Happy Thanksgiving

   This week our CORRECT program is talking about the importance of having an "attitude of gratitude"!  What a great way to look at things.  Did you know that research proves a gratitude attitude helps students both at home and in school?  When we are grateful for what we have and not looking for what we don't have, we are more content and have more successful lives.  It's important to appreciate friends and family and be thankful for what we do have instead of always unhappy because we want more.  After all, the holiday is called "Thanksgiving" not "Thanksgetting".

  The ELA class is working with the "Into the Book" website.  This site has interactive features that explore important components of English Language Arts.  It can also be accessed at home and is free to use. (When logging in you do not need to create an account and can bypass most login prompts). We are learning about writing good summaries.  Summarizing is an important skill for the students to learn.  It will serve them in future grades and in life.  We will be summarizing a "Turkey" story.  Along the way we will learn many interesting facts about our "turkey" traditions (told from the perspective of the turkey).  Ask your student some fascinating facts they have learned about turkeys during Thanksgiving dinner.  They should surprise you with all that they've learned.

  We are once again using review words for spelling this week.  As we have practiced, many students are very comfortable with these words.

  Upon our return from Thanksgiving break we will go back to our Journey's textbook.  We will pick up with Unit 12.  We will also get back to our research projects (to be completed in school).

  Math students have put their "Favorite Number" project on hold.  We have currently switched gears to plan a Thanksgiving feast for our families.  Based on the number of persons they will be having dinner with, students are creating the menu, deciding how much of everything they need to buy, and costing out the price of the total dinner.  We will even break down the per person cost!

May you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and may your "attitude of gratitude"                 last all year long!
Mrs. Carr