We had a busy week in Room 115! We spent most of the week talking about our families and how families are different. The students created large collages of their families and labeled each family member. This was a huge project and the students put a lot of effort into them. They look amazing on display in our classroom.
The students worked very hard on animal research reports this week! We started by learning about bald eagles. The students drew pictures and wrote about what they eat and where they live. Then students did their own research about an animal they picked! They looked at pictures in non-fiction books and listened to me read small excerpts. We certainly learned a lot of neat facts about animals!
The students enjoyed learning about some American symbols. We will continue learning more about them next week as we approach Veterans Day. We made a giant flag and bald eagles using hand prints. We also made a book on American symbols that went home today. The students were excited to share what they already knew about all the symbols!
We have been practicing our Readers Theater for the past two or three weeks. Students picked an animal, made a mask, and researched their animal. Students were even a part of writing the script, which was similar to Bill Martin, Jr.’s Polar Bear, Polar Bear book. We performed it for a final time today and invited our principals, Mrs. McDonald and Mr. Doiron to watch. They loved it! The students did a great job and should be very proud of all their hard work! Check out my Readers Theater blog post so you can enjoy it too!
We will continue talking about our our families and homes during the month of November. Please help your child learn his/her address and phone number. Both are important pieces of information for them to know.
The students have been working hard in math. We are still working on writing our numbers, one-to-one correspondence, and different math language (i.e. which is more or fewer, etc.). Please take a careful look at the math papers coming home and ask your child to explain what they learned for extra reinforcement. The number formation practice papers we have been sending home for homework will be completed this coming week but I would still encourage students to continue practicing them at home.
The students homework for this weekend and for the next couple of weeks is to practice putting jackets/sweatshirts on and taking them off all by themselves. This also includes fixing sleeves, turning sleeves right-side-out, and zipping/buttoning. We have been working on it at school but extra practice would be helpful!
The Scholastic Book Club flyer went home today. We will send another one home the beginning of December as well. If you are interested in buying books for any of the upcoming holidays and don’t want your child to see the books, please let us know. We can hold the books for you and arrange a time for you to pick them up. The order form that went home today is due on Thursday, November 8th. Information for online ordering is on the back of the flyer.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan
PS...Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour for Daylight Savings this weekend!
And...there is no school for students on Monday, November 5 (Teacher Professional Development Day) and Tuesday, November 6 (Election Day).
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