Hi Everyone,
I messed up! I told the kids anyone who brought back their pink form could eat lunch in the classroom today, and I wasn't even thinking that it's Friday! #teacherfail The cafeteria lines are really long on Fridays, which means our in-class lunch would be cut short. I talked to the involved kiddos and we decided to move lunch in the classroom to Wednesday, since we can have a bit more time to enjoy our food and movie. I also gave those students 3 paws and let them put 3 marbles in our marble jar. Lunch in the classroom on Wednesday will be a reward reserved only for those students who brought their pink form back today.
Turkey of the Year:
Turkey of the Year voting began today, and will continue for the next few Fridays! Your child must read to vote for the staff member he/she would like to see come to school dressed in a turkey suit. One hour of reading equals one vote. Each Friday, please sign and return that week's voting slip, which came home in last week's Thursday folder. If you lost the voting slips, please write a note to indicate how many hours your child read during the previous week, sign it, and send it to school on Friday.
Conferences:
Thank you for attending your parent teacher conference! I enjoy visiting with you during this time to discuss your child's progress and behavior, and I learn so much about your student through your eyes.
Pinebrook Read-a-Thon:
Monday, November 7th will mark the start of our Pinebrook Read-a-Thon. All money raised will be used to purchase materials for our new Guided Reading Library. This is the library we teachers access for resources and materials when we plan our reading instruction. Please refer to the flyer I sent home in last week's Thursday folder for more information.
Family Reading Night:
Our Family Reading Night will be Thursday, November 10th at 6:30 at school. Jonah and I will be there, and we hope to see you too!
American Education Week:
Please mark your calendar for our American Education Week celebration on Thursday, November 17th from 9:45 - 10:30 am in our classroom. Students will present the ABC's of Thanksgiving. Our lunch is immediately following the ABC's of Thanksgiving, and you may stay to have lunch with your child after our event. For your planning purposes, our lunch is from 10:34 - 11:04. If you're staying for lunch, please plan to say goodbye to your child in the cafeteria at the end of our lunch period. Our regular instructional day will resume right after lunch. Please watch next week's Thursday folder for the specific details you'll need about this event.
Sound of the Week Update:
You may notice we didn't have a Sound of the Week this week. Our instructional week was shortened due to our Fall Party and field trip, so I didn't introduce a new Sound of the Week. Because next week is also a short week, we will not have a new Sound of the Week next week either. Instead, we'll continue to review short vowel spelling patterns. I will introduce a new Sound of the Week on November 14th, when we begin our long vowel spelling patterns.
Next Week's Sight Words:
Due to our short week next week, we will not have new sight words. We will review previously learned sight words.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
I messed up! I told the kids anyone who brought back their pink form could eat lunch in the classroom today, and I wasn't even thinking that it's Friday! #teacherfail The cafeteria lines are really long on Fridays, which means our in-class lunch would be cut short. I talked to the involved kiddos and we decided to move lunch in the classroom to Wednesday, since we can have a bit more time to enjoy our food and movie. I also gave those students 3 paws and let them put 3 marbles in our marble jar. Lunch in the classroom on Wednesday will be a reward reserved only for those students who brought their pink form back today.
Turkey of the Year:
Turkey of the Year voting began today, and will continue for the next few Fridays! Your child must read to vote for the staff member he/she would like to see come to school dressed in a turkey suit. One hour of reading equals one vote. Each Friday, please sign and return that week's voting slip, which came home in last week's Thursday folder. If you lost the voting slips, please write a note to indicate how many hours your child read during the previous week, sign it, and send it to school on Friday.
Conferences:
Thank you for attending your parent teacher conference! I enjoy visiting with you during this time to discuss your child's progress and behavior, and I learn so much about your student through your eyes.
Pinebrook Read-a-Thon:
Monday, November 7th will mark the start of our Pinebrook Read-a-Thon. All money raised will be used to purchase materials for our new Guided Reading Library. This is the library we teachers access for resources and materials when we plan our reading instruction. Please refer to the flyer I sent home in last week's Thursday folder for more information.
Family Reading Night:
Our Family Reading Night will be Thursday, November 10th at 6:30 at school. Jonah and I will be there, and we hope to see you too!
American Education Week:
Please mark your calendar for our American Education Week celebration on Thursday, November 17th from 9:45 - 10:30 am in our classroom. Students will present the ABC's of Thanksgiving. Our lunch is immediately following the ABC's of Thanksgiving, and you may stay to have lunch with your child after our event. For your planning purposes, our lunch is from 10:34 - 11:04. If you're staying for lunch, please plan to say goodbye to your child in the cafeteria at the end of our lunch period. Our regular instructional day will resume right after lunch. Please watch next week's Thursday folder for the specific details you'll need about this event.
Sound of the Week Update:
You may notice we didn't have a Sound of the Week this week. Our instructional week was shortened due to our Fall Party and field trip, so I didn't introduce a new Sound of the Week. Because next week is also a short week, we will not have a new Sound of the Week next week either. Instead, we'll continue to review short vowel spelling patterns. I will introduce a new Sound of the Week on November 14th, when we begin our long vowel spelling patterns.
Next Week's Sight Words:
Due to our short week next week, we will not have new sight words. We will review previously learned sight words.
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
- Reading: We will talk about the reasons authors write books: to persuade, to inform, and to entertain. This is called the "author's purpose".
- Writing: We will respond to writing prompts and self-chosen topics as we continue to practice capitalization, punctuation, spacing, and letter formation.
- Math: We will continue our addition unit. We will learn strategies for quickly solving addition facts.
- Social Studies: We will finish learning about Veteran's Day. We will begin our Long Ago and Today unit, in which we compare and contrast life long ago and today.
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