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ReadingAloud ThismonthwewillreadThanksgivingstories.Wewilllearnabout thefirstThanksgiving.WewillcomparethefirstThanksgiving celebrationtoourcelebrationstoday.Wewilltakeanimaginaryvoyageonthe Mayflower,samplefoodfromtheMayflower,makeNativeAmericannecklaces, playpilgrimgames,andenjoyaThanksgivingsnack.Pleasewatchforsignup sheetsforneededdonationsforthesefunactivities. SharedReading Whilereadingpoemsandstoriestogether,wewilllearntodistinguishthedifferencebetween shortandlongvowelsounds.Wewillstudywordswithlongvowelsoundsspelledwithasilent eandwithvowelteamssuchasaiandea. Science Thismonthwewilllearnthatwatercanbeasolid,aliquid,oragas.We willwriteaminibooktellingwhatwehavelearnedabouttheformsof water.Wewilldoseveralscienceexperimentswithwater.Wewill createamodelofthewatercycle.Wewillheatwaterandwatchhowit turnsfromaliquidintoagas.Thestudentswillseeitriseintheairasa gas,condensewhenithitsthecoldlid,andthenrainbackintothepan. Newwordswewilllearnare:solid,liquid,gas,evaporation,condensation,precipitationand collection. Math Thismonthinmathwewillbelearningabouttherelationshipbetweenadditionand subtraction.Studentswill: Makeamodeltosolveadditionandsubtractionproblems Identifyandrecordrelatedadditionandsubtractionfactswithin20 Applytheinverserelationshipofadditionandsubtraction Userelatedfactstosubtractanddetermineunknownnumbers Chooseanoperationandstrategytosolveaddition&subtractionproblems Determineifanequationistrueorfalse Nowthatthestudentshaveabasicunderstandingofhowadditionworks,wehavebegun learningthebasicmathfacts.Inordertohelpthestudentscommitbasicmathfactstomemory, wearedoinganexercisemostdayscalledMadMinute.Thestudentshave1minutesto completeapageof30mathfactproblems.Theystartbydoing+0problemsandthen+1 problems.Whenastudentmastersoneset,he/shegetsastickerontheirfolderandmoveson tothenextlevel.Pleasepracticethemathfactsathomeaspartofhomework.

SocialStudies Thismonthwewillbelearningabouthowourschooland communityarethesameandhowtheyaredifferent.Wewill learnaboutthecommunityhelperswehaveatschoolandinthe community.Wewilltakeawalkingfieldtriptovisitthelibrary, policestation,andfirestationonNovember13thweather permitting.Wewillneedatleast6parentvolunteersfromeachclasstoaccompanyusonthe fieldtrip.Pleaselookforadditionalinformationaboutthefieldtripandasignupforminthe communicationfolder. FirstGradeTalentShow FirstGradewillhosttheFirstGradeTalentShowonNovember14that2:45inthecafeteria.If yourchildhasatalenttoshare,pleasemakesureyoufilloutthetalent showparticipationformandreturnittoyourchildsteacher.Wemust haveasignedforminorderforastudenttobeputontheprogramand includedintheshow.Actsshouldbenolongerthan3minutes. Parentswillalsoneedtoprovideeverythingneededfortheirstudents act.Wewillhaveapianoandtumblingmatsavailableuponrequest. Twostudentswillbeselectedtorepresentthegradelevelinthe schoolwidetalentshowonNovember26th.Pleaseunderstandthat wecannotallowforanyunrehearsedorimpromptuperformancesatthegradeleveltalentshow. Homework WehavebeenprovidedwithasubscriptiontotheRazKidsInternetsite.Studentshavethe opportunitytoreadavarietyofbooksontheirlevelthroughthissite.Futuresubscriptionstothis sitewilldependontheamountofstudentusethesitegets.IfyouhaveaccesstotheInternet pleasetakeadvantageofthisvaluableresource.Thedistricthasprovidedourclassroomswith fivekindlesthestudentshavetheopportunitytoreadstoriesinclassfromtheRazKidssiteat leastonceaweek. ReportCards LookforareportcardinthecommunicationfolderonNovember20th.Ifyouhaveanyquestions aboutyourchildsprogress,pleasedonthesitatetocallyourchildsteacher. Thankyouforyoursupport, Mrs.Arens Mrs.Bodily Mrs.Stevenson Mrs.Tingey