Thanksgiving Celebration at 1:30 on Tuesday! Come join us! We have so much to be thankful for!

Parent Volunteers this Week:
Tuesday - Art - Jodie Gayoso (12:05)


Help Children in Need to Receive 1 Million Books!

Last week, your child brought home a Reading Log and letter regarding the Classrooms Care program by Scholastic Book Clubs. Our class has decided to participate. If we read 100 books by December 18, Scholastic will give 1 million books to kids in need! Please help your child do their part to help. They need to complete the Reading Log after each book read at home. When the log is filled, please sign it and have your child return it to me. I will send home a new log. Visit www.scholastic.com/classroomscare to watch a personal video message from Peyton and Eli Manning who are teaming up with Scholastic to lead this effort. You may also go to www.scholastic.com/classroomscare/literacypartners to learn more about the children we're helping.

Math Parent Workshop - December 9 from 8:30 - 10:00

The workshop begins in the Janet Root Theater for an overview of Everyday Math. Then you can observe and participate in math in our classroom. If you are able to attend, please let the LD office know by December 4.

Measuring Fun in Math!

In math, we have been learning about both standard and non-standard units of measurement. We are also learning about different tools for measuring. On Wednesday, our high school x-block friends helped us use tape measures to measure our height and various parts of our bodies.


Earlier, we compared standard and non-standard units of measure. Each child measured the first grade hallway using both a cut-out of a standard 12 inch foot and a cut-out of his/her own foot. They then compared the two measurements.

The Eagle has landed!

On Friday, our wonderful librarian, Mrs. Smay, read the book Man on the Moon" by Anastasia Suen. The children then had fun performing in a reader's theater recreating the first moon landing!

Perspective!

On Friday afternoon, we went to the middle school and watched three skits on "perspective" performed by 8th grade drama stduents. Shannon was called up front because she was able to tell us what the word "perspective" means and she gave a great example to the audience!


On Monday, we celebrated Samuel's 7th birthday! Happy Birthday, Samuel!