example: What do you do when you can't find your jacket?
- Special Events: Diwali and Veteran's Day.
- Symbols for our country and our state.
- Geography: Countries in our world.
Other:
It was great seeing so many students and parents at the fundraiser at Willow Street Pizza. We will keep you posted on how much we earned and when the garden will get started.
Little Blue Teachers
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