A Message from Noah Noyes

Hello Parents and Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. It has come to my attention that there was a glitch on the 1st grade report cards. Under the personal responsibility category, two standards were incorrectly inserted: Completes Class Work and Participates Actively and Appropriately. When these standards appeared in the incorrect location, the default value of "R" for Rarely appeared as the entered score. This was a glitch in the construction of the report cards and then a miscommunication between myself and the office about the mailing. Please accept my sincere apologies for the mistake and the incorrect information, I take full responsibility for missing this before the report cards were mailed.

I will be running a new, corrected batch that I will submit to classroom teachers for final inspection before mailing. In the meantime, please let me know if you have questions or concerns. Again, please accept my apologies for the mistake and any stress it may have caused you.

Sincerely,

Noah Noyes

Class Jigsaw Puzzle

12 Turkeys

Mark Your Calendar!

We will be having another festival on December 22nd to celebrate winter. The day will run much like last time (8:15-10:00). More information will be available after Thanksgiving break. Please let me know if you are interested in offering an activity or assisting with an activity.

Happy Thanksgiving

From my favorite turkeys!!

Except for the Turkey

This is a song that our Learning Buddies shared with us yesterday. I have been playing the first minute for them!

PTG Request

The PTG would like to hold their annual bake sale at the Winter Concert, but a coordinator is needed. The coordinator just needs to make phone calls to other parents and get them committed to bake something, and to find someone to run the table and take money the night of the concert.

Please let me know if you are interested, or contact Vanessa Koch. Thanks for your consideration!!

Words to Practice (Reading and Writing)

A copy of these words will be sent home in the Friday folders. PLEASE practice reading and writing these words with your child. Some of them will be review and some of them have just been introduced. Thanks!

Math Update

We are currently working on the following concepts in math class:
-Identifying odd and even numbers
-Adding and subtracting using a number line
-Working with frames and arrows to look at number patterns
-Telling time to the half hour
-Counting money with pennies, nickels, and dimes (dimes start next week)

We are still reviewing:
-Counting on and backward from a given number 0-100
-Counting coins with nickels and pennies
-Making tally marks
-Skip counting by 2's, 3's, 5's, and 10's

Today's Writing Lesson

We Are Very Thankful

Today the kids wrote sentences about things for which they are thankful. I think that they're great and are worth sharing!

Normand:
I am very thankful for my mom and dad and pets because they are nice.

Maren:
I am very thankful for my friends because they make me happy. I am very thankful for my family because they love me.

Talyn:
I am very thankful for my family because I love them.

Garett:
I am thankful for my dog because I love her. I am thankful for my mom and dad.

Zachary:
I am very thankful for my mom and dad and dog and Lily because I love them.

Porter:
I am very thankful for my dog because I love her.

Lilli:
I am very thankful for Max because he makes a good pillow. I am thankful for my family because they love me.

Noah:
I am thankful for my pets because they are soft.

Cameron:
I am very thankful for my cat because he is very soft. I am very thankful for my friends because they are nice to me.

Liam:
I am very thankful for my toys.

Maggie:
I am thankful for my friends.

PTG Fundraisers

Don't forget to send in any of the following (stuff) that is being collected by the PTG.

-juice bags (Capri Sun and other similar aluminum bags)
-box tops
-Campbell's Soup labels

November Dates to Remember

17th- PTG Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria
18th- Report Cards Mailed Home
23-25- Thanksgiving Break

First Quarter Report Cards

The elementary report cards will be mailed out on Monday, November 21st. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

The Turkey Invasion

We are all ready for the Thanksgiving Feast!

Calling All Volunteers!

We are looking for volunteers to work in the classroom any day of the week from 12:15 to 12:45 during our guided reading time. You would read with children and help run literacy centers. Please let me know if you are interested!

I am also looking for an assistant for the Drink Pouch Brigade. This person would collect the pouches from the classrooms once a week (at the beginning or end of the day). I will do all of the other necessary cleaning/packaging.

THANKS for you consideration!

Thank you

A very special thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make our Fall Festival a great success! The kids had a blast and we look forward to doing something similar this winter.

Pictures will be coming soon!