Spelling Words: long, song, sing, ring, bring, thing, us, must, does, food
Challenge Words: tagalong, earring, something, swingset, everything

Sight Words: arms, every, feet, head, school, use, way, you

Come One, Come All...

Please join us in celebrating Gingerbread Day! All parents are welcome to help us celebrate by decorating our very own gingerbread house. We will start decorating at 1:45 on Friday, December 2nd. Decorating usually takes a good hour. Our homes will join the "Parade of Homes" outside the library. All homes will return to their proud owners, the week before Winter Break.

*Please save an ice cream pail to take your house home in!

Thank you to everyone that sent in materials. A huge thank you goes out to Kristie Harmer, and Cathi Dioszeghy for assembling all of our wonderful houses. A special thank you also goes out to Tiffany McNatt and Cathi Dioszeghy for making the "glue. " This day would not be possible without the wonderful volunteers that dedicate their time to our classroom! Our gingerbread houses will be the envy of Shirley Hills!

Just a reminder that the gingerbread houses are strictly for decoration. The glue we are using is not safe to consume. Thank you and I can't wait to see all the stunning masterpieces created tomorrow!

-ng ending This week we are working on words that end in "-ng." Word families that we will be focusing on are: -ing, -ung, -ong, -ang

There are no new spelling words or sight words this week. Please practice the past sight words and read, read, read!

Reminder: There is no school on Thursday and Friday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Poetry Binders: The poetry binders are coming home this week. Please help your child get autographs for reading the poems. Some of the poems are very difficult and will require help from you. This is a great way to spark interest in a different genre. Please return your child's poetry binder on Monday, November 28th. Happy reading!

Mrs. Hagen's Class wishes you a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

GOBBLE, GOBBLE!

As a class we made this wonderful turkey full of all the things we are thankful for. The kids did a fantastic job! Some of the things we are thankful for include:

Mikayla- I am thankful for my family.
Roo - I am thankful for Moe.
Vaughn - I am thankful for God.
Adeline - I am thankful for my sisters.
Leyton Lee - I am thankful for my mom.
Haley - I am thankful for my dogs.
Avery - I am thankful for my Grandma, Grandpa, Papa and Nonee.
Brekken - I am thankful for my bunny.
Katie - I am thankful for my Dad.
Trish - I am thankful for my Mom.
Micah - I am thankful for my family.
Andy - I am thankful for my dog.
Luke - I am thankful for God.
Naresh - I am thankful for my Dad.
Michael - I am thankful for my cat.
Vivienne - I am thankful for God.
Mac - I am thankful for my family.
Sam - I am thankful for my family.
Dylan - I am thankful for my toys.
Brenden - I am thankful for my family.
Savannah - I am thankful for my family.
Gretchen - I am thankful for my dog.
Taylor - I am thankful for my Dad.
Daniel - I am thankful for my Dad.
Mrs. Hagen - I am thankful for such a wonderful class full of amazing students.

Check out this link! It is an awesome song that helps teach the kids about nouns. Be careful, it's very catchy! Have fun with this one - we sure did!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZcka8Zg-uc

Monday, November 14

Spelling Words: us, bus, must, cut, cub, club, with, then, don't, says
Challenge Words: umbrella, hungry, puppet, opossum, coconut

Sight Words: be, does, food, grow, live, many

Math

In math this week, we are starting to focus on subtraction. In this week's lessons, we are using a number line to help us subtract. Please practice this strategy at home. Using our fingers is still okay, but at sometime we will not have enough fingers. A number line can be drawn on a piece of paper, printed off the internet or a ruler is a fine substitute.

Short /u/ : This week we are focusing on the sound that short /u/ makes. We point up to the sky while saying, "u,u up." This is a great technique to help your child remember his/her short vowel sounds.

Monday, November 7

Spelling Words: then, them, this, that, path, with, ten, get, said, was
Challenge Words: thermometer, thousand, thunder, anthem, width

Sight Words: don't her, line, Mr., new, says, water


Math: There will be math homework on Tuesday night. Please have your child complete the assignment and return it to school on Wednesday. The purpose of this homework is to reinforce the math concepts prior to the test on Wednesday. Thank you for you support!

"TH"

This weeks phonetic sound is the "th" sound. We give a thumbs up to help us remember the sound "th" makes. Help your child think of words that both start and end with the "th" sound. Many of our spelling words also have this sound in common.

Thank you to all the Grandfriends that came to our concert on Friday. It was a huge success. The kids enjoyed sharing the I-Pods with their Grandfriends. I loved meeting all the very special friends. Thank you again for coming and supporting our class. We hope you enjoyed your special day!

REMINDER: Conferences are on-
Monday, November 7th 4:00 - 8:00
Thursday, November 10th 4:00 - 8:00
Friday, November 11th 8:00 - 4:00 (No School)

I am looking forward to meeting with you and sharing all the wonderful accomplishments your children have made!

Spelling Words: set, sent, ten, tell, let, get, all, call, make, of
Challenge Words: compliment, farewell, gentle, penguin, magnetic

Sight Words: day, said, eat, first, time, was

Short /e/

This week we are working on the sound that "short e" makes. Like all the other short vowel sounds, we have created a little hand signal that helps us remember the sound. Ask your child to show you how to do the "e, e, elephant." Please help your child build "short e" words at home. We will be continuing that practice at school throughout the week.

Math

In math this week, we are starting to focus on subtraction. In this week's lessons, we are using a number line to help us subtract. Please practice this strategy at home. Using our fingers is still okay, but at sometime we will not have enough fingers. A number line can be drawn on a piece of paper, printed off the internet or a ruler is a fine substitute.

A big thank you to all the parents that planned and helped out at our wonderful Halloween party. It was a fabulous day! The kids looked awesome in their costumes! Thank you again for a party we will never forget!

Grandfriend's Day - Just a reminder that Grandfriend's Day is this Friday. If you have not already, please send in your RSVP.

Family Fun Night
Where: Shirley Hills Library
When: TONIGHT (Nov. 1st)
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.