Dear Coyot-eNews Subscribers,
Good Morning Coyotes! I hope everyone had a safe, healthy long weekend filled with lots of Turkey.
The “Winning Tradition” continues. Plano Wildcats (11-1) beat Mesquite 28 – 7. Plano now advances to the Regionals and will face Spring Westfield (9-2), next Saturday at Round Rock ISD Stadium with a scheduled 2:00 PM game time. Are you ready for a road trip? Round Rock is located just north of Austin. In addition, the Dallas Cowboys won.
We are going to have a busy week. The construction crew has done an outstanding job. We on schedule, and this Friday our fourth and fifth graders will be moving inside to their new wing. It will be nice to have everyone inside.
Also, remember this week is our book fair. We will have Gwen Caldwell here on Wednesday, November 28 at 7:00 pm. She is a SENSE-ATIONAL storyteller. Be sure and come in your pajamas. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served. In addition, we will have “Dailies for Dad” on Thursday morning at 7:00am. PTA will be serving dads donuts. In addition, all parents are welcome to bring their brown bag lunch and have lunch with your child and shop our book fair!
This is what is happening this week at Carlisle:
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CALENDAR
Monday, November 26, 2007
- STOP can food drive continues
- Square 1 ART – PTA fund-raiser continues
- Book Fair
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
- Book Fair
- Food Drive continues
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
- Book Fair Storyteller Night – Wear your P.J.’s 6:00 – 8:00 pm
- Food Drive continues
Thursday, November 29, 2007
- Dailies for Dad’s (& donuts) – 7:00am
- Book Fair
- PTA General Meeting – 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- PTA Chick-fil-a Night
- Food Drive ends
Friday, November 30 2007
- Book Fair
- Colonial Days for 5th grade
- K-9 Demonstration for all 4th and 5th graders 1:30 – 2:30 pm
- Moving day for 4th and 5th grade
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CARLISLE BULLETIN BOARD:

YOU Can Make a Difference!
It only takes one hour one day a week to significantly impact a student’s life! Plano ISD’s TEAMS (Together Everyone Achieves More Success) program provides mentors for children in kindergarten through fifth grade who need help with reading or math. If you enjoy children and would like to help them succeed, this program is for you. Mentoring is done during the child’s lunch hour. You begin by enjoying lunch together, then read a book, or play an educational game. This one-on-one experience can make the difference between success and failure for these students. For more information, call Tammy Stewart in the TEAMS office at 469-752-0661 at Carlisle Elementary or email her at tammy.stewart@pisd.edu.

A NOTE FROM OUR PACE TEACHER: MRS. MCALPIN
If you would like to have your child tested for possible inclusion in the PACE program, please request a referral packet from your child's teacher or the PACE teacher, Anne McCalpin. Kindergarten packets must be returned by 3:00 Friday, December 14. Students in grades 1 through 5 must return their packets by 3:00 Friday, February 29. If you have questions, please get in touch with Mrs. McCalpin by email (Anne.McCalpin@pisd.edu) or by telephone (469 752-0625).

BOOK FAIR BLIZZARD!
November 26 – 30, 2007 – OPEN DURING SCHOOL HOURS

STORYTELLING – Wednesday night 11-28-07 (6:30 – 8:30 P.M.)
Come in your pajamas; enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while your favorite teachers read your favorite books.

DAILIES FOR DADS – Thursday night 11-29-07 (7:00 – 7:30 A.M.)
Newspaper and coffee for dads while they shop!

BROWN BAG BLIZZARD – EVERYDAY DURING BOOK FAIR
Bring your lunch, eat with your child during his or her lunchtime, and shop for books!

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GRADE LEVEL NEWS:

Kindergarten News
November, 2007
Dates to Remember
Book fair – Week of Nov. 26th
Dec. 14 – Early Release at 12:00

As the weather becomes cooler/colder, more and more students will be bringing in sweaters, sweatshirts, coats, gloves, and hats. Make sure to label all these items with your child’s name. If any of these items are dropped in the hallway or left out on the playground area it is much easier to return it to your child if their clothes are labeled. If you find that your child is missing some items there is a school wide lost and found located in the hallway, by the cafeteria and music room. You can come and look through the lost and found to try and locate the missing items.
We have focused on the letters: M, T, F, H, N, A, E, B, O, I and P. We will be working on: the “chunk” th, G, L, D, C, S, and W in the weeks to come. We do varying activities with each letter in our classroom as well as coyote centers. We focus on the short vowel sounds as well as the long. We are also discussing with the students what words begin and end with these letters and what words can be made by using these letters. We are working on story problems in math. Students solve problems by using manipulatives or drawing pictures to show their answers. We will be working on teen numbers and writing numbers as well.
Students are continuing to learn and work on their writing of words, sentences, and stories. Some students are working on “saying their words slowly” to write out their words phonetically. Others are writing down the beginning sounds and/or ending sounds of words. Students who are ready are beginning to write sentences and stories with a beginning, middle, and end. Help your child at home by encouraging her/him to write and journal at home. Remember that the correct spelling of words is not as important as the meaning of what is being written or the process.

The book fair is coming to Carlisle the week of November 26-30th! Each class will have a day that they can go to the book fair and purchase books. If you are interested in having your child buy books or other items you can send money on the day your child’s class goes. Each class is listed below with the day they are scheduled to go to the book fair.

McElligott – Nov. 26th
Look – Nov. 27th
Kearney – Nov. 28th
Dunkle – Nov. 29th
Happy Fall,
The Kindergarten Team

First Grade Fun

This is such an exciting time of year. Thanksgiving is over but our thanks for Carlisle and its students never ends. We have a lot of great learning ahead of us with these wonderful children and here is what is scheduled for this week:

Language Arts
Reading: We will be reading "Stan's Stunts" - get ready to laugh with this cute skunk!
Spelling: Words with blends
Grammar: Possessives and verbs

Math
Sums to 10
Combining numbers in stories for problem solving
Graphing
Identification of nickels, dimes, and pennies

Integrated
Systems: body
inventions

*Be sure to label your child's coats.

*Please review with your child the supplies that he/she needs to replace. You will receive a list of these this week.

Have a wonderful week!

SENSATIONAL SECOND GRADE
The weather is turning colder! Please make sure your child is bringing a jacket with their name inside it.

Second Grade

THIRD GRADE HAPPENINGS:
Here is what we will be learning in Third Grade during the weeks of Nov. 19th and 26th.
Math
In math we are continuing our study of multiplication. The focus this week is on identifying the relationship between multiplication and division. We will work various types of word problems where the student will need to decide whether multiplication or division is needed to solve the problem. This is a difficult concept for third graders, so your child may need some extra guidance with Wednesday’s homework.
Reading
Students will be reading “Moses Goes to a Concert”. This is a story about a deaf boy who goes to a concert and learns about playing percussion instruments from a talented deaf musician. Main idea, summarizing, and using context clues are skills that will be highlighted. In language, we will begin studying verbs. Spelling test returns on Friday! Students will be writing persuasive papers with ideas and organization as the highlighted traits. Letter writing will also be studied.
Integrated
We continue our investigations of simple machines. Students will be traveling to other third grade classrooms to learn about a particular simple machine. Our assessment on simple machines is Tuesday, Dec. 4. Study guides will go home with students on Tuesday, Nov. 27th. Be sure your child can give an example of each simple machine!

Third Grade goes to lunch at 12:20. Ice cream may be purchased at lunch on Wednesdays.
Reading logs will be due Friday, November 30.
Don’t forget to send in canned goods for our Food Drive!
Special points of interest:
Book Fair Schedule
Miss Speckman and Mrs. Schmidt will take their classes on Monday, Nov. 26th.
Mrs. Jefferson -Tuesday, Nov. 27th
Mrs. Turner - Wednesday, Nov. 28th
Mrs. Lebeuf - Thursday, Nov. 29th.

FABULOUS FOURTH GRADE
We have a very busy week planned in fourth grade!

Our plan by the end of this week is to be packed up and ready to move into the building! On Friday, we are hoping that the classrooms are all up and running so the children can pack their desks and be ready to move. Monday, December 3rd, we will start our week in the new classrooms! Yippee!!!

Math - We are continuing to review multiplication and division, along with introducing capacity. Ask your children to look around the kitchen and see what containers of liquid you have. Question them if the containers are measured in Metric or Customary units. As always, please continue to review all math facts with your child.

Reading/LA – We will be reading the exciting story, “The Hatmaker’s Sign.” Our area of focus will be on judgments and decisions. There will also be spelling this week, along with six new vocabulary words. In Language Arts, we will continue writing and reviewing the six traits, as well as looking at verb tenses. Please encourage your children to bring home their writing binders so you can see the fantastic work they are doing.

Integrated - Our lessons focus on Early Texans and Native Americans. Your children will be creating a booklet on the 4 regions of Texas, along with learning about landforms and resources. Remember, there are some terrific I Wonder ideas that your children could look into completing.

Science Fair booklets are being handed out. If your child would like to participate in this, please fill out the forms that were sent home and return them to school. Remember all students must complete one project for the fourth grade year!

The Food Drive continues….Let’s get Fourth Grade up there in numbers of cans!

Book Fair is being held this week. Please take a few minutes to visit with your child on their day to attend.

As always, the fourth grade teachers appreciate your support!

FANTASTIC FIFTH GRADE
Collin County Adventure Camp
Our trip to Collin County Adventure Camp is just around the corner. If you have questions about camp, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher or Mrs. Sullivan, our Camp Director. All forms should have been turned in already. If you have not done so and your child is going to camp, please contact your student’s homeroom teacher.

Colonial Day—November 30
This coming Friday, our students will travel back. They will be part of a Colonial schoolroom, learn about a colonist’s life in a Colonial kitchen, try their hand at stitchery and tin punching, as well as play a variety of games from that era. This ties in perfectly with our study of colonization in Integrated Curriculum. Mrs. Brown and many parent volunteers have been preparing for this special day for our students.

Sons of the American Revolution Poster Contest
Flyers were distributed to all students a few weeks for this poster contest. The theme this year is Molly Pitcher. As well as meeting the Fine Arts Requirement for fifth grade, the state winners of this activity receive a Savings Bond. Posters are due December 7, 2007.

Science Fair
Many of our fifth graders are preparing for the Carlisle Science Fair. Our school Science Fair will be held at the end of January. It is not too late to get a science fair packet and start on a project. This is a great way to help your child prepare for Science TAKS.

It’s Chilly Out There!
Brrr! Winter, or at least fall, has arrived and the cooler weather seems here to stay. Please make sure you child dresses appropriately for the weather. We do go out to recess as much as possible. Also, many jackets and coats look alike, so please label your child’s outerwear. Thanks for your help with this.

STOP Canned Food Drive
The STOP canned food drive continues until the end of this week. Our fifth graders are currently holding on to a narrow lead with all grade levels participating in the worthy cause. Way to go, Fifth Grade! Way to go, Carlisle!!

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Break filled with family, friends and good food! Even though there are only four weeks until winter break, we have a lot to accomplish, including our move in the to the brand new fifth grade area in the building. All of us are excited about getting into our new classrooms.

The Fifth Grade Team
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Again, I hope to see everyone at the book fair this week. There are a lot of good books that would make great holiday gifts.
Until next week,
Cathy Kraatz
Carlisle CTA & Coyot-eNews editor