Hi Everyone,
We have a short week coming up, and then 5 wonderful days to spend with family and food! Here's what you need to know for next week's short week and the week after....
Thanksgiving Travel:
If your child will be absent next week, and / or leaving early on Tuesday, please kindly notify both the office and me in advance. For absences, you may use the online absence excuse found on the Pinebrook homepage, or by clicking HERE. For early dismissal, you may use the early dismissal form found on the Pinebrook homepage, or by clicking HERE.
Thanksgiving Reading Incentive:
I sent a Thanksgiving reading incentive home in yesterday's Thursday folder. Please review this incentive and encourage your child to read. Reading incentives are due back Monday, December 2nd. I will not accept any late submissions.
No Written Homework Next Week:
There will be no written homework next week due to our short week. PLEASE READ! Remember...reading isn't homework...reading is LIFE. :)
Volunteers Needed:
In social studies, we are learning about economics and holiday traditions around the world. In the next week, the 1st graders will spend time "visiting" other countries to learn about holiday traditions from many cultures. As a culminating activity to this unit, our 1st grade classes will host a "World Market" on December 17th. At the market, each class will "sell" an item representing a particular country or culture. Students will shop for items from other classes using play money. They will have to budget and save their dimes, and prioritize their purchases since they will not have enough money to buy everything. At the market, we would like to showcase cultures and cultural artifacts from around the world. Would you like to set up a table at the market to showcase your family's cultural heritage, and speak to students who may visit your table? If so, please return the "Wanted: First Grade Parents" slip that I sent home in yesterday's Thursday folder.
Focus Areas for the Coming Short Week (11/25-11/26) AND the Week of 12/2 - 12/6:
Happy Thanksgiving! As I count my blessings, your sweet kiddos, you, and the support you offer each day are surely at the top of the list.
We have a short week coming up, and then 5 wonderful days to spend with family and food! Here's what you need to know for next week's short week and the week after....
Thanksgiving Travel:
If your child will be absent next week, and / or leaving early on Tuesday, please kindly notify both the office and me in advance. For absences, you may use the online absence excuse found on the Pinebrook homepage, or by clicking HERE. For early dismissal, you may use the early dismissal form found on the Pinebrook homepage, or by clicking HERE.
Thanksgiving Reading Incentive:
I sent a Thanksgiving reading incentive home in yesterday's Thursday folder. Please review this incentive and encourage your child to read. Reading incentives are due back Monday, December 2nd. I will not accept any late submissions.
No Written Homework Next Week:
There will be no written homework next week due to our short week. PLEASE READ! Remember...reading isn't homework...reading is LIFE. :)
Volunteers Needed:
In social studies, we are learning about economics and holiday traditions around the world. In the next week, the 1st graders will spend time "visiting" other countries to learn about holiday traditions from many cultures. As a culminating activity to this unit, our 1st grade classes will host a "World Market" on December 17th. At the market, each class will "sell" an item representing a particular country or culture. Students will shop for items from other classes using play money. They will have to budget and save their dimes, and prioritize their purchases since they will not have enough money to buy everything. At the market, we would like to showcase cultures and cultural artifacts from around the world. Would you like to set up a table at the market to showcase your family's cultural heritage, and speak to students who may visit your table? If so, please return the "Wanted: First Grade Parents" slip that I sent home in yesterday's Thursday folder.
Focus Areas for the Coming Short Week (11/25-11/26) AND the Week of 12/2 - 12/6:
- Reading: We will finish our Word Detectives unit by talking about unusual words, such as contractions. We will practice reading and writing our 1st grade snap words.
- Writing: We will complete a few fun Thanksgiving writing projects.
- Math: We will finish our fractions unit. We will continue to explore the concepts of halves, thirds, and fourths, and talk about fractions of wholes and fractions of sets.
- Social Studies: We will talk about Pilgrim life. We will begin our Holidays Around the World rotations, whereby the first grade teachers rotate through each other's classrooms teaching the students about Holiday traditions from other countries and cultures.
Happy Thanksgiving! As I count my blessings, your sweet kiddos, you, and the support you offer each day are surely at the top of the list.
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