Dear Families,
We had a wonderful conclusion to the month of October studying about harvest and pumpkins. We now turn our thoughts towards this beautiful season of the year…..Thanksgiving. Our focus at school will be one of thankfulness and counting our blessings. God is so good!!!!
Thank You – Many thanks to PTF for providing a wonderful reward watching the movie “Croods” and enjoying a popcorn bar and many other sweet treats. The kids soooo enjoyed themselves. They are excited to start our next fundraiser!!
Language Arts – We are working on the hidden meaning behind words and inferential comprehension. Writing – The children will be working on a Narrative about a personal experience with a beginning, middle and end. We are working on incorporating some of our vocabulary words into our writing which really “dresses” up our piece. This is one of the categories that will be assessed in our next benchmark which will be in December.
Math – Chapter 6 which is subtraction with regrouping is especially challenging for some. It is VERY important to listen and follow as I teach as these are new concepts for the children. Those who are not able to focus are lost when independent work begins. Any encouragement you can give your child in this area would be appreciated. Please continue being faithful in doing a 4 minute Math Drill each night. We have many who are now in the Math Club.
Social Science – We will begin “Governing the People”.
Bible – Our study will focus on Joshua this week.
Thanksgiving Unit – We are learning about immigrants in Social Science and the contributions they have made to America. Among the immigrants we study are the Pilgrims who sailed from England. We will culminate our studies with a Thanksgiving Program with the Kindergartners and First Graders. First Graders are the Pilgrims and the Kindergartners are the Indians. Second Graders will be Americans. They should wear red, white or blue. If you do not have these clothing items, please do not go out and buy anything. Just wear the closest thing you have. It will be just fine. The program will be on Tuesday, November 26th at 11:00 A.M. The place on People’s Campus is yet to be determined. There is school in the afternoon, however, your child is free to go after the program to begin their Thanksgiving vacation. If you know your child will not be here for the program, please let me know, as that will be helpful in preparing the groups for our program. Thanks!
Thanksgiving Celebration– Our Thanksgiving Blessing afternoon is Monday, November 25th. We will start with a Thanksgiving Feast at lunch time in our room. After lunch and recess we will be making a “Blessing Mix”, doing a craft and having dessert. The festivities will begin at 11:15 A.M. There will be a sign-up on the door on Nov. 4th for the needed items for our meal. Hopefully, since there are many items, everyone will be able to participate. It should be a wonderful time! Many Thanks! All are welcome!
Book Order –Included in the work envelope on Monday, Nov. 4th, will be the book order forms for Nov. and Dec. as well as the Holiday pamphlets . I will place the order on Wednesday, Nov. 13th. If you want to order some gifts for Christmas for your child as a surprise, I will be happy to keep them aside and give them to you privately. Since we are ordering early, all of the most popular books should sill be available. Just a reminder, you can order from any of the Book Clubs, regardless of the grade. The books will come in before we go home for Christmas. Our classroom code is J4ZNG.
Show and Tell – This week is Team B. Your child can bring something to share two times during the week.
Homework Folder – The children should have chosen their book for the project that is due on Monday, Nov. 25th.. The genre of literature is a Mystery with 80- 100 pgs. The rubric for this assignment came home on October 25th. Please be sure and check the work sheets that are included in the folder each Friday. Some are coming back with many mistakes. This is really important in the next couple of weeks when we have Math sheets with regrouping in subtraction. This is a very challenging skill for some, but with repeated practice it will become more automatic.
Book – It Program – Book-It for November is due Monday, Dec 2nd. Twelve entries will earn a pizza certificate.
Operation Christmas Child -We are collecting Samaritan’s Purse shoe boxes. Shoe boxes are due by Thursday, November 7th. If you need a box, there are still some available in the office. Thank you for participating in this worthwhile program as we share the love of Christ to those less fortunate.
11-5 – Happy 8th Birthday William Serimian
11-6 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
11-7 – Operation Christmas Child boxes due
11-11 – Veteran’s Day – No School
11-12 – Happy 8th Birthday McKenzie Sue
11-14 – PTF Fundraiser – Sweet Tomatoes – 4-8 PM
11-16 – Happy 7th Birthday Jana Williams
11-17 – Happy 8th Birthday Bella Beal
11-27-29 – Happy Thanksgiving – No School
12-11 – Teacher Inservice – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
12-11 – Christmas Program – 5:30 PM – FCS Gym
12-13 – School dismissed at 12:00 PM
12-13 -End of Quarter 2.
12-13 – Happy 8th Birthday Justus Rocha
12-16 – 1-3 – Christmas Vacation
12-25 – Happy 8th Birthday Cyriche Zarandin
12-29 – Happy 8th Birthday Adrianne Paderna
1-5 – Happy 8th Birthday Tryphena Gunawan
1-6 – School Resumes – Happy New Year!!
1-7 – Happy 8th Birthday Caleb Mynderup
Remember to wear your spirit wear every Friday!!!
Bible Verse – Nov. 4-8
Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what he has done. Isaiah 12:4 21 pts.
Spelling – Lesson 14 – Nov. 4-8
that
with
wash
then
both
cloth
thick
shine
wish
brush
shoes
polish
there
should
would
across