November 30th

In lieu of teacher gifts please consider donating to The Georgie Badiel Foundation.  The book The Water Princess is inspired by Georgie and reveals the clean water crisis in Burkina Faso. The Loons worked closely with Georgie last year and in January as a class we will also be helping this cause. We will share more information after the holidays. Thank you! :) Lindsay 

Some things we did this week:

• Had a visit from an SSDA agent
• Earned our Reading Detective badges
• Continued working on upper case letters where they belong
• Practiced turn around facts (2+3=3+2) 
• Introduced fact families
• Learned about how emojis were made
• Visited the book fair 

Some things to ask your child:

• What did the SSDA bring you?
• What did you make during STEAM?
• What did you do in math this week? 
• What is a dessert book? 

Important dates: 

December 4 at 6:30pm: Fireside Chat #2: Judy Eitler will be hosting a viewing of Lynn Lyons's video, "DECREASING ANXIETY: HOW TO TALK TO YOUR ANXIOUS CHILD". This 45-minute video "consultation" provides the language parents need to both help your anxious child and interrupt your worried parenting habits. Lynn Lyons highlights the common mistakes that feel "right" and loving and act as a short term fix, but actually make the problem of anxiety worse over time. In keeping with her concrete and accessible approach, Lynn Lyons uses drawings, metaphors and memorable words to immediately help you find your way out of the worry trap. Judy will followup the viewing with a Q and A session.
• December 13th Early Release 
• Game/PJ Day Thursday December 20th 1:30 (Parents are invited...More info to come)

November 16th

Some things we did this week:

• Learned about why leaves change colors
• Talked about patterns in the world
• Practiced number bonds 
• Worked on our Thankful Books
• Made hand turkeys
• Made cards for our custodians 
• Mayflower STEAM 
• Had a guest reader

Some things to ask your child:

• How did your Mayflower do?
• What's the SSDA?
• What's the most dangerous animal in the world?
• How many people sailed on the Mayflower? 
• Who is Miss Perry? 

Important dates: 

• NO SCHOOL-November 21st-23rd

November 9th

Some things we did this week:

• Learned about the equal sign
• Became Word Detectives-shhh it's TOP SECRET
• Began our thankful journals (Tom Brady even made the list) 
• Learned about unicorns
• Figured out how many people are in the world
• Made our own turkeys
• Read about Veterans Day
• Practiced spelling new words using words we already know

Some things to ask your child:

• What did you make for STEAM?
• What do you do during math menu this week? 
• What does perseverance mean? 

Important dates: 

• NO SCHOOL-VETERANS DAY November 12th 
• Picture retakes November 15th

November 2nd

Some things we did this week:

• Implemented the "Loon Math Menu"
• Used the symbols >, <, and = when comparing numbers
• Continued working on our narrative writing with a focus on spelling
• Played new math games
• Enjoyed our Fall Festival with the Koalas 

Some things to ask your child:

• What did you make for STEAM?
• What do you like to do during math menu?
• What are you writing about during writing time? 

Important dates: 

• NO SCHOOL November 6th
• Turkey Projects due Friday the 9th 
• NO SCHOOL-VETERANS DAY November 12th 
• Picture retakes November 15th

No Weekly Check-Ins this week! 

They all did great this week!