BLOG UPDATE...
Thanksgiving is ALMOST here!
I hope that you all have a great Thanksgiving holiday next week! The kids are really excited, and are looking forward to a nice break from school! They're working hard and I think their brains are a little sore haha! I just wanted to let you all know that we are learning about the Thanksgiving holiday in class, and we are reading books that teach us more about Thanksgiving and where it originated from. Please ask your kiddos to talk to you some about this! This will give them an opportunity to share what they know, while also "reminding" them in a way what they've learned! We have talked about the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. We've talked about the first Thanksgiving and what the Pilgrims and Native and Americans did to celebrate Thanksgiving. Students have been able to write about what they do at Thanksgiving, and what their favorite part about Thanksgiving is. We've taken some time to compare Thanksgiving with other holidays your students celebrate. I really have enjoyed this time of the year and I know they have too!
In addition to learning about Thanksgiving, we have also been studying the different seasons and different types of weather! We have talked about summer, winter, spring and fall (autumn) weather! We have talked about what to wear and how to dress appropriately for different weather conditions!
At home, while reading to your kiddos, or after they're done doing their own reading, ask them about the characters within their books. Have them tell you which characters are main characters and how they know that! We are studying characters in small group, so discussing them at home, and again, reminding them about what they're taught in school, will be so helpful!
SPELLING WORDS (11/18-11/22):
-SH and -TH blends! We are practicing reading and writing words that have the -SH and -TH blend. Words that start, end or have these two blends in the middle of them.
Bath
Then
Thin
Shed
Rush
Moth
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