Tuesday, November 11, 2025

 Happy short week and then vacation!!!  Upcoming events this week include...


 Ask Your Child About -

  • Multiplication fact practice, favorite tool to use in class?
  •  Why do some trees have shallow root systems vs. deep systems?
  • Can I quick quiz you on your spelling words?
  • Who is Patricia Polacco?  How is she inspired to think up her stories?
  • Teach me the fifty nifty song please?
  • Math
    • Unit 1-4 review
    • Unit 5 adding and subtracting with decimals
    • Beginning double digit multiplication
  • Literacy (Read Aloud, Word Study, Reading, Writing)
    •  Number the Stars in our historic fiction unit- 
    • New spelling words
    • Weekend news
    • Author study
    • November gratitude challenge
  • Science/Social Studies/Global Perspectives
    •  Nifty 50 specifically the North East region (Connecticut this week)
    • Animal and Human adaptations  - tree root systems
  • Homework
    • nightly reading 30 minute minimum
    • Thursday reflections signed and returned weekly
- Announcements - 
  • In classroom spelling bees will be held on 12/8, top two spellers will go on at the end of the month to be in the schoolwide spelling bee.
  • Report card work is beginning...  End of the first trimester is next Thursday. 
  • Family Gathering of Thanks for the lower school is next Thursday the 20th.  Please sign up if you can send a dish or volunteer!

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