New Phonograms

Here are the new double letter phonograms for the next two weeks. Thank you for supporting your child’s learning at home. It is a huge help!

A change of themes

We are finishing up our November theme of “leaves” and moving towards our “Christmas” theme which is so exciting!

Things may be different due to covid, but there are many opportunities to have fun together!

This is our classroom advent calendar. We will open a door each school day starting on December 1st with a classroom decorating party. SHHHH, don’t tell the students!

We will start to decorate our classroom Christmas tree.

The outside of our classroom door, just for a little fun!

Important Dates

November 25 – Western Dress Up

November 27 – Knight Day

November 30 – Filming Christmas Concert – dress up like Mary and Joseph

December 1 – $5 pay to wear casual for the Salvation Army

December 1 – Salvation Army Food Drive begins – money donations

December 1 – Christmas decorating Party

December 4 – Knight Day

December 11 – Pro D Day

December 16 – Silly Sweater dress up Day

December 17 – Last day of school

Salvation Army Food Drive

We are excited to begin our annual Salvation Army Food Drive on December 1. Due to covid, it will look a bit different this year, as we will not be bringing in can goods. We have set ourselves a goal of raising $5,000 for the Salvation Army. With their buying power, they can turn the money into much more food than we can purchase at the grocery store. Starting December 1st, there will be a Salvation Army kettle in the school foyer and collection jars in the classroom.

We will kick off our Salvation Army Food Drive with a pay to wear casual on December 1st. Students may wear casual clothes for a $5 donation to the Salvation Army. Students are still welcome to wear their uniforms if they prefer.

Games/Art Afternoon

We had such a fun afternoon on Friday. We enjoyed snacks, Art and Games. As we are without a cohort, we were given permission to join with another class without a cohort and it was such a fun pairing. Thank you for all of the snacks that were brought in. There are lots left for our Christmas fun!

Spelling Words

I will be introducing the new spelling words on Monday, November 23rd and testing them on Friday, November 27th.

run, ran, go, do, did

Show and Tell

We are starting a new unit in Science on animal habitats. Our focus until Christmas will be on ocean habitats. The children are welcome to bring a Show and Tell that connects with the “ocean” theme.

Parent Help Needed!

Next week we will begin a new topic in Social Studies on Jobs in the Community. This is a fun unit for kids to explore things that they may want to do when they grow up. Usually we have parents come in and talk about what they do in their jobs and we go on field trips to explore. Due to covid, we need to try to make things fun in a different way.

Are there any parents who would be willing to video tape themselves talking about their jobs and send in the video for us to watch? The kids and I could send a few questions that we have and then you could make a short video for us to watch and learn?

The students love to see their parents on video and it would help us to add some depth to our learning. Please send me a video if you are interested in participating in our learning.

Art/Games Afternoon

I am happily planning away for our fun afternoon this Friday, November 20th. Thank you so much to the families that offered to bring in pre-packaged treats. With the generosity of your offers, I will not need to ask for treats during the Christmas party season so a great big thank you! You can send the treats in any time this week.

Samaritan’s Purse

I am so excited to tell you that we have raised $78.85 to donate to a water project through Samaritan’s purse! Thank you so much for your contributions! The kids will be so excited when I tell them!