Important Dates
November
14 – Movie Night
25 – Flashlight Reading Day - bring a
flashlight to school and
read
your favorite book in the
dark!
26,
27, & 28 – No School –
Thanksgiving Break
December
2 – Report Cards Go Home
16 – Early Dismissal – 12:00
19
– Classroom Holiday Party – 2:00
22 – Winter Break Begins
Math
In math, we have continued to work on
addition strategies. We learned about
the concept of “doubles” facts and recognizing
them when adding.
12 is the double of 6, so 12=6+6
We also looked at “doubles plus 1.”
If 5+5=10, then 5+6=11
We followed the
same patter with “doubles plus 2.”
If 5+5=10, then 5+7=12
Paige
will be our “student of the week” for the week of November 17-21.
Author
of the Month
We have been reading Leo Lionni
books during the month of November. The
children are getting good at figuring out the moral to each story. We visited the Random House website about Leo
Lionni and were able to watch a couple of short videos explaining how he made
his drawings and what he was like growing up.
It was very interesting.
Reading
This
week we read the nonfiction book, Abraham Lincoln by Caroline Crosson
Gilpin. During the week, we looked at nonfiction features in the book, such as:
the table of
contents, captions, maps, the glossary, and timelines
Vocabulary: assassinate, lawyer, surrender, politician,
Civil War, The Union
Phonics Skills
We will be working on –ck. We will also be reviewing the short vowel
sounds.
Grammar Lesson
We
will be working on verbs and verb tenses.
Spelling Words
hop, fit, grin, duck, neck,
clock, lick, go, no, broomstick
