Monday, October 14, 2013

What's New Newsletter October 14 - 18, 2013


What’s New in One and Two?

Week of October 14 – 18, 2013

*Reminders – NO SCHOOL on Monday, October 14 – Thanksgiving

                   - Scholastic Book orders due on Thursday, October 17

                   - Hot Dog Lunch orders due Friday, October 18

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!                                                                                                                
 I hope your Thanksgiving was relaxing, delicious and filled with blessings.

SOCIAL STUDIES                                                                                                               
 We are starting our new social studies unit called “I Belong”.  We will be looking at the different groups to which each of us belong.  Then we will be looking at our community. 

I would like each student to bring in one baby photo of themselves and one photo of their family.  I am going to make a photocopy of these pictures to use in class and I promise that your copy will be returned safely and in one piece.  We will be using these photos for a class project.  Please send them in this week, as soon as possible.

READING                                                                                                                    
As well as building stamina when reading by ourselves, we have been working on reading TO someone.  We have been using this poem –     EEKK – “Elbow to elbow, Knee to knee.  I read to you and you read to me,” to remember how to sit beside a partner when reading.  We have also been reading with the grade 7 and 8 students on Wednesdays during Buddy Reading.  The ones and twos are thrilled to be reading to the “big kids” and have the big kids read to them during this time.

SWEATERS for CLWR                                                                                                       
 A few weeks ago I asked for sweaters that were no longer needed to send overseas with Canadian Lutheran World Relief.  They are still accepting used sweaters and hoodies if anyone still has some that they are willing to donate.  Just bring them to our classroom.  Thanks.

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