Important
Dates
November
5 – No School
6 – Teacher’s Institute – No School
Election Day
8 – Picture Retakes
12 – No School – Veteran's Day
21, 22, & 23 – No School –Thanksgiving Break
Halloween Party
Thank you to all of the parents that helped
out with the Halloween party and also to the parents that brought in paper
products, food, treats, etc. The party
ran very smoothly. The children had a
good time.
Book-It
If you haven't turned in your October
reading calendar yet, please do so by Monday. Thanks.
Author of the Month
Our author for the month of November will be Leo Lionni.
We do not have a student of the week for next week since we will be gone
on Monday and Tuesday.
****Remember to change your clocks on Sunday and to also change the
battery in your smoke detectors.
Reading
Next
week we will read four stories. Hilda Hen’s Scary Night is
about a brave hen that crosses the farmyard at night. In The Trip, we will read about a mouse family
that visits the art museum. At the Aquarium is
a nonfiction selection with beautiful photographs of fish and other marine
animals. Our final story, Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
is based on an African tale.
Comprehension
Strategies
We
will be working on categorizing, classifying, questioning and rereading.
Vocabulary
Words
The
vocabulary words are: blue, color,
green, also, funny, many, like, some, and
brown
Phonics
Skills
We will be using double consonants such as
-ll at the end of words.
Grammar
Lesson
We will be working on plurals.
Spelling
Words
red, win, drum,
will, bell, doll, skull, said, here, windmill
Enjoy the long weekend and remember to vote on Tuesday!
