This starts one of the most exciting times in first grade! The holiday season is a fun time to complete lots of cool plays, crafts, and writings! I am so excited to share this time with our first graders! As the holiday season approaches, our class will be learning about how the holiday season is celebrated throughout the world. If you have an cultural holiday custom that you would like to share, I encourage you to let me know, and I would love to have you come to our class, or send items in to teach us about it! If this applies to you, please contact me at cristen.appel@pennmanor.net. Also during this season, I wish to be sensitive to all family’s beliefs. Our class will be making ornaments and doing some writing related to trees, Santa, and reindeer. If you would like to talk to me with any concerns, please feel free to email me or call the school and leave a message for me to return your call. Thank you! I look forward to this season! 

Tuesday November 27- Day A Applied Engineering     Today we will  get our new spelling list. Our spelling test will be next Monday. Below are our new words. 

Spelling- long, song, sing, ring, bring, thing, us, must, does, food 

Word Wall Words- arms, every, feet, head, school, use, way, your 

Vocabulary Words – ashamed, mused, soared, athletic, awkward, superb 

Wednesday 11/28 Day B Art

Thursday 11/29 Day C Phys Ed

Friday 11/30 Day D Music 

Monday 11/12 Day A – Applied Engineering    We will have a spelling test on lesson 8 words today. We also will begin Chapter 3 in math. We will be using strategies to add numbers. Students are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue to celebrate Veteran’s Day. 

Tuesday 11/13 Day B– Art  Students will bring home a new spelling list. We are going to practice using short u in our words. 

Spelling Words- us, bus, must, cut, cub, club, with, then, don’t, says 

High Frequency Words- be, does, food, grow, live, many 

Vocabulary- claimed, dine, groaned, classify, function, nutritious 

Wednesday 11/14  Day C-Phys. Ed 

Thursday 11/15 Day D Music

Friday 11/16 Day A– Applied Engineering, Book Exchange 

I am looking forward to meeting with you this week! Due to parent teacher conferences, we will have early dismissal (1:30) on Wednesday, Thursday,and Friday. 

Monday 11/5 Day D- Music: New Spelling words come home. I will be keeping the students last spelling test ( given Thursday) to review with you during conferences. Our next spelling test will be Monday, November 12.

Tuesday 11/6 Day A- Applied Engineering, Book Exchange

Wednesday 11/7 Day B Art 1:30 Dismissal 

Thursday 11/8 Day C Phys. Ed  1:30 Dismissal 

Friday 11/9 Day D Music 1:30 Dismissal 

We are running low on snack in our classroom. If you would be able to donate pretzels, a box of cereal, animal crackers, or any other quick snack, it would be greatly appreciated. 

Tomorrow 11/2- No School

Wednesday 11/7- Early Dismissal 

Thursday 11/8- Early Dismissal

Friday 11/9- Early Dismissal 

• If you indicated that you need to reschedule a conference, I will be calling you tomorrow. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you!