Start of November

Upcoming Dates

* Thursday, November 9th: Cupertino Library Field Trip
Hopefully it will not rain this time! Remember to bring your library cards to school and memorize your 4-digit PIN number. Students who did not have library cards yet will receive new ones on this visit. Students will be checking out 2 books. Please return the books to the Cupertino Library on your own (do not send the books back to Eaton).

* Friday, November 10th: NO SCHOOL – Veteran’s Day
Remember to turn in homework and library books on THURSDAY. Friday sharers should also be ready to present on Thursday. Also, Friday volunteers can come at the same time Thursday afternoon. Thank you.

* Monday, November 20th: De Anza Flint Center Field Trip
We will be traveling by bus to De Anza College to watch the play, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. There is a yellow permission slip in today’s Friday Folder. Please return it by Thursday.

* Wednesday, November 22nd – Friday, November 24th: NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break


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Dear Families,

This was an exciting week! I hope all of your families enjoyed our Halloween parade and had a safe time trick-or-treating. All of the children were so adorable in their costumes!

Here are some highlights from the week:
Poem of the Week: Pumpkin
Song of the Week: The Eaton Song
Kindness is … saying, “Happy Halloween” when trick-or-treating.
Story of the Week: Alice and Greta
Vocabulary of the Week: People 1
Word Wall Words: five, four, in, once, three, two, upon, what
Next Week’s Sharing: Riddle – an animal (Prepare 4 complete
sentences and try to memorize the words. Bring an object or picture hidden inside a bag).

• Language Arts: Theme 2 All Together Now – Week 1
• Stories: The Box and Wigs in a Box
• Word Families: –ox (fox, lox, box) and -ot (cot, hot, got)
• Sounds: d, w, l, x and short o
• Grammar: capitalizing names and word order in sentences

• Writing: This week we made a Halloween story using our senses. We pretended we were in a haunted house and described things we saw, smelled, touched, and heard. Also, we used descriptive words to write how we felt.

• Math: We are finishing Data and Graphs. We practiced making bar graphs and answering word problems to interpret the graphs. This is a difficult chapter for many students, especially problem solving questions that require students to read clues. Keep practicing!

• Science: We reviewed our Solids and Liquids vocabulary. This week we explored different types of liquids and how liquids look different in various containers. We wrote down our observations.

• Computer Lab: This week we began using another software program called Kidspiration. This program is a tool for brainstorming and making mind maps. We started creating a mind map called All About Me where we showed our favorite colors, animals, foods, and shapes. We will be continuing our project next week.

• Art: Mrs. Blakeslee taught us how to do still life drawings of flowers. We also did several drafts in pencil and then in colored pencil to create the final picture.

• Music: Mrs. More taught us about rhythm and beats by playing big and small drums. We also used the wood and metal instruments.

Remember that part of homework is to read 15 minutes everyday and to record it on our monthly reading logs. If you have not turned in your October reading log, please do so. I sent home November’s reading log on Wednesday. Please return it after December 1st. It is important that your child is reading everyday in school and at home with you.

Also, next week is a short week! There is no school on Friday, so please be prepared to turn in everything including library books on Thursday. I had to remind students more frequently this week about following class rules and being nice friends. It is important that students understand that rules have to be followed (for example, red light = stop, and we cannot just do whatever we want). I hope that we can be good role models as adults to show students that we follow rules too.

Congratulations to Lenny who received a certificate for the Room 8 winner of most laps walked during our Walk-a-Thon. Also, congratulations to Julia who received another certificate for the Room 8 winner of most money raised for our Walk-a-Thon. Great job! Have a great weekend! Stay dry!