Week 13

Greetings 1C families,

We had a wonderful time celebrating Readathon last Wednesday.  It was so fun to see the students dressed up in their costumes!  After the grand opening of our school's library, we enjoyed an afternoon of stories and crafts! Thank you to all of the parents who helped make the day so special! 

Now that a new month is upon us, we will focus on the virtue of courage and the strategy participate as we continue to work together as a team to seek the truth, beauty and goodness of our learning!

Have a wonderful week,

Sarah Kaye

Calendar
Monday, November 12th: No school in observance of Veteran's Day
Wednesday, November 14th: Winter Concert. Please see the announcement below.
Tuesday, November 20th: Class Egypt Celebration. More information to come!
Wednesday, November 21st - Friday, November 23rd: Thanksgiving Recess 

Homework
Nightly: Read for 15 minutes, practice poem (1 minute), practice rocket math (1 minute)
phonograms: ie, ey, i, e, oo, ui, ew, ck, ch, o

Monday: its, his, her, it's, very, or, thank, dear, west, sold and math wkbk. pg. 108-110
Tuesday: told, best, form, far, gave, alike, add, brave, corn, dance and math wkbk. pg. 111-113
Wednesday: dinner, doll, egg, fruit, looks, pick, rick, zoo, zip, zero and Test B
Thursday: All Words 1X and wkbk. pg. 114-117
Friday: Practice phonograms and wkbk. 118-120

Announcements
Winter Concert: Our Winter Concert is quickly approaching! It will be at Higley Center for the Performing Arts on November 14^th.  Students’ attire for our performances is NOT school uniform. Gentlemen are expected to wear a plain white collard shirt, black pants, black socks and black closed toed shoes. Solid dark colored vests and ties are optional for gentlemen. Ladies are expected to wear a white top, black skirt, black tights and black closed toed shoes. Please have your first graders at Higley Center for the Performing Arts by 5:00pm.
Please visit aretek-2music.blogspot.com or email jweddle@archwayarete.org for questions regarding the concert!

Academics
Poem: Thanksgiving Day by Lydia Maria Child   Idiom: Never Leave Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today
*While the goal will be to memorize the whole poem, scholars will only be assessed on two stanzas
Spalding: 

Monday: its, his, her, it's, very, or, thank, dear, west, sold

Tuesday: told, best, form, far, gave, alike, add, brave, corn, dance

Wednesday: dinner, doll, egg, fruit, looks, pick, rick, zoo, zip, zero

Thursday: All Words 1X

Friday: Practice phonograms 

Grammar: We will review all we have learned about action verbs, common, and proper nouns in preparation for a grammar assessment on Friday. Nouns can be people, places, things, or sometimes, ideas. Proper nouns tell about a specific person or place with a name and have a capital letter. Common nouns can refer to any type of person or place. Action verbs are always something that you do like stand, sit, or smile. 
Writing: We will read and write about sections of Charlotte's Web. Students will answer questions about the story in complete sentences both orally and in their writing notebooks. 

Math: We will continue to practice and develop strategies to subtract within twenty. We will complete this unit with a cumulative test on Thursday and a chapter test on Friday.  Please review the test B with your child to help support and misunderstandings of the concept they may have. 

Literature: We will finish reading Frog and Toad are Friends and we will begin reading the second book in the series Frog and Toad Together on Friday. Please ensure that your child brings their copy to school.  

History:  This week we will be learning about the religion of Christianity. We will go over the story of Jesus including when he was born and how he died. On Friday we will review Christianity and Judaism and see what they have in common and how they are different. 
Science:    This week we will learn all about Sharks and Whales. Students will be able to describe and differentiate between the two animals.