Mrs. Spencer's Classroom Blog

Class News and Reminders

November Reading logs are due on Tuesday, December 1. Our reading goal is 500 minutes a month.

Picture retake day is Monday, December 7th. If you would like your child’s picture retaken, please send in the complete picture package.

Wednesday, December 16th is a late start.

Our weekly spelling pattern is long o spelled ow, oe, and oa.

Pattern words – know, low, toe, road, coat

Sight words – want, came, will, saw, eat

We are continuing our science unit about water. We are learning about uses of water, where to find water on Earth,  how water flows, and the three states of water.

In math, we will be writing numbers in expanded notation, writing numbers on a number line, and adding double digit numbers. Please continue to practice counting patterns by  5’s, 10’s and 100’s.

We will also continue practicing counting coins and telling time.

Here are a few pictures of our Thanksgiving plays. The children enjoyed being on stage and wearing costumes. I am very proud of everyone.

The Mayflower

A Native American Welcome

A Friend of the Pilgrims

Everyone is so excited about our Thanksgiving plays! We were busy on pajama day getting the backgrounds ready as shown in the pictures below.

We will be presenting three short plays,  The Mayflower, A Native American Welcome, and A Friend of the Pilgrims,  tomorrow at 10:00 and again at 1:00.

We hope you can make it. Please remember to sign in at the office.

Our class is going to the Scholastic Book Fair on Monday morning. If students forget to bring their money, they can go to the Book Fair later in the week. Please remember that tax will be added to the purchases.

Wednesday, November 18th, is a late start. School will begin at 9:40 instead of 8:40.

Parent Conferences are Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19. Please check your child’s folder for a reminder note.

Friday, November 20 is Pajama Day!  Students may wear their pajama’s to school. They may also  bring a small stuffed animal.

Please keep an eye on the weather to be sure your child will be warm enough at morning line up and lunch recess.

Spelling Words

Pattern long i spelled I, y, and ie

Pattern words – try, pie, cry, tie, wild

Sight words – myself, down, was, are, under

This week’s spelling pattern is long a spelled with ai and ay.

Pattern words – main, sail, play, stay, may

Sight words – have, like, went, two, out

Please have your child practice their words daily as part of their homework.

They can:

rainbow write their words (use different color markers)

write their words in a tray of salt

write their words on a white board

go to spellingcity.com to practice their words

This week, there is no school for students all day Tuesday and Friday afternoon. Tuesday the teachers will be in professional development all day. Friday afternoon, teachers will be working on report cards and preparing for conferences. Dismissal Friday is at 11:45.

This week our spelling pattern is consonant blends.
(sl, st, sk,sp)
Pattern words – slide, sled, skip, step, spell
Sight words – kind, come, make, some, sleep

Conferences are Thursday, November 12, Wednesday, November 18, and Thursday,  November 19.If you didn’t get a chance to sign up for conferences at Open House, I will send a note home.