Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Recess Rodeo on Friday was an enormous success! The children had an excellent day filled with character education and physical fitness activities on the back playground. What a wonderful day! I also want to take the opportunity to thank all of the parents who contributed baked goods, fresh fruit, treats, drinks, and paper products for our celebration after the costume parade. A special thank you also goes out to the parents who took time out of their busy day to come in and help set up for our delicious snacks and help the children get their costumes on. We wouldn’t be able to do so many special events at Hagan without our wonderful parent helpers. Thank you!
Well, it’s hard to believe that we’re already in the month of November! As you know, our November Social Studies unitfocuses on the Mayflower, Pilgrims, and the first Thanksgiving celebration. The first grade classes are planning a special performance about the first Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 24th at 9:30 AM in the Hagan cafeteria. Following the performance, friends and family members are invited to join us back in the classroom for refreshments. Last Friday, each of the children brought home their play lines for the performance. Please have your child recite their play lines each day as part of their homework. We will also be practicing every day in school as well. In fact, we had our very first practice this morning! I know that many of the children are concerned that they will not remember their lines for the performance. I have assured the children that we will be practicing their lines so much during the month of November, that it will be virtually impossible for them to forget their lines. Don’t forget to write down the date of the performance. We hope to see you all there!
Look what we’re learning this week…
English Language Arts:
*This week’s story: The Farmer in the Hat by Pat Cummings
*Comprehension Skills: Identifying cause and effect; Making text-to-
text connections; retelling story events
*Identifying proper nouns and using them correctly in writing
*Associating the sound /a/ with CVCe spelling pattern
*Review words with th and sh digraphs
*Writing– - Using proper nouns in writing to
describe
-Writing a list
*Spelling: -ock word family; core words: are, as
Mathematics:
*Unit 1 math test (cumulative from chapters 1-4)
*To count on 1 & 2 to find sums
*Use a number line to count on
*Use doubles to find sums through 10
* Draw a picture to solve problems
Social Studies/Science:
*Human body test on Tuesday
*Introduction to the first Thanksgiving; play practice