Back to work!

Welcome back after a long Thanksgiving break. I heard all about everyone's holiday and it sounds like a wonderful time was had by all. Your first grader should be very tired today after being back business in room 111. We were busy writing and sharing about our holiday, writing Silly Sentences, learning about our new sound (SH), learning about "setting", creating our Thanksgiving setting, working on our 10-teams in math and making Native American False Faces as we learn about symmetry!!!! WHEW! What a day. Be sure to ask your child to tell you about the words "setting" and "symmetry"...we also learned 3 of our fancy words today. Be sure to check and see what they are. Encourage your child to use this fancy vocabulary in their conversations at home. Are you working on 10-teams at home? I have added several new Math Games to our website. Be sure you check out 10-team math shoot. We are working hard to have the kids recall their 10-teams (1+9, 8+2, 7+3, 6+4, 5+5, etc) with automaticity. Extra practice at home helps a great deal. We will be learning how to play this new online game later this week, but you may want to give your child a headstart by trying it at home. Do you remember that the Book Fair is next week? It is a wonderful way to get a jump on holiday shopping, while supporting our amazing library. I hope to see you there at one of the fun events planned. Tonight is Gardner's lighting ceremony at Cornerstone Park. It is set to begin at 7. Bundle up and come on over. Sunflower's choir will be preforming with the other elementary schools in town. Let me know if you have any questions or if you need anything this week. Please be sure your child sticks to a good sleep schedule to keep them healthy. Welcome back!