November 8, 2013
Dear Families:
We seem to be finding a word, or two, of the week to
focus on in our classroom. This week one
of the words is deoxyribonucleic acid. Pronouncing
and spelling the word has been a fun challenge. We broke the word into syllables, and we wrote
out the pronunciation from the dictionary.
Our plan is to look at our cheek cells under our microscope after we
learn more about cells. The other word
that has captured our interest is guffaw.
Several of us tried to spell it before we looked it up in the
dictionary. Some of our guesses included
gafagh, gafah, gaufagh and gaufa.
Our library books on animals are due back to the
Schenectady Public Library next week.
Therefore, we are working diligently to take notes from our books. Some of us are now gathering facts from
encyclopedias and periodicals too.
This week all of our explorers chose a theme song for our
skit, “Who Really Discovered America?”
Now we need to rewrite the words to represent each explorer’s
experience. We are excited about sharing
our original
production with our families on Thursday, December 12 at 5:30 pm. The
evening will also include Native American food and a display of our
artwork. We will let you know as soon as
possible how much the cost of the dinner will be. (We’re still working on the menu!)
Yesterday we began writing letters to soldiers serving in
Afghanistan. We have decided we would
like to be a part of a service project to support our military men and women
currently deployed in war zones by collecting donated items and shipping them
to members overseas. A list of suggested
items is being sent with this newsletter.
If you or your child would like to contribute an item, please send it to
school by December 1. The items, along
with our letters, will be sent the first week of December. We know we can make a difference for the men
and women who are serving our country.
Finally, I will not be in the classroom next week on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Nancy
Adis will be here with the children. I
know your child will have a productive and pleasant three days under Nancy’s
guidance!
Have a great weekend,
Debbie & Sleuths
Monday, November 11
No
school: Veteran’s Day
Wednesday, November 20 Parent
Education Night 7:00-8:30PM
Thursday & Friday, November 28&29 Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 12 (5:30PM) RiverRun Community Gathering
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