Week of November 1st

Hi Families! Hope you had a fun Halloween!  We had a ton of fun at our church's Trunk and Treat last night!  Eli didn't quite know what to think. :)

This week we will be back to normal with Red Ribbon Week and Halloween over.  Whew! Here's the agenda:

Reading - BFG  We are loving this fantastic tale!  The children are doing great on their comprehension pages!  We will also be doing some nonfiction comprehension pages in the morning.

English - Adverbs, Daily English Review

Spelling - Sounds of  "o"  List 6 on spellingcity.com 

Math - Graphs - pictograph, bar, and double bar graphs

Science - We will finish up our animal unit this week.  The children did fabulous on their biomes!  Most worked well with their group, but we still are definitely learning how to get along and give and take when working with others.  This is a huge skill that we will practice a lot this year! People skills are very important in life, wouldn't you agree?  We will also watch a Ben Franklin video on Thursday and learn a little more about electricity.  We had a guest speaker from OG&E come about a week and half ago to teach the kids about electrical safety.  It was interesting and I think the children learned a lot!

***Don't forget that the edible animal cells are due this Friday!***  It should be fun seeing all the examples...don't forget to label the parts...either with toothpick flags or by a written key.

I will send home a note Monday about our Turkey Creek field trip!  It will be lots of fun...the children will always remember it.  Please send $3 to school by next Monday, November 8th or $10 if you are going to purchase the class picture they will take.  The picture is really neat! 

I will also send home a note about leaf collecting and pressing this week.  This is a science grade that is due on November 11th.  The children should be watching for the leaves to change colors and collecting 10 - 15 leaves in various shapes, sizes, and colors.  I notice that most of the trees are still green, so if that doesn't change soon, I might postpone the project for a little longer.  We want to collect some of those awesome shades of red, yellow, and orange!

We won the Red Ribbon Week door contest!  Yay!  We won a pizza party, so they will be letting us know soon when that is. 

Take a look at your kids at work on their biomes and their finished murals!