Monday, November 15, 2021

November 15th Newsletter


Here's the scoop for the upcoming week. This week’s math homework is a game to play with your child and does not need to be returned to school. Enjoy!

This week in literacy, we will... 

  • Recognize and say consonant clusters that blend two or three consonant sounds 

  • Read Old to New, by Jena Croxford, for shared reading. We will notice consonant clusters and inflectional endings of words. We will also discuss the sequence of events in the story

  • Read a poem titled, The Big Black Bug 

  • Write about what we’re thankful for during Community Writing time

  • Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons

This week in writing, we will... 

  • Share our opinions about different topics with others

  • Continue using convincing statements to support our ideas

  • Read I Wanna Iguana, by Karen Kaufman Orloff, and write reasons why the main character, Alex, should or should not get a pet iguana

  • Write opinions pieces about our favorite season

This week in math, we will... 

  • Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into parts in more than one way

  • Record decompositions of numbers less than or equal to 10 with drawings and equations

  • Add fluently with sums to 10 

  • Solve for the unknown in an addition equation involving 3 whole numbers

  • Use strategies to add with sums to 20

  • Group and count objects by twos, fives, and tens

  • Use appropriate tools strategically

  • Look for and make use of structure

This week in Social Studies, we will... 

  • Learn about neighborhoods
  • Create a map of something students' choose - their bedroom, house, or neighborhood
  • Read Be My Neighbor by Maya Ajmera. In this book we will “travel” around the world to learn about different neighborhoods and what it means to be a good neighbor in communities across the globe.

Reminders and Upcoming Events:

Nov. 18- Parent-Teacher Conferences and Bookfair

Nov. 19- Packer Friday

Nov. 22- Parent-Teacher Conferences and Bookfair

Nov. 24-26- No School- Thanksgiving Break

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