The Week of November 30th...

This week in Language Arts we will...

• write focused narratives
• remember to write and spell words we know correctly
• spell check our own writing
• increase productivity by trying to begin and end story in one writing session
• be introduced to new vocabulary to recognize in our readings
• pay attention to what a character learns when a problem gets solved
• think about life lessons from our characters
• visualize our stories using all our senses
• work on rereading to increase comprehension
• recognize spelling patters in our current sort

This week in Math we will...

• create cultural/holiday themed art using geometric shapes
• write two digit numbers using expanded notation, words, rods and cubes, tens and ones
• working with numbers that add to 12

This week in Science we will...

• study relevant vocabulary related to weather
• compare different types of storms
• study different types of weather conditions

Announcements

If you are interested in more information regarding iStation – a program we strongly suggest utilizing at home - please watch our “Parent’s Guide to iStation.” I think you will find it very useful! Please view when you have a free moment.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAw2gDb03Gs

Can your child tie his/her shoes? Now is the time to really reinforce that at home! Try taking a large shoe and putting it in your child's lap. Sit behind them and model how to do it. Your First Grade teachers thank you!

It's that time of year! LICE! Be on the lookout for itchy heads. It may not be just dry scalps! When weather changes and more hats and scarves are used, transmission can be on the rise. It's best to be cautious! We always recommend to students that they put all jackets inside their zipped up backpack.

Here are a list of high frequency words your child should know by the end of our first semester:  all, as, be, but, by, for, had, have, he, his, not, on, or, this, to, what.

November Events

23-27 Thanksgiving Break

30 - November Birthday Lunches on the Stage

December Events

4 - Christmas Is For Children (Food Collection and Bag, Tag, Bow Gifts)

      Spirit Shop Open During Lunch

      DMS Band Performance in the Gym (1:30-2:30)

8 - PTO Executive Board Meeting

11 - Kindergarten Gingerbread Houses

       2nd Grade PTO Party

12 - 4th Grade Choir Performs Holiday Carols at Park Village Shops (2:00-3:00)

14 - November/December Ticket Winner Party (2:00-2:30)

15 - December/June Birthday Lunches on the Stage

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

The week of November 16th ...

This week in Language Arts we will...

• write so that readers can read our writing
• stretch out words in writing to strengthen our spelling skills
• reinforce sight words
• analyze current stories or correct spacing
• extend current use of new vocabulary by finding newly acquired words in additional books as well as apply to new writing
• continue studying characters in literature by showing character's feelings by adapting our voice while reading, using clues from the author to bring characters to live, reread to make our voices smooth to show character's big feelings
• recognize spelling patterns with our current sort

This week in Math we will...

• model sums of different numbers focusing on the fact that addends can be in any order
• reinforce the strategies of adding horizontally and vertically
• work with making a ten

This week in Social Studies we will...

• describe how technology has changed our lives
• learn about the importance of Thanksgiving
• compare Thanksgiving celebrations both past and present

This week in Science we will...

• wrap up our unit on weather

Announcements

1. Science Fair is next week! Preview will take place on Monday. You may start purchasing items beginning Tuesday afternoon. If you are planning on shopping with your child, please try to do it before or after school, or during our recess time.
2. Can your child tie his/her shoes? Now is the time to really reinforce that at home! Try taking a large shoe and putting it in your child's lap. Sit behind them and model how to do it. Your First Grade teachers thank you!
3. It's that time of year! LICE! Be on the lookout for itchy heads. It may not be just dry scalps! When weather changes and more hats and scarves are used, transmission can be on the rise. It's best to be cautious! We always recommend to students to 
4. Here are a list of high frequency words your child should know by the end of our first semester:  all, as, be, but, by, for, had, have, he, his, not, on, or, this, to, what

Reminder of Encore Schedule (please wear tennis shoes on PE days)

November Events

16-20-Science Week

19-Family Science Night (4:30-6:30pm)

23-27 Thanksgiving Break

30-November Birthday Lunches on the Stage

The Week of November 9th...

In Language Arts we will....

• reread our stories and write them so others can read them
• work with writing partners to peer edit stories
• edit stories for spelling
• check for correct punctuation in our stories
• recognize new vocabulary in our reading
• look for characters in our reading
• pay attention to details about characters we are reading about
• reread to learn more about our characters
• read for meaning by questioning things in our stories
• use our one breath boxes to work on fluency with sight words
• recognize patterns in our spelling sorts

In Math we will...

• model putting numbers together/joining
• understanding what happens to numbers when a zero is added
• work on adding numbers in any order
• put together numbers to reach the sum of 10
• show different ways to compose the number 10

In Science we will...

• record weather information including relative temperature using appropriate vocabulary including but not limited to hot, cold, clear, cloudy, calm, windy, rainy, icy, etc.
• Discuss patterns we see in weather

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Book Fair is next week! Preview will take place on Monday. You may start purchasing items beginning Tuesday afternoon. If you are planning on shopping with your child, please try to do it before or after school, or during our recess time.
2. Can your child tie his/her shoes? Now is the time to really reinforce that at home! Try taking a large shoe and putting it in your child's lap. Sit behind them and model how to do it. Your First Grade teachers thank you!
3. Here are a list of high frequency words your child should know by the end of our first semester:  all, as, be, but, by, for, had, have, he, his, not, on, or, this, to, what

Reminder of Encore Schedule (please wear tennis shoes on PE days)

November Events

9-13 Book Fair Week

10-3rd Grade Veterans Day Program (6:00-7:00pm)

11-3rd Grade Veterans Day Program (8:30-9:30am)

            Taziki’s Dining for Dragons OUES Fundraiser

12-1st Grade PTO Party

16-20-Science Week

19-Family Science Night (4:30-6:30pm)

23-27 Thanksgiving Break

30-November Birthday Lunches on the Stage