Week 12

This week we started doing our nonfiction reading and writing. We just saw our 1st grade buddies and read our letters to them. On Thursday we were taught how to use variables in math. We are learning about culture for social studies. And we love school!                               
by Jane and Jasey

We received our school pictures today and your child has it in the homework folder (it's in the long white envelope). Directions for ordering were delivered after school and will go home on Monday. Please keep an eye out for that.

This week's reading response will look different because we've switched to studying nonfiction. Each child has to create a main idea web from the nonfiction reading book they have chosen to read by themselves. Many nonfiction books can be brief. At home, when your child is done reading his or her nonfiction book, it is recommended that they return to reading a fiction book to keep up their reading stamina.

Here's what will happen next week:

• We are visiting the Armory on Tuesday. Please make sure your child is dressed with sneakers. 
• We will visit with our buddies again on Wednesday. 
• Schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to Thanksgiving. Due to the shorten week, there will not be a reading response and writing entry due on November 30th. 

Please check out our new video presentations for Antartica and Asia on our video link. They will be up by Saturday. Have an excellent weekend!