November

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reproduce. The kids learned that bats are responsible for much of the reproduction of the rain forest. In addition, they are learning how to state a claim and support their claim with evidence. Finally, the students kept a diary and learned about the Scientific Method, observing how pumpkin seeds grow with and with out water.

Nov.- 2nd Parent Ed Night Nov.- 7th Picture Day make-up Nov. 9th Fun Run 10:30 Nov.- 10th-No school (Veterans Day) Turkeys Go On Strike Play

10:30 and feast to follow, in multi purpose room.

Nov. 17th-End of trimester 1 Nov. 17th-Free Dress Day Nov. 20-25th-Happy Thanksgiving!

No schoolReading- The students are learning how to decide what is the main idea in an informational text and/or passage. We are using highlighters and reading nonfiction text to become better readers. In addition, the students are learning about some of the parts of a text. For example, diagrams, a text box, bold print, italics and photographs.Writing- We have been learning how to write a narrative and an informational paragraph. The students are including a hook, an introduction, 3-5 key details and a conclusion in their writing. This is difficult for the students at first, but we practice it so much, that they become very good by the end of the school year.Math- We have been working on place value. The students are learning about different ways to solve a word problem, greater than and less than, counting money, expanded form, number patterns (counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s forward and backward from 100-1000) and how to read and write numbers.Phonics-Our spelling patterns are –igh, -ight, -y and -ar.Science-There was a lot of science in the month of October. We studied how animals help plants reproduce .

11/2-Patrick Murasky11/6 Gwyneth An

11/29 Jacob Weisberg

Additional Info… The days are becoming a little colder. Some

of the children may need a jacket. Also, the children are beginning to get

chapped lips. A chapstick in their backpack, is always helpful this time of year.

Please pack a healthy snack for your child.