November 10th - 14th, 2014

No blog next week, or during the Thanksgiving Break!  This will be the last blog until December 8th - 12th.

Wednesday, November 13th - Family Math Night

Friday, November 14th - Report Cards go home

Friday, November 21st - Grandparents day, 12:00-3:00

November 24th - 28th - Thanksgiving Break

Writing:  Thank you for having conversations with your son/daughter regarding the writing they have completed in the classroom and at home.  I have included these graded writing pieces in last weeks Friday folders. I was pleased to see so many students are using strong descriptive words, had a clear beginning, middle, and end to their writing, and took the time to edit and revise.  These are all strategies we are working on in class.

Report cards will be sent home on Friday, November 14^th. Please sign and return the outside envelope.

• Grandparents Day:  Friday, November 21st.  Students will be working on a special computer presentation  in our classroom and plan to share these with their guests on Grandparent’s day. Students are encouraged to dress up on this day in order to represent our school and show respect to our guests.

• 1. Turkey writing:

  This Turkey Needs Dressing!  On Friday students received a turkey copied on card stock.  Cut out the Turkey, use scraps of cloth, paper, foil, glitter, and your imagination for a spiffy he or she.  Be sure to name him or her and then write a story about your terrific turkey. Your dressed turkey, and turkey story are due Wednesday, November 19th. Remember to use a circle and flee map to focus your thinking before you write.  These maps will be due with your turkey.
• 2.  IXL.COM  in addition to regular assigned homework, we are asking students to spend at least 10 to 15 minutes this week working on IXL.COM, 

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