2013!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I was so happy to see all of my sweet, sweet 2nd grade friends Thursday! I am so glad everybody is healthy and well. 

We are now into a new nine weeks.  Report cards will come home this Thursday, January 10th.  There will be one copy for you to sign and return and one copy for you to keep.

I wanted to give a great big thank-you to our room moms for a fantastic Christmas party! Mrs. Scafe and Mrs. Carney did a fabulous job organizinig the party, and the kids all had a blast! Thank you ladies!!

Several Reminders:

We will have a pre-test on Unit 3 Week 5 Spelling words tomorrow. 

Your child has a new reading log.  Please remember to sign it every evening that they read.  Please do not take the reading log out of their binder.  I will take it out at the end of the 9 weeks and they will receive a daily grade for it.

If your child doesn't have money in their lunch account they are given a cheese sandwich.  The lunch ladies send home a slip letting you know if your child needs money in their account.  Please check your child's binder for the slips that come home. 

Grade level t-shirts may be worn every Tuesday with blue jeans.  If your child didn't purchase one, they need to wear their regular unform.  Spirit wear is only to be worn on Fridays.

This Thursday, January 10th is Spirit Night at Chappy's.

Your child has Chapter 5 Science Voc. words in their binder.  They will have a test on these words this Friday,  January 11th.  Please make sure your child studies for this test.  Once we finish Chapter 5 we will begin a very big unit on Balancing and Weighing.

January 21st is a School Holiday.

January 25th is Box Top Collection.

We will have a math test this Tuesday, January 8th on Chapter 5.  Your child will have a review sheet Monday for homework.  I know we had several kids out during this chapter so please make sure your child is comfortable with the review sheet.  Regrouping is an extremeley important skill.  Remind your child of our saying, "Bigger Bottom Better Borrow!"  :)

Our treasure box is extremely low if you would like to donate items to it.  We love the simplest things.  Happy Meal toys and dollar tree items are some of our favorites. 

We will  be doing a big study on our Presidents during the month of February.  If by chance I have a parent out there that is a History expert and you would like to share your knowledge on a particular President or several Presidents we would love for you to.  The kids would love to hear from you, so please email me if you would like to share.  Your child is going to be doing a project that will involve one President.  I just wanted to give you a heads up just in case there is a particular President you want your child to research and learn more about.  If I have more than one student that wants the same President, we will handle it the old fashioned way, we will draw numbers! :) 

We will have a vision screening this Thursday, January 10th.  Your child will bring home a form tomorrow.  Please return those Tuesday. 

Story this Week: A Weed is a Flower
Genre: Biography
Phonics: Comparative Endings
Comp. Skill: Cause and Effect
Comp. Strategy: Monitor and Fix Up
Grammar: Verbs am, is, are, was were

I am always available to discuss your child with you.  Please email me if you would like a conference.

Have a super week!