Weekly Newsletter 11/8/10

**NOTES TO PARENTS**

There will be no school on Thursday, November 11th!!!!!!!!

Stuart Little is a wonderful story I would like to read to the students and do fun activities with them. Here is a summary of the book. A mouse goes cross-country to seek his fortune and find a lost friend, falling into adventure after adventure along the way. His cheerful ingenuity always saves him from danger. From outwitting a cat to surviving an afternoon of substitute teaching, Stuart always knows just what to do. One of White's three classic animal stories, Stuart has captivated generations of children. Normally each book is $5.99. Currently through Scholastic, I can purchase these books for $1 each. I would appreciate anyone who could donate any sum of money to help pay for a class set of these books. I will be placing the order on November 15th so please send any donation in as soon as possible. Thank you!!!

Heritage Projects are due Wednesday, November 10th. Please let me know if your child needs construction paper. Our Heritage Feast will be on Wednesday, November 17th. Food needs to be here by 9:30am and we will start to eat at 10:00 am.

We will be having a Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, November 23rd. I need volunteers to cook and donate turkeys. Please let me know if you can volunteer!!!!

** WHAT WE ARE LEARNING**

In Phonics, we will be working with sight words.

In Math, we will be learning about money, reading a thermometer to the nearest degree, using comparison symbols (>,<, and =), identifying horizontal, vertical, and oblique lines, finding perimeter, and making an organized list to solve a problem.

In reading, we will finish working with words and starting word power.

In writing and language arts, we will learn about verbs and organizing paragraphs.

In Science, we will learn about our planet earth.In Social Studies, the class will learn about education.

Spelling List
1. been
2. door
3. people
4. something
5. both
6. floor
7. poor
8. through
9. busy
10. full
11. pull
12. very
13. country
14. government
15. push
16. woman
17. does
18. only
19. put
20. women