November 18-27
Monday- no school
Tuesday-opposite worksheet
Practice flash cards, especially for and he
Practice reading "A House for my Fish"
Wednesday- trace numbers worksheet
Practice flash cards, especially for and he
Practice reading "A House for my Fish"
Thursday-short Ii worksheet
Practice flash cards, especially for and he
Practice reading "A House for my Fish"
Friday- Phonics list #3 test

Monday- short Ii worksheet
Tuesday- Ss Show and Tell
Wednesday- 1:00 Dismissal

Please bring an old shirt in to wear to art on Wednesday, November 20.  The children will be painting.

Letters to Santa will be sent home on Friday, They are due back to me on Tuesday, Dec 4.

This week in Phonics we will be learning the letter Ss as in sun and snake.  Please review sounds and writing of all letters learned so far (Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, Tt, Pp, Aa, Nn, Mm, and Ii).  There will be show and tell for letter Ss,  

In Reading we will read the story A Bed for the Winter by Karen Wallace.  It will be an informational text.  We will discuss Fiction and Non-Fiction, winter homes, and work on the comprehension skill, sequence.  We will be working on the short /i/ sound.  Watch for the new Family Times and Phonics Reader to be sent home.  Continue to practice the high frequency words; I, am, a, the, to, is, have, little, my, like, we, he, and for.

In Math we will be finishing up Topic 4:  Comparing and Ordering Numbers 0-10.  Students should be practicing writing numbers from 0-10 correctly and continue counting by 1’s to 100.  Take some time at home to review the daily practice pages completed at school.

We will begin preparing for “Thanksgiving”.  During the next two weeks students will learn about the first Thanksgiving, will make pilgrim and Native American costumes, and will begin to learn a poem or song for the holiday.  We will discuss being “thankful”.  The students will even get to use a Native American name for a day!