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“I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved.”<\/em><\/p>\n –Reba McEntire\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Dear Families of room 106,<\/p>\n I hope this message finds you well and rested after this week! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving with your loved ones. Mine started a little rocky on Tuesday afternoon as Antonia came down with a fever and croup \ud83d\ude41 However, she bounced right back by the next morning and is doing just great! She even was able to make it to Thanksgiving dinner at her aunt Lizzie’s house \ud83d\ude42 I am SO thankful for the health of my children among so many other blessings like the children I am able to teach and learn with each day. THANK YOU all so very much for being the amazing parents and partners with me this year! I can NOT believe that it will be December this week! I am so proud of all we have accomplished together this year, however the year needs to SLOW DOWN hee hee! I selfishly do not want it to come to an end \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Here is what you can expect this week and if there are any additions or changes I’ll be sure to write again! Have a wonderful week!<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Mrs. Ross \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n *Thank you very much to all who have donated cans to the school! Although we are not ahead of the pack, I am truly proud of how many cans our families have donated and thank you!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Important Dates: Looking Ahead<\/p>\n Late Start<\/strong>: December 20th<\/p>\n Winter Break<\/strong>: No school week of 12-25-17 and week of 1-1-18<\/p>\n School resumes:<\/strong>\u00a0 1-8-2018!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Spelling 1st<\/strong>: -sh words (wish, dish, push, fish, brush, fresh, smash, wash, his, him)<\/p>\n –sight words K\/1s<\/strong>t: his, him<\/p>\n *<\/b>Math KDG:<\/b> Unit 6 Begin (Teen Numbers\/Base Ten Focus) <\/span><\/p>\n *<\/span>Math First<\/b>: Students will take the pre-test for Unit 3 Monday and begin the unit on telling time to the hour and half hour\/Base Ten Numbers\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n *Whenever you can, have your child talk about and discuss what time it is to the hour and half hour and also on the digital clock!<\/p>\n *<\/b>Science:<\/b> Push and Pull Cont. Mystery Science Lessons this week\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n -Mystery 4: (Strength and Direction of Force) \u00a0\u201cHow Can you knock down the most bowling pins?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n -Mystery 5 (Forces and Engineering) \u201cHow can we prevent a mountain town from falling rocks?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n *<\/span>Social Studies<\/b>– Needs and Wants Begin This week \ud83d\ude42 If every child can find pictures from magazines, websites, etc. of needs and wants we would really appreciate them by Friday! Let’s say 5\/10 pics of needs and wants each.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n *<\/b>Writer\u2019s Workshop-<\/b><\/p>\n -Monday Lesson 4: Making Words<\/span><\/p>\n -Tuesday Lesson 5: Mistakes <\/span><\/p>\n -Wednesday Lesson 6: Stretching Sounds<\/span><\/p>\n -Thursday Lesson 7: Stretching More Sounds<\/span><\/p>\n -Friday Lesson 8: Writing Tools- Sight Words <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Language Arts<\/b>–<\/span> Week : \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n -Trade Books: <\/span><\/p>\n –<\/span>POEM<\/b>: \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n *<\/span>Mini Lessons<\/i><\/b>: Review Week<\/span><\/p>\n -Which in a series rhyme?<\/span> -Clapping Syllables<\/span> -short and long i rhymes<\/span> -isolate and produce final sounds<\/span> -substitute final sounds <\/span> -long and short sounds for all vowels <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n *<\/span>Spelling<\/b>–<\/b><\/p>\n First: Week 10:-<\/b>–<\/span>kdg<\/b>: introduce sight words ( as, has)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “I have a lot to be thankful for. 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