Week of November 4th

Mark Your Calendars
Friday November 8th: Fun Sock Friday Read-a-Thon Award
Monday November 11th: No School Veteran's Day
Tuesday November 12th: Winter Concert (this is mandatory for all scholars)

Winter Concert Details

• This is a mandatory event. Please message Mrs. Boswell if your child is sick the day of.
• If a scholar does not attend the concert and is not excused, he or she will receive a failing grade for the concert.
• Scholars should wear black on bottom (including socks or tights and shoes), and white on top. Boys should wear a tie of any color (no pop culture).

In Curriculum this Week
Spalding
McCall test (no homework Monday)
find, give, new, letter, take, Mr., Mister, after, thing, what
than, its, his, her, it's, very, or, thank, dear, west

Literature
Poem: Thanksgiving day
By: Lydia Maria Child

Over the river, and through the wood,
To Grandfather's house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood-
oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose
as over the ground we go.

Over the river, and through the wood,
to have a first-rate play.
Hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ding!",
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

We will continue reading and analyzing the various story elements of fairy tales. We will read Jack and the Beanstalk and Hansel and Gretel. We will begin reading Frog and Toad as well. If you have not already sent this series to school with your child please do so by this Friday. We have extra copies so please reach out if you need help.

Math:
This week we will test on our Numbers to 20 unit. Our next unit is Shapes. We will recognize and name the four basic shapes, understand closed shapes, corners and sides and learn how to sort and classify objects.

Science:
We will be exploring the saltwater habitat this week.

History:
We will discover the ancient civilizations of the Maya and Aztecs. We will cover key terms and create a Mayan calendar.

We would like to thank each of you who donated supplies and time, created outfits and supported this year's Read-A-Thon and Literacy Day. We could not have done it without you.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy week ahead,
The First Grade Team