Mrs. Blair and I are noticing that a few of our students are really tired, I don't know if this is related to the time change or what! Just a reminder that 8 and 9 year olds need 11 hours of sleep. Here are some articles related to children getting sleep.
http://nymag.com/news/features/38951/
http://www.webmd.com/children/features/good-sound-sleep-for-children
Reading: This week we are working on finding the main message of a story called "The Banza." We are looking at characters and how their actions help to move the story, and lead us to the main message. We are also working on the suffix -ing.
Math: In math we are continuing to work on multiplication. Please help your students to understand how to determine if a story problem is asking you to add, subtract, or multiply. We are working on this in class as well. Remember to underline the important information, and circle what the question is asking you to do.
Writing: We are finishing up our monster descriptions. On Thursday we will be doing our final drafts.
Spelling:
often
use
kind
head
also
four
show
been
around
began
above
long
took
air
there
were
large
might
Mystery Questions:
1) Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
2) Who were the first people to celebrate Thanksgiving?
3) Approximately how many pounds of turkey do Americans eat every year?
4) What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and when did it start?
5) What is the busiest day of the year to travel on an airplane?
6) Do they celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada?
Reminders:
11/11 No school
Thanks for all you do to support your children.
Miss Irwin
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