Happy Thanksgiving!!

It's been a SUPER short week due to Thanksgiving Break.  The kiddos have been absolutely amazing and we have worked SO hard!

In math, the kiddos put their +10/+100 skills to use to make turkey.  We practiced mentally adding +10, +30, +60, +100, +200 & +400 to a number.  After they mentally added, then they had fun designing their turkey.  They turned out really cute!!!

In reading, the kiddos enjoyed reading and summarizing Thanksgiving books, writing Thanksgiving stories, and for Word Study we are practicing Thanksgiving words.  Did you find the theme of our reading stations this week? :)  In our Social Study station, we read 2 books about Colonial America - what they wore and their work.  We made a chart that compared Colonial clothes & life to our life today.  You should ask your child what are a few difference & similarities between clothes and work today and in Colonial America.  You will be impressed in what they know!! :)

In writing, the kiddos pretended that they were turkeys and wrote a persuasive speech about choosing a different food to eat on Thanksgiving besides turkey.  After they finished writing their speech, they designed a poster. I was super impressed by the effort and work that many of the students put into their work & they turned are super cute.  We had a chance to share their speeches at the end of the day! :)

This afternoon, we had our ice cream party for being the grade level that brought in the most money for United Way.  The kiddos worked so hard and they definitely enjoyed their ice cream!!

Just a few reminders:

• No School: November 23-25 (Wednesday-Friday) due to Thanksgiving Break
• November 28-December 2 is Fable Week!! :)
• November 30: Fable Dress Up Day - be thinking about what character your child will dress up as
• November 30: Field Trip to Daniel Boone Library (8:50-10:30) - We will be given a tour of the library and have a short presentation.  We will not be checking out books.  If your child brought back his/her Library Card Application after November 15 - I will turn these in when we go & your child's library card will be mailed to him/her.  Your child does NOT need to bring his/her library card the day of the field trip because we will not be checking out books.  Please let me know if you have any other questions!
• Lost & Found: Lost & Found is OVERFLOWING!  All clothing and other items in Lost & Found will be donated to the Salvation Army at the end of the day on Monday, December 19.  In the next month, when you are at school, please take a few minutes to look through Lost & Found to claim any lost items that your child(ren) may have.

Next week in Fable Week!  We will be exploring different fables.  Some of the fables that we will be reading and incorporating into different activities will be: The Tortoise & the Hare (and the fractured fable of Pete the Cat - Go, Pete, Go!), The Country Mouse & the Town Mouse, The Boy Who Cried Wolf (and the fractured fable of The Wolf Who Cried Boy), and The Lion and  the Mouse (and the fractured fable of The Lion Inside).  We have already learned the components of a fable and we have already started a chart to compare different fables.  We know that the problem of the story must be connected to the moral of the story.  The kiddos have started making fractured fables on their own & they are turning out super cute!!  We will be continuing to work on writing fractured fables and have a Fable Share on Friday!

I hope that your family has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving Break!  I look forward to hearing about all the fun & food that was enjoyed with family & friends when the kiddos return on Monday!! :)