Necessary Notes Week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2011

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday break!  Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to spend with friends and family and reflect on how blessed we have been during the year.  I am certainly blessed to have the opportunity to serve you and your children!

It's time to get back to work.  Here's a look at what's happening this week:

Spelling List for Mrs. Mull's Group:

 1.    knife               9.  kneel

2.    write             10.  knee

3.    wreck           11.  wring

4.    known          12.  wrap

   5.    wrist              13.  wrong

   6.    knot              14.  knead

7.    gnaw            15.  knob

8.  wreath

Our Story for the Week: 

Focus will be on Author's Purpose, Comprehension, Presenting a Play

Math Concepts:

~~Beginning Symmetry

~~Review Addition with Regrouping

~~Renaming Numbers

(example:  43 = 4 tens, 3 ones OR 3 tens, 13 ones)

Small Reading Group Book:

Writing Focus:

~~Research on Reindeer

~~Journal Writing

~~Plural Nouns (plural means "more than one")

Science/Social Studies:

~~Beginning our Reindeer Unit

~~Graphic Organizer to show what we KNOW about Reindeer

~~Discuss differences between Real Reindeer and Make-Believe Reindeer

Second Step Character Education:

Intentions:  Keeping our word; being positive; carrying through

Thurs., Dec. 1st:  School Dismissed @ 11:30am for J. Iverson Riddle Parade

Mon., Dec. 19th - Fri., Dec. 30:  Christmas Break

As always, feel free to call or contact me if you need anything!!

~~Mrs. Mull~~