Weekly Update 11/23/11

Important Announcements:

*Thanksgiving is a time where we reflect upon all the blessings that we have in our life. I cannot express how thankful I am for each and every one of you. I have been blessed with 20 wonderful students. Each of them is so special and brightens my day. I am honored to be a part of their lives. I am also incredibly blessed for the support that you the parents have given me this year. During this time of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for your children and you and what a wonderful school year this has been. Thanks!

*We will be doing the Cheer Drive from November 28^th – December 2^nd. This is a time where you can send in donations for those that are less fortunate to help during this season of giving while at the same time demonstrating our character trait of compassion. Items that can be donated are: bath soap, boxed dinners, canned fruit, canned meat, deodorant, dish soap, laundry detergent, paper towels, paper napkins, pasta, rice, and soup.

*Next Wednesday, November 30^th will be a Student Council sponsored snack day. The snacks will cost $0.50.

*Thanks to Mrs. Angle for organizing a wonderful Fall Party. I would also like to thank those of you that made donations and helped during that time. The kids loved it!

*Book-It calendars were sent home on Tuesday, November 1^st. Use the calendar to track the number of minutes your child reads. If he/she reads for fifteen minutes, he/she can color in the date on the calendar. In order to earn the free personal pan pizza coupon from Pizza Hut, your child will need to read for fifteen minutes, four times a week. The calendar is due back on December 1^st. The program will continue through March.

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Forces and Motion

Spelling

Words with spr-, str-, and thr-

Reading
Story: From Seed to Plant

Skills: reading diagrams and sequence chart

Daily Five: Listen to Reading

Math

Line Segments, Parallel Line Segments, Polygons, Quadrangles

Social Studies

A Look at Earth

English

Saw, Seen, Went, Gone and Did, Done, Gave, Given

Writing

Sentences

Weekly Update 11/18/11

Important Announcements:

*Spelling note for next week: There will be NO spelling next week. Enjoy! The spelling words for the week of November 28^th will be sent home on Wednesday, November 23^rd.

*Our next math test will take place on Tuesday, November 22^nd. We will be reviewing for the test on Monday, and I will be sending home a study guide that evening for homework.

*I would like to clarify something since there seems to be some confusion. I sent home a letter requesting snacks from each family. This is for a special activity we are doing the morning of November 23^rd. This is NOT related to the Fall Party. Mrs. Angle has been working on donations for the Fall Party as well. I am sorry if this has caused any confusion, and if your family is unable to donate a snack for our special morning activity, that is okay. Please let me know if you have any questions! Thanks!

*Book-It calendars were sent home on Tuesday, November 1^st. Use the calendar to track the number of minutes your child reads. If he/she reads for fifteen minutes, he/she can color in the date on the calendar. In order to earn the free personal pan pizza coupon from Pizza Hut, your child will need to read for fifteen minutes, four times a week. The calendar is due back on December 1^st. The program will continue through March.

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Forces and Motion

Spelling

None!

Reading
Story: Thanksgiving stories

Daily Five: coaching –vs.- time; individual conferences

Math

Review Unit 4; test on Tuesday; being Unit 5

Social Studies

A Look at Earth

English

Come, Came, Run, Ran

Writing

letter writing

Weekly Update 11/11/11

Important Announcements:

*Happy Veteran’s Day! Thank you so much to all of those that have served in our armed forces. Your sacrifice means more than simple words can say. We are honored by your service!

*Thank you all for attending Monday night’s music program. The kids and Mrs. Dziadosz have worked so hard on this program, and that hard work really paid off! They did a great job!

*A letter was sent home yesterday about a special activity we are doing on November 23rd. Please send in the snack donation by November 22nd. If, for whatever reason, you are not able to do it, just let me know! Thanks!

*Book orders were sent home today. This will be the last order for 2011. They will be sent home again in January. They are due on Friday, November 18^th. If you would like to order online, the code is: GVCWL. Let me know if you have any questions!

*The 2011 Spirit Wear Sale order forms were sent home today. If you would like to order something, it is due back by Friday, November 18^th.

*Spelling note for next week: There will only be one list for next week’s words. If your child scores a 100% on Monday’s pre-test, he/she will be excused from spelling homework next week and will not have to take the final test on Friday.

*We are doing a special recycling activity the week of Thanksgiving during social studies. If you have any plastic bottles (size does not matter!) that you are going to throw away, will you please send it in no later than Friday, November 18^th? Thanks!

*Book-It calendars were sent home on Tuesday, November 1^st. Use the calendar to track the number of minutes your child reads. If he/she reads for fifteen minutes, he/she can color in the date on the calendar. In order to earn the free personal pan pizza coupon from Pizza Hut, your child will need to read for fifteen minutes, four times a week. The calendar is due back on December 1^st. The program will continue through March.

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Forces and Motion

Spelling

Words from our novel

Reading
Story: The School Play from the Black Lagoon

Skill: making predictions, story maps

Daily Five: coaching –vs.- time; individual conferences

Math

Addition Strategies and Place Value

Social Studies

A Look at Earth

English

Past tense verbs adding -ed

Writing

Building a writing rubric, introduction to letter writing

Weekly Update 11/04/11

Important Announcements:

*Joseph celebrated his birthday this week. His birthday was on Thursday, November 3^rd. Happy Birthday, Joseph!

*Blue, the mascot for the Indianapolis Colts, came to present to the school about P.R.I.D.E. on Tuesday. It stands for:

P – Play for 60 minutes

R – Respect

I – Intelligent decisions (Say no to drugs, alcohol, and tobacco)

D – Diet

E – Education

The kids had a great time, and it was both educational and entertaining!

*Book-It calendars were sent home on Tuesday, November 1^st. Use the calendar to track the number of minutes your child reads. If he/she reads for fifteen minutes, he/she can color in the date on the calendar. In order to earn the free personal pan pizza coupon from Pizza Hut, your child will need to read for fifteen minutes, four times a week. The calendar is due back on December 1^st. The program will continue through March.

*Our music program is fast approaching! The second graders will be performing on Monday, November 7^th at 6:30 p.m. Your child will need to be in the classroom at 6:15 p.m. wearing dark pants or dark skirt and the program t-shirt. Your child will get the t-shirt on Monday. I am very excited about the program! See you there!

*Friday, November 11^th we will have a Veteran’s Day Convocation at 9:15. Please wear red, white, and blue in honor of our veterans.

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health
Forces and Motion

Spelling

Words with –ear and -eer

Reading
Story: Johnny Appleseed

Skill: details and mental images

Daily Five: building stamina for read to self and read to someone; coaching –vs.- time; individual conferences

Math

Shopping at the Grocery Store, Addition Number Stories, Measuring to the Nearest Inch, and Addition Strategies

Social Studies

A Look at Earth

English

Present tense verbs

Writing

Writing/drawing with details