Friday, November 11, 2022

Weekly Update: November 11, 2022

Peek at the Week:

Want to hear about our week? Ask your child the following questions:

Math:

Can you solve these doubles facts?

Reading:

What happened in the story The Stray Dog? Can you tell me about what happened in the beginning, middle, and end?
Can you read the following sight words?

what
when
or
for
more

Can you read these R-blend words?

What do you remember about these vocabulary words?

Writing:

We used the book The Most Thankful Thing to help us get writing ideas for a special contest through the Pioneer Press!

What did you write about in your Pioneer Press "Thankful" submission?

Social Studies: What is Veteran's Day? How did you show thanks for our veterans in the community?

Smart Art:

We made a festive quilt to help us practice skip counting in a fun way! Take a look and ask your child the following questions:

How many turkey feathers are on the quilt? (there are 5 per turkey)
How many yellow squares are on the quilt? (there are 5 per patch)
If there are 5 quilt squares per row and 7 rows, how many quilt squares do we have on the quilt in total?
BONUS: What is the total number of BOTH turkey feathers and yellow squares?

THINGS TO KNOW:

Pajama and Movie Party! Kindergarten and first grade classes earned a PJ and Movie Party as a reward for reading SO MANY minutes during the Read-a-Thon! We will be having our pj party on Tuesday, November 22!

Winter weather is on its way!

Check out this helpful poster from our School Age Care program!

Library Books:

We have library time every Tuesday morning. Please help remind your child to return their books on Tuesday (or any day prior!) so they are ready to check-out books.

Snacks:

Thank you to all that have donated extra snacks for our class! Please remember to send your child with a snack each day. We do have extras for those rushed mornings. We are always happy to take donations for extra snacks if you are able. Thank you!

Somerset Directory: Check the Somerset E-News for our Somerset school directory! It is a great resource for when trying to plan playdates, birthday parties, and other events!