NOVEMBER NEWS form Mrs. Merenda's Class
Dear Parents,
Happy Fall!!! Clocks are back and we are in full swing preparing for our long
winter's nap!! We'll be very busy learning lots of interesting new curriculum.
I'm sure you are very pleased with your child's continually budding
responsibility and independence and pride in his/her work. Most science
reports were top notch and very interesting!!Continue to guide your child and
remind him/her of the need to be organized, listen and develop good study
habits for optimum success!!!
We are READING ,CRASH, by Jerry Spinelli, a fictional account of a bully who
sees the error of his ways. I am reading that orally. Our instructional read
is A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck, a Newbery Award winning book. We will
continue to write critically in our reading journals, after working in skill
packets and discussing reading. Ask your child about the plot and what
inferences they have made about Grandma's behavior and what similarities there
are with our present economy and our upcoming day off, Veteran's Day. They are
also reading their own picks at silent reading time and completing a mini book
talk in class.
Our WRITING has continued to involve good paragraphs,and expanding an idea
with more detail involving our 5 senses. We are writing a Veteran's Day Essay
and a blog from our Weekly Reader about Veteran's Day. Read it and comment on
our website.
SPELLING will start with a Unit one packet of blends and a requirement to
write a short paragraph using 5 or more spelling words in a neat, organized
paragraph!!!! Children will have individual lists as year progresses.
In MATH we are working on Multiplication in Unit 3. Study those facts for
automaticity.
SCIENCE was a big hit with great insect reports and some very good effort on
the Unit test.
SOCIAL STUDIES will concentrate on landforms of the USA beginning with the
great state of MAINE. A report packet on Symbols of the USA will be sent home
soon as a reading assignment to be presented in class.
Enjoy your upcoming holiday!!!
Cordially,
Claire Merenda
