November

Mighty Mowery’s
Friday Letter
November 6th -10th
Week‘s Highlights:
Literacy Topic – Domain: 3 Stories
The Gigantic Turnip
Pausing Point - Planted seeds
Polly the Honeybee’s Flower Tour
The Fruits of Polly’s Labor
*National Park Service
* Planted Bean Seeds
Literacy skills – Started Unit four
/n/ /h/ /s/ /f/ Sounds
Math Bridges - Unit Two: Numbers to Ten
In this unit your child will:
❚ Quickly recognize how many objects are in a collection (up to 5) without counting
❚ Compare sets using the words more and less
❚ Develop number sense with combinations that make 5, and then 10
❚ Count objects and match the quantity to the written numeral
❚ Build with two-dimensional shapes Your child will learn and practice these skills by solving problems like those shown below. Keep this sheet for reference when you’re helping with homework.
Lessons this Week: Module 3 Five and Some More
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Craft Stick Tallying Lesson 1
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Craft Stick Tallying Lesson 2
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Work Places
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Work Places
Second Step - UNIT 1: SKILLS FOR LEARNING
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Self-talk means talking to yourself out loud in a quiet voice or inside your head. Self-talk helps you focus and maintain attention.
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Being assertive involves using an assertive posture (face the person, head up and shoulders back) and tone of voice (calm, firm voice; respectful words). Assertive communication is the best way to ask for help
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Music & Movement- Your child continued working on the throwing and catching unit where they practiced how to:
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Toss a ball into the air and catch it.
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Bounce a ball and catch it.
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Throw overhand and underhand to a target.
Notes and Reminders:
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Thank you, everyone, who came to Parent Teacher Conferences
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November 18-26th Thanksgiving Break No School
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Swimming Dates: January 12th, January 26th, February 16th, March 2nd.
Hints for Home:
Read each day with your child for at least 20 minutes
Practice tying shoes
Count to 20
Recognize and build sets to 10 using fingers, five-frames and ten-frames, and objects Count, order, and compare numbers to 10
Write numerals to 10