🍂🦃 HUGHES' MULTICAT CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER

Week of November 9–November 13, 2026

East North Street Academy | Grades 2–5
Ms. Hughes' MultiCAT Classroom

Dear MultiCAT Families,

Happy November! 🍁 We have another exciting week of learning ahead of us! This week, our students will continue exploring the season of fall, learning about thankfulness, discovering Thanksgiving traditions around the world, and participating in hands-on science activities.

Our focus will be on building academic skills, strengthening social-emotional development, practicing independence, and celebrating the many things that make November special. We have several November birthdays and celebrations coming up, too! 🎉

💛 Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

Theme: Learning About Thankfulness

This week, students will explore what it means to be thankful and how we can show appreciation for the people and things in our lives.

Learning Goals:

• Identify at least three things they are thankful for.

• Practice expressing gratitude through words, pictures, and actions.

• Recognize ways to show kindness and appreciation to others.

• Participate in classroom discussions about being thankful.

• Practice positive communication, sharing, and encouraging classmates.

📚 Reading – Small Group Instruction

Students will participate in differentiated reading groups based on their individual instructional levels and learning needs.

Learning Goals:

• Practice letter recognition, letter sounds, and phonemic awareness.

• Blend and decode CVC and other developmentally appropriate words.

• Strengthen sight-word recognition and reading fluency.

• Practice reading decodable texts.

• Develop comprehension by identifying characters, settings, and important details.

• Answer questions about stories using words, pictures, or verbal responses.

✏️ Writing – Expressing Our Thoughts

Our writing activities will connect with our November and thankfulness themes.

Learning Goals:

• Write letters, words, and complete sentences at individual ability levels.

• Practice capitalization, spacing, and punctuation.

• Use pictures and graphic organizers to organize thoughts.

• Complete a Thanksgiving-themed writing activity.

• Write or illustrate something they are thankful for.

🔢 Math – Small Group Instruction

Students will continue working in differentiated math groups to strengthen foundational math skills.

Learning Goals:

• Strengthen number identification and number sense.

• Practice counting, number sequencing, and one-to-one correspondence.

• Explore addition and subtraction using manipulatives and visual supports.

• Practice identifying numbers that are greater than, less than, or equal to.

• Develop problem-solving skills using ten frames, counters, and other hands-on materials.

• Build independence and confidence when completing math activities.

🍁 Science – All About Fall!

Theme: Exploring Autumn and Leaves

Get ready for some fall science fun! Students will investigate seasonal changes and participate in hands-on experiments involving leaves.

Learning Goals:

• Identify characteristics of the fall season.

• Observe and describe changes in leaves.

• Explore different leaf colors, shapes, sizes, and textures.

• Make predictions and observations during fall experiments.

• Use their senses to explore and describe natural materials.

• Understand why leaves change colors and eventually fall from trees.

🔬 Hands-On Learning: We will continue exploring leaves through observation, sorting, comparing, and exciting fall-themed science experiments!

🦃 Social Studies – Thanksgiving Around the World

Theme: Thanksgiving Traditions and Celebrations

We will continue our exploration of Thanksgiving and learn how different countries and cultures celebrate gratitude, harvest, and giving thanks.

Learning Goals:

• Understand the meaning and history of Thanksgiving.

• Explore Thanksgiving traditions in the United States.

• Discover harvest and gratitude celebrations in other countries.

• Compare and contrast different cultural celebrations.

• Identify ways families and communities show gratitude.

• Develop an appreciation for different cultures and traditions.

🌎 Students will discover that although celebrations may look different around the world, gratitude and coming together are meaningful traditions shared by many cultures.

🎂 November Birthdays & Celebrations!

November is a month full of reasons to celebrate!

🎉 We have several November birthdays and special celebrations happening throughout our classroom this week.

🎂 A Special Celebration: Ms. Hughes' Birthday!

Friday, November 13th, is Ms. Hughes' birthday! 🥳 I will be out of school on Friday as I celebrate my special day. There will be a substitute teacher in my abscence. Our classroom will continue with its regular learning routines and activities.

We look forward to celebrating our November birthdays and making special memories together!

🧡 A Message to Our Families

Thank you for your continued support, encouragement, and partnership. Every day, our students are growing academically, socially, and emotionally. We appreciate the opportunity to work together to help each child learn, grow, and shine!

As we enter this season of gratitude, remember that even the smallest moments of kindness can make a BIG difference.

This week, let's remember:
🍁 Be thankful.
💛 Be kind.
🦃 Be respectful.
⭐ Be a good friend.
🌟 Always do your best!

With gratitude,

Ms. Hughes
MultiCAT Classroom
East North Street Academy

Have a wonderful week! 🍂