Happy November everyone. My favorite time of the year! It is hard to believe that we are in the month of November and the year is almost over. Maybe that is a good thing?
Up here on the Mud Hill, we have winter on one side of the yard and fall on the other! I didn't even get a chance to blow out all of the leaves before the snow came. Once the snow falls on the Mud Hill, it stays until June! Ha ha. It was great seeing the kids last night. Thank you to all who came up and social distanced in the driveway. It was great meeting a lot of you for the first time too. The kids were all so excited and happy. Halloween is one of the favorite holidays of the kids. Also, thank you so much Mrs. Johnson and cohort A for the wonderful surprise. It is really appreciated. In Wonders this week, we will begin Unit 2 week 3. We have decided to stretch it out for two weeks since the kids will be missing two days of school in the next two weeks. Our spelling test will be on November 13. In math, we will be reviewing for our unit 2 assessment. Please have the kids keep studying their 2's and 5's multiplication tables. It will make it easier when we really get into the facts after Christmas. For the month of November and into December, we will be studying Native Americans. We will study in depth, the four major Native American groups. The Woodland, the Pueblo, the Plains, and the Northwest. I will give the kids a tribe assignment and they will be given Indian names. Most of the work will be done in class. We will study shelter, clothing, environment, eating habits, culture, different customs, and their special contributions to our modern day society. They will be responsible for doing a small research project in class. For a project at home, I would like the kids to create something hands-on to share with their classmates. This is one of the favorite themes of the year for the kids. Most of the kids in past classes, chose to make a scene using recycled materials from the woods. Leaves, twigs, birch bark, dirt, etc. We have had everything from dream catchers, hand sewn moccasins, tepees, long houses, Pueblo houses, dug out canoes, lacrosse sticks, Native American tools, beautiful scenes and pottery. If making a scene, please keep it desk size. This is a great time to get together with family and work on a project together. After all, November is the month of celebrating with family. I will be going over this project with the kids in school. I will be sharing lots of information and pictures of past projects. We have tons of resources in the classroom. There are also some great ideas on Pinterest. The kids in the past have really enjoyed this project and they learn so much from it. Please don't stress out. This should be a fun project. I would like to have the projects come in the week of November 30th. If you need further ideas or help, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm sure there are parents of kids whom I have had in the past years that can be a great resource too. I hope you have a great rest of the weekend. Enjoy the Patriot's game today. Can't wait for my Giants to face Brady and Tampa Bay Monday night. Enjoy the day everyone. Make sure you ration the candy! LOL! Comments are closed.
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