Dates to Remember

Thursday, November 1

Picture Retakes

Fleetwood Skating Party

6:30pm

Friday, November 2

No Students

Professional Development

Monday, November 5

LSC Meeting

6:00pm-7:00pm

Wednesday, November 7

Walk and Bike to School

Thursday, November 8

Friends of Dore Meeting

5:30pm-6:30pm

Monday, November 12

No School

Veteran’s Day

Wednesday, November 14

No Students

Report Card Pick Up/Book Fair

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,

November 22, 23, 24

No School

Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday, November 30

Mix Match Day

Happy November

John C. Dore Elementary School November 2018

National American Indian Heritage Month

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Halloween! It is hard to believe we are heading into the month of November. It is going to be a very busy and exciting month for first and second grade! Thank you for the help you provide your children in studying vocabulary words, reading our weekly story, and studying spelling words. Please continue to work on vocabulary words and their meanings each night. Keep

working on the basic math facts with sums to 18. It is very important that our first and second graders master these facts. The better they know the facts the less frustrating this will be for the students. When testing, we want students to spend more time on the challenging problems, rather than basic facts. Basic facts should be automatic. Review, review, review! That is the key!

First & Second Grade

We are looking forward to meeting with each of you at our Report Card Pickup on Wednesday, November 14. It is an important time to get together to share ideas about your child’s progress. I am hoping that all parents participate in this very important discussion.

Report Card Pickup

Dore Elementary School

November 2018

“Where every child is nurtured for greatness!”

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

November 5th Turn your Clocks Back One Hour

American Indian Heritage History Month, Monthly SEL Theme Gratitude

1 Picture Retakes 8:00-

9:00

End Of the First Quarter

Friends of Dore

Fleetwood Skating Party 6:30 pm

2

No School

Teacher Institute Day

5

LSC Meeting 6-7 pm

6 7 Walk/Bike to School

Meet Staff at Corners

8

FOD Meeting 5:30-6:30 pm

9

Krispy Kreme Orders Due

12

Veteran’s Day Observed

No School

13

14 No School

Report Card Pick Up

11-6 pm

Book Fair

15

16

19

No After School CSI Classes

20 No After School CSI

Classes

21

No School

22 Thanksgiving

No School

23

No School

26

27

28

29

30

Mix-Matched Day

John C. Dore Elementary School November

2018 Breakfast/Lunch Menu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

French Toast Bar, Cereal, String Cheese, Raisins, Banana, Milk. Rotisserie Chicken Leg, Chicken and Cheese Salad, Tuna Salad Sandwich, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Baby Carrots, Cucumber slices, Chick Peas, Apple Slices, Orange, Milk

1 1 Oatmeal Raisin Bar, Cereal, String Cheese, Diced Peaches, Plum, Milk. Pancakes, Chicken Patties, Cheddar Cheese Omelet, Chicken Patty Sandwich, Potato Emoticons, Turkey Cucumber Slam, Salad, Carrots, Diced Pears, Milk.

2

No Classes

5 Blueberry Muffin, String Cheese, Cereal, Graham Crackers, Dried Cranberries, Orange, Milk. Cheese or Sausage Pizza, Egg Chef Salad, Turkey and Cheese Sub, Hot Dog, Broccoli, Green Pepper, Apple slices, Orange, Milk.

6 French Toast Bar, Cereal, Hard Boiled Egg, Raisins, Apple, Milk. Cheesy Chicken Nacho Bake, Chicken Chef salad, Tuna Salad Sandwich, Chickpeas, Baby Carrots, Apple Slices, Pears, Peaches, Milk.

7 Mango Banana Bar, Cereal, String Cheese, Apple Slices, Milk. Baked Mac and Cheese, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Black Beans, Carrots, Broccoli, Warm Cinnamon Apples, Banana, Pears, Milk.

8 Fruit Parfait, Graham Crackers, Cereal, Hard Boiled Egg, Apple Slices, Orange, Milk. Red hot Chicken Leg, Chili Cheese Wrap, Three Cheese Wrap, Carrots, Broccoli, Black Beans, Cinnamon Apples, Raisins, Banana, Pears, Milk.

9 Cereal, String Cheese, Orange Juice, Fresh Pear, Milk. Homestyle Chicken Biscuit, Turkey Chef Salad, Yogurt and Cheese Plate, Potato Wedges, Carrots, Chickpeas, Apple Slices, Pears, Orange, Milk.

12

No School

13 Cold Mini Strawberry Cream Cheese Bagels, Cereal, String Cheese, Raisins, Banana, Milk. Cheese or Sausage Pizza, Chicken Bake, Vegetarian Baja Salad, Breaded fish Melt, Turkey and Cheese Sub, Carrots, Broccoli, Black Beans, Peaches, Dried Cranberries, Applesauce, Milk.

14

Report Card Pick Up

No Classes

15 Oatmeal Raisin Bar, Cereal, String Cheese, Diced Peaches, Plum, Milk. Chicken Nuggets, Cheddar Cheese Pizza Sticks, Chicken Patty Sandwich, Potato Emoticons, Turkey Cucumber Slam, Salad, Carrots, Diced Pears, Milk.

16 French Toast Bar, Cereal, Hard Boiled Egg, Pear, Orange Juice, Milk. Turkey with Gravy, Fish Sandwich, Fruit and Cheese Plate, Side Salad, Carrots, Broccoli, Zucchini Slices, Apple Slices, Pears, orange, Milk.

19 Blueberry Muffin, String Cheese, Cereal, Graham Crackers, Dried Cranberries, Orange, Milk. Cheese or Sausage Pizza, Egg Chef Salad, Grilled Ham and Cheese, Broccoli, Green Pepper, Apple slices, Orange, Applesauce, Milk.

20 French Toast Bar, Cereal, Hard Boiled Egg, Raisins, Banana, Milk. Turkey Tacos, Cilantro Rice, Chef Salad, Cheese Quesadilla, Chicken Wrap, Carrots, Cucumber slices, Chickpeas, Apple Slices, Pears, Peaches, Milk.

21

No School

22

No School

23

No School

26 Apple Cinnamon Muffin, Hard Boiled Egg, Cereal, Graham Crackers, Dried Cranberries, Orange, Milk. Cheese or Sausage Pizza, Ham and Cheese Sandwich, Carrots, Side Salad, Green Pepper, Apple slices, Orange, Applesauce, Milk.

27 French Toast Bar, Cereal, String Cheese, Raisins, Banana, Milk. Firey Pollo Nachos, Cheese Pizza Sticks, Tater Tots, Broccoli, Cucumber Slices, Apple Slices, Pears, Peaches, Milk.

28 Fruit Parfait, Graham Crackers, Cereal, Hard Boiled Egg, Apple Slices, Orange, Milk. Cheese Ravioli, Cheeseburger, Hamburger, Carrots, Broccoli, Black Beans, Cinnamon Apples, Banana, Pears, Milk.

29 Cold Mini Cinnamon Creamy Cheese Bagels, Cereal, String Cheese, Raisins, Banana, Milk. Chicken Nuggets, Bean Quesadilla, Chef Salad, Hot Dog, Cheesy Wrap, Side Salad, Carrots, Broccoli, Peaches, Dried Cranberries, Applesauce, Milk.

30 Cereal, Hard Boiled Egg, Pear, Orange Juice, Milk. Sweet Thai Chili Beef, Fish Sandwich, Steamed Broccoli, Zucchini Slices, Apple Slices, Pears, Orange, Milk.

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Due: Friday, November 30, 2018

Dear Friend,

I am in great need of your help! I am a turkey and every November I have to be careful not to end up on a dinner table. I usually spend the whole month dressed in disguise, but this year I have run out of clever ideas. Will you please help me find a disguise this year?

You can use material scraps, buttons, yarn, or anything else you might need to “dress me.” I’ve had some pretty interesting costumes in the past including Elvis, the Tooth Fairy, and Harry Potter. I’m not picky. I’m just panicked, Thanksgiving is almost here!

Cut-out my turkey pattern and “dress” me in a costume. Write three sentences describing my identity (costume). Have someone check your sentences to make sure they have capitals, periods, 3 detailed sentences, and the sentences make sense. This project is due ______________________________. Hurry! Time is running out!

Your frightened friend,

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Mission Critical: Reading Together to Build Critical Thinking SkillsAs parents, we hope to develop many positive skills and traits in our children. Critical thinking, the ability to think deeply about a topic or a book, is an essential skill for children to develop. Critical thinking doesn’t develop overnight. It’s something that develops and builds through conversations and experiences. It’s also something parents can nurture by sharing quality books with their children.

Even though your elementary-aged child may now be able to read on their own, reading together remains just as important as it was when your child was younger. Family read-alouds provide great opportunities to tackle more challenging books together. These longer chapter books may have plots that are more complex and more demanding vocabulary. Working through these books chapter by chapter helps teach persistence. And by reading together, you are there as an important source of support and information.

Reading critically involves slowing down, and taking the time to help your child reflect on what you’ve just read. Depending on the book, discussions may involve talking about what a character’s actions tell us about his personality, or how the book’s setting is important to the overall message. It might mean helping your child recognize something about the plot and the conflict that exists. It also means asking more open-ended questions to which there can be multiple correct answers.

Quality books enable you and your child to talk about the book in depth and with substance. All of this will help your reader develop critical thinking skills that will last a lifetime. Below are a few recommended titles, by grade level, that you and your growing reader may enjoy reading together and talking about.

Books for second and third grades• Mr. Popper’s Penguins, by Florence and Richard Atwater• Babe: The Gallant Pig, by Dick King-Smith• Half Magic, by Edward Eager• The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster

Recommended titles are from Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids and the Bond of Reading, by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone (HarperCollins, 2005)

For more information, read How to Increase Higher Order Thinking:www.ReadingRockets.org/article/34655

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