Weekly Update

Happy Saturday! I hope you are enjoying some much needed rest and snuggle time with your kiddos this weekend. 

Turkey of the Year:
I MADE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR!!!!
Turkey of the Year voting continues 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 (Vote for me!).  One hour of reading equals one vote.  Each Friday, please sign and return that week's voting slip, which came home in last week's Thursday folder.  If you lost the voting slips, please write a note to indicate how many hours your child read during the previous week, sign it, and send it to school on Friday. Did I mention to vote for me?! =0)

American Education Week:
Please mark your calendar for our American Education Week celebration on Thursday, November 16th from 10:50 - 11:30 am in our classroom.  Students will present the ABC's of Thanksgiving.  Our lunch is immediately following the ABC's of Thanksgiving, and you may stay to have lunch with your child after our event.  For your planning purposes, our lunch is from 11:40 - 12:10.  If you're staying for lunch, please plan to say goodbye to your child in the cafeteria at the end of our lunch period.  Our regular instructional day will resume right after lunch.  Please check your child's homework folder this week for their speaking parts. Please practice reading these lines with them. They do not need to memorize them. 

Next Week's Homework and Sound of the Week:
Due to our short week next week, we will not have new sight words or written homework.  We will review previously learned sight words.

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will talk about the reasons authors write books:  to persuade, to inform, and to entertain.  This is called the "author's purpose".  We will begin our Word Detectives unit, in which we learn strategies for solving tricky words.
• Writing:  We will respond to writing prompts and self-chosen topics as we continue to practice capitalization, punctuation, spacing, and letter formation.
• Math:  We will continue our addition unit.  We will learn strategies for quickly solving addition facts.
• Social Studies:  We will learn about the significance of Veteran's Day and prepare for our Pinebrook Veteran's Day celebration.  We will begin to prepare for the ABC's of Thanksgiving.

It's been a delight to visit with so many of you at conferences.  Thank you for taking 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 Monday or Tuesday due to Teacher Work Days.  Enjoy the long weekend!