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 November Weekly Themes:
The Farm
Pilgrims and Native Americans
Thanksgiving

Looking Back (Week of 11/11/19)
We had a short but busy week in Pre-K!  We focused on a theme of "Thanksgiving" by reading about the history of this wonderful holiday.  We completed a cornucopia project and a Native American corn project after reading informational texts about the Pilgrims and Native Americans.  We also continued our fall focus by studying some different kinds of leaves and acorns.  The boys and girls enjoyed inspecting these items using magnifying glasses and using the leaves for some colorful fall artwork.  We prepared for the upcoming Thanksgiving prayer service by visiting the church to see where we will sit and what we will do on that day.

Our letter of the week was Gg.  We investigated Gg by finding pictures of Gg words on our alphabet chart and reading a poem about letter Gg.  We worked on tracing and writing letter Gg and we enjoyed writing all of our letters using sand trays during center time.  We completed Gg pages in our alphabet notebooks and we enjoyed Show and Tell by the girls on Friday.  We saw gloves, a giraffe, and even the Grinch!

In math, we continued to work on identifying and building shapes.  At circle time, we played a leaf counting game that helped us to identify and use counting strategies.  Later, we had fun working on a graphing activity in the math center.  This activity helped us to count, identify numerals, and compare quantities.  

Looking Ahead (Week of 11/18/19)
Our week ahead will be full of the Thanksgiving spirit!  We will continue to focus on this wonderful fall theme by reading a bit more about Thanksgiving customs and foods.  We will discuss the gifts that make us feel grateful and then illustrate a class book about thankfulness.  We will complete a Thanksgiving gratitude magazine and view a video about Thanksgiving customs in the Videoconference Room.  We will work on a turkey hand print project and a Pilgrim hat project.

Our letter of the week will be Hh.  We will work on a letter Hh house craft and then look for pictures of Hh words on our alphabet chart.  We will read a poem about letter Hh, trace and write Hh using pencil, and then complete Hh pages in our classroom letter book and alphabet notebook.  We will also continue to use our dry erase books to review letter formation in the literacy center.  The boys are invited to bring in an Hh object for Show and Tell on Friday.

In math, we will continue to focus on counting strategies.  This week, we will work on counting quantities by moving items.  We will enjoy a turkey counting game in the math center after reading a Thanksgiving counting book.  We will also continue to build shapes using our craft sticks and make farm animals with our pattern blocks.  We will also review what we know about farm animals and learn a bit more about them by attending a Videoconference on Tuesday morning.

*We will have an Early Dismissal on Wednesday, November 27, at 11:15AM.  Please note that Aftercare will NOT be available on this day.

*If you have not yet sent in a family picture, please do so this week.  It does not need to be a picture of the whole family (any family members with your child will be great).

*Full-day students may buy lunch.  If you are going to order lunch for your child, please place exact change into an envelope and write your child's name on the envelope along with the lunch you would like to purchase.  Please be sure to put the envelope into the folder and NOT the lunchbox.  Keep in mind that hot lunch is NOT available on Early Dismissal days.  Please feel free to let me know if you have questions about hot lunch.  The lunch menu items, along with the prices, are listed below.  Thank you!

*If your child's lunch or snack requires utensils, please include them in the lunchbox or snack bag.  Thank you!

*Please be sure to leave all toys at home (unless they are for Show and Tell).  Thank you!

*Please let me know if you have any questions at all throughout the school year.  I can be reached at mmcelroy7211@ndsnet.org.