Week of November 7 - 11, 2011

Newsletter for Week of November 7 -11, 2011

Report cards have been sent home on Friday, November 4, 2010. Please look over your child’s report card, sign and return by Thursday, November 10. If you would like to discuss your child’s progress with me please let me know a convenient time to do so. We can set up a conference in person, on the phone, or use email.
In reading we will be finishing the story "Animal Babies in Grasslands" and starting the next story called "Bear Snores On". This story is about a bear that sleeps right through a party that all of his animal friends have and when he wakes up is very sad. His friends have another party to include him. The focus skill on this story is to distinguish between realism and fantasy. We will also review main idea, setting, and characters.
**This week in Phonics we will be learning the vowel letter Ii and its short sound as in igloo and inch and its long sound as in ice. We will focus more on the short vowel sound. Please review sounds and writing of all letters learned so far. There will be NO SHOW and TELL next week. A second decodable reader titled Hop on the Mop was sent home a few days ago. Be sure to listen to your child read the story and discuss the questions on the back inside cover. Then add the story to the little library box that was sent home with #1 Hot, Hot, Hot. **Please review each night List 2 words. Please review the word list as part of the daily homework. The word list will be tested each Friday.
In math we will be discussing ordinal position of objects, story problems, and putting events in proper order or sequence.
Thank you to all of the parents who attended parent teacher conferences!
On Thursday, November 3 we had our Guidance Lesson on Personal Body Safety with Mrs. Clarissa Geary.
Friday, November 11th is an Act 80 Day. There is NO SCHOOL for students!
Please remember that we change the clocks this weekend so shorts may NOT be worn to school starting Monday. Thank you!
Monday will be day 4 in our five day cycle. We will have computer class!
Have a wonderful weekend!