Thank You and Next Week, Gingerbread Fun!

Thank you for sending food and drinks in for our Thanksgiving Feast. We are beyond grateful to have such generous and kind families this year.

Thank You!

Important Dates:

• 11/25-11/27

• No School (Thanksgiving Break)

• 12/2 (Wednesday)

• Make-Up Picture Day

• If you are unhappy with the picture you purchased, you may return it and retakes will take place on this day.

What Are We Learning Next Week?

• Books/Poems of the Week:

• Gingerbread Man

• Gingerbread Baby

• Gingerbread Girl

• Gingerbread Boy

• Gingerbread Cowboy

• Gingerbread Pirates

• Writing

• stretching out sounds in a word to write the letter/sounds

• writing sentences

• Concepts of Print

• words are written & read left to right, top to bottom

• front & back cover, title, title page, pages

• author & illustrator

• character(s) & setting

• Letter(s) & Sound(s):

• review of Aa-Zz

• Math:

• Ten and Five Frames

• Making Five & Ten

Specials Schedule:

Monday (Day 2) – Gym

• Please wear tennis shoes to school on Monday!

Tuesday (Day 3) – Guidance

Wednesday (Day 4) – Science

Thursdays (Day 5) – Library

Friday (Day 6) – Art

December Homework

• December Homework will be sent home on Monday, 11/30.

• Please return November’s Homework as soon as you are finished.

Lexia and Dreambox

• If you are interested in working on more academic skills and content with your child at home, Lexia and Dreambox are perfect if you have internet access.

• Dreambox and Lexia are an easy way for your child to practice at home at their individual skill level! Research shows that students show academic progress in math and literacy skills and are prepared for first grade with the use of Lexia and Dreambox.

• Our students’ goal is to use Dreambox and Lexia a minimum of 40 minutes per week. That is only 8 minutes per night!

• Please be sure your child is completing the activities on their own. It is very important that we receive accurate information so that we know how to help your child in the classroom.

If you need your child’s Log In and Password or access information

OR

need the internet address or application please let us know. We will send it home in your child’s T.I.G.E.R. Folder

Scholastic Book Orders

• Scholastic Book Orders were sent home yesterday, Monday 11/23 in your child’s T.I.G.E.R. Folder.

• Book Orders are DUE on Friday 12/4.

• You can order online at scholastic.com/readingclub and enter our classroom code- JGRKX

You can send in your check or money order and I will enter your order for you.