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November News
Topics of the Month / In math, we will continue 2D and 3D shape unit. Students will Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid"). They will analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes. Students will engage in math talk describing a 3D shape’s corners and faces and a 2D shape’s sides. We will discuss shapes we see in the real world, so feel free to continue to shape hunt at home with your child! / This month we will be learning about Veteran’s day, Thanksgiving Day, and holiday traditions. To celebrate Thanksgiving and all of our traditions, Kindergarten will be performing for our Thanksgiving Day performance on Wednesday, November 15th at 8:00 AM. Please be sure to set aside this date, to come see your child’s class sing and honor our Thanksgiving Day traditions! We continue to focus on our IB unit of How We Express Ourselves and continue to discover and express ideas, feelings, culture, beliefs and values. As our ending project, each child will create a symbol or sign that represents them and their families values, beliefs, and culture. / In writing, we will be working on informative/explanatory writing. We continue to observe our pumpkin that we cut open, and we will continue observations throughout November. They will observe just like scientists do by asking questions such as “What does it look like?”, and “How is it different from the previous day?”. Students will be working on their class pumpkin observations, and record in their pumpkin journals about the rotting pumpkin. They will also continue to work on adding details, labeling, and being more specific in their writing.
Upcoming Important Dates / November 3 Mother/son date night / November 13-17 Book Fair / November 15-Thanksgiving Feast and / Kindergarten Program / November 20-24 Thanksgiving Break	Units of Inquiry / Math / MGSEK.G.1. Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. / MGSEK.G.2. Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. / MGSEK.G.3. Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three dimensional (“solid”). / MGSEK.G.4. Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/“corners”) and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length). / MGSEK.G.5. Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes. / MGSEK.G.6. Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. / Reading / ELAGSEKRL1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions / about key details in a text. / ELACCKRF4: Read emergent-reader texts with understanding. / Social Studies / SSKH1 The student will identify the purpose of national holidays and describe the people or events celebrated. / c. Veterans Day d. Thanksgiving Day / Writing / ELAGSEKW2: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
November Challenge: / To extend our recent math unit on shapes, check out this website for Thanksgiving Shape Mats! / http://thisreadingmama.com/thanksgiving-mats-pattern-blocks/
Try reading some of these great books about Thanksgiving! Talk with your student about your family’s traditions for Thanksgiving!