Busy Times in November

Important Dates
Mon., Nov. 9th Chick-fil-A Night 6-8 pm
Wed., Nov. 11th Veteran’s Day (NO SCHOOL)
Thurs., Nov. 12th This is the last time! Volunteer Orientation @ 7pm
Thurs., Nov. 12th Flag Raising @ 9am
Tues., Nov. 17th Pow Wow Family Night 6-8pm
Wed., Nov. 18th Early Dismissal @ 1:45
Fri., Nov. 20th Pow Wow @ 9am

WE ARE WORKING ON…
Here is a snapshot of what we are working on in our classroom!

Skills Block: Letter Names & Sounds, Rhyming (Word Family _it, _ig), Vocabulary, Words-in-words
Reader’s Workshop: Literacy Centers, Retelling Stories, Sight Words (we, this, from, of, was, in, on, so, that, it), and Native Americans.
Writer’s Workshop: Writing Genres (Report s) and
S-T-R-E-T-C-H the word (sound by sound for writing)
Math Workshop: Calendar Skills, Patterns, Writing Numbers, Number Recognition 0-30, Math Games, Number Line
Science Workshop: Forces and Changes in Motion ~ Push/Pull

Pow Wow Family Night
On Tuesday, November 17th, we will be having a PTA Family Night. Your family can prepay to have a dinner first, and then come to our classroom for the Pow Wow Make-N-Take. Your family will work together to make a “chickee” (a traditional Seminole house) using the provided directions and supplies. The chickees will be displayed outside our classroom for the remainder of the month. PLEASE make plans to join us for the fun!

Reminders / Needs…• Please send in Pow Wow supplies. If you have any questions about the item/s you were assigned, please ask.
• Don’t forget the last scheduled Volunteer Orientation is Nov. 12th @ 7pm. You must have a badge to attend any school events.
• We need any size coffee-type cans, if you have an extra please send it in.
• We need any size post-it type notes.


School Pictures
Pictures were sent home last week. If you are interested in purchasing pictures, please send your payment with any unwanted pictures and keep the sheets you want. If you do not wish to purchase any pictures, please return the entire package to school.

Mr. Rogers’ Sweater Drive
CCE’s annual Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive runs through Nov. 28th. Contributions of “gently” used sweaters, coats, blankets, pants & shirts can be dropped off in the lobby of the school.

My Grade Parent Portal
Don’t forget to come by the front lobby November 9-24 between 7am-6pm with identification to pick-up your log on information for the district’s new On Course web based system to access your child’s grades via the Internet.

Thank you for all your help and support! Have a great week!