Thanksgiving Treats Below, you will find the treat assignments for Thanksgiving. We will be making friendship soup. These are only the necessities. Each child will be assigned a canned food item to bring. Please look for these assignments in the agenda. We will be having the soup on Tuesday, November 24. Can Soft Drinks- Anna Johnson (12) Kaitlynn Clement (12) Bowls- Joseph Mitchell Spoons- Taylor Reynolds Napkins- Travis Vermillion Math *Multiplication-Congratulations to all of the students who have memorized all of their multiplication facts through 12X12!!! The students have done great! Please keep studying at home. Even if your child has passed all of their facts, they still need constant review at home with flash cards. We will be moving on to division really soon! *Measurement- After Christmas, we will begin to study measurement in math. I feel like some of the standards may be difficult for the students. I wanted to share some of these standards with you so that you can begin practicing with them at home. Recognize the use of fractions in liquid measurements Recognize the relationship between cups, pints, quarts, and gallons Estimate and/or measure the capacity of a container Measure weight to the nearest ounce or gram Use reasonable units of length (kilometer, meter, centimeter, mile, yard, foot, inch) in estimates and measures. Know: 1 meter=100 cm, 1 yard=3 feet, 1 foot =12 inches Make and record measurements that use mixed units within the same system of measurement (such as feet and inches, meters and centimeters) Use common abbreviations: km, m, cm, in, ft, yd, mi. Develop strategies for solving problems involving addition and subtraction of measurements These are things that you can discuss with them while cooking in the kitchen, measuring something in the house, etc. Scholastic Book Order The Scholastic book order magazine has been sent home. I will be placing the order on Friday, November 20. The order will be here in time for Christmas. Handwriting The students have been working hard on cursive handwriting. Right now, the spelling test is optional if they want to write in cursive. After Christmas, the students will have to be writing in cursive. Please have them practice writing their spelling words in cursive at home. Items needed These are some items needed for the classroom: *pencils- we are running out *yard stick- if you have a yard stick that you do not use, I could use it in the classroom *any item that you feel will help me with the measurement standards (containers, measuring cups, measuring spoons, tape measure, etc.) Post Card Update We have received 52 postcards!! I am so thankful for all of the post cards that we have received and the students have loved it. We have received a lot of postcards from certain states and I still would love to get a post card from every state, so below are the states that we have not received a post card from. If you know anyone who lives in any of these states or if you will be traveling there, please mail us a post card. Don’t forget to include facts about the state and the student’s name. Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Please send to: Dresden Elementary School Attn: Erica Myers 759 Linden Street Dresden, Tn. 38225 Don’t forget---No school on November 25, 26, or 27!! Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!