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A Little Bit of This and That!

-We had 17 out of 19 kids in school today! Yahoo! The children enjoyed seeing their pals and were so excited to welcome everyone back today.

-Just a reminder that tomorrow we will have our memory word review quiz which was postponed from last week.

-Tomorrow is Native American day in first grade! The children may dress as Pilgrims or Native Americans if they wish to. Thank you for your donations and volunteering to make this special event great!

-Thanksgiving Mass will be at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. As always, families are invited to join us.

I hope that you all have a memorable Thanksgiving with your families and friends. I am blessed to be teaching such a wonderful class this school year! I have lots to be thankful for!

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Dress Down Day, 11/19

A Dress Down Day was announced at dismissal time this afternoon. Mrs. Morin and
Mrs. O'Neil would like to say Thank You to the children for working to make the Magazine Drive a success!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

*I have decided to postpone the spelling review quiz this week. I have 8 children out today and have had to rethink my lesson plans for the week. I will post the new date as soon as possible.

*On another note, if you need to reschedule your conference due to illness at home, please email and I will make time to meet with you as soon as possible.

*We will be celebrating next week! On Tuesday the first grade will have Native American Day. The children may dress as Pilgrims or Native Americans for the day on Tuesday, November 24th.

I thought I would share this wonderful link about the voyage of the Mayflower. The class really enjoyed the slideshows and learning about the pilgrims,their voyage to America, and the first Thanksgiving.


http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/index.htm

Health Update 1C

The scent of Lysol fills the air as I type this update! We have 7 children who are out today in our classroom! We have been washing, using hand sanitizer, washing desks, and I have "Lysoled" when the class is out of the room.

I want to remind you of a few key points that will be helpful. I ask that all children please bring water from home to drink. They need to stay hydrated and I would rather that they do not use the water fountain.

Please reinforce coughing into the inside elbow at all times. I have been reinforcing this in class as well.

I appreciate the generous donations of hand sanitizer. If you would like to send one in it would be wonderful. We have a few tissue and sanitizer stations in the room. I do have plenty of tissues. Thank you very much for your generosity.

If I continue to have this level of absenteeism I will cancel the spelling quiz and rethink homework. Tune in tomorrow! ;)

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GAME BREAK Tomorrow, 11/13!

GAME BREAK TOMORROW!

The class has been working hard and have earned a reward. Tomorrow we will celebrate with a GAME BREAK! Each child may bring in board game, puzzle, or non-electronic game to share tomorrow afternoon! This is such a fun chance to play, practice manners, and taking turns...plus some laughs! :)

SUPERKIDS Units 3 and 4 Wrap Up

Dear 1C Families,
In Units 3 and 4 of Adventures of the Superkids, your child learned to read and spell
words that end with the same letters and sounds as song, little, and finger. We also learned about words with the ending -ed that tell about past actions.

In the Reader, we read two stories about characters who each had a sticky problem.
Ask your child to tell you about the problems and how they were solved in “Fiddlesticks”and “In a Pickle.” We also read two funny poems about the Superkids’ dog, Golly. Ask your child what Golly was up to in those poems.

As you look through the Student Book for Units 3 and 4, try some of these activities
with your child:
• Have your child sing the Superkids’ silly song on page 2 and “Lily’s Little Song” on page 14. Then make up a silly song together with lots of words that end with ng,
such as ding and ling, or with le, such as pickle, tickle, wiggle, and giggle.
• Read the words on page 13 aloud with your child several times. Try to read the
words faster and more smoothly each time.
• Have your child read aloud the poem he wrote on page 12 and Golly’s poem on
page 25. Discuss the pattern of repeating or rhyming words in the poems.
• Ask your child to look at pages 6–7 and tell you the story the Superkids made up
while playing the Fiddlesticks game.
• Play a Fiddlesticks game, like the Superkids did. Hold a fiddlestick—any stick or
ruler will do—and begin telling a story. Then pass the fiddlestick to your child and
have him tell the next part of the story. Continue passing the fiddlestick back and
forth as you take turns adding to the story.