Happy Monday!

I'm doing the blog a day early this week, due to no school tomorrow.

Field Trip permission slips
We are going to the Children's Museum field trip on 12/12.  Please return permission slips to school asap, and please consider chaperoning!  We will need lots of chaperones to make this day a great experience!

In folders, you should have seen a permission slip to our field trip on Disney on Ice in January!  Those permission slips are due NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY so we can turn in all money and order tickets.  Please return the slip and money asap.

Spirit Wear
PTO spirit wear order forms went home in folders Friday.  Those are due back to school no later than 11/26 if you are interested in ordering.  They will arrive before Christmas break.  

Specials Schedule

M--Library

T--PE

W--STEM

TH--Art

F--Music

Looking Ahead

I have all the needed grocery bags now.  Thanks!

Also, second grade is going to be doing a special Thanksgiving activity on Tuesday, November 26th.  The classes will be rotating to each 2nd grade teacher, and completing a special themed activity in each room.  We are in need of empty toilet paper tubes for one of the activities--if you could send in any you have before then, we would appreciate it!

Santa's New Suit
Today in folders you will see a "decorate a Santa paper".  We will be dong activities in class with this after Thanksgiving, including a story and a writing project.  I sent them home because I knew some of you would prefer to do them over break, and some of you will prefer to wait and not worry about school work over break.  Either way is totally fine with me!  Please have all decorated Santas back to school no later than Monday, December 2nd.  Be creative and have fun!

Early Release
Don't forget-- NO SCHOOL TUESDAY.  Wednesday is still  Early Release day!  Dismissal will start at 1:40.  Due to no school tomorrow, we will take the Superkids spelling test next Monday.  

Superkids
Here is what we are working on in Superkids this week:

• words that have the soft g sound and the soft c sound
• silent letters in words
• memory words: knew, know, knee, kneel, climb, thumb, comb, wrong, wreck, wrap, write, right
• prefixes: un
• using a dictionary
• comprehension
• Super Magazine--Go, Go, Go!

Writing
Here is what we are working on in Writing this week:

• 6 traits--Conventions (finger spaces, capitalization, punctuation)
• writing a paragraph (at least 4 sentences)
• writing persuasive pieces
• writing step by step directions using sequencing words

Math
Here is what we are working on in math this week:

• measuring with a tape measure
• measuring with a ruler
• multiplication facts
• working with polygons

High Ability
Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week:

• reading the book Charlotte's Web
• sequence words
• using the hamburger model to write a strong paragraph (introduction, 3 reasons, conclusion).
• personification

Upcoming Dates

Here are some upcoming dates to add to your calendar!

• 11/22--November book order due
• 11/26--spirit wear orders due
• 11/27-12/1--Thanksgiving break--NO SCHOOL
• 12/5--body safety lesson with Ms Brown 
• 12/12--Children's Museum Field Trip
• 12/13--PTO U Paint Pottery Night @5:30-8:30pm
• 12/20--Last day of 1st semester!
• 12/21-1/5/2020--Christmas Break--NO SCHOOL
• 1/6/20--School resumes
• 1/23/20--Disney on Ice Field trip

Have a great week!