I hope everyone had a wonderful & restful Thanksgiving break.
I will be doing middle of the year reading assessments again until we get out
for Winter break. I am excited to see how much your child has grown as a
reader. Thank you for reading with them each night! Don’t forget your child’s Heritage Doll Project is due this
Friday, November 30th.
This week…
Monday (11/26): Daily folder comes
home. Return
daily!
Tuesday (11/27): Holiday Pictures (Optional)
Homework Bags come home.
Wednesday (11/28): Library Lesson only (We will not check out books)
Thursday (11/29):
Friday (11/30): 8:00 Fire Drill
This week in Reading and Writing
Workshop…
We will begin an exciting new unit! We will travel to far
off lands. We will meet kings, queens,
princes and princesses. We
will come across some wicked witches and we might even slay a giant! We will be reading Fairy Tales! We will talk about how
Fairy Tales are fiction, but they have very important elements that make them
different. We
will read many different Fairy Tales, and we will check to see which elements
each story has.
This week in Math workshop…
This week we will be finishing our
learning on 2-D shapes. We
will begin learning about 3-D shapes. We
will identify and sort the different 3-D shapes. We will analyze and compare them as well. We will discuss which 2-D shapes have been
put together to make the 3-D shapes, and we will think about where we can find
3-D shapes in our real world.
This week in Science…
We will continue to learn about rocks,
soil, and bodies of water. We will discuss how the natural world includes rocks, soil and
water that can be observed in cycles, patterns and systems. We will observe,
compare, describe and sort different types of soil. We will identify and
describe a variety of natural bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, streams,
and oceans. We will also gather evidence of how rocks, soil and water help to
make useful products.
This week in Social Studies…
We will be learning
about different cultures and holiday traditions. If you have anything you’d
like to share for traditions or holidays let me know and we can arrange a time
for you to come in!
Our Life Skill of the week is Flexibility! We will talk as a class about times that we have been flexible at
school and at home.
That’s all for now! Have a great week!
Important Dates:
Dec. 10-14: Book Fair
Dec. 13: International Festival
Dec. 19: Winter Party
Dec. 20-Jan. 7: Winter Break
