NOVEMBER-FALL, NATIVE AMERICANS AND THANKSGIVING
NOVEMBRE-L'AUTOMNE, LES INDIENS ET L'ACTION DE GRACE
Wow, four months of school has passed already!
Students are now continuing to work on sight words and sounds in reading.
Students are also working on counting objects up to 20 in different configurations. Additionally students are working on measuring both length and weight of objects.
Much more learning takes place every day!
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBRE
This month we will ramp up our study of word wall words and start to focus more on letter sounds and blending sounds to make syllables. We will start our study of geography with identifying water and land on a globe. We will then learn to name the continents and then look at pictures to differentiate between hills and mountains. In science we will start our study of plants by discussing their needs and parts. We will compare the life cycle of an apple tree and a pumpkin. In math we will continue to practice counting up to twenty with objects in different configurations. Then, we will start our measurement unit by measuring the length and weight of objects. Below are some videos we use in class and/or that parents can use at home to support learning.
Morning Meeting
Morning meeting is a time used to invite students into the school day. We often sing songs that are tied to concepts we will learn later on in the day. Other songs are fun to build vocabulary. The following are examples of some of the morning meeting songs we have song this month.
Writing
The month of November we will be focused on recalling events by responding to journal prompts using a word bank to support vocabulary development. After we will add visual displays such as labels to our drawing/writing to clarify our narrative. We will also be learning about prepositions nouns and verbs.
We will
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practice speaking in complete sentences
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come up with ideas to write about
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share our ideas with our classmates
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use a word box to respond to a journal prompt
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use the conjunction "and" to join two ideas in a journal response
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add details to our pictures
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identify and label nouns in our writing
French vocabulary
l'écriture=
writing
un nom
=
a noun
une etiquette
=
a label
Reading
We will be focusing on the characteristics of non-fiction texts. We will also continue to work on foundational skills to begin learning to read.
We will
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identify the front cover and back cover of a non-fiction book
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point to words one by one and follow them from the left to right
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compare characteristics of fiction and non-fiction texts
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explain how we learned information from non-fiction texts
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identify text features of non-fiction texts (heading, bold font, picture, label, caption)
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practice reading the sight words je, vois, un, la, c'est, and suis
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apply knowledge of the French sounds for the letters j, f, p, v, a, o, é, i, w, d and s to be able to decode simple syllables
French vocabulary
la lecture
=
reading
apprendre
=
learn
Comment le sais-tu?
=
How do you know?
la photo
=
the picture
la légende
=
the caption
l'étiquette
=
the label
Où est-ce que tu as appris cet information?
=
Where did you learn this information
Math
We will ​
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count to 50 in French
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write numbers from 1-20
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compare lengths of objects
French vocabulary
Science
We will
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identify the seasons
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evaluate appropriate clothing for each season
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relate evidence of seasonal changes
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identify the needs of plants
French vocabulary
Social Studies
We will
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identify responsible behavior in the classroom
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name American symbols
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recall the first president of the United States and name at least one way we honor him
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identify water and land on a globe and a map
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identify and name the seven continents
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name different landforms
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identify the difference between a mountain and a hill
French vocabulary
School Rules
School Rules
Waiting/Patience
Listening
Quiet in Class
Responsible
Health: Washing Hands
Geography
Important Papers
