NOVEMBER 26-NOVEMBER 30

I hope you all have had  a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and that you have enjoyed the time off.  When we come back we will be very busy practicing for the Christmas Program.  I am hoping that your child has tried to memorize the songs as we start rehearsing on Monday at 8:30.  Your child should have brought home 2 song sheets to be memorized.  They will not be having the sheets in front of them the night of the performance.

A REMINDER:  The song sheets needs to be brought back on Monday, November 26.  Thank you.

Progress Reports went home on Friday.  Please review them and sign and return next week.  This is also a good time to remind your children there are only 4 weeks left before the end of the second quarter, and they should be putting forth their best effort.  I am very concerned about the homework that goes home.  Some is not returned.  Parents should always check homework assignments and read the directions to your child.  Some papers are being returned incomplete.

Advent begins on Sunday, December 2.  Please talk to your child about the season of Advent.  It is a time when we prepare for the coming of Jesus.  We will be discussing this season in our Religion class.

Curriculum remains the same.  In Language Arts we are in Level 3 and will be finishing it up in 2 weeks.  We will start working on the short e sound.  In Science we will be learning about different kinds of animals.  In Social Studies we are finishing up the Native American unit and will be talking about Christmas in other parts of the world.  In Math we continue to work on place value and our numbers 1-100.  In P.E. we will continue with jump ropes.

Thank you to all the moms and grandmothers who helped out with the Indian Pow Wow.  It was a great success and the children loved it.  Thank you to the moms who sent in food or drink for the Pow Wow or the Thanksgiving Feast with Kindergarten. It was greatly appreciated.

Friday, November 30, is Spirit Free Dress.  Your child must wear an OLM t-shirt or sweatshirt.

VOCABULARY WORDS

king
queen
prince
visit
head
along
food
shall
sky
need

Have a wonderful vacation and I will see you all on Monday, November 26.  GOD LOVES YOU!

NOVEMBER 12-NOVEMBER 16

This is the last week of school before our Thanksgiving vacation.  There will be a Thanksgiving Prayer Service at 8:15 on Friday.  All are invited to attend.

Thanks to all the parents that donated items for the Faith Family Christmas Shoe Box Project.  Another thank you to all that sent in items for the D Street Shelter.  I have many items to take to them.  It is greatly appreciated.   THANK YOU!

Progress Reports will be going home on Friday.  They are to be signed and returned after Thanksgiving.  This is a good time to remind your child to put forth their best effort.  Some students have gotten careless and are turning in sloppy work.  Spelling errors are being made and students are not returning homework or are late in returning their homework.  This affects their effort  grade.   Some students are also becoming talkative and are leaving during class instruction or a test to use the bathroom.  Remember to remind your child to use their time wisely when finished with an assignment.

Timed subtraction tests begin Monday.  We have begun a chapter in math on place value.

VOCABULARY WORDS

forget
show
smart
pencil
best
read
school
time
being
place
sometimes

Please remember to read and sign the planners.  Information is in the planner about lunch tickets, milk tickets, unreturned homework, behavior etc. Thank you for your cooperation.
Have a good week.  GOD LOVES YOU!

NOVEMBER 5-NOVEMBER 9

Wednesday evening is the Thanksgiving Program and dinner in the OLM auditorium.  The program begins at 6:30 with a Thanksgiving dinner following the program.  Tickets are available.  The turkey centerpieces for the Thanksgiving dinner were made by the first grade.  Thank you to the moms who came in and helped with that project.  It was greatly appreciated.  The first grade will be performing in the Thanksgiving Program.  Please have them in my classroom between 6-6:15.  You may pick them up after the program is over.

Friday there will be a Veteran's Day program at school in honor of all vets.  It will begin at 8:15.  You are all invited to attend.

There will be no school on Monday, November 11, which is Veteran's Day.

Curriculum remains the same.  Please continue to review vocabulary words and math facts.  On the 12 of November we will begin subtraction timed tests.  Please remember to sign the planners and if your child has homework it needs to be completed and returned the following day.  We are having some problems with homework or readers not being returned the following day.

VOCABULARY WORDS

pond
count
called
silly
morning
beautiful
put
tomorrow
today
book

Have a great weekend.  If you have read this blog have your child write in their planners what animal the Plains Indians hunted.  GOD LOVES YOU!