Mrs. VanderVere’s Class’s Topics To Share
*Reading
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, November Books, Autumn/Fall Books, Family Books, Thanksgiving Books, Friendship Books, Manners Books, School Books, Weather Books, Addition Books, “I PICK” Books, and Poetry
- Instructional Level Guided Reading Assessments (continuing next week)
*Author Study
- Dav Pilkey (continued) www.pilkey.com
*Writing
- Informational Writing Sample
- Word Sorts Writing and Handwriting Practice
- Reading Response Writing
*Math
- Equivalent Equations, Related Facts, Turn Around Rule/Commutative Property, Fact Families, Story Problems, Problem Solving Strategies, and Review
*Science/Social Studies
- Veterans Day: Hopefully Americans will remember to honor the men and women who have served or who currently serve our country in the armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard) by having two minutes of respectful silence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 11th. (eleventh month, eleventh day, and at the eleventh hour)
- Social Learning/Empathy: “Feelings Change”
- Weather: Temperature and Using Thermometers
*Reminders and Upcoming Events:
- No School/Veterans Day Observed: We do not have school TOMORROW, Friday, November 10th in honor of Veterans Day.
- Scholastic Book Orders: Scholastic book orders are due by next Tuesday, November 14th.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat next Wednesday, November 15th during lunch for $3.00.
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, November 17th.
- No School/Parent-Teacher Conferences: There will be no school on Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st for Parent-Teacher Conferences.
– No School/Thanksgiving Break: There will also be no school on Wednesday, November 22nd, Thursday, November 23rd, & Friday, November 24th for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
- Indian Trail PTO Meeting: The November Indian Trail PTO meeting will be held on Monday, November 27th at 7:00 p.m. in our school library.
DECEMBER:
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1st.
*Students will still be having their healthy fruit or vegetable snacks in the morning and will be eating their lunches at school.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat on Wednesday, December 13th during lunch for $3.00.
- First Grade Music Program: The first grade students will be performing their Music Program "The Mitten" on Friday, December 15th from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the small gym.
- Winter Break: Winter break will begin after school on Friday, December 15th. School will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd.
***ATTENDANCE REMINDER: If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason, please call the school's attendance line and report his/her absence at 224-765-3505.
- Scholastic News/Weekly Reader, November Books, Autumn/Fall Books, Family Books, Thanksgiving Books, Friendship Books, Manners Books, School Books, Weather Books, Addition Books, “I PICK” Books, and Poetry
- Instructional Level Guided Reading Assessments (continuing next week)
*Author Study
- Dav Pilkey (continued) www.pilkey.com
*Writing
- Informational Writing Sample
- Word Sorts Writing and Handwriting Practice
- Reading Response Writing
*Math
- Equivalent Equations, Related Facts, Turn Around Rule/Commutative Property, Fact Families, Story Problems, Problem Solving Strategies, and Review
*Science/Social Studies
- Veterans Day: Hopefully Americans will remember to honor the men and women who have served or who currently serve our country in the armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard) by having two minutes of respectful silence at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 11th. (eleventh month, eleventh day, and at the eleventh hour)
- Social Learning/Empathy: “Feelings Change”
- Weather: Temperature and Using Thermometers
*Reminders and Upcoming Events:
- No School/Veterans Day Observed: We do not have school TOMORROW, Friday, November 10th in honor of Veterans Day.
- Scholastic Book Orders: Scholastic book orders are due by next Tuesday, November 14th.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat next Wednesday, November 15th during lunch for $3.00.
- Library Books: School library books are due by next Friday, November 17th.
- No School/Parent-Teacher Conferences: There will be no school on Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st for Parent-Teacher Conferences.
– No School/Thanksgiving Break: There will also be no school on Wednesday, November 22nd, Thursday, November 23rd, & Friday, November 24th for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
- Indian Trail PTO Meeting: The November Indian Trail PTO meeting will be held on Monday, November 27th at 7:00 p.m. in our school library.
DECEMBER:
- Early Release: Students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1st.
*Students will still be having their healthy fruit or vegetable snacks in the morning and will be eating their lunches at school.
- Ice Cream Day: Students will have the opportunity to purchase an ice cream/frozen treat on Wednesday, December 13th during lunch for $3.00.
- First Grade Music Program: The first grade students will be performing their Music Program "The Mitten" on Friday, December 15th from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the small gym.
- Winter Break: Winter break will begin after school on Friday, December 15th. School will resume on Tuesday, January 2nd.
***ATTENDANCE REMINDER: If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason, please call the school's attendance line and report his/her absence at 224-765-3505.