We had a busy week in Room 115! We spent most of the week talking about our families and how families are different. The students created large collages of their families and labeled each family member. This was a huge project and the students put a lot of effort into them. They look amazing on display in our classroom.
The students enjoyed learning about some American symbols. We will continue learning more about them next week as we approach Veterans Day. We made a giant flag and bald eagles using hand prints. We started a book on American symbols today and will continue it next week. The students were excited to share what they already knew about them!
The students completed another classbook this week, which has started circulating around to different homes. Please be sure to read the classbooks with your child when they come home and return them on the next school day. The students also completed an individual book about things they like. They will practice reading them a few more times at school but will bring them home soon for more practice.
We will start learning about the Wampanoags and Pilgrims during the next couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. I hope the students will be able to comprehend a little about how different it was to live 400 years ago. We will start the unit by reading a book by Kate Waters entitled, "Tapenaum, the Story of an Indian Boy". This book has accurate information and photos taken from the Wampanoag village at Plimouth Plantation. It is a book that depicts the lives of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags in the 1620's. We try to emphasize how different their lives were from ours, but that family was then, and is now, very important. Hopefully they will come away from this unit with a tiny bit of understanding and thankfulness for all we have today.
We will continue talking about our our families and homes. Please help your child learn his/her address and phone number. Both are important pieces of information for them to know.
The students have been working hard in math. We are still working on writing our numbers, one-to-one correspondence, and different math language (i.e. which is more or fewer, etc.). Please take a careful look at the math papers coming home and ask your child to explain what they learned for extra reinforcement. The number practice papers we have been sending home for homework are now done but I would still encourage students to continue practicing them at home.
The students homework for this weekend and for the next couple of weeks is to practice putting jackets/sweatshirts on and taking them off all by themselves. This also includes fixing sleeves, turning sleeves right-side-out, and zipping/buttoning.
We had our first Francis Wyman SOAR Assembly today. The whole school gathered in the gym to recognize students’ accomplishments, especially in the area of self-control. The school’s safety officer, Bernie Schipelliti came to talk about self control. Offiicer Papsedero and his K9, Havoc, also came. We enjoyed hearing about and watching how even Havoc has had to learn self control! It was an enjoyable way to end a busy week!
On Wednesday, November 8th, Francis Wyman will hold its first Used Book Store of the school year. These used books sales will be held several times throughout the school year. The Used Book Store offers an opportunity for students to buy or exchange USED books to keep. Students can either bring in a book of their own to exchange for a used book or pay $0.50 to purchase a used book. There is no obligation to buy or exchange a book. This is simply another opportunity to refresh your home book library and continue to expose your child to a variety of literature. If you would like your child to have an opportunity to buy or exchange a book at the Francis Wyman Used Book Store, please send in your child with a book or 50 cents on Wednesday, November 8th.
I sent the conference schedule home today in your child’s blue folder. Please mark the date in your calendars and let me know if you can’t make it so we can reschedule.
Melanie Duncan
PS...Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour for Daylight Savings this weekend!
And...there is no school for students on Thursday, November 9th and Friday, November 10th.
Happy Veterans Day to all the men and women who have served and are currently serving our country. Thank you!
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