_______________ Class News Mrs. Lackey and Mrs. Arias, First Grade, DI _______ November 9-13 Date reminders: Teacher Message: Tuesday is Holiday Pictures The field trip was a huge success! Thank you for turning in your forms and money! Your kids loved the traveling planetarium! Wednesday is No School Thursday is out of uniform for $1 Leader In Me: This week we are going back to review Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind. This week’s quote is: If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney OK This week we will be taking time to talk about Veterans Day and what a Veteran is and why they should be honored. We are trying to wrap up conferences. If you have not gotten to talk with us please contact the school to set up a time! The school phone number is 704-872-9541 and my email address is rachel_lackey@iss.k12.nc.us. Reading / Language Arts: Cultural Projects: Information about our cultural project has gone home. If you need help or have any questions please let me know! This is a great opportunity for you and your child to work together on something fun! This week we will be working reviewing character and setting of a story. We will be introducing problem and solution as well. Your student should be able to identify any problems in the story and how the solutions get resolved! Math: We will be working on subtracting numbers. They will be learning how through hands-on practice and also through number sentences. We will be using words like difference, subtraction, and take away. We will also be working on word problems!