1. Language Arts : Our theme for this week will be All About Food and Thanksgiving. We will discuss that all living things need food, that food comes from different places, and food traditions. This week in writing we will focus on making a list and creating a recipe. We will be extending our writing this Thursday by making “Friendship Soup and talking about all of the many things that we are thankful for. Our high-frequency word for this week will be: is and will review all previously learned high frequency words and word families. We will also continue to learn about the “H Brother” phonics family when reading and writing: th, ch, sh and wh. Academic Vocabulary : menu, traditions, delicious, devour, fresh Math: This week we will begin our next unit in math. This unit will focus on counting to 100 by ones and tens, using comparative vocabulary to describe two sets of up to 10 objects, and counting no more than 20 objects. It introduces adding and subtracting and finding number partners within 10. Academic Vocabulary: Greater than, Less than, Put together, Add, Total, In all, All together, Take Away, Subtraction Announcements: Thank you to everyone who donated items for our “Snock’s Day!” The students had a great time celebrating their Brownie Points Reward. ****HOLDIAY FOOD DRIVE Thank you so much to everyone who so generously made a donation to our Holiday Food Drive. Your efforts will help local families in need. All donations have been sent to the Samaritan Center in Mandeville. ****Times Grill Night for MES: Tuesday, November 19 th, from 5PM – 9PM will be Times Grill Night for MES. More information will be coming soon. *****CAPS FOR CANCER This Friday, November 22 nd, don’t forget to wear your favorite cap in to help support research for cancer. Donate $1 to Caps for Cancer and honor those who have had cancer and those who are still battling this disease by wearing your favorite cap to school. Thanks for your support!! ****RELAY RECESS: On Friday, November 22, 2013, MES will host a Relay Recess. The Relay Recess Program brings the American Cancer Society Relay for Life to elementary schools nationwide. The program engages elementary students in the fight against cancer through fundraising activities that support cancer research programs and services in the community. Students will benefit by increasing their knowledge of healthy behaviors that will help them stay well, building school spirit, and developing a lifelong passion for philanthropy. Our events will include a week-long fundraising event in the classroom. Students can earn links for a class chain with each 25 cent donation. The top class per grade level will win a popsicle party. During morning meeting on Friday, we will honor cancer survivors and have these family members and students participate in the first lap of our Relay Recess event. Throughout the morning, each grade level will participate in activity stations in the school yard. Our class will participate from 9:30-10:10. Luminaria bags will be available for a donation of $1.00 from now until Thursday. Bags can be decorated in honor of cancer survivors or loved ones lost to cancer. Luminaria bags will be displayed along the path on the day of the Relay Recess Event. Thank you for your support and helping our students show that “they have the power” to make a difference! *** I AM THANKFUL … It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here! During this time of year, I always reflect upon those things for which I am most grateful. Among my greatest blessings are your sweet and precious children. I thank you for sharing them with me each and every day. I hope you enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving spent relaxing with friends and family. Dates to Remember: Nov. 20 Picture Retakes Nov. 22 Newspaper Drive Nov. 22 Recess Relay Nov. 25-29 Thanksgiving Holiday No School Dec. 2 School Resumes Dec. 6 Gift Shop Preview Dec. 9-13 Holiday Gift Shop Dec. 10 PTA General Meeting/Winter Concert at 6:00pm Dec. 18 PBS Celebration Dec. 19 Winter Parties Dec. 20 End of 2 nd Grading Period Dec. 23-Jan. 3 Winter Holiday Jan. 6 Return to School Homework: *Please complete three ELA squares and three Math squares on your ELA and Math bingo sheets. *Time spent on homework should not exceed 15 minutes daily. Essential Questions important to our theme: - How do we get the food we eat? - Why do people and animals need food? - Why do I need to learn about food? Happy Birthday! Elizabeth 11-1 Landon 11-25 November 18-22, 2013