November 30-December 4

It was nice to have all the children back after the Thanksgiving break. We are hard at work again! There is much to learn before the next holiday break.
Here are some important dates to remember:
Monday, December 7th we are leading our Town Meeting at 8:10 in the morning. If you would like to join us, please meet at the flagpole. We are sharing a short story in a reader's theater format. It will be brief. Town Meeting is usually finished by 8:30.
There is a Math Parent Workshop at 8:30 on Wednesday, December 9th. It will begin in the theater and end in our classroom. You will have the opportunity to see a math lesson in action!
The Holiday Gift drive ends on December 11th.
Our annual Pajama Day will be Friday, December 18th. More information will be provided later.
Robust Vocabulary words for this week:
approached, energetic, pace, blunder, reassure, excel

November Happenings

We enjoyed having Dr. Carmack visit the class last week. The students learned the different parts of the eye and were even quizzed at the end to see if they remembered what they learned. Dr. Camack did an excellent job teaching the children how our eyes work. Thank you!

This Wednesday, November 18th, is Spirit Day.
Next week we are only in school on Monday and Tuesday. We will not have a homework packet, spelling test, or reading folder activity that week. We will celebrate Thanksgiving in class on Tuesday with a "feast" from KFC! Since we will not have our "feast" until then end of the day, we will enjoy lunches as usual on Tuesday.

This week's robust vocabulary words are:
astonishing, continue, doubt, transform, examine, devour

Have a wonderful week!

Book Fair

Today we browsed the books at the book fair. The excitement in their eyes was precious. Books hold a special place in every teacher's heart! Each child has a "wish list" of books they want. If you are able, please take some time this week (it ends on Thursday) to stop by the book fair with your child. It's open at 7:30 and stays open until 5:00. Perhaps you can go before school or after. If not, please let me know when you send in money for your child to shop during the school day, and I will do my best to find time for them to go.

I hope to see you all at "Poetry in the Park" on Wednesday. We're keeping our fingers crossed for no rain!

Robust vocabulary for this week:
reward, handsomely, cruel, greedy, consequences, regret

October Fun Stuff!

We had so much fun last week!  On Thursday we learned in our pumpkin centers.  They listened to and wrote stories, made a mini-book, completed math problems, were artistic, and made a snack...all involving pumpkins!  On Friday, we greatly enjoyed the costume parade followed by the Fall Festival.  It was a good time for all!

This week's robust vocabulary words are:  nuzzled, pranced, raging, adapt, intriguing, inhabit

Be sure to ask your child about the "avatar" that they made!

Have a wonderful week!