Notes for Parents:

• The annual P.E. C.A.R.E.S food drive began on November 4. We are asking for your help by bringing in non-perishable food items for Love Inc. in Hudsonville. Food items to consider are canned vegetables and fruits, pasta, rice, baked beans, black beans, kidney beans, peanut butter, tuna fish, etc. (please no ramen noodles, and please do not break apart packaged food) The food drive will continue until Nov. 18.  We will be keeping track of how many items each class brings in.  The class with the most items brought in by NOON on Nov. 18 will win a P.E. C.A.R.E.S t-shirt and a bowling trip to Hudsonville Lane. (If allowed this year) This is a great opportunity for our students to care for their community, to teach our kids compassion and love for others.  Thanks for sharing in this service project with us at Georgetown.
• Our class will be previewing the Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday, November 17th and shopping on Thursday, November 19th.
• I am looking forward to virtual parent teacher conferences this week! Please fill out this form before our conference to help make the most of our time together.

CELEBRATIONS:

Quote of the Week – This week’s quote went to EMMITT for always making smart choices!

First Grade Family Time – Here are our “award-winning” first graders from this week’s family time.

Mystery Reader – Madeline’s mom surprised us as a mystery reader this week!

OUR LEARNING:

Reading– This week we learned more about snap words! Snap words help our reading become easier and also help us solve more tricky words.

Writing – We continued working on our very one how-to writing pieces. Students also learned more about 5 star writing!

Math – We reviewed addition and subtraction at the beginning of the week and had our unit 2 test on Wednesday! Our class did great, I am so proud of their hard work and determination in math!

Word Study – This week we learned about the vowel teams ee and ea, which both say the long e sound in words. We also spent some extra time reviewing the bossy e that makes the other vowels say their names.

Upcoming Dates:

• Monday, November 16
  • PE
  • Virtual Conferences
• Tuesday, November 17
  • ART
  • Book Fair Preview
• Wednesday, November 18
  • STEAM
  • Virtual Conferences
• Thursday, November 19
  • MUSIC
  • Book Fair Shopping
• Friday, November 20
  • PE
  • Library
• Monday, November 23
  • No in-person classes, complete packet at home.
• Tuesday, November 24
  • No in-person classes, complete packet at home.
• Wednesday, November 25
  • NO SCHOOL
• Thursday, November 26
  • NO SCHOOL
  • Happy Thanksgiving!
• Friday, November 27
  • NO SCHOOL