Thanksgiving Break!

  It's Thanksgiving Break!  Hooray!!  I hope that your week is filled with friends, family, and cherished memories.  I pray that you are constantly reminded of the tremendous blessings God has given each of us.  I want to thank you all for sharing your sweet children with me.  My day is constantly filled with joyous times because of your children.  I am thankful for my 15 blessings and their parents!  Happy Thanksgiving!
   We had a  great week.  We are in the middle of division and are beginning to discuss animals and their adaptations.  We had a small Thanksgiving celebration with our Book Buddies where we played a few games and a snack of "acorn cookies".  Later that day, we went to see "The Little Mermaid" at The Nashville Children's Theatre.  It was AMAZING! Pictures are below!
   We will be beginning Grow Your Vocabulary when we return to school.  This is a book where students learn various Greek and Latin roots and word that go with them.  This will be a weekly part of our study for the rest of the year.  The grade will go in the English part of your child's grades.  Here is how our weekly schedule normally will occur:

• Monday- Introduce the words, highlight the definitions, write the definitions on index cards, and do Exercises 1-2 (Match It and Select It).
• Tuesday-  Review Exercises 1-2 and do Exercises 3-5 (Connect It, Personalize It, and Complete It)
• Wednesday- Review Exercises 3-5 and do Lessons 6-8 (Finish It, Decode It, and Build It)
• Thursday- Review Exercises 6-8 and do Exercises 9-10 (Solve It and Write About It) and review for the test!
• Friday- Test

   Have a restful and wonderful holiday week!