We are learning about the seasons. Our students will be identifying weather changes and clothing changes for each season. We will continue to work on letter recognition and sounds with letters Pp, Jj, and Dd. There will be a Family project for November coming home soon. Please take time and disguise a turkey with your child. The turkeys are due November 8th. Thank you for all your support.
We look forward to another month of growth and opportunity in kindergarten! Here is a look at what’s to come in November.
- Reading: In reading we continue unit 2 with a focus on what living things need. Students will explore different genres while they continue practicing identifying literary elements, utilizing new vocabulary and text evidence, generating questions, inferencing, and making and confirming predictions.
- Math: In math we will explore numbers to 30. Students will read, write, represent, generate, and compare numbers. We will also begin learning about addition.
- Science: In science we will wrap up our learning about patterns in the sky and begin describing and classifying rocks by their properties. Towards the end of November, we will focus on observing and describing weather changes.
- Social Studies: In social studies we continue our unit on government and citizens. We will discuss important citizens in Texas history, patriotism, and national patriotic symbols.
In November we will be learning:
· Literacy – Reading and writing informational texts. Focusing on Main Ideas and the details that support them.
· Phonics - beginning s-blends (sk, sl, sm, sn sp, st, sw), final consonant blends (nd, nk, nt, mp, st), consonant digraphs (th, sh, ng) as well as sight words.
· Math – Addition and Subtraction to 20, problem solving and multi-step problems, and Counting and Number Patterns to 100.
· Social Studies – Patriotism, including pledges, mottoes and symbols for the U.S. and Texas.
· Science – Seasons, Soils, Earth materials and the water on and above Earth.
Don’t forget to conference with your child’s teacher if you haven’t already. As the weather begins to change, remember to send a jacket as needed.
Our second graders have been working so hard the first nine weeks of school! Keep it up!! Parents, please remember to return signed report cards back to your teachers!
- In math, we will be practicing addition and subtraction using algorithms.
- In ELAR we will be analyzing parts of fictional text and understanding plot elements including character traits. Students will compose an informational list article.
- In science we are finishing up our unit on force and motion and moving into learning about sound. Students will be learning about the levels of sound, sound energy and how we communicate with sound.
- In social studies, we are learning about the roles of government officials and patriotism.
.3rd grade is hard at work. In RLA, we are writing a how-to article. We will finish the unit by completing a scrapbook on how plants and animals benefit one another as we interact with text in meaningful ways. For Math, we will wrap up Multiplication Facts and then move on to Division Facts. We'll be investigating Types of Energy in Science. In Social Studies, we take a closer at Government Services and Characteristics of Good Citizenship.
*In Math we will continue to learn how to represent the product of 2 two-digit numbers using arrays, area models, or equations. Some strategies may include mental math, partial products, and the commutative, associative and distributive properties.
*In Science, we are learning about Energy.
By the end this unit, your child will be able to
· investigate ways energy is transferred by objects in motion and waves
· identify conductors and insulators of thermal and electrical energy
· describe how electrical energy travels in a closed path in a circuit
*In Literacy: Unit 2 Theme: Adaptations
We will be reading:
Narrative text- focusing on the plot and setting of the story.
Poetry - analyzing the structure of poems (rhythm, rime and meter).
Informational Text - comparing various text from multiple sources.
Don’t forget to have your students read 15 minutes nightly.
*In Social Studies we will continue to learn about Exploration and Settlement.
· Significant Explorers
· Early Settlers and Spanish Mission of Texas
· Mexican War of Independence
We are excited to enter the holiday season with our growing fifth graders. As a reminder, benchmark testing occurs the last week of each nine weeks. This data helps us inform instruction for the coming units so we can close gaps in learning before the STAAR. Students’ attendance in class will be crucial to their growth.
Here is what we are learning this month:
Math- Modeling long division. Deconstruction multi-stepped word problems.
Science- Analyzing types of energy.
Reading- Analyzing informational text for characteristics and structure.
Writing- Developing extended responses to text dependent questions.
Social Studies- Analyzing the American Revolution.
We are grateful and thankful for making it to November! The month of Thanksgiving is this month.
We are excited to start our basketball skill unit. We will focus on hand dribbling, passing skills, concluding with the proper techniques for shooting a basketball. We encourage you to have your student show you what they have learned in this unit at home by getting out and practicing at home.
Please see the attached November family fitness calendar. We are encouraging our Warriors to get out and get active. This is not required, but another resource if you need any ideas to get out and get active with your family.
We are looking forward to hosting our annual Parade into the Holiday's December 19th. Stay tuned for information regarding the opening of our Spirit Store for Holiday merchandise. The store will be open November 1st- December 2nd
Please make sure your kids wear the proper shoes to fully participate in PE.
As the second nine weeks is getting off to an exhilarating start, we are setting the stage for fantastic learning in our music classes. The entire Maude Moore Wood student body is busily learning all the exciting aspects and creative possibilities that music study offers. This part of our school year includes singing and studying songs from around the world, experience playing on a wide variety of musical instruments and opportunities for students to compose their own music and create unique dances. Our fabulous 3rd and 4th graders presented an exciting performance for friends and family last Thursday. The audience was thrilled by the student’s “Salute to America.” Our Warrior Voices choir is busy working on a holiday program to be presented in December. More information is coming soon about this wonderful program.
Mr. “D”
Neill Herndon
Music Teachers
We are walking into November with thankfulness at the forefront of our minds and hearts. Our CKH month will be spent focusing on being “Better Together” through modeling gratefulness, acknowledging positive moments, and affirming each other through our words and more importantly, our actions. We here at Maude Moore Wood Elementary are walking with you at home on this journey with your students to create an atmosphere of gratitude, appreciation, and paying it forward. Use our CKH Launch to enhance your communication with your student for the month, “Today I was Good At….” to summarize the main points and takeaways from each day. Remember to ask the conversation starters at the end of our CKH newsletter. Our guidance highlights for the month include gratitude, self-compassion, and mindfulness."
VIsion & Mission
Vision: Ignite a passion for learning so that students become lifelong learners and contributing members of the community.
Mission: Through continuous reflection and refinement, we will ensure that all students are challenged and engaged in a rigorous curriculum and provided with learning opportunities in a safe and nurturing environment that will prepare our students for the future