The book fair will be here until Thursday. Please send money in a bag or some form of carrier if your child is going to shop. I want to warn you that there are a lot of little toy items there as well as books. You may want to come up with an agreement with your child about how much money should be spent on books. The toy items were eyed very closely during our preview time Friday.
We had a fantastic time at Lanark. The weather was perfect! I will post a slideshow so you can enjoy some of our memories from the day.
A great big thank you to Amir's mom for providing us with a pumpkin! We had a blast getting all of the seeds and pulp out of it. Bella's mom was kind enough to perfectly carve a Halloween Cat for us on our pumpkin. We thought she did a perfect job! We didn't get to cook our seeds at school, so I brought them home to cook. We'll let you know tomorrow how they tasted. The kids selected the seasoning to cook them in. It makes me laugh every year when I am told that they taste just like chicken! We'll see if this year is any different. Second graders are the best!!
American Education Week is coming up November 14-18th. We will be doing a lot of different activities during that week to celebrate, but the one you need to start thinking about is Career Day. We will come to school that Wednesday, November 16th dressed as our future career. You may want to start talking to your child about this to make sure you have the attire you need.
Also, on that Thursday I would love for guest readers to come and read to our class. Please let me know if you are available.
A VERY IMPORTANT LETTER CAME HOME IN SIGNED PAPERS FROM THE PTA!! It was in regards to the November 8th PTA meeting. If you are going to pre-order pizza for the meeting the form needs to be turned back in by Tuesday, November 1st. Please make plans to attend this meeting.
Story: A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Genre: Animal Fantasy
Phonics: Long a: a, ai, ay
Comp. Skill: Draw Conclusions
Comp. Strategy: Visualize
Grammar: Possessive Nouns
Math: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT CHAPTER ON 2-DIGIT ADDITION!!!
Your child will have some kind of practice in math every night this week except for Monday (Happy Halloween). Please carefully go over it to make sure your child is understanding it completely. Please email me with any questions. Every question is important, so please ask. If we are ready, we will have a math test Friday. If your child doesn't have the review sheet Thursday, you will know that we are waiting until next week.
A study guide for Science Voc. for Chapter 3 is coming home Monday. We will not test on these words until next Tuesday, November 8th.
UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN BEGINS MONDAY. If your child brings money please have them put it in a small bag. If a check is written, it can be made out to Blount.
We will be out of school November 11th for Veteran's Day.
Thinking ahead ...
If I have a parent that would like to come in and do a Thanksgiving project/craft with the class during the month of November please email me with your idea. Room 124 loves crafts and projects!!
Have a fantastic Week!
Mrs. Culp
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Field Trip to Lanark Monday, Oct. 24th!
Don't forget to wear your Blount spirit wear! Refer back to last weeks entry if you have any questions. Our plan is to leave on the bus at 9:00 from the school and reach Lanark by 9:30. Email me if you have any other questions. We are going to have a blast!!
This week we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week at Blount. Your child brought home a sheet to let you know what we are doing each day. Please remind them to check it so they won't be upset that they didn't participate in the activity for the day.
A sheet came home last week telling you about a Vision screening we will be doing. Please sign the sheet to indicate if you want your child to participate or not. The nurse needs a sheet from each student.
A very important sheet also came home about our next PTA meeting that will include PIZZA! The sheet gives you details, so please me sure to check it out. Speaking of our PTA, what an outstanding Fall Festival we had this year!! I am always amazed at the job our PTA does for us! If you see a PTA member please be sure to thank them for such an outstanding job! Blount wouldn't be all it is without them!!
You have probably been hearing your child mention Mrs. Wilder coming into our room and doing some activities with us. She is our gifted teacher here at Blount and she has been doing some screening for us in 2nd grade. She does a fantastic job, and the kids have enjoyed working with her. And to just be quite honest, I absolutely love how she goes on and on about how amazing our class is! What an honor it is to teach such incredible kids!!
Story: The Bremen Town Musicians
This is a play! WE LOVE TO PERFORM PLAYS!
Genre: Fairy Tale
Comp. Skill: Author's Purpose
Comp. Strategy: Story Structure
Grammar: Plural Nouns that change spelling
As we start a new nine weeks this week, your child will have 1 dictated sentence every week on their spelling test. This will be a very simple sentence that will include one of their spelling words. I will be checking to make sure they begin it correctly and end it correctly, along with correct spelling. As we discussed in the cluster conferences at the beginning of the year, everything has to be correct in the sentence.
In Math this week we will be working on Graphing. We plan to have a test this Friday. Please look for a review sheet for homework this Thursday.
Ask your child about our surprise visit from Zero the Hero on Friday. WOW! I had no idea just how famous he was! Apparently he is such a busy guy he came while we were gone and left in a dash without a trace! He was kind enough to leave us 10 Fall surprises!
I wanted to give you a heads up with Math Drills. We have been practicing with timed math drills this first nine weeks. We have increased our speed significantly already. Please have your child practice their math facts at home as well. We have been doing math games to increase our speed, as well as Math Facts in a Flash on the computer. In December your child will have a timed Math Drill that will be graded and it will count as a Math test grade.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a fantastic week!
Mrs. Culp
This week we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week at Blount. Your child brought home a sheet to let you know what we are doing each day. Please remind them to check it so they won't be upset that they didn't participate in the activity for the day.
A sheet came home last week telling you about a Vision screening we will be doing. Please sign the sheet to indicate if you want your child to participate or not. The nurse needs a sheet from each student.
A very important sheet also came home about our next PTA meeting that will include PIZZA! The sheet gives you details, so please me sure to check it out. Speaking of our PTA, what an outstanding Fall Festival we had this year!! I am always amazed at the job our PTA does for us! If you see a PTA member please be sure to thank them for such an outstanding job! Blount wouldn't be all it is without them!!
You have probably been hearing your child mention Mrs. Wilder coming into our room and doing some activities with us. She is our gifted teacher here at Blount and she has been doing some screening for us in 2nd grade. She does a fantastic job, and the kids have enjoyed working with her. And to just be quite honest, I absolutely love how she goes on and on about how amazing our class is! What an honor it is to teach such incredible kids!!
Story: The Bremen Town Musicians
This is a play! WE LOVE TO PERFORM PLAYS!
Genre: Fairy Tale
Comp. Skill: Author's Purpose
Comp. Strategy: Story Structure
Grammar: Plural Nouns that change spelling
As we start a new nine weeks this week, your child will have 1 dictated sentence every week on their spelling test. This will be a very simple sentence that will include one of their spelling words. I will be checking to make sure they begin it correctly and end it correctly, along with correct spelling. As we discussed in the cluster conferences at the beginning of the year, everything has to be correct in the sentence.
In Math this week we will be working on Graphing. We plan to have a test this Friday. Please look for a review sheet for homework this Thursday.
Ask your child about our surprise visit from Zero the Hero on Friday. WOW! I had no idea just how famous he was! Apparently he is such a busy guy he came while we were gone and left in a dash without a trace! He was kind enough to leave us 10 Fall surprises!
I wanted to give you a heads up with Math Drills. We have been practicing with timed math drills this first nine weeks. We have increased our speed significantly already. Please have your child practice their math facts at home as well. We have been doing math games to increase our speed, as well as Math Facts in a Flash on the computer. In December your child will have a timed Math Drill that will be graded and it will count as a Math test grade.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a fantastic week!
Mrs. Culp
Sunday, October 16, 2011
FALL FESTIVAL
WEEK IS HERE!!!
I sure do hope everybody is able to attend our Fall Festival this year. It is this Thursday, Oct. 20th from 4:30-7:30. It is a guaranteed great time for everybody, so please come if you are able! If you didn't purchase wristbands ahead of time, you are still able to purchase them at the gate.
From the PTA:
Anyone in grades 1st, 2nd, and 3rd wishing to donate a prize (<$5) or cake to the prize walk may do so from now until Oct. 19th. Please bring your cakes no earlier than the 20th.
Please remember to send in your child's permission slip and money for our field trip to Lanark. I was curious about the 5 chaperons per class rule that they have so I called them to check on it. I personally feel much better having many adults with us out in the woods and near the water. Lanark told me that they were having a little bit of a problem with the adults visiting during their demonstrations etc. So I tell you that to let you know that if you would still like to join us I think it will be okay as long as we are mindful of this situation.
Also, if your child is bringing a lunch from home, please make sure it is in a zip loc bag. You can put everything in a paper sack but then but that in a zip loc so it doesn't get wet in the cooler. We want to be able to throw everything away after we eat.
If I have a parent that would like to send waters please let me know.
Students may wear their Blount Spirit wear on field trip day.
Email me if you have any questions.
Story: Turtle's Race with Beaver
Genre: Folk Tale
Phonics: r-Controlled Vowels -er, -ir, -ur
Comp. Skill: Sequence
Comp. Strategy: Summarize
Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns
In Math this week we will finish up Chapter 3 with Comparing and Ordering Numbers. We will be ready to test on Chapter 3 this Thursday. Make sure your child does the Math review sheet for homework Wednesday as a review.
A study sheet will come home Monday with your child for Social Studies. This is simply a review of what we already know. Your child will have a test on Thursday.
The Community Book parts look wonderful. We will be sharing them tomorrow and then making our book. We were unable to get to them Friday because we were so busy making skeletons.
Please let me know if you are able to send in a pumpkin the week of Oct. 24th. We have several Math and cooking activities we would like to do with one. Thank you.
If you are ordering school pictures, please send the money in by this Friday.
Remember that Nancy's is available for purchase every Monday now. $1.00
Please email me with any questions you may have.
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Culp
I sure do hope everybody is able to attend our Fall Festival this year. It is this Thursday, Oct. 20th from 4:30-7:30. It is a guaranteed great time for everybody, so please come if you are able! If you didn't purchase wristbands ahead of time, you are still able to purchase them at the gate.
From the PTA:
Anyone in grades 1st, 2nd, and 3rd wishing to donate a prize (<$5) or cake to the prize walk may do so from now until Oct. 19th. Please bring your cakes no earlier than the 20th.
Please remember to send in your child's permission slip and money for our field trip to Lanark. I was curious about the 5 chaperons per class rule that they have so I called them to check on it. I personally feel much better having many adults with us out in the woods and near the water. Lanark told me that they were having a little bit of a problem with the adults visiting during their demonstrations etc. So I tell you that to let you know that if you would still like to join us I think it will be okay as long as we are mindful of this situation.
Also, if your child is bringing a lunch from home, please make sure it is in a zip loc bag. You can put everything in a paper sack but then but that in a zip loc so it doesn't get wet in the cooler. We want to be able to throw everything away after we eat.
If I have a parent that would like to send waters please let me know.
Students may wear their Blount Spirit wear on field trip day.
Email me if you have any questions.
Story: Turtle's Race with Beaver
Genre: Folk Tale
Phonics: r-Controlled Vowels -er, -ir, -ur
Comp. Skill: Sequence
Comp. Strategy: Summarize
Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns
In Math this week we will finish up Chapter 3 with Comparing and Ordering Numbers. We will be ready to test on Chapter 3 this Thursday. Make sure your child does the Math review sheet for homework Wednesday as a review.
A study sheet will come home Monday with your child for Social Studies. This is simply a review of what we already know. Your child will have a test on Thursday.
The Community Book parts look wonderful. We will be sharing them tomorrow and then making our book. We were unable to get to them Friday because we were so busy making skeletons.
Please let me know if you are able to send in a pumpkin the week of Oct. 24th. We have several Math and cooking activities we would like to do with one. Thank you.
If you are ordering school pictures, please send the money in by this Friday.
Remember that Nancy's is available for purchase every Monday now. $1.00
Please email me with any questions you may have.
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Culp
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Field Trip to Lanark...
.. is in the plans for October 24th. Look for more information to come home regarding it soon.
* Your child brought home a page to contribute to our Community Book we are making. It is due this Friday. Remember that if you don't have time to go and take a picture, your child may draw one or cut one out of a magazine.
* A sheet came home with your child Friday about our PTA. If you haven't joined our PTA, please consider doing so. I would love for our class to have 100% membership. Your child may ask anyone to join. In the past, I have even had family pets that were members.
* Your child has been bringing home several things regarding the Fall Festival, etc. in their take home folder so please make sure you are checking it.
*If somebody can send in a pumpkin for our class the week of October 17th please let me know.
We LOVED showing off our Dirt Babies this past week. Room 124 is certainly full of creativity!
Pay close attention to the spelling words this week. The apostrophe has to be in the correct place for the word to be correct. We will be practicing with noodles so we are familiar with where it goes.
Story: Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Phonics: Contractions
Comprehension Skill: Realism and Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Grammar: Proper Nouns
We will have a Math test this Wednesday. This chapter has been very easy for us, but please check your child's review sheet as they are working it to make sure there aren't any careless errors that are made.
I have added a few new web sites to our Link list on the side of our blog. Check them out with your child when you have a chance.
Also, if your child has access to an iPad have them check out the SpellBoard App. This has become a favorite for learning spelling words with my child.
Remember that Monday, October 10th is a Holiday for students.
Email me with any questions or concerns. Have a fantastic week!
* Your child brought home a page to contribute to our Community Book we are making. It is due this Friday. Remember that if you don't have time to go and take a picture, your child may draw one or cut one out of a magazine.
* A sheet came home with your child Friday about our PTA. If you haven't joined our PTA, please consider doing so. I would love for our class to have 100% membership. Your child may ask anyone to join. In the past, I have even had family pets that were members.
* Your child has been bringing home several things regarding the Fall Festival, etc. in their take home folder so please make sure you are checking it.
*If somebody can send in a pumpkin for our class the week of October 17th please let me know.
We LOVED showing off our Dirt Babies this past week. Room 124 is certainly full of creativity!
Pay close attention to the spelling words this week. The apostrophe has to be in the correct place for the word to be correct. We will be practicing with noodles so we are familiar with where it goes.
Story: Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Phonics: Contractions
Comprehension Skill: Realism and Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge
Grammar: Proper Nouns
We will have a Math test this Wednesday. This chapter has been very easy for us, but please check your child's review sheet as they are working it to make sure there aren't any careless errors that are made.
I have added a few new web sites to our Link list on the side of our blog. Check them out with your child when you have a chance.
Also, if your child has access to an iPad have them check out the SpellBoard App. This has become a favorite for learning spelling words with my child.
Remember that Monday, October 10th is a Holiday for students.
Email me with any questions or concerns. Have a fantastic week!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Happy Fall!
I sure do hope everybody is enjoying this beautiful Fall weather we have had this weekend! It has been amazing!
If you can send in some magazines that you aren't using anymore we would appreciate it. We need them for a Grammar activity.
I can't wait to see how our Dirt Babies return to school tomorrow. We sure have had a fun time with this science project.
A great big thank you to all of the moms that came up and ate with the class for Teacher Treat Day. What a huge treat that was!! Thank you!!
We are starting a new Unit this week so your child has a new set of spelling words in their binder.
Story: Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: r-Controlled ar, or, ore
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Comprehension Strategy: Predict
Grammar: Nouns
Math: Number Patterns
Science: Your child brought home a science vocabulary study sheet last week. We will test just on the words this Friday, Oct. 7th.
Don't forget that Nancy's Italian Ice is now EVERY Monday for $1.00.
Please email me with any questions or concerns.
If you can send in some magazines that you aren't using anymore we would appreciate it. We need them for a Grammar activity.
I can't wait to see how our Dirt Babies return to school tomorrow. We sure have had a fun time with this science project.
A great big thank you to all of the moms that came up and ate with the class for Teacher Treat Day. What a huge treat that was!! Thank you!!
We are starting a new Unit this week so your child has a new set of spelling words in their binder.
Story: Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: r-Controlled ar, or, ore
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Comprehension Strategy: Predict
Grammar: Nouns
Math: Number Patterns
Science: Your child brought home a science vocabulary study sheet last week. We will test just on the words this Friday, Oct. 7th.
Don't forget that Nancy's Italian Ice is now EVERY Monday for $1.00.
Please email me with any questions or concerns.
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