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Week 14 Spelling Words

The 12 Days of Thanksgiving

On the first day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

An oven roasted turkey.

On the second day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

2 bags of stuffing,

An oven roasted turkey.

On the third day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the fourth day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the fifth day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the sixth day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

6 bowls of cranberries,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the seventh day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

7 dinner rolls,

6 bowls of cranberries,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the eighth day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

8 pumpkin pies,

7 dinner rolls,

6 bowls of cranberries,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the ninth day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

9 scoops of cream,

8 pumpkin pies,

7 dinner rolls,

6 bowls of cranberries,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the tenth day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

10 cans of pop,

9 scoops of cream,

8 pumpkin pies,

7 dinner rolls,

6 bowls of cranberries,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the eleventh day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

11 stomachaches,

10 cans of pop,

9 scoops of cream,

8 pumpkin pies,

7 dinner rolls,

6 bowls of cranberries,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

On the twelfth day of Thanksgiving

I made my family,

12 cases of Pepto-Bismol,

11 stomachaches,

10 cans of pop,

9 scoops of cream,

8 pumpkin pies,

7 dinner rolls,

6 bowls of cranberries,

5 turnip greens,

4 cans of corn,

3 sweet potatoes,

2 bags of stuffing,

And an oven roasted turkey.

A Turkey Carol

Well, it’s that time of year.
Thanksgiving is almost ____.

November has finally rolled around,
But I don’t even hear a _____.

Why can’t anybody write,
A song to sing on Thanksgiving _____?

When there’s 4,000 songs to play,
Every minute of Christmas ___,

Why do I want a turkey song to sing?
Well, it’s because of just one _____

After every single Thanksgiving dinner,
My uncle Harvey Phillip _______,

Likes to take a nap,
With my cat, Frisky, on his ___.

And from his nose, sounds galore!
‘Cause Uncle Harvey loves to _____.

But if I had a Thanksgiving song to play,
I wouldn’t have to listen to snoring all ____.

Christmas Project: Letters to Soldiers

Each year the Primary 2-3 school has a building wide Christmas project that our students participate in.  This year, our students will be making Christmas cards and writing letters to men and women serving in our U.S. military.  We thought it would be great to send these to Carl Junction family members that are in the service, and those that graduated from Carl Junction.  However, to do this, we need a lot of help.  If you know of anyone from Carl Junction, or a family member of someone from Carl Junction that is serving in the military right now, we would appreciate it if you could send us their name and address.  Our goal is to try to send as many as possible to Carl Junction soldiers (graduates, family members, etc.)  We were told by the post office to try to get them mailed by Thanksgiving if we wanted them to arrive overseas by Christmas.  We want to get everything mailed next week, before Thanksgiving break.

Some of you have sent us names and addresses of those you know that are serving in the military right now, and we’ve got them on our mailing list, and we appreciate your help.  Some are stationed overseas, and some are stationed here in the states.  We will be doing our best to make sure that everyone on our list receives mail from the Primary 2-3 school!

Our class is almost finished making their cards.

If you know someone, you can send the name and address to us by note, by email GThompson@cjr1.org, or call the school office (417)782-4380.

Week 13 Spelling Words

Week 12 Spelling Words

You will find our lists of spelling words this year on the Spelling List page.  You can learn our Week 12 spelling words at

You can also play a game to practice the words.  You can even take a test.

This is Week 12 for our spelling words.  They are:

1. anywhere
2. anyone
3. anybody
4. everybody
5. everything
6. everyone
7. terrible
8. sensible
9. trouble

Weekly Update

This was a short week. Especially since their great behavior has earned them yet reward party. This one was much more low key and will hopefully hold us until the Christmas party.
We did work on:

Reading: Questioning – How to ask themselves good questions as they read in order to improve reading comprehension.

Writing: Step 6;4-Square+1+C – We have learned to write 5 paragraphs with a strong topic sentence, major and minor details, and a solid conclusion. They can now write an organized, well-supported essay.

Social Studies: We studied the 3 branches of government, their jobs, and how they relate to Election Day.

Math: We studied perimeter, area, circumference, and diameter. That concludes our unit 3 on measurement.

Online Scholastic Book Orders

Online Book Ordering Information
scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: GYL3X

Now it’s easier than ever to find the perfect books for your child—shop our NEW online Book Clubs Web site. Choose from a much-wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card to pay.

Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.

It’s so simple! Here’s how it works:

• SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the “Register” button in the “First Time Here?” section. Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code GYL3X. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me.
• SELECT the books you’d like to order—choose from thousands of titles—many more than in our monthly flyers.
• Order online by the due date and your child’s books will be delivered directly to my classroom.

Ordering online is fast, easy, and secure.

Of course, you can still order using the form from the printed flyer. But why not see for yourself how convenient it is to order online?

Classrooms Care

Scholastic Book Clubs is sponsoring a classroom reading service project.

We have committed to do our part by reading 260 books by December 17th.  That’s a 10 book goal for each student.  I told them that I want them to make it books that are on their reading level.  For most, that means chapter books.

You can read the parent letter about the program.

If we reach our goal, Scholastic has committed to do their part of this Classrooms Care program.  If we do our part, they will help donate 1,000,000 books to classrooms in underprivileged communities through 

Not only are they helping themselves by reading, they are helping others.  You can see

I think we can show our class progress toward the goal.

After we meet our goal, you’ll be able to find us on the Classrooms Care

November Snack Calendar

Here is November’s snack calendar.  If you cannot view the calendar – you can follow this link.

We currently have 26 students in class.