Happy Holidays

I wish you and your family a very safe and happy holiday season. Merry Christmas and I will see everyone when we return in 2019!

Warm Clothes

• With the colder temps, please send your child to school in a warm jacket with a hat, mittens, and snowpants daily. Please talk to your child about wearing these items when going out for recess every day. A lot of students feel they will be OK without jackets and snowpants.
• We did a locker clean out this week. Please unload backpacks for the start of the New Year!

Math

In math students have been working with pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half-dollars. Throughout the week students were given a collection of coins to count and using various coins students demonstrated ways to show the same amount of money. Time was also spent counting money using $1.00 bills.

Upcoming Dates

Dec. 24- Jan. 1- Christmas Break
Wednesday, Jan. 2nd- Classes Resume

Spelling Words

Jan. 7-11

1. brew
2. soup
3. blue
4. clue
5. blew
6. group
7. cashew
8. cartoon
9. pursue

Bookbags

Your child has a book or several books within his/her guided reading bookbag to read over the holiday break. Please spend some time each night listening to your child read some of his/her favorite books that he/she has selected to read.

Guided Reading

This week in Guided Reading your child has been working on the reading skill of sequencing. Using signal words such as: first, then, next, and after, your child has been listing series of events. Our class will continue to work on this reading skill after the holiday break as well. Please remember to sign your child's yellow reading sheet each night and over Christmas break as well.

Science

In science students continued to learn about solids, liquids, and gases.

Warm Clothes

Please remember to send warm clothes with your child to wear outside during recess time including boots, gloves, a hat, and snowpants!

Read-a-Thon

On Friday, December 21st our classroom will be having a read-a-thon in the morning. The read-a-thon will last for one hour and your child may bring in books from home to read, your child may choose books from within our classroom to read, or your child may choose to read books that he/she has checked out from the library. Everyone within our classroom will be reading the entire time including myself. Every fifteen minutes the entire class will stop with what they are reading and two students will have the opportunity to give a book talk on the book they are reading. With Christmas right around the corner the excitement level is rising within our classroom. Your child has worked extremely hard already this year in his/her guided reading group. This read– a-thon will be a nice, relaxing way for your child to relax and enjoy reading some of his/her favorite books before going into Christmas vacation. If your child chooses he/she may bring in a healthy snack and/or a beverage to enjoy during the read-a-thon. 

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, Dec. 19th- Club's Choice Pickup, High School Cafeteria (3-6)

Spelling Words

Dec. 17-21

One-Syllable Words

1. down

2. shout

3. mouth

4. town

5. sprout

6. south

Two-Syllable Words

7. surround

8. powder

9. outside

Word of the Month

Teamwork-the act of working together, cooperation

Scissors

 ¨ Many students have lost or no longer have a pair of scissors. Could you ask your child if he/she has a pair of scissors or if they need a new pair bought. 

Math Problems of the Week

Math Problems of the Week

¨ I am a number between 70 and 90.

¨ I am an even number between 50 and 60.

¨ I am a number that is 12 more than 46.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, Dec. 10th- Book Orders Due
Tuesday, Dec. 11th- 2 Hour Late Start (Wear an Irish Shirt)

Spelling Words

Dec. 10-14

One-Syllable Words

1. point

2. broil

3. boy

4. joint

5. spoil

6. toy

Two-Syllable Words

7. enjoy

8. poison

9. oyster

Writing

In writing students are beginning to learn about Realistic Fiction.

Science

In science students are working with and learning about the various states of matter of solids and liquids.

Math

Please spend time practicing with your child as often as you can basic addition and subtraction facts such as: 7+7, 6+4, 3+7, 12-4, etc. Being able to solve basic addition and subtraction math facts quickly is an important part of second grade math. Using flashcards or shaking a pair of dice are great ways to reinforce these basic facts. Also counting money and telling time are additional areas  you can work on at home with your child.

Box Tops

Keep collecting box tops! Our school makes a substantial amount of money just by collecting box tops! Some of the money that our school makes from collecting box tops is used to purchase additional items for individual classrooms. Ask friends and relatives to collect Box Tops for our school as well.  

Guided Reading

Guided Reading is going very well within our classroom.  Please make sure your child is spending time every night reading one of their guided reading books that are sent home in their bookbag. The most important thing to remember about guided reading is that your child is reading books at his/her own level!