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Today in class, we read the last story in the On the Farm book, "The Best Fort in the World."

We discussed forts, action verbs, synonyms, and antonyms. We practiced looking up words in a thesaurus and played Action Verb charades.

For Days 1-2, we SKIPPED 1: e, f. and 2: d, e, f

so you may choose to go over these sections with your student at home.

HOMEWORK:

Days 3 - 5. Also, next week we will take a BREAK from Lessons and have a Thanksgiving Party in class!!!

REMINDER: Please purchase/borrow the book Ben and Me (Lawson) by December 1st.

Purchase the book The Sign of the Beaver (Speare) by February 23.

We will NOT be reading the following books together as a class: Wilbur and Orville Wright and The Tale of Anabelle Hedgehog.

We WILL be covering in class the "Everyday Words" grammar lessons paired with these books in the curriculum.

Of course, you parents may choose to read these books with your student.

Ask your student to see their spelling test!

For Days 1-2 in class, we discussed writing journal entries, first person & third person point of view.

We skipped Day b. Student may finish this.

Your student might enjoy making more construction paper analogies, which we did in class - Day 1 c.

HOMEWORK:

Look for the bright pink sticky note in one of their composition books or binder. Write FIVE JOURNAL ENTRIES of  4-8 sentences. Write the date. (see example p. 60)

Mini Society Weekly Update

This week in Mini Society, we focused on identifying the jobs our new community will need to run smoothly. Students discussed the responsibilities of each position and the qualities they believe are important for success in these roles.

Jobs We Have Established So Far

• Banker

• Assistant Banker

• Pay Masters (3–4)

-Spelling Words   Test 11/17

1. family

2. cousin

3. brother

4. sister

5. father

The students have officially voted, and our class currency will be called Moonstones!They will follow the same denomination breakdown as U.S. dollars:

1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 Moonstones

Attached is the money template we used in class. Students may:

• Draw directly on the printed template OR

Hi Parents,

I wanted to bring to your attention that several school students came to science class yesterday without their builds or the materials needed for the day’s activities. It’s really important that students complete their builds at home and bring all required materials so they can fully take part in our experiments and projects.

When students aren’t prepared, it can slow things down and make it harder for the rest of the class to stay on track. Since each week builds on what we’ve already learned, staying caught up is key to success.

Going forward, if a student doesn’t have what they need for class, they’ll be asked to sit out in the lobby and won’t receive full credit for the day.

Thank you so much for your help making sure everyone comes ready to learn and participate each week!

Meri Anne

Hello Parents,

In class Monday we covered Lesson 7 Day 2 and 4, sorting words into particular topics or categories that we had to determine. We then studied Analogies, first with shapes then with words. Lastly, the students made an aerial map of their bedroom.

If you are covering the Lessons at home, you'll see that Lesson 7 is about making a time capsule and the bedroom map can be used to put in the time capsule if you choose to do so.

Homework:

-Lesson 7 Day 3 a-c. on page 58. **Make a family sheet for each person in your family. Using one piece of paper for each person, write his/her name at the top. then divide the paper into two columns. Title the first column "Who is He/She" and title the second column "What does He/She Do".

-Spelling Words Test 11/17

We worked on Lesson 9, Days 1 & 2.  Please look over the pages to see if your student needs to complete some sections.

We had a good discussion about saying “I was wrong about “X”. Please forgive me. “

(-WR words and compound words)

We skipped Day 1:    c, d  syllables,  f  spelling words

We skipped Day 2:  d  spelling words, f handwriting

We did not cut out compound words p.127, which you could optionally do with your student.