It was a great week! I was not at school two days this week, and I was so proud of our class! They continued with our schedule and routine, and with awesome behavior!

Now, on to a new week! Our big book will be Mouse Mess. In this book, the mice visit the kitchen during the night and make a huge mess! It is a fun book, and one that helps us transition into the Thanksgiving "food"--part of the season. Our sight words will be "will" and "and." Our Letter Experts will introduce us to D and O. We will emphasize listening for ending sounds--deciding if words end with the same sound, or a different sound. Along this same line, we have begun to write all sounds we hear on our Handwriting and Phonics pages, not just beginning sounds. We have finished all of our weekly emphasis on a certain color, and will assess our color words again this week. We will also begin to read many wonderful Thanksgiving books!

In Math, we will continue Topic 5, Numbers 6-10. Please practice counting objects one-to-one 1-10, and practice writing the numerals! These can be tricky for Kindergartners!

In Science, we will do our Changes In Matter Unit. It is a short unit where we experiment with how things change from a solid, to a liquid, then to a gas.

In Social Studies, we will learn about the First Thanksgiving, and then how Thanksgiving is celebrated today. We have many fun activities, culminating in our Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast!

On Tuesday, we will take the Naglieri Intelligence Quotient Assessment. We have been "practicing" this week. The way we practice is to do questions that are similar to the test in thought processes and to also practice filling in the bubbles so that our answers can be read. It is a short, thirty minute test done independently, and is really a series of puzzle-type questions. It is a nonverbal test. Please encourage your child to get a good night's rest and to eat a good healthy breakfast!

It's going to be a great week!