Specials Schedule this week:
November 2-6, 2009
We will have P.E. on Tuesday and Thursday!
Peek at the Week:
Reading: This week we will be determining causes and effects. (Cause is the reason why, and effect
is what happened.) Enjoy some Laura Numeroff (If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, Pig a Pancake, Moose
a Muffin, Cat a Cupcake, etc.) books with your child and ask them to identify the cause and effect of
various events in the story.
Writing: We will look at some more examples of good leads this week. We will specifically look at
starting a story by describing the setting. We will also write our own cause/effect story as modeled
in all the Laura Numeroff stories. Help your child brainstorm an "If...Then..." idea for their story!
Spelling/Language: Our spelling pattern this week is words with the long e sound spelled as ea. We
will be talking about adjectives and describing familiar objects and friends.
Math: Our new unit, probability, starts this week! We will be talking about tally marks, tables,
graphs, most likely, and least likely.
Science: We will be talking about the weather this week.
Important Information:
**Monday: Westwood is having our National School of Character celebration. Parents and loved ones
are welcome to join in the fun!
**A special thank you to Mrs. Shavlan for organizing our Great Pumpkin Day party! It was so much
fun!!! Thank you also to ALL the parents who sent in goodies and attended. You are all the BEST!
**New Reading Log comes home today! Remember: students must read an average of 60 minutes a
week! They also need to read their reading book in their book bag every night and complete
assignments by the due date so we can have good discussions in group!
**Check out the website for pictures from the Book Parade and our party!
Word of the Week: Citizenship
Manner of the Week: Be a good audience member!
Library is Friday!
Remember: Good, better, best; Never let it rest, until your good is better
and your better is BEST!
