Almost Thanksgiving!!

We have been very busy at the end of the trimester approaches and the holidays begin!  Over the last couple weeks we have been working through some end of the trimester assessment, I am very proud of the progress everyone has made this trimester.  Everyone has been working extremely hard at their reading, writing, and math.  First trimester report cards will be going home December 13th!  

Also, the last couple weeks we have been doing our now and long ago unit of study.  As part of this study we have been learning about pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving.  To go along with this we will be watching Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving next week.  

Finally, in celebration of our 2nd filling of our marble jar, we will be having a pajama day on Tuesday, November 26th.  Students can bring in extra clothes to change into if they decide they don't want to wear their pj's the entire day. Also, because of safety, students are not allowed to wear slippers on this day.  We are very excited to end a very wonderful first trimester with a little fun in our pj's!

I hope that everyone has a very special and wonderful Thanksgiving with their families!

Veteran's Day

Veterans Day

by Cheryl Dyson

On Veterans Day we honor all,
Who answered to a service call.
Soldiers young, and soldiers old,
Fought for freedom, brave and bold.
Some have lived, while others died,
And all of them deserve our pride.
We’re proud of all the soldiers who,
Kept thinking of red, white and blue.
They fought for us and all our rights,
They fought through many days and nights.
And though we may not know each name,
We thank ALL veterans just the same.

This week we have been learning about our nations heroes, veterans.  We are learning about the different branches of the armed forces and the reason behind Veteran's Day.  Also, we learned how to write a friendly letter so that we could send a veteran a thank you letter.  If the student knows a veteran I encouraged them to take them home and mail them to that person.  Please help your child by sending these letters to the veterans they wrote to.  

Thinking and working on our letters

Harvest Celebration

Last Friday we had our Learning Lane harvest celebration.  This was a chance for students to do an activity in a multi age group.  Students were split up into 6 different groups.  They then rotated to three different stations that pertained to fall/harvest themes.  After we were done we wrote about which station was our favorite one and why.  It was an exciting day to learn, grow, and enjoy new friends!  Here are some pictures from some of the different stations that we did!

Q-tip fall leaf painting

More Q-tip art

Geo boards

Weighing different objects

Working together to finish floor puzzles

Making pumpkin-chip cookies

Vegetable print art