Friday, November 8, 2024

Weekly Update: November 8, 2024

Peek at the Week:

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

Math:

Can you tell me about your new calendar for the month?

Reading: The students listened to and discussed the story The Stray Dog and continue to make text-to-self connections. They discussed how to retell a story using the pictures from the text. Even though the Read-A-Thon is over, please continue to have your child find time to read at least 15 minutes every night. This will greatly improve their reading stamina and fluency. Thanks!

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?

we
when
your
can
said

Can you read these R-blend words?

Writing:

We used the book The Most Thankful Thing to help us get writing ideas for our latest class book!

What did you write about in your "Thankful" writing?

Smart Art:

We made a festive quilt to help us practice skip counting and fractions 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 8 rows, how many quilt squares do we have on the quilt in total?

How did you cut your orange squares to help them fit on your quilt square?
BONUS: What is the total number of BOTH turkey feathers and yellow squares?

THINGS TO KNOW:

Talking Piece Assignment:

Please take a look at your child's folder for the following assignment:

HELP NEEDED!

I am looking for a volunteer that is willing to help stuff our Green Friday Folders on Fridays. If you are interested, please let me know!

Winter weather is on its way!

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

Library Books:

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

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!