Thanksgiving newsletter

Although we only have school two days this week, we still have our weekly newsletter available. Please review it with your child. Also, even while your child is out of school, please remember to review and study multiplication facts daily so that your child can do well on our multiplication tests and progress to the next level. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Homework:

Monday: · Work on Math Calendar · Make sure Reading Log is caught up so far

Tuesday: · Work on Math Calendar · Make sure Reading Log is caught up so far

Wednesday: · No School

Thursday: · No School HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Friday: · No School

Calendar of Events:

· Ornaments for our class Christmas tree are due no later than tomorrow (Nov. 22^nd).

· Thanksgiving Holidays Nov. 23-25

· Please bring $1.00 for the Raptor Show we will be attending on November 30^th at 1:00.

· Completed November Math Calendar homework is due on Wed., Nov. 30^th.

· 2^nd Math Benchmark Test is Wed., Nov. 30^th. The date changed!

· Completed Reading Logs are due on Fri., Dec. 2. These MUST have parent/guardian initials for each entry.

Spelling Words

Thanksgiving Words (No test this week; these words are just for fun): turkey,

maize, pumpkin, dressing, dessert, family, thankful, holiday, tradition, Thursday,

pilgrims, parade, November, feast, autumn

Thanksgiving Vocabulary

These words are just for fun to honor the holiday. We will use them for activities in class. No tests will be given this week!

1. feast-a ceremonial dinner party for many people.

2. Plymouth-a town in Massachusetts, founded by Pilgrims in 1620.

3. pilgrim-someone who journeys in foreign lands.

4. turkey-large bird with fan-shaped tail, widely used for food.

5. Thanksgiving-fourth Thursday in November; honors a feast held by Pilgrims and Wampanoag.

6. give thanks-express gratitude or show appreciation for

7. Indian corn-tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears.

8. Native American-of or pertaining to American Indians or their cultural languages.

9. Mayflower-the ship on which the Pilgrim fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620.

10.Wampanoag-a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims.

Check out this Website!

Thanksgiving

http://online.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Thanksgiving_Online_Games_for_Kids

(This is a web page with suggestions for websites the students can visit to play Thanksgiving related games.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will continue discussing strategies students can use with their multiplication facts. We will focus on using repeated addition, skip counting, arrays, intersecting lines, and drawing pictures to solve multiplication problems. In Grammar this week, we will continue discussing Possessive Nouns. This week we will discuss the history of Thanksgiving during our Social Studies block. Students received new reading logs for the month of November. Please remember that reading logs MUST show a total of 60 or more minutes of reading per week. November has 4 weeks (we will not count the week of Thanksgiving), so that would be 60 x 4 = 240 minutes total for the month of November. For the month of November, we will be reading the book, Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and discussing the character trait of perseverance and maintaining good friendships. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Mary Hoffman, to learn more about her and her books.