Weekly Update 11/18-11/22

Hello families!
This is our last week of school before Thanksgiving break! Thanksgiving break will be from November 25th-November 29th. I hope you all will have an awesome Thanksgiving break! 😊

Scholastic Book Orders

This is the last week to order books until January! We will not be doing book orders in December. If you are interested in ordering books click HERE make sure to use our class code NGTFY. They make awesome Christmas presents! Book orders are due November 22nd. Happy reading! 😃

Sight Words Assessment

At the end of this week, your child will be assessed on the sight words they have been learning the last couple of weeks. These are the sight words that have been sent home every week on their homework paper. If you would like to see all of the words they will be assessed on, click HERE to see the sight words list. Please review the words with your child to make sure they are ready for the assessment. Building fluency with sight words helps tremendously to build strong readers. They will need to be able to read these words within 3 seconds or less.

Pajama Day - This Friday! 

On Friday, we will be kicking off our last day of school before Thanksgiving break with a Pajama day! 🎉 We have been learning about the history of Thanksgiving, why we celebrate it, and comparing/contrasting pilgrim life vs. how we live today. To wrap up our Thanksgiving unit, we will be watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving movie and cooking popcorn. 😊

This Week We Are Learning...

Reading Comprehension
*We are learning how to sequence/identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story so we can retell it.
*We are learning how to summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Word Study
We are learning the SH, WH, and PH pattern so we can become better writers and readers.
Math
We are learning how to use the Make 10 strategy to help us solve addition equations so we can become more efficient at solving equations.
Science
* We are learning to use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Social Studies
*We are learning about why we celebrate Thanksgiving.
* We are comparing how families today are similar and/or different from families in the past (pilgrim life vs. life now)

Weekly Update 11/11-11/15

Hello families!
Over the next two weeks we will be learning about Thanksgiving. We will be learning about why we celebrate Thanksgiving, and comparing how the pilgrims lived in the past vs. how we live today.

Hat Day 

The 3rd Friday of every month is "Hats Off to Teachers" at Willow Creek. Your child can wear a hat to school, with a $1 dollar "fee". This money is donated to the PTA and 100% of the money is given back to our classrooms as a donation for us to buy classroom materials! 🎉

Scholastic Book Orders

It's not too late to order books! If you are interested in ordering books click HERE. They make awesome Christmas presents! Book orders are due November 22nd. Happy reading! 😃

This Week We Are Learning...

Reading Comprehension
*We are learning the parts of a fiction story.
*We are learning how to sequence/identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story so we can retell it.
Word Study
We are learning the CH pattern so we can become better writers and readers.
Math
We are using the Make 10 strategy to help us solve addition equations with 3 addends so we can become more efficient at solving equations.
Science
* We are learning to use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Social Studies
*We are learning about why we celebrate Thanksgiving.
* We are comparing how families today are similar and/or different from families in the past (pilgrim life vs. life now)

It's going to be a great week!! 

Weekly Update 11/4-11/8

Hello families!
We had such a fun week last week!! The kids loved all the Halloween activities we did and the Halloween party was a success! Thank you for your help with the party and the donations. 😊

Click HERE to see a slide show of the Halloween party & Trick-or-Treating at Willow Creek.

Homework

There will be NO homework this week. However, please still continue to have your child read 15-20 minutes every night. If you would like extra practice, you are welcome to practice any of the sight words or spelling words that we have practiced previously this year. 

Scholastic Book Orders

On Friday, your child brought home a Scholastic book order form. One of my primary goals for your child this year is for them to develop a love for reading. Scholastic offers high interest books at a low cost and our class earns bonus points with every order. These bonus points allow our class to receive FREE books for our classroom library!! When you order online you have access to all of the Scholastic books. This month's flyer had a winter/holiday selection of books. These make great stocking stuffers/Christmas presents!! 

*If you are interested in ordering books, click HERE and use our class code NGTFY 

If you have any questions, need help ordering, or would like book suggestions for your child, please let me know. I love all things Scholastic and would be more than happy to help! HAPPY READING!! 😁 

Subway Day

It's that time of month again at the Creek -- Subway Day 🎉 On Friday, your child will be brought home a Subway order form. If you want to buy Subway for your child make sure to turn in the Subway order form by Thursday, November 7th. If you would like to join your child for Subway day, there are extra order forms at the office. Our lunch is from 12:15-12:35. 

Papa Murphys Day

Did you know that every month our PTA has a fundraiser at Papa Murphys? It is the first Wednesday of every month. This month, it will be on Wednesday, November 6th. Papa Murphy's will donate a percentage of your purchases to Willow Creek. If you are ordering online, use the code SUPPORT. If you are ordering in the store, let them know you are supporting Willow Creek! 

This Week We Are Learning....

Reading Comprehension

We are learning how to use non-fiction text features to determine the main idea of a text. 

Word Study

We are reviewing the TH pattern and learning the CK pattern. 

Writing

We are continuing to learn how to write a narrative story. 

Math 

We are starting our next module in math. Click HERE to see an overview of the concepts we are learning during this module (November - January).