Friday!

Happy Friday to our wonderful families!
There will not be any spelling or vocabulary words coming home in English next week. After Thanksgiving we start a new unit on Cultures Around the World. We will learn about different cultures and their celebrations, traditions, holidays, locations, food, and languages. Please complete the culture questionnaire that we sent home yesterday. It needs to be turned in on Monday. We will be presenting these to the class (at a later date) in December throughout the unit. I will tell you when it is your child's turn to present. You may be dressed as your ancestors for this presentation. Students will be practicing their oral language and presentation skills for this project. Please help them with the answers, but the students need to complete the questionaire in their handwriting. We are so excited to get this next unit started!
Our next math unit is two digit addition and subtraction with regrouping. This is a tough new skill so please be practicing basic addition facts throughout the week. Xtra Math and flashcards are great ways to strengthen these addition and subtraction skills. Last year I focused a lot on the progress overall for the class on Xtra Math. I was amazed to learn the difference between the students who practiced 3-4 times a week compared to the students who only did it once a week on Wednesdays. I am sorry if it is frustrating for the children but we are teaching them to practice and overcome challenges. Please encourage them to practice their facts for 5 minutes a day to improve speed and accuracy.
Short week this week! We will dismiss at 1:20 on Wednesday. I hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend. I am very thankful that I am blessed to spend the day with your fabulous children!
Mrs. Montes