Miss Morgan's Class: November 2018

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Weekly Update for 11/26/18

*IWCS United Way Campaign

CAES is excited to kick-off the 2018-19 IWCS United Way campaign. Cardinal families can help support the United Way and change the odds for others in the following ways:

· Friday, Nov. 30 - Students may bring their favorite stuffed animals to school for a $1 donation.

*Santa is coming to Carrollton Elementary

Santa Claus is coming to Carrollton on Saturday, December 1st from 9:00-11:00 AM. There will be music, crafts, and activities to enjoy as well as Chick-fil-A for purchase. Please send in your RSVP for this special event by Nov. 27 and don't forget to bring your camera! A reservation form was attached to your child’s agenda book on Monday prior to Thanksgiving break. If you need another form, please let the office know.

Happy Grinchmas

Our class will be celebrating the Winter Break by having our own "Grinchmas" on Friday, December 14th. We will play some Grinch games, make some Grinch crafts, and watch the cartoon version of, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Once again Mrs. Lufkin will be organizing our party. If you would like to help and have not been previously contacted about contributing to our Halloween party, please let me know. I will put you in touch with Mrs. Lufkin.

What are we learning this week?

Reading

1.7 Use semantic clues and syntax to expand vocabulary when reading.
1.8 Expand vocabulary.
1.9 Read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts.
e) Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about what is read.

Writing SOL 1.13 The student will write to communicate ideas of a variety of purposes.

c) Revise by adding descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events.

Math

1.7 The student will:

a. recognize and describe with fluency part-whole relationships for numbers up to 10

b. demonstrate fluency with addition and subtraction within 10

Weekly Schedule

*Monday, November 26 136 Steps Orange Day

*Tuesday, November 27 140 Steps Yellow Day

*Wednesday, November 28 144 Steps Green Day

Encore @ 2:05

*Thursday, November 29 148 Steps Blue Day

*Friday, November 30 152 Steps Purple Day
Bring $1.00 donation for the United Way and bring your favorite stuffed animal to school for the day.

Looking Ahead

December 1 Santa visits CAES (9:00-11:00AM)
December 4 Cardinal Spirit Stick Competition: HoliDAZE! Wear all of your red and green and other Christmas wear
December 6 Holiday Musical Performance (6:00PM)
December 10 Ugly Holiday Sweater Day
December 11 Holiday Sock Day
December 12 Holiday Hat Day
December 13 Holiday Bows and Ties

2nd Nine Weeks Interim Reports

December 14 The Polar Express PJ Day
December 15-January 1 Winter Break

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Weekly Update for 11/05/18

*Zoo Field Trip Reminders

Our field trip to the Norfolk Zoo will be on Thursday, November 8. Please remember the following in preparation for the trip:

1. All students should bring a bagged lunch (preferably in a disposable bag) with their name written on the outside.

2. Wear good walking shoes and a jacket if the weather warrants it. We will be outside the whole trip.

3. Students may bring a towel or small blanket to sit on while eating lunch at the park.

4. We will NOT be purchasing anything at the zoo. No money is needed for this trip.

“The ABC’s of Thanksgiving” Performance

We are getting ready for our first play of the school year. We will be performing, “The ABC’s of Thanksgiving” on Tuesday, November 20^th at 3:00 in our classroom. You and your family are welcome to take your child fro an early dismissal.

Each student was given a line(s) that they will say for our play. My goal is for everyone to be able to say their lines from memory. I sent a copy of their parts home in agenda books on Friday. Please let me know if your child will not be in school on Tuesday, November 20^th.

*Blacktop Resurfacing

First grade is investigating possible projects for the grade to complete this year. One of the ideas we have is to create a more inviting blacktop area. If anyone has connections to someone or a company that could donate their services to resurface the blacktop, please let me know.