November 13th PTO Skate Party

November 19th PTO Meeting 6:30pm

November 22nd Report Cards Published

November 27th-29th NO SCHOOL

December 23rd-January 3rd WINTER BREAK

January 6th School resumes

In the month of November, we spend time talking about the things that we are thankful for. We also read and discuss several versions of the folktale "Stone Soup" from around the world. The lesson behind this story teaches us that by working together, with everyone contributing what they can, a greater good is achieved. That is definitely something to be thankful for!! Right along with celebrating Thanksgiving, we will put this moral into practice by sharing ingredients and creating "Plant Part Soup" to enjoy as a class.

Don't worry if not everything has been signed up for- some of the fun of Plant Part Soup is that it's always different and each person adding their one small piece is what makes it special.

Please send in your "Plant Parts" washed and chopped-- we will be sure to send home any containers. I will be providing vegetable broth to cook the soup, and it will be simmering away all day in the classroom. By the end of the day, it will be ready to enjoy!! Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!!!

If you would like to donate extra snacks to our classroom, now is the time! We are out of extra snacks. Great options are goldfish or animal crackers. These snacks are for students who forget a snack. Thank you!

Do you have some extra time in your week? I would love some parent support in my room to read with students from 10:30-11:30 M-Th and F 9:30-10:30 helping run centers. You will need to have your ICHAT form updated to volunteer. Let me know if you have any questions! Here is a sign up if you are interested.

Our class earned 3 bingos through earning bingo points for compliments! They have voted on wearing PJs, having root beer floats and building forts! They may wear PJs to school and bring TWO blankets and ONE stuffed animal.

The sign up for root beer floats is below if you would like to donate. Thank you!!

These kids are truly AWESOME! They deserve this!

Homework:

With the holidays coming up and having some time off I made some changes to our homework schedule. These are the Fridays when homework will be sent home.

Friday,

November 8th

November 15th

December 6th

December 13th

January 10th

Then after these dates we will go back to the every Friday schedule!

Guide to our homework:

Keep completing the back of the phonics pages at home (keep them at home)

Homework is sent home on Friday's in your child's folder and is due next Friday. All homework will be sent home on Fridays and should be turned in by the following Friday.

A few reminders:

• Please make sure your child writes their name on their homework before they place it in our purple bucket in the morning.
• Homework packets are not returned, so if the packet is still in your child's folder, it means they forgot to turn it in. :)

We have a peanut/tree nut allergy in our classroom so please be aware and do not bring any peanut or tree nut foods to our classroom.