Our Thanksgiving Crafternoon is Friday. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving. Join us at 1:00 to prepare the classroom or 1:30 when the students return from specialists.
The book fair continues until Thursday. Please label money for the book fair. Nancy's Italian Ice is Monday for $1.00.
Our poetry journal this week is about a Thanksgiving tradition that many families know. Check binders on Friday afternoon to see if your family has this tradition.
We have a book in our classroom that helps us learn when to call 911. When we read the book and practice calling 911, we have to give our address. Please help your child work on learning your address at home. It is a skill that is tested for report cards.
With all the technology children have access to, it amazes me how excited children get by things that require no plug ins or animation. They had so much fun (and endurance) in making their Indian necklaces. We made them early enough to enjoy wearing them in the classroom before next week's special lunches on Wednesday and Thursday. Be sure to compliment us on our patterns and color schemes when you visit us for lunch.
In math, we will finish up with comparing the same, greater than and less than. This is a skill we will work on all year. It is easier for children to identify the greater number as opposed to saying what number is less. To practice this, place some counters (pennies, buttons, game pieces, match box cars...) on a table and tell your child to tell you a number less than what they count. Don't be concerned if this is difficult for your child, just keep practicing.
We are making a special book about Thanksgiving. Check binders on Friday for it. Keep the book available during the Thanksgiving week to share with visiting family members and friends. Your child can read the book to others and tell the story of the Mayflower, Indians, and Pilgrims. Here is sneak peek of one of the pages.
The last couple of weeks, Room 114 has had some quick tears, fussing and short on patience for others. I don't know if we are physically tired or just tired of one another (which does happen if you are in close quarters with 18 other people.) This week we are going to refocus on the five life skills of respect, being responsible, patient, careful and helpful to one another. Last week we learned a song called Fight. It is to remind us of how Room 114 works. You may want to sing it at home, if the situation ever arises:
F-I-G-H-T! We don't fight!
F-I-G-H-T! We don't fight!
Talk it over, walk away, find another game to play.
Talk it over, walk away, find another game to play.
F-I-G-H-T! We don't fight!
I hope your Thanksgiving is full of delicious food, the love of family and friends, tender and unhurried moments with your child and a good book. I want you to know that every day I give thanks for your child and that I was chosen to be his/her teacher. I know you are trusting me with your greatest treasure. Your support of our classroom is priceless to me and motivates me to be a better educator. Thank you for loving our classroom and school. Have a wonderful week off. I look forward to December 2 when Room 114 gets back together. Contact me with any questions or concerns.
Upcoming Events:
11.22 Room 114's Thanksgiving Crafternoon 1:30-2:45 (come at 1:00 to help set up)
11.25-11.29 Thanksgiving Holidays - no school
12.19 Room 114's Christmas Party at 1:45-2:30
12.20 Kindergarten Polar Express Movie Day - wear pajamas
12.23 - 1.3 Winter Break
1.6 Resume learning in Room 114
1.9 Goodnight Moon at ASF - wear yellow field trip t-shirts
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