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November 2-13
Important dates:
11/18- Early release, dismissal at 2:00pm
11/19- Sweet Dreams Pie Pickup- 3:45- 6pm in the cafeteria
11/25-11/27- Thanksgiving Break
11/30- Winter MAP Test- Reading
12/4- Field Trip to City Hall (More information to come)
12/4- School Spirit Day
12/7 Winter MAP Test- Math
Other Important Information:
Community Harvest Food Drive
District 47 schools are participating in the Community Harvest Food Drive for the local food pantry. The drive runs until November 20. Please drop off any of the following donation items in our school office if you would like to participate: baking mixes/supplies, canned beans, canned milk, canned pasta/meals, canned chili, dinner helpers, dry pasta, rice, macaroni & cheese, paper goods, salad dressing, ramen noodles. Thank you for your support!
ELA
We read a great book called Destiny's Gift and discussed how the main character, Destiny, made a difference in her community. We also completed a sequencing activity and sequenced the main events that happened in the story. Finally, we wrote a summary of the book using the main events that we located in the text.
This week, we read another book called, Aero and Officer Mike. This book is about a Police Officer and K-9 officer. Then we watched a short video about another officer and K-9 officer. Next week, we will compare and contrast the book and the video using the information we learned.
Math
Social Studies
We also spent some time discussing Veterans Day. We talked about what a Veteran is, why we recognize veterans in our country, and the significance of this special day. We read a book called, America's White Table and learned about the meaning of a white table on Veterans Day. Lastly, we celebrated this important day and thanked many local veterans at our Veterans Day assembly. We were so fortunate to hear the stories of many veterans and to celebrate as an entire school community! Thank you veterans!