November 16-20, 2009

I can't believe that it is almost Thanksgiving. This school year is going by so very quickly. We had a great time last week learning about the first Thanksgiving. We will continue our study on Thanksgiving this week as we eat, read, paint, write, and share all the things we are thankful for!

READING
Our whole group sound for this week is /k/ as in kangaroo. We will also have several Thanksgiving related activities this week. This may be in the form of a writing job or something to display in the class.

ACCELERATED READER
Thanks for helping prepare your child for AR tests. I think that at this point children can take 2-4 tests a week. Most children are comfortable with taking test, they just need to step it up a bit. In January I will require that every child take at least one test a day.

MATH
We are on Chapter 11 in math. This chapter is about greater than and less than and ordering numbers on a number line. Homework for math will be lessons 11 in the Practice Math Workbook. We will try to test before we get out for Thanksgiving.

LANGUAGE - (DOL)
We have covered rules 1-11. These rules can be found in your child's take home notebook. *Please Note* there is no rule for adjectives on the Grammar Rules sheet in your child’s notebook. We will continue to practice Rules 1-11 in the sentences each week. Sentences for Friday come directly from the sentences practiced Monday-Thursday.

UPCOMING EVENTS

*November 17 - Class Library Day
*November 19 - Teacher Treat Day
*November 23-27 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday

FUTURE DATES TO KEEP IN MIND

*December 7-11 - DIBELS testing by a team of teachers
*December 17 – Class holiday parties 1:30-2:15
*December 18 – End of the second nine weeks and first semester, WOW already?
*December 21-January 3 – Winter Holidays
*January 4 – Holiday for children due to Inservice Day for teachers
*January 5 – Children return to school

Success doesn't come to you. You go to it!

Have a wonderful week!