Grizzly Newsletter: November 2023

Classroom Newsletters, Grizzly Bears Newsletter
Dear parents,

Greetings! We hope you and your families stay healthy and safe and enjoy this holiday season!!
 
We will have a Parent-Teacher Conference on Thursday, November 16th. It is optional. A sign up sheet for the conference is posted on the wall in the hallway, which is close to our classroom’s door. The kids are doing a fantastic job at school, socially and academically. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us.

In November, we are NOT going to have a Thanksgiving Party for families. However, the kids will learn about and celebrate this holiday in the class. 

Important events in November:

· Sunday 11/5, Daylight Saving Time ends.
· Monday 11/6 – Friday 11/10, Scholastic Book Fair.
· Thursday 11/16, Parent-Teacher Conference.
· Tuesday 11/21, Thanksgiving luncheon for the kids.
· Thursday 11/23, Thanksgiving Day. Happy Thanksgiving!
· Friday 11/24, Black Friday. School Closed.
· Birthdays:
                     Thursday 11/02, Leo’s birthday.
                     Sunday 11/05, Trek’s birthday.
                     Friday 11/24, Makenna’s birthday. 

             Happy Birthday to Leo, Trek, and Makenna!

November Focus:

Language Arts: 
· Sight Words Level A
· Recognize and produce rhyming words
· Understand the print concepts
· Count syllables in words
· Consonant sounds and letters
· Read Aloud:  Then and Now for Reading Street  (YouTube)
                        Hi! Read, Stick & Learn about Farm Animals                                                Farm Animals by Joanne Mattern
                        A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving by Various DVD
                        The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone                       

Mathematics: 
· Count‌ ‌Numbers‌ ‌to‌ ‌100 by 1s and 10s
· Addition and Subtraction 

Science & Technology: 
· Life Science: Animals/Trees
· Robotics: Fan-bot and Mart-bot

Social Studies:  
· Life Long Ago and Today 

Thanks,

–Ms. Guoli