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News From Room 207 Week of November 14, 2011 

Important DatesTo Remember

1 1/14-1 1/21Thanksgiving Food Drive

11/15 TuesdayAll Literature Circle Groups will meet

1 1/15 TuesdayMath Club 8:00am

1 1/16 WednesdayStates and Capitals Quiz

1 1/17 ThursdayHealth Test (Bring in your folders!)

1 1/18 FridayRock Cycle Test

1 1/21 MondayMetric Olympics (9:15-10:00am)Volunteers Needed! 

1 1/21 MondayBulb Brigade (12:45pm)

1 1/22 TuesdayMath Club 8:00am

1 1/22 TuesdayImmigration Man

1 1/22 TuesdayAll Literature Circle Groups will meet

1 1/23-25Thanksgiving Break

11/28-12/2Coats for Kids

12/24-1/1December Break

News and Announcements

We had a very special guest visit our classroom onThursday. World War II pilot and Purple Heartrecipient, Grandpa Bill Hurter, came in to speak about military service during World War II. We enjoyedhearing Mr. Hurter share his stories and answer ourquestions. Thank you to the entire Hurter family fotaking the time to come in to our classroom and make Veterans Day so meaningful.

Please be sure to mark your calendars with the additiodates I added to the left. We have a very busy couplweeks coming up before Thanksgiving break. This nexweek, we have a States and Capitals test, a Health tand a Rock Cycle test. Please be sure your child spentime each night preparing for the tests.

Our class has been assigned canned vegetables for the

Thanksgiving Food Drive. For every 20 cans we collectyour children will earn a Wonderful tally. Additionally, Bulb Brigade will take place on November 21st. If you hany flower bulbs you would like to donate for this specevent, please send them in. Also on Monday, we will haMetric Olympics. We are looking for several parentvolunteers to help with this exciting event.

Math Club is on Tuesday this week. Please be sure yo

child is at school in time to begin work promptly at 8:00

Warmly,Sandra Travers

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News From Room 207 Week of November 14, 2011 

Quote of the Week

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Monday-MusicTuesday-PEWednesday-ArtThursday-HealthFriday-Chorus

Media Dates: 11/22, 12/6, 12/20, 1/3, 1/17, 1/31, 2/14,2/28, 3/13, 4/3, 4/24, 5/8, 5/22

Snack/Recess daily at ~10:45amLunch 12:05-12:40pm

November Birthdays

11th Matt12th Riley19th Ryan M.21st Frankie

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Mrs. TraversEnglish Language Arts (ELA)

We will complete our Trimester 1 write this week.Additionally, we will continue to focus on how toanswer open response questions completely,

concisely and accurately. Your children have beworking on giving an answer while providing evidefrom the text and an explanation of their thinkAll Literature Circle groups will meet onTuesday. The Lion, the Witch and theWardrobe, The Phantom Tollbooth, TuckEverlasting and Stuart Little

MathWe will continue with Unit 4 this week. Be surto check out the Unit 4 sites found on ourclassroom blog.http://sqworl.com/eilr33 

Additionally, have your children practice theirmath facts as time allows. 

Read AloudWe will continue reading TheMiraculous Adventures ofEdward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo.Edward is currently beginning histhird adventure after an angry manon the train he was riding on kicked him off.

Social StudiesThis week we will work on East Region stateprojects and take the states and capitals quWe will also look at why people settled in thisarea of our country. 

ScienceWe will complete our study of the Rock Cyclethis week. A study guide will come home onMonday and our assessment will be on Friday.

Please allow your child to explore all of the sitincluded at http://sqworl.com/usrkhv as timeallows.