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you can view a slideshow on this week's theme, two activities, fun spelling and vocabulary
interactive activities and a cute computer literacy activity. Most of the activities are interactive and the directions are
read aloud.
Reading – Theme: Let’s Laugh
Big Book: If You Take a Mouse to School
Oral vocabulary –
humorous, amuse
High frequency words:
today, way, school, late, away, why
Phonics – l-blends
Grammar – days,
months, holidays
Comprehension - sequencing
Math – Topic 5 Building
Addition and Subtraction
adding more than three
numbers
Making Meaning –
Making connections
Last week’s words
of the day
put, under, thank
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Special Events
Holiday Shop – Tuesday
at 2:45
PTO Meeting and Student
of the Month presentation – Wednesday at 6:30 in the Library
Gingerbread Day –
Friday
Wear brown and white!
Next week:
Early Dismissal at 1:00
for Parent Conferences 12/9, 12/10, 12/11
Board of Education Meeting
at Naugatuck High School 12/11 at 7:00 p.m.
Silly Socks Day, Field
Trip to the Palace Theater (Please arrive at school on time!) Box Tops collected - 12/12
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Help Wanted
We had wonderful cooperation with the summer math packets. 16 were completed and returned
for a 94% return rate. The most frequently missed question was the question dealing with what is “mostly likely”
to be chosen. Fifteen reading logs were returned on time; the number of books
read ranged from 3 to 55, with an average of 20.8 books. The total number of books read was an amazing 313! Thank you for your help this summer.
We will have a contest every
6 weeks for the classroom that collects the most Box Tops.
Hot lunch payment may be made by the week or even the month. Children
should bring the money to the cafeteria as soon as they get off the bus in the morning. Please put money/checks into an envelope
marked with your child’s name.
Hot lunch
can be purchased for $2.25 each day. At lunchtime, the students type in their PIN number (I
will give them their number on a card if they have not yet memorized it) and the amount is deducted from their account. When
a child is running low on money in their account, the ladies will let them know.
HOMEWORK NOTES
Math Homework
Monday – page 107
Tuesday – page 110
Wednesday – page 112
Thursday – page 114
Weekly
homework assignments are posted on a link from the home page of our classroom web site.
Book It! verification forms are due by tomorrow at the latest. December goal is four books. Please record book
titles on the verification form and time read on the December calendar. Both the Book It! list and the monthly calendar
should be returned at the end of the month.
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Pizza Huts nearest to Maple Hill.
If these children chose pizza rewards,
they should tell the Pizza Hut people
that they are All Star Readers when
they go to redeem their final pizza
coupon. They will receive special
recognition.
Ask your child:
Who
or what is Focus and when is he visiting our home?
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Personals
We had a whole school assembly
to honor Veterans Day. Our mayor and other dignitaries were in attendance. See our web site for some photos.
I wish you and your loved ones a very
happy Thanksgiving.
We have met our goal of reading 100 books for Scholastic Classroom Cares. They will be making a book donation to the Patterson NJ schools in our honor.
Congrats to Mrs. Carney’s class for winning Box Tops. We
came in second place with 607! Keep them coming.
Our room
moms are Mrs. O’Donnell and Mrs. Santos. Thanks to both!
Thank
you so much to Rep. Kevin DelGobbo for speaking at our Constitution Day Assembly.
Many thanks to the PTO for the great assembly with Sadecky’s Puppets.
Welcome to our new staff members!
Miss
Lopez and Miss Karistinos– Gr. 2
Mrs.
Greene – Grade 4
Ms. Quinn
and Ms. Mulhall-Bothroud – All Day K
Ms. Forgue
– Resource Room
Ms. Loomis – Phys. Ed
Thank
you for the boxes of tissues and bottles of hand sanitizer sent in. Thanks also for your wonderful cooperation with returning
the allergy notification.
I’d like to
clarity the Challenge Morning Math printout that is available on the classroom web site. This
is an optional assignment which reviews concepts introduced the previous week. I
print out copies on Monday morning after I have posted the new version, but students are welcome to print out a copy from
the site. Your child may complete the sheet and return it any day during the
week.
Johnny and the Sprites is now being shown on the Disney Channel on Saturdays
and Sundays at 7:30 a.m. and weekdays at 6:30 a.m.
 The Maple Hill Elementary School website
was selected to appear on the Featured Websites Page for
the month of November by the ConneCTkids Committee. You can visit the site at ww.kids.state.ct.us A certificate was presented to our school and
to me in recognition of this honor. I served on a teacher panel at the teachers' catalog Really Good Stuff in Monroe. I got to see prototypes of new items and
even got a new product to test in our classroom.Evergreen Network This charity works with families affected by/infected
with AIDS in the greater Bridgeport area. The money
collected will be put toward the purchase of 150 multicultural
books to be given to the children as birthday gifts.
Reminders
Please return the bottom half of your parent conference
forms as soon as possible.
Book It! verification forms are due by tomorrow at the
latest. December goal is four books. Please record book titles on the verification form and time read on the December calendar.
Both the Book It! list and the monthly calendar should be returned at the end of the month.
New on the classroom web site:
How to Cook a Turkey cookbook, video of Mrs. Marti-Colella on WTNH, photos of special events, Thanksgiving web site we used
last week
Turkey Trot final totals:
$1004.00 in monetary donations
and over 700 food items collected
Many thanks to all for
your generosity!
Yippee!
The grand total collected for UNICEF was an amazing $534.81. Our donation is on its way to this worthy cause. Thank you as always to Mrs. Ciullo for her help with the clerical aspects of this
project.
Please
send in any money or nonperishable foods for the Turkey Trot as soon as possible. We
completed 13 laps!
Homework is now two sheets each Monday through Thursday night. Please read the directions to your child and help them complete the assignment. After you check the work, please sign the papers to indicate that you have done so. Remind your child to return the assignments to school the next day in the homework folder. If regular homework ever takes more than 30 minutes to complete, please let me know. Returning homework
is your child’s responsibility. If a student does not return an assignment,
I make a note of it and send home a homework reminder note. Simply have your child return the paper the next day.
Please sign and return
all corrected math tests to school.
Children may have a water
bottle on their desks, but they must have a top on them to prevent spills.
Sneakers need to be worn
on Thursdays and Fridays. Library books are due on Thursdays.
Remember to empty the green
homework folder daily and be sure to return it to school every day. You may return your fundraiser as soon as it is ready.
Don’t forget to send
in a small towel or placemat to cover our desktops while eating snack. Children may have a water bottle on their desks, but
they must have a top on them to prevent spills.
Flip-flops
and backless shoes are a safety hazard and are not to be worn to school. Shorts that are at least as long as the child’s
fingertips are acceptable. Due to fluctuating temperatures, students should wear jackets to school each day. If necessary,
they will borrow a jacket from the nurses’ office if available.
Please remember our new procedures
if you pick up your child(ren) at 3:20. Be prepared with a photo id and sign
out your child before you sit down at the first three tables to wait for your child to arrive at the cafeteria. Students will report to the sign out desk before joining their parents and leaving the building.
If in doubt about homework, you
may check the assignment on a link from the homepage of my classroom web site. Math
pages marked with a “home link” symbol at the top are always homework, unless we cross it out on a Friday.
Our Special Schedule
Monday - Music with Mr. Trosan
Tuesday – Computer Lab with Mrs.
Wilson
Wednesday – Art with Mr. Sciacca
Thursday – Library (Mrs. Wilson)
and Gym (Miss Kozieradski)
Friday – Gym with Miss Kozieradski
If your child does not already have their own library
card, I encourage you to stop into the Whittemore Library soon.You will need proof of residence and your child's
social security number.When your child gets their own library card, please allow them to bring it to school to show to us.
They will then be able to sign our library card poster.
Did you
know that you can check the lunch menu
Have you heard of our five strategies when we come to an unknown word while reading?
We use our fingers to help us remember each hint and the palm reminds us "Does it make sense?"
1. Check the picture.
2. Go back and reread.
3. Get your mouth ready to
make the first sounds.
4. Look for chunks of letters
that you know.
5. Take a guess and keep on
reading.
Birthdays
November Birthdays
Trista
11/20
N.
11/27
October Birthdays
Xavier 10/7
Riley
10/10
Abby
10/15
August Birthdays September Birthday
Sydney
8/2 Rebecca
9/13
Danielle
8/14
Finbar
8/29
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