All of the first graders are just bursting with the anticipation of our thanksgiving play tomorrow!  The children have worked very hard practicing their lines, poems, and songs for our performance over the last month, and can’t wait to show you what they can do!  This morning we had a “dress rehearsal” for the Kindergarten classes to get used to an audience before tomorrow.  Please remember that our performance begins promptly at 9:30 A.M. tomorrow morning.  Please allow for a few extra minutes for parking as our lot is sure to be quite crowded tomorrow morning.  The actual performance lasts for approximately 35-40 minutes and we will be returning to our classrooms for a small reception immediately following the performance.  We hope to see everyone there!

      Since we only have two days of school this week, I will not be introducing any new spelling words this week, nor assigning any formal homework.  However I do encourage you to continue to read to/with your child each day over the Thanksgiving vacation.

      It was a pleasure meeting with everyone last week during our parent-teacher conferences.  The children have all worked very hard throughout the first quarter and I am continually amazed by the amount of progress that each of the children is showing.  We should all be very proud of them.  If at any time you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s progress, please don’t ever hesitate to contact me.  I hope you all have a happy, healthy, and relaxing Thanksgiving with your families. 

Look what we’re learning this week… 

English Language Arts:  
      *Comprehension Skills: author’s purpose
         *Review digraphs ch, th, tch

*Writing– Complete Thanksgiving writing projects

*Spelling:  No new spelling words this week

Mathematics:                        
      *Counting back 1 and 2 to subtract from 10 or less

      *Subtracting from 10 or less using a number line

Social Studies/Science:      
       *Dress rehearsal on Monday

      *Thanksgiving play on Tuesday at 9:30 A.M.