Upcoming Dates
* Monday, November 23rd and Tuesday, November 24th: Short Week of School
Since we only have school for 2 days next week, there will be no sharing, no homework, and no library journals. In fact, your child doesn’t need to bring his or her backpack or his or her daily folder. All they need is their snack or lunch for both days. Thanks!
* Wednesday, November 25th to Friday, November 27th: NO SCHOOL
Have a wonderful five-day weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving. Gobble gobble!
* Monday, November 30th: December Scholastic Book Orders Due
Please try to order your books online. Our class earns free books with online purchases. Thank you!
1. Go to: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
2. Class User Name: Beebear
3. Password: MrsYu (no spaces or periods)
4. Browse books and place order using your credit card (no need to send money to school)
5. About 2 weeks after I receive all the orders, your books will be delivered to school!
* Tuesday, December 1st: November Monthly Homework Due
I will send home the December monthly homework in Monday’s homework envelope.
* Friday, December 4th: Report Cards Go Home
I will send home your child’s progress report for the first trimester of school. Please keep the progress report at home and return the envelope to school. Thank you!
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Dear Families,
On Monday, we had a Disaster Drill in the afternoon. We practiced what would happen if there was a big earthquake. We even had scenarios to follow such as injuries, blocked doors, or missing students. I am on the Search and Rescue team, and we practiced searching all the buildings on campus and bringing the “injured” people to First Aid. I had to wear a hard hat, vest, and gloves, and carried a walkie talkie to communicate with the Command Center. This is a great opportunity for the staff and students to review our emergency duties and to rehearse them. The whole drill took about an hour, which the afternoon class participated in.
Remember that in the case of a real emergency, please check your home first before coming to Eaton. When you arrive at Eaton, you must have identification on you (i.e. license) in order to release your child. Also, we can only release students to parents or the emergency contact person you designated on the Health Card from the first day of school. This is obviously for safety and liability reasons. Overall, the drill was stressful and crazy, but a success!
Here are some highlights for the week:
• Language Arts:
o Star of the Week: Shaunak
o Letter of the Week: V
o Story of the Week: Where the Wild Things Are
o Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting Onset and Rime, Blending Phonemes
o Strategy Focus: Predict / Infer
o Comprehension: Cause and Effect
o High-Frequency Word: a, to
o Concepts of Print: Word Spacing, Matching Spoken Words to Print
• Writing: This week we tried to answer a question in our journals all by ourselves. The question was, “What do you like to eat?” Each student was asked to write the answer to the question in a complete sentence. They were allowed to use the Word Wall Words to help them spell words. Afterwards, we came together as a class to see if we answered the question correctly. Many students only wrote “pizza” or “ice cream” or whatever the food they liked was, instead of a complete sentence. Other students forgot the capital letters, spaces, or periods. Some students remembered everything they need in a complete sentence! We worked together on the white board to correctly answer the question with: “I like to eat ___.”
• Math: We continued talking about numbers, specifically 6 and 7 this week. We practiced counting up to 6 and 7 using different number combinations, and we worked on counting forwards and backwards using pictures or words. I also introduced math sentences this week. We learned how math sentences are made up of numbers and symbols such as plus and equals. We practiced different math sentences that equaled 6 or 7.
• Social Studies: This week we learned a lot about the history of Thanksgiving. We read many stories about the Pilgrims and Native Americans. We learned how the Pilgrims came to America in a boat called the Mayflower, and how the Native Americans shared their knowledge of how to grow food and take care of the Earth. We talked about the meaning of Thanksgiving, and how the Pilgrims and Native Americans ate a big feast together. We are still working on our Thanksgiving stories.
• Assembly: We had an assembly today by the Banana Slug Band. The topic of the assembly was Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. They taught us about how we can help to take care of the environment and the Earth using music!
• Art: We saw Ms. Abada on Tuesday this week! She taught a lesson using the book "Where the Wild Things Are". She read the book and talked about opposites. She asked them, "What is the opposite of a scary monster?" Students made pictures using hand torn construction paper. On one side we made a monster and the other side was an "opposite of a monster.”
• Computer Lab: We finished our Turkey drawings in Kidpix that we had started 2 weeks ago. These drawings go with our “Here is a Turkey” poem, about a turkey running away from the farmer. Last time we made the turkey, and this time we learned how to draw a nice background such as a barn and a fence.
Next week is a very short week, so no sharing, homework, or library! Instead of library on Monday during overlap, we will be having our make-up music session with Ms. Disney since she was absent last week. We will also be finishing our Thanksgiving stories, and we will be making a Thanksgiving mat with our buddies! Finally, we will have our November treat, which will be pumpkin pie! Many students have not tasted the traditional dessert for Thanksgiving, and we will each have a slice to taste. Please let me know if your child is allergic or cannot have any. Thank you to the families who are donating the treats for this month. One more donation request: we need more small band-aids (not the regular size). If you find a box somewhere that sells the small size, we would love to have them! Thanks!
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