Wednesday Before Thanksgiving

Today the kids finished up their Thanksgiving cards and craft projects with their kindergarten buddies. They are pretty good at distinguishing proper from common nouns so you might ask them for some examples of each.
Have a happy Thanksgiving! See you on Monday.

Tuesday

Over five inches of rain has fallen already this month, and it's only half over! The kids checked our weather station in the library. Julia regularly brings the weather section of the Peninsula Daily News for the weekly forecasts, and we often check the weather in Las Vegas for some perspective.
This week we'll finish up the friendly letter project with the proper way to fold the letter and address the envelope. Later this year we'll learn how to write a business letter for another project in which the kids will receive some free materials from the American Quarterhorse Association.

Wednesday

Tea is a delightful afternoon beverage and one of the ways we wrap a week of hard work in Room 17. The fourth graders nearly filled one of my cupboards with all the tea boxes they've brought to school this year, and we may have to have more shelves installed if this keeps up! Did you know that tea comes in a peach flavor? Nice.
Parent/teacher conferences are next Monday and Tuesday and Veteran's Day is Wednesday. This Friday we will perform a song at the Vet's Day assembly and you are all welcome to attend. We might even save some tea! Now it's time to return to our lesson on common nouns.