1C News Important Dates for November Nov. 17—Report Cards go home Nov. 20-24—Thanksgiving Break November 28—Reports Cards due back

Dear Parents: Happy November! It’s hard to believe that the first trimester is over. Thank you for all the parents who participated in Parent/Teacher conferences. Report cards will go home on November 17th. Please go over the report card with your child and discuss with them their areas of strength and areas where they may need some improvement. Remember that report cards are standards based meaning, grades are Independent, With Support, or Not at this Time. I am asking that all report cards and the envelopes be signed and both returned by Tuesday, November 28th.

In reading we continue to work on different elements of fiction and non-fiction. In non-fiction we are determining the main topic and key details in non-fiction and story elements (setting, characters, problem & solution) in fiction. In math we have been working on adding and subtracting and will be moving on to find the missing part. Next week there will be a small project to be completed at home either before or during the break. There is a note attached, but your child needs to decorate a gingerbread boy or girl in any way they would like. I know some people go away for Thanksgiving so that is why I am sending the project home a little early. You may just color the character, paint it, or glue on objects or anything they can think of. Please have all projects back by Wednesday, November 29th so that we may decorate the hallway.

Please try to help the kids remember their homework packets every Monday. Students should be reading for 60 minutes every week. Next week I am asking that your child return the packet on Friday the 17th so that it doesn’t get lost over the break. I will send a separate Reading Log for over the break. Students earn rewards for remembering their packets so please help me to teach your child about responsibility by turning these packets in every week. As the weather gets colder please make sure the children are dressed appropriately for the weather. As always if you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Have a great week.

Mr. Corbett