January 25th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Monday January 27th - February 1st - Catholic Schools Week
Wednesday, February 6th - 2 Hour Delay
Friday, February 8th - Valentines Day Party at Senior Center
Sunday, February 10th - Catholic Schools Mass
Monday, February 11th - Reading at Senior Center
Wednesday, February 13th - Ash Wednesday Mass
Thursday, February 14th - Valentines Day Party
Friday, February 15th - Midterms / No School Mass
Monday, February 18th - No School - President's Day
Monday, February 25th - Spring Pictures

This Week is Catholic Schools Week:

Monday - Physical Fitness Day (Dress Down Day; wear wacky color combinations

Tuesday - Religion Day (Dress Up Day)

Wednesday - Reading Day

Thursday - Math Day (Dress Down Day; bring pillow and blankets)

Friday - Science Day

This Week In Class:

Math -  begin subtracting two digit numbers

Reading/Phonics - r-controlled or, ore, oor, our; inflected endings -ed, -es; characters

Social Studies - reviewed location of states we have learned

Science - ended unit on the Earth; discussed erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes, recycling, and natural resources

Health - finished discussing food for fitness

Spelling - beginning ch, sh, th, wh

check      ship

the          they

what       where

chair       child

shirt        then

there      white

Book It!

Keep on reading!

Pop Tabs!

Keep collecting!!

January 18th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, January 18th - Report Cards go home
Monday, January 21st - No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday January 27th - February 1st - Catholic Schools Week
Wednesday, February 6th - 2 Hour Delay
Friday, February 11th - Valentines Day Party at Senior Center

Catholic Schools Week (Week of January 27th):

Monday - Physical Fitness Day (Dress Down Day; wear wacky color combinations

Tuesday - Religion Day (Dress Up Day)

Wednesday - Reading Day

Thursday - Math Day (Dress Down Day; bring pillow and blankets)

Friday - Science Day

This Week In Class:

Math - We finished adding two digit numbers and will be begin subtracting two digit numbers

Reading/Phonics - vowel patterns oo, ew, ou; verb tenses (past, present, and future); contractions; cause and effect

Social Studies - Constructed personal timelines and learned more states

Science - Began our unit on the Earth; discussed erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes

Health - Ads affect food choices; making decisions, and handling foods safely 

Spelling - words with double consonants

happy       full

will          follow

add          better

tall          Halloween

pretty      stuff

egg         carry

Book It!

Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes five times a week and coloring the appropriate day on their calendar taped in their homework folder.  If they read for 40 minutes at a time they may count it as two days.  The students will receive a certificate at the end of the year if they complete all six months of the program. They are halfway there!! 

Grade Cards:

I am very pleased with the progress the students are making in their academics.  They are doing great!  If you have any questions or concerns please contact me anytime. 

This week we have spent some time talking about proper behavior that should be displayed in the classroom and on the playground at recess.  Some students began playing rough (tacking, pushing, pulling) at recess.  I have told the students that I have high expectations for them and what them to be model students for the other kids in the building.  They are a great group of kids and I enjoy working with them.  I tell them that they  are now second-and-a-half graders so we need to make sure we are ready for third grade, both with our work and our behavior.  It is hard to believe the school year is half-over. It sure is going fast.

January 11, 2013

Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and enjoyed some family time. I know I did!

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, January 11th - End of Quarter

Friday, January 18th - Report Cards Go Home

Monday, January 21st - No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

January 27th - February 2nd - Catholic Schools Week

This week in class:

Math - addition of two digit numbers with two or three addends

Reading / Phonics - r- controlled ar (star, start); inflected endings -ed and -ing; and subject/verb agreement

Health - Began discussing Food for Fitness (how your body uses food, knowing what to eat and drink, and eating healthy meals)

Social Studies - began working on our timelines

Spelling - review of lessons 13-17

a lot       always

going      lived

scared     upon

was         each

feel         feet

keep        read

team       ate

baseball   mail

make       paint

stay         boat

find         high

mind       right

throw       flew

food        moon

new         soon

Book Adventure:

There was a contest over Christmas Break between the 2nd graders and third graders to see who could earn the most points.  The results are in... 2ND GRADE WON!!  They earned 7,055 points while the 3rd grade earned 5,650 points.

Lunch Room Competition:

Each week all the grades are in a competition to be the quietest and have the cleanest table when they leave.  After coming in close a few times, 2nd grade WON this week!  I was very pleased with their behavior and manners!!

Pen-Pals

We will be writing letters to some pen-pals.  They are second grades from Glandorf Elementary (where I live)!  My cousin is one of the three second grade teachers there and asked me at our family  Christmas if we could be pen-pals.  When I mentioned this to the class they were thrilled! I think this is a great experience for the kids and a great opportunity.