We will not have spelling words or a reading story this week to test on. We will be reviewing previously learned skills from the past unit and taking a test toward the end of the week in Reading.
Very Important information came home last week about a field trip we will be taking in March to see a play at the Davis Theather. We have to turn the money in ahead of time to reserve our spots. The money deadline is January 20th. If you write a check, please make it out to Blount. Otherwise, please send the exact amount because I will not be able to make change.
Also, information came home about a Box of Facts Project that is due January 18th. Your child picked a certain State to research. This is all located on their sheet. Please pay close attention to the Project Rubric on the first page so that there isn't anything left out on your child's project.
OUR TREASURE BOX IS VERY LOW. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND IN ANY DONATIONS WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO MAKE A 2ND GRADER VERY HAPPY.
Please continue to practice math facts with your child. We had our frist graded drill and those are in STI if you would like to know how your child did before signed papers come home. I ended up counting that grade as a daily because as a whole they were not as high as I would like to see. We are doing several things in our classroom to help us, but your child also needs to work on them at home as well. We have a fabulous new game that we tried out last week. I must say that it was quite the hit and nobody wanted to stop working on their math facts!! We are also continuing to work on Math Facts in a Flash. There is a rumor that the math store opening soon and room 124 is geared up and ready.
The kids have already told me that they are working on money at home. A great big thank you for getting a head start on this!! We are planning on finishing chapter 11 this week and testing this Friday on it. Remember that it is a review of addition and subtraction. The biggest problem we have had so far is remembering to look at the sign first before we work the problem. We aren't used to having mixed problems of addition and subtraction together.
In preparing for the future, once we are getting to the end of our study on money, we will celebrate our new knowledge by turning our classroom into one big grocery store! This will be the perfect way to put into practice everything we have learned. In order to do this big, I need your help. If you could go ahead and start sending in any empty food box containers that don't have any kind of food on them. For example, ceral boxes, taco boxes, oatmeal boxes etc.. We need a big variety of items to make this a lot of fun. Last year I had a parent that cleaned out shampoo bottles and sent them in, the kids loved that. Anything that is free of the product that came in it is perfect. Also, it would be great if you could go ahead and stick a price on it for us. I can promise you, this will be a fantastic learning experience for your child! Thank you!!
In Science we will be starting a Unit of study on Balancing and Weighing. Make sure to ask your child about what he or she is learning. I will be sure to get a lot of pictures for you to see! The kids are going to thoroughly enjoy this unit!
Your child has a very important Journal that is used frequently. Check with your child to see if they still have plenty of paper in it. We have a few that are getting toward the end and need to be replaced.
Thanks so much for all you do!
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