Monday

November 23

Team Time 10:30-11:10

Wear tennis shoes!

Noon Dismissal for Conferences

Tuesday

November 24

Activity Break: 10:45-11:45

Noon Dismissal for Conferences

Wednesday

November 25

NO LATE START TODAY!

Noon Dismissal for Conferences

Thursday

November 26

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!

      Friday

November 27

No School

Enjoy a special holiday weekend with your family and friends.

Due to conferences and the upcoming holiday there will be no homework given for the next 2 weeks.  Homework assignments will resume on December 3^rd. In the meantime, here are some suggested activities to help reinforce your child’s learning:

Handwriting/Written Language:  Have your child do any or all of the following:

• Practice good handwriting skills by writing the follow letters and numbers 10 times each: a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0.
• Pick a small moment in your life; draw a picture and write about that small moment.
• Write a list: grocery list, books list, errand list, toy list, to do list…or whatever list idea you may have.

Reading:  Please do at least 2 of these activities nightly:

• Have your child read “just right” books for 15 minutes
• Read out loud to your child
• Have your child retell a story
• After reading a book, ask your child to answer these questions:

Who are the characters? What is the setting? Is this a fiction or nonfiction book? What    was the main idea of the book?  Was there a problem in the story? How was it solved?

Math:  Play any or all of the following games:

• Double Compare (Play with playing cards)
• Heads and Tails
• Fill Up Ten and Then Again to 80
• Xtra Math

You may also practice counting and writing numbers to 100 by 10’s, 5’s and/or 2’s.

Sharing and Caring

Save the Date!

    We would like to invite you to our 10^th annual Sharing and Caring program.  This year your child will be singing in 2 programs.  Wednesday, Dec. 9^th from 7 to 8 pm is our special performance for families, and Thursday, Dec. 10^th at 9:15 is our school program.

    Students and visitors are invited to bring new unwrapped toys, books, games, clothing, canned food and gift cards for those families in need during the holiday season.  We will donate all contributions to the Gig Harbor FISH and Key Peninsula Children’s Home Society.  Students may begin bringing in their items December 1^st. 

Monday

November 16

Flounders: Music

Komodo Dragons: OLARC-

Library books due!!!

Tuesday

November 17

Flounders: Technology

Komodo Dragons: PE

Wednesday

November 18

Late Start Today!

Flounders: OLARC-Library books are due!!!

Komodo Dragons: Music

Thursday

November 19

School is dismissed at noon today!

      Friday

November 20

School is dismissed at noon!

Math Homework:

* Story Problem-page 12-Be sure to draw a picture, write an equation and have a labeled answer.

* Guess My Rule-page 33

Reading Homework

To practice the retelling work we are doing in class, please have your child answer the attached questions after reading or listening to a story.  You do not need to record his/her answers; simply check each box to indicate the questions have been asked and answered.

Number writing practice

Write each numeral 10 times.  Each numeral starts at the top!

0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Homework is due today!

Please make sure both you and your parents have signed each paper.  Put your homework in the Notes from Home basket first thing in the morning.

During conference week, sack lunches will be available for purchase.

Black and White Orca Day!

Conferences begin Thursday and go through next Wednesday. If you have alternative transportation plans, please let me know 1^st thing in the morning

1^st Grade Update:

SIGHT NIGHT:  Congratulations to all MAP students for another successful Sight Night!  425 pairs of glasses were collected and given to the Lions Club.  These glasses will help many people in other countries see better.  You should be very proud of your efforts on this community service project.

READERS WORKSHOP: We read Caps for Sale and then the children retold the story.  As students practice retelling stories, they become increasingly familiar with the way plots develop and with other story elements such as character, setting, problems and solutions.  Retelling a sequence of events helps children make logical sense of the story and forms a foundation for talking about books.  Ask your child to retell Caps For Sale.

WRITERS WORKSHOP: Students looked through their journals and celebrated the growth they have made since September.  All of the children were amazed and so proud of how their writing has become much for focused, organized and interesting.

MATH: Students worked in groups of 2 or 3 making shape posters in which they identified and labeled common attributes of a group of shapes.  Students indentified the characteristics of triangles and quadrilaterals and then made triangles and quadrilaterals of different shapes and sizes.

CONFERENCES-Attached you will find your conference information.  If you need to change your day or time please call or e-mail me.  Report cards will be coming home Wednesday, November 18^th.

Monday

November 9

Flounders: Music

Komodo Dragons: OLARC-

Library books due!!!

Tuesday

November 10

Flounders: Technology

Komodo Dragons: PE

Wear red, white and blue today!

Wednesday

November 11

No School in honor of Veteran’s Day

Thursday

November 12

Flounders: P.E.

Komodo Dragons:Technology

Homework due today!

      Friday

November 13

Black and white Orca spirit day!

Team Time: 1:00

MATH HOMEWORK

1.      More Story Problems-Please show your thinking by drawing a picture and writing an equation to match the problem.  Also, label your answer.

2.      Heads and Tails

3.       Xtra Math Practice at least 3 times.

Penmanship Homework

Practice your first and last name at least 5 times.

Today at 11:00 am, take a moment to think about all of the veterans and current servicemen and servicewomen who have bravely served our country.

READING HOMEWORK-Thank you so much for

having your child  read 3 “just right” books to you each week and filling out the reading log.  Reading to an adult is a wonderful way for your child to practice all of the decoding, comprehension and fluency skills learned at school.  Learning to read takes time and practice so the more time you spend with your child, the better reader he/she will become.

*Please read the attached letter which explains why reading 20 minutes a day is vitally important.

1^st Grade Update:

Hands On Art-Thanks so much to Katrina Craycroft, lead docent, and all parents who helped with our first Hands On Art project of the year, Building a Foundation.  Students learned about the basic elements of architecture and then drew a building using the elements they learned about.

Halloween/Fall Celebration: All of the MAP students had a wonderful morning of crafts and games last Thursday.  Thanks so much to all parents who contributed time, talent and decorations to put this together.  MAP students and teachers really appreciate all you do! A special thank you goes to Leslie Holley for coordinating this celebration.

Reading:  The reading strategy practiced this week is:  Readers are brave when they get to hard words.  Sometimes it isn’t easy to figure out a word but readers always are brave and try multiple strategies on words they can’t figure out right away.  Readers never give up and always ask, “Does this make sense?”

Math:  Students are identifying common attributes of a group of shapes and describing, comparing and naming 2-D shapes.  Please read the attached letter which describes related geometry activities to try at home.

Science: Last Friday we partnered with the 5^th graders from Mr. McClelland’s class to learn about variables.  Students did experiments with catapults and various size cups in water to find out how changing one thing will change the outcome of the experiment.  1^st graders explained what they have learned about milkweed bugs and butterflies.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

My conference schedule is on the back of this homework sheet.  If you haven’t signed up for a conference or need to change your conference time please call (530-1843) or e-mail (mancusom@peninsula.wednet.edu) me. Don’t forget-this is a parent/student/ teacher conference.  Your child will have a key role in the conference so plan on bringing him/her along.