Mrs. Neft’s Class Newsletter
November 16 - 20
DATES TO REMEMBER:
November 23 – 27 – Thanksgiving Holidays
NO SCHOOL
WEEKLY OVERVIEW:
*Vocabulary words for this week are:
they, does, who, some, into, many, want, under, today,
why
*Spelling words for this week are:
they, one, get, some, many, with, under, put, today, school
*In Reading, we will read several books about Thanksgiving, Indians, and the
Pilgrims. We will also use Write From The Beginning to sharpen our writing
skills.
*In Language Arts, we will review common nouns and proper nouns. We will also
review the plural forms of nouns. We will continue to practice writing
sentences correctly.
*In Math, we will continue our unit in subtraction while learning strategies
to make subtraction easier.
*In Social Living, we will learn about the roles of the Indians and the
Pilgrims in the first Thanksgiving.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
*After the holiday break, we will begin book three in Reading.
*PTA membership drive is going on now. A single
membership is $5.00, and a family membership is
$8.00. Please support our wonderful school and join
the PTA.
*The students have been very enthusiastic and eager to learn
in the computer lab. We will be working in the lab every
other week.
REMINDERS:
*If you have not returned progress reports, please do so as
soon as possible.
*If you would like to send in a treat Friday for Thanksgiving,
that would be great. The students will be working on some art
projects and enjoying snacks.
*PTA Snack Shack open every Friday when the weather is
nice. Water, chips, animal crackers, freezy pops, etc. are
sold for 50 cents.
*Homework binders and take home folders should
be returned to school each day.
*Be sure to check your child’s homework each
night to see that it is correct and neat.
*Be sure to check your child’s folder, clear out
papers to keep, and sign behavior chart every
night.
*Wednesday is our library day! Remind students to
bring library books to school on that day each
week, so another book may be checked out.
*Monday and Friday are our P.E. days. Be sure that
your child wears the appropriate shoes for P.E. on
these days.
*Test papers sent home in the Cub Roar should be returned
the following day along with the signed Cub Roar.
IN THE NEWS:
Congratulations to Allee White. She is our Star Student.
