News & Notes:
- Thank you #1 - Thank you to all the family chaperones who were able to join us for our field trip to Lansing. The weather was perfect! The kids were fantastic! We learned so much!!
- Thank you #2 - Thank you to all the families who came to our Parent/Student/Teacher conferences last week. Your children worked really hard to prepare for your conference and were proud to share what they have been learning!
- Thank you #3 - Bennie exceeded our Coins for Cause donation goal for week one! Thank you to everyone who sent in coins. We'll be collecting change for this worthy cause until the end of the month so keep sending those coins in!
- Common Good Field Trip - In this season of Thanksgiving, as we learn about our constitution and the responsibilities of citizenship, we will put our cooking skills to work and make muffins for those who serve our community. On Monday, November 20 we will make 12 dozen muffins. On Tuesday, November 21 we will go visit the police station, fire station and nursing home with baskets of muffins to share. The cost of this field trip will be covered by my "room 107 field trip fund".
- Parent Academic Support Page - As many of you know from our conferences, I have added a "parent academic support page" to the class website. You can find ways to provide learning support for your child at home as well as a better understanding of what we are working on in math. This is a work in progress, please let me know what I can do to help you support your child's learning at home. Click here to go to the page.
Upcoming Dates:
- Wed. Nov 15 - Sports & Fitness Club
- Fri. Nov 17 - Bennie Garden Clean Up 3:30-4:30
- Tues. Nov 21 - Common Good Field Trip to Police Station, Nursing Home and Fire Station
- Tues. Nov 21 - 1/2 day for students, dismissal at 11:40
- Wed - Sun, Nov 22-26 - Thanksgiving Break
What we are Learning:
- Reading - Students have weekly "book club" assignments at their level and individual reading targets to help them become better readers.
- Word Study - Each day your child should write what "day" they are on in word study. Day 1 they get new words. Day 5 they take a spelling test.
- Writing - We continue to build writing stamina and following the "friendly letter format".
- Math - We are working on factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers.
- Studies - We will be learning about civics, specifically the Bill of Rights this week.
- Science - We have been studying how plants use their external and internal structures to promote growth and survival.
- Cooking - We will be making Rebecca's family Spaghetti on Thursday and muffins, muffins, muffins on Monday.
Wishlist:
- 2 jars Prego heart smart original sauce
- 2 lbs turkey meat
- 2 packages Brilla protein plus angel noodles
- 4 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 2 dozen eggs
- 1 bottle vegetable oil
- 1/2 gallon milk
- muffin mix assorted flavors
- cupcake holders
Weekly Highlight:
Our trip to Lansing was a huge highlight!
Ask Me:
What are the four freedoms of expression found in the Bill of Rights?
(Answer - Freedom of speech, press, petition, and assembly)
(Answer - Freedom of speech, press, petition, and assembly)
