Nov. 17-21

Dear Parents, 

I hope everyone enjoyed their families this weekend and stayed warm! We had a very successful first full week back together in first grade last week and we are looking forward to yet another great week of learning. The children chose to compare the weather in Atlanta to the weather in Sydney, Australia each day. I was very impressed by all of the connections that were made about weather patterns and the different changes that can occur. 

We have a very exciting week ahead as we will be celebrating Thanksgiving! We hope that you will be able to join us in the classroom for our Feast. We have so much to be thankful for at Sarah Smith. The week before Thanksgiving is always such a precious time as the children reflect upon their families, friends and blessings. 

Here's a look into the curriculum this week:

Reading:

Comparing and Contrasting throughout various texts.

Spelling:

R blends (ex: brim, grit, prom, trick)

Reviewing l blends and s blends.

Red Words:

what

all

were

Writing:

Writing a persuasive paragraph from a Thanksgiving Turkey's perspective. 

Social Studies:

Identifying the historical significance of Thanksgiving and comparing the lives of the pilgrim children to our lives today.

Math:

Focusing on problem solving strategies with addition and subtraction.

Important Updates and Reminders:

• CONGRATULATIONS to our newest Star Student, Anna Baesman! Anna is principled because she always tries to do the right thing. We think Anna is also balanced because she enjoys playing soccer and reading new books! We are proud of our new super star and look forward to learning more about what makes her so special. Way to go, Anna!

• Please be reminded that our class will be performing "A Tribute to Liberty" this Thursday at 10:15 in the music room. Our class' Thanksgiving Feast will follow immediately and will take  the place of lunch that day. We hope to see you at both of these special events.
• Please continue to send in a snack with your child each day as our emergency snack stash is dwindling again.

Thank you for your amazing support! Please let me know if you have any questions!

All the best, 

Jean Peake 

jpeake@atlanta.k12.ga.us