Important Dates
November 27th:
Native American Day (a.m.)
November 28 & 29: NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving Break
December 6th:
Gingerbread House Day (p.m.)
December 15th:
Delayed Start
December 19th:
Christmas Party (p.m.)
December 21st-January 5th:
Christmas Break
Writer’s Workshop: I wanted to clarify your child’s writing. I was able to explain our workshop time to
some parents, but not all. Your child
has Writer’s Workshop one to three times per week. This is where I am able to meet with children
and talk about their writing. However,
they are able to write everyday at Daily 5 writing station. You may be seeing a lot of writing paper
coming home that doesn’t look like a finished product. This is probably writing that they have done
at Daily 5 station. I do not generally
go over these papers with the children unless they choose to edit and publish
one of the pieces. This is writing that
they are free to pick and take home daily. J
Word Work: The children have words that they work on
daily according to their Spelling Inventory. (I shared this at
conferences.) Right now most of the
groups do not have words for their sort.
Their sort consists of a picture that they are to say and then find the
correct initial sound category to match.
In the future as the words get harder and we begin to take tests on the
sorts, I will probably send a copy of the sort home with your child. They will be able to cut it out and sort it
at home with you for a week or two before their spelling test.
Native American Day: Next week
Wednesday morning we will be celebrating Native American Day. You are more than welcome to come in and help
for all or part of the morning. Please
let me know if this is something you would like to do. The children will be rotating to each first
grade class to work on an activity. Our
classroom will be making a weaved placemat for our feast. The feast will be in the afternoon. We will be having cornbread muffins and
popcorn while we enjoy Charlie Brown’s Mayflower Voyage. J
STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Our special
student this week is Emily Luna! Emily
likes to read and learn on her I pad.
She also enjoys Math time. She
likes to go to Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, and the park. Her favorite food is an apple. Emily likes Scooby Doo, Dora the Explorer,
and SpongeBob Square pants. J