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 Newsletter for Week of Nov. 4th, 2013 **Week in Review**

We enjoyed working on Halloween activities and being in a long indoor parade.Thank you to all the parents that sent in items for our little celebration. We loved everything. To say the least, the children have been so excited throughout the entire week. Even Mrs. Berns incorporated the festivities into her curriculum with the game "Ghost Hunter." Having officially completed one fourth of First Grade, we have received our report cards. Conference schedules were in the report card envelopes as well. If there is any problem with your scheduled conference time, please alert me immediately. Now that November has arrived we begin a very busy month because we are setting sail on the Mayflower. Our month is so exciting by turning our sites to Social Studies and the Pilgrims coming to America for religious freedom. Throughout the month we will be learning about the difficult life they experienced because of their journey. Soon we will be learning more about their means of transportation, what their homes would have looked like, their clothing, and even their manners. Later in the month we will celebrate our annual Thanksgiving Feast with our 5K-Native Americans. You are more than welcome to come and observe the festivities.

**Reading** This week we will continue //The Pig, the Wolf, and the Mud,// which is a story that we have heard before, but is retold in its own unique way. The wolf certainly will not be bothering the pig in this story anymore. The children will be asked to work on visualizing the plot, the **'s** contractions, and be working on the SHORT U vowels sound as well. The will be **NO SPELLING LIST** this week. We totally enjoyed our Read and Treat this week and the selections. Ole!

Vocabulary for __The Pig, the Wolf, and the Mud__
collapse...company...construct...entire...material ...again...could...makeone...then... three...live...many...out...place...run...fun...nut...cut...bug...rug...homes...shelter

= **Religion** = This year, Mrs. Leider and the students from " Faith Builders" at LCM came toLCM came to an "All Hallow's Eve Carnival" for the students at the present Thiensville campus on Wednesday morning. It was preceded by an all campus prayer service. The children wereintroduced to many saints and they were able to play an assortment of related games, all prepared by our upper campus students. Our new chapter will focus on Jesus teaching us to love. The children will be introduced to the Great Commandment in which we love God above all else and to love others the way we love ourself. We will talk about ways that we can show our love to God and how we can show our love to others.

=Math =  We are have now switched Math groupings again. This standard entails developing addition and subtraction fluency through 10 using a variety of strategies. We have practiced counting on, using a number line, counting back, now doubles and doubles + 1 or 2. The children will be working on multiple story problems using the terminology **taking from** and **taking away**. The children will also be introduced to the [|commutative property] of 3+4=4+3. With the understanding of this property, the children can reduce their math facts by one-half. In order that math facts can be mastered with speed, daily practice is essential. It is always more fun to be the first done with homework, school work, even Mad Minutes rather than the last. [|(www.fun4thebrain.com)] =Addition and Subtraction Concepts = **related facts.....sum.....difference.....count on.....count** **back.....strategies...number line.....** **doubles.....doubles + 1...fact family...rule...*sum...*difference...taking away...taking from**  **Riddles of the Week** = = Why do turkeys always go gobble, gobble? Because they never learned good table manners. What key has legs and can't open doors? A tur-key.

=**Important Dates** =  [|LC Connection] [|November Givebacks] Nov. 5th.....[|Young Rembrandts] after school art program Nov. 7-8............Conferences Nov. 11-22nd....[|Thanksgiving service project] --First graders bring in bags of potatoes Nov. 20th..........Our class Mass Dec. 17th..........The Savior That God Sent (First Grade play) 9:30 a.m.