Happy November everyone. Thanks to all who made our Halloween party such a great success. The kids were so good and we had some really nice treats. Thanks to all who came out to the house on Halloween night too. It was fun!
This month we will begin our Native American unit. The kids are divided into four groups. Woodland, Pueblo, Northwest and Plains. We will study each group and talk about life style, clothing, foods, shelters and what the Native Americans contributed to us. The kids will have an Indian name and all belong to a separate tribe. We will begin making our shields this week with their name symbols to hang as mobiles. One of my favorite projects. We will be doing all of our research in class and writing reports for our own museum. Along with this study will be our first major project which will be done at home with the help of parents and family. The kids will create something that is related to Native Americans to display in class for other grade levels and families of ours to come into the classroom and view. The projects will need to be no bigger than desk size. In the past the kids have chosen to make a diorama or scene related to their group using things right from nature. Other ideas are tepees, longhouses, igloos, tools, moccasins, pottery, lacrosse sticks, totem poles, canoes, Indian toys, or anything that fits the bill. I told the kids to be creative and to think out of the box! We will be sharing ideas this week in class. The projects will be due on the 26th of November and we will hold our in class museum on the 27th in the morning for family and friends. This is a great time of the year to get together with family to create a project together. Little plastic Indian figures and animals may be used to enhance scenes. Any questions, please don't hesitate to shoot me a text. If the kids are coming home telling you that we are singing Christmas songs please believe it! There are not too many Mondays left to rehearse for our Christmas play in December. This week we will be creating a special flag with our first grade reading buddies for the Veterans. I will deliver it to the V.A. Hospital before Monday which is Veterans' Day. They are so appreciative when I arrive with it. We are working on the same spelling words as last week because of Halloween. We will have a spelling test on Friday. We have also stretched out unit 2 week 2 in Wonders reading. Our unit 2 math test will be coming up in about a week. We are still working very hard at borrowing and carrying. Soon we will formally start our multiplication facts. It is never too soon to get started! Even though November is a short school month, there is a lot to cover. Don't forget our Warner Indian Museum field trip will be coming up on November 22nd. I would love to have 8-10 parents to come along with us. It is a beautiful museum where the kids learn so much. Permission slips will be coming home next week. Most of the teachers will be setting up conferences in the next few weeks. If you would like to sit and chat please let me know. I am available most afternoons at 2:30 except on Wednesdays. Also I am at school in the morning by 7:15 and that would work too. In this season of giving thanks and family time, I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thank you for all you do and for sharing your children with me! Have a great week everyone. Comments are closed.
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