Upcoming Week 11/4-11/8

This week was a high energy one, probably because of all the Halloween excitement for those who celebrate. We had a great time on Thursday at our Fall Party - huge thanks to Kristianna and Kelly, who planned it, and also to all the parents and other family and friends who were able to join us. The kids were happily engaged the entire time, and I told several people that it was the calmest party I've had in 19 years of teaching! Your kids are awesome, and so are you! Here's what's coming up this week.

Important Dates:

• Sunday - Daylight Saving Time ends - turn back the clocks one hour
• Tuesday - Election Day
• Thursday - Veteran's Day/Virtues Assembly, 9:20 in the cafeteria
• Next Monday (11/11) - No School, Veteran's Day

Curriculum Coming Up:

Reading

• Text and Graphic Features
• Verb Tenses
• Three-letter clusters - scr, str, spr, thr

Writing

• Character Trait Essay

Math

• Multiply and Divide with 9
• Building Fluency with 5s, 2s, 10s, and 9s
• Multiply and Divide with 3
• Multiplication and Area

Social Studies

• Geography - Where in the World Do We Live
• Hemispheres
• Continents and Oceans
• Countries
• States

Like always, we'll be busy with lots of new learning and excitement this week. I hope you enjoyed the extra hour of sleep this weekend (although kids and pets definitely don't understand the time change...) and that your weekend ends exactly as you want it to. Go Hawks!