Thursday, October 31, 2013

November 1st Newsletter


 Important Dates
November
          1 - Family Halloween Party at Ide
          5 – Conferences 3:45-6:00
          6 – Conferences 3:45-6:00       
8 – No School
            11 – No School – Veteran's Day
          26 – Report Cards
27, 28, & 29 – 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 Friday.

****Remember to change your clocks on Sunday and to also change the battery in your smoke detectors.


Comprehension Strategies
We will be discussing important characters in a story and sequencing events to retell a story.

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

     In math, we have been working on using ten frames to help children add numbers with sums over 10.
          Next week we will be working on strategies to use when subtracting from a number greater than 10.



    Conferences will be on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.  I will send everyone a master copy of the conference times.  If you are unable to make it to your conference, please email me or call the office and let them know.  Thanks.