April 15th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, April 19th - Midterms

Tuesday, April 23rd - Talent Show

Wednesday, April 24th - Mini Relay for Life; Last day to bring in Pop Tabs

Friday, April 25th - Bake Sale

Wednesday, May 1st - 2 Hour Delay

Friday, May 3rd - Mom's and Muffins; May Crowning

Sunday, May 5th - FIRST COMMUNION

Thursday, May 9th - Spring Program 10:00 am and 7:00 pm.

Monday, May 20th - Jump Rope for Heart 

Friday, May 24th - Awards Presentation; Carnival

Monday, May 27th - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Wednesday, May 29th - Last Day of School

This Week In Class:

Math - comparing numbers to 1000; ordering numbers to 1000; rounding to nearest 100

Reading/Phonics - graphic sources; long a spelled with ei and eigh; endings and suffixes; writing with pronouns

Science - Keeping healthy with exercise; germs; taking care of yourself

Social Studies - American Heros; American symbols

Health - Staying well; feeling ill, preventing illness; non-spreading illnesses

Spelling - review of words from lessons 25-29

   before                                      every                                   through

   favorite                                    some                                   very

   whole                                       would                                   you

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   out                                          sound                                     town

   bark                                         hard                                      part

   started                                      first                                      person

   were                                         buy                                       by

  know                                         no                                        one

   won                                          to                                         two                   

Pop Tabs!    

The last day to bring in pop tabs is April 24th! 

Book Adventure:

We are having a challenge among the second graders to see who can read and earn the most points during the month of April.  For every 300 points the students earn they will receive a piece of candy.

Websites:

I have found several websites that the students have been exploring in class.  Here are the links.

http://www.funbrain.com/

This website contains a ton of games for several topics and categories. They include math games, reading games, word games, puzzles and so much more. When students log in they select their gender and skill level, which ranges from Kindergarten to 8th grade.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html

This website contains a list of science topics for students to explore. The games start off easy but continue to get a little harder while not only testing science skills, but technology skills as well. The website is geared for kids in the elementary grades.