Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Read Across America Week!
If you would like to come and read to our class this Wednesday please email me. I am very flexible with the time on that day.
Tuesday: Please send a beach towel with your child. We will be doing our D.E.A.R. time outside if the weather permits. Also, we will keep the beach towels at school until Friday just in case we decide to go outside to read again in honor of Read Across America Week.
Wedesday: Volunteers will come and read. Please turn in the homework that came home last week about your character for the parade, along with your sign that you will be carrying in the parade. The sign needs to have the book title and character on it. I have found that attaching it with ribbon or yarn works very well around their necks.
Thursday: SILLY HAT DAY: wear a silly hat in honor of Dr. Seuss.
Friday: Character Parade at 9:30. Plese make sure your child comes to school dressed in a character from a book. Everybody participates in the parade. If you would like to watch the parade, please go to the lunchroom.
Book orders are due this Wednesday. You may send your order in with a check to Scholastic or you may order online with our class code K2YLD.
We are in great need of Anti-bacterial wipes for our classroom.
The money is due for class pictures this Friday if you haven't purchased one and would like to.
A great big thank you to Jay's mom for making us chocolate worms and "dirt" Friday. We had TOO MUCH FUN with it! Thank you!!!
Story: Fire Fighter!
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or
Voc. Strategy: Word Structure
Comp. Skill: Main Idea and supporting details
Comp. Strategy: Text Structure
Grammar: Pronouns
In Math this week we will be doing a complete review of what we are already learning with our Calendar Math. We will be ready to test this Friday on this chapter. This chapter will be a breeze for your child.
The President Reports were EXCELLENT! We have learned so much about past Presidents this month. We have been making some excellent connections with our Presidents. I hope you have enjoyed some conversations about them at home as well.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Thanks for all you do!!
Tuesday: Please send a beach towel with your child. We will be doing our D.E.A.R. time outside if the weather permits. Also, we will keep the beach towels at school until Friday just in case we decide to go outside to read again in honor of Read Across America Week.
Wedesday: Volunteers will come and read. Please turn in the homework that came home last week about your character for the parade, along with your sign that you will be carrying in the parade. The sign needs to have the book title and character on it. I have found that attaching it with ribbon or yarn works very well around their necks.
Thursday: SILLY HAT DAY: wear a silly hat in honor of Dr. Seuss.
Friday: Character Parade at 9:30. Plese make sure your child comes to school dressed in a character from a book. Everybody participates in the parade. If you would like to watch the parade, please go to the lunchroom.
Book orders are due this Wednesday. You may send your order in with a check to Scholastic or you may order online with our class code K2YLD.
We are in great need of Anti-bacterial wipes for our classroom.
The money is due for class pictures this Friday if you haven't purchased one and would like to.
A great big thank you to Jay's mom for making us chocolate worms and "dirt" Friday. We had TOO MUCH FUN with it! Thank you!!!
Story: Fire Fighter!
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: Suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or
Voc. Strategy: Word Structure
Comp. Skill: Main Idea and supporting details
Comp. Strategy: Text Structure
Grammar: Pronouns
In Math this week we will be doing a complete review of what we are already learning with our Calendar Math. We will be ready to test this Friday on this chapter. This chapter will be a breeze for your child.
The President Reports were EXCELLENT! We have learned so much about past Presidents this month. We have been making some excellent connections with our Presidents. I hope you have enjoyed some conversations about them at home as well.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Thanks for all you do!!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
President Reports are Due Tuesday, February 21st.
Don't forget Muffins for Moms is this week. A-L last names are Tuesday, and M-Z last names are Wednesday.
This week is the end of a Unit in Reading so we won't have new spelling words or a new reading story. We will have an end of the Unit Benchmark test instead.
In Math this week we will finish Chapter 14 and take a test Thursday. Then we will continue with Telling Time in Chapter 15 which is Understanding Time. Please make sure your child is practicing at home as well. We are doing a great job with telling time to the hour, half hour, to 15 minutes, and then we will learn minutes this week.
Don't forget to brainstorm an idea for the Book Character Parade which is coming up on Friday, March 2nd.
Contact me with any questions or concerns.
Have a super week!
This week is the end of a Unit in Reading so we won't have new spelling words or a new reading story. We will have an end of the Unit Benchmark test instead.
In Math this week we will finish Chapter 14 and take a test Thursday. Then we will continue with Telling Time in Chapter 15 which is Understanding Time. Please make sure your child is practicing at home as well. We are doing a great job with telling time to the hour, half hour, to 15 minutes, and then we will learn minutes this week.
Don't forget to brainstorm an idea for the Book Character Parade which is coming up on Friday, March 2nd.
Contact me with any questions or concerns.
Have a super week!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
We Shopped Until We Dropped!
WOW!!!
What a fantastic time we had shopping in our grocery store this past Friday! It was a fantastic way to wrap up our study on money! Please look for a slideshow to come shortly. A great big thank you to all of you that helped stock our store. Mrs. Hildebrand came and organized our store for us and she had quite the job because we had SO MUCH STUFF! I am convinced that the Smith family has a pantry the size of my bedroom at their house. :) I can't thank you enough for everything you took the time to send in. I can promise you that it was all appreciated by some pretty awesome 2nd graders.
Your child brought home their money on Friday, just in case they accidentally forgot to tell you. :)
Reminders:
President Reports are due February 21th.
Monday, February 20th is a Holiday for President's Day
Feb. 21st is Muffins for Mom for (A-L)
Feb. 22nd is Muffins for Mom for (M-Z)
March 2nd Book Parade
March 6 Doughnuts for Dad (A-L)
March 7th Doughnuts for Dad (M-Z)
Story This Week: Helen Keller and the Big Storm
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui
Voc. Strategy: Context Clues
Comp. Skill: Fact and Opinion
Comp. Strategy: Ask Questions
Grammar: Adverbs that Tell How
In Math this week we will begin learning about Telling Time. Just as with the Money Unit, please work with your child at home as much as possible.
We will have a Science Voc. Test this Thursday. The words are written down in your child's take home folder.
We will be celebrating Read Across America Week February 27-March 2nd this year. I wanted to go ahead and give you a heads up because we will have a character parade that Friday. Your child will dress up as a character from a book on that day. I wanted to let you know now so you could go ahead and start brainstorming ideas with your child. You will receive more detailed information about that week soon.
OUR VALENTINE'S PARTY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH FROM 1:30 - 2:15. Pleaes make sure your child has a Valentine for each child in the class if they are participating. The kids are so excited about this fun day!
On the front of the Aviator News that came home Friday there are two yellow coupon cut outs to send in to RSVP for Muffins for Mom and Doughnuts for Dads. Please send these in if you plan to attend so the PTA will know how many people to be prepared for.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a Super Week!
What a fantastic time we had shopping in our grocery store this past Friday! It was a fantastic way to wrap up our study on money! Please look for a slideshow to come shortly. A great big thank you to all of you that helped stock our store. Mrs. Hildebrand came and organized our store for us and she had quite the job because we had SO MUCH STUFF! I am convinced that the Smith family has a pantry the size of my bedroom at their house. :) I can't thank you enough for everything you took the time to send in. I can promise you that it was all appreciated by some pretty awesome 2nd graders.
Your child brought home their money on Friday, just in case they accidentally forgot to tell you. :)
Reminders:
President Reports are due February 21th.
Monday, February 20th is a Holiday for President's Day
Feb. 21st is Muffins for Mom for (A-L)
Feb. 22nd is Muffins for Mom for (M-Z)
March 2nd Book Parade
March 6 Doughnuts for Dad (A-L)
March 7th Doughnuts for Dad (M-Z)
Story This Week: Helen Keller and the Big Storm
Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
Phonics: Vowels oo, ue, ew, ui
Voc. Strategy: Context Clues
Comp. Skill: Fact and Opinion
Comp. Strategy: Ask Questions
Grammar: Adverbs that Tell How
In Math this week we will begin learning about Telling Time. Just as with the Money Unit, please work with your child at home as much as possible.
We will have a Science Voc. Test this Thursday. The words are written down in your child's take home folder.
We will be celebrating Read Across America Week February 27-March 2nd this year. I wanted to go ahead and give you a heads up because we will have a character parade that Friday. Your child will dress up as a character from a book on that day. I wanted to let you know now so you could go ahead and start brainstorming ideas with your child. You will receive more detailed information about that week soon.
OUR VALENTINE'S PARTY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH FROM 1:30 - 2:15. Pleaes make sure your child has a Valentine for each child in the class if they are participating. The kids are so excited about this fun day!
On the front of the Aviator News that came home Friday there are two yellow coupon cut outs to send in to RSVP for Muffins for Mom and Doughnuts for Dads. Please send these in if you plan to attend so the PTA will know how many people to be prepared for.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a Super Week!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
PTA Around the World Night this Tuesday at 6:00!
You don't want to miss PTA this Tuesday at 6:00. Your family will enjoy Around the World Night greatly! I will even make sure this is a homework free night for your child.
If you are able to send in 18 white gift bags with handles for Valentines please email me and let me know. Thanks!
Your child brought home a President Report last week that will be due February 21st. This date is different from the other 2nd grade classes so much sure you go by our date. This gives your child a little more time to prepare. Please notice that your child is doing the work and the illustrations. This should be a fun learning experience for your child. Also, I have had several kids ask me if they are allowed to dress up like their President. ABSOLUTELY! Of course this isn't required, but they are certainly allowed to for their presentation if they would like. We have a classroom full of creative minds, so I am not surprised at all that I was asked this question. Please feel free to let your child add any extra touches to their project and presentation.
Please be sure to include all of the required pages for the book as well.
Story this week: I like Where I am
Genre: Narrative Poem
Phonics: Diphthongs oi, oy
Voc. Strategy: Context Clues
Comp. Skill: Theme and Plot
Comp. Strategy: Summarize
Grammar: Adverbs that tell when and where
In Math we are continuing with Money in Chapter 13. We will be ready to test this Friday. Please make sure your child is comfortable with the review sheet that will come home Thursday night.
If you told me you were able to send in a shopping cart for our store, please send it in by this Friday. Thank you so much!
We have finished our study on Weight and Balance in Science and have moved back to our Science book. Your child very responsibly copied their Science Voc. for Chapter 5 in their binder. They have the word highlighted in yellow with the definition following. We will begin this chapter Monday. I wanted them to have their voc. words ahead of time.
We are learning about past Presidents in Social Studies. We have had the best time finding out some very interesting facts already. For example, have your child explain to you about George Washington and his teeth, OR LACK OF, we should say! :)
Thank you for responding so quickly to the letter that came home about our Valentine Party. The kids are so excited! Your child brought home a list of every child in our classroom. Please make sure they have a Valentine for each child if they are participating. This is such a fun time for the kids!
Your child brought home a yearbook presale sheet last week. The presale price is only good until March 23rd.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
If you are able to send in 18 white gift bags with handles for Valentines please email me and let me know. Thanks!
Your child brought home a President Report last week that will be due February 21st. This date is different from the other 2nd grade classes so much sure you go by our date. This gives your child a little more time to prepare. Please notice that your child is doing the work and the illustrations. This should be a fun learning experience for your child. Also, I have had several kids ask me if they are allowed to dress up like their President. ABSOLUTELY! Of course this isn't required, but they are certainly allowed to for their presentation if they would like. We have a classroom full of creative minds, so I am not surprised at all that I was asked this question. Please feel free to let your child add any extra touches to their project and presentation.
Please be sure to include all of the required pages for the book as well.
Story this week: I like Where I am
Genre: Narrative Poem
Phonics: Diphthongs oi, oy
Voc. Strategy: Context Clues
Comp. Skill: Theme and Plot
Comp. Strategy: Summarize
Grammar: Adverbs that tell when and where
In Math we are continuing with Money in Chapter 13. We will be ready to test this Friday. Please make sure your child is comfortable with the review sheet that will come home Thursday night.
If you told me you were able to send in a shopping cart for our store, please send it in by this Friday. Thank you so much!
We have finished our study on Weight and Balance in Science and have moved back to our Science book. Your child very responsibly copied their Science Voc. for Chapter 5 in their binder. They have the word highlighted in yellow with the definition following. We will begin this chapter Monday. I wanted them to have their voc. words ahead of time.
We are learning about past Presidents in Social Studies. We have had the best time finding out some very interesting facts already. For example, have your child explain to you about George Washington and his teeth, OR LACK OF, we should say! :)
Thank you for responding so quickly to the letter that came home about our Valentine Party. The kids are so excited! Your child brought home a list of every child in our classroom. Please make sure they have a Valentine for each child if they are participating. This is such a fun time for the kids!
Your child brought home a yearbook presale sheet last week. The presale price is only good until March 23rd.
Please email me with any questions or concerns. Have a super week!
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