Friday, December 7, 2012

Weekly Update 12/07/12

Important Announcements:

*December Book-It Calendars were sent home on Monday. These will be due back on Friday, December 21st!  This is for a reading grade. 

*Our class will be shopping in the Santa Shoppe on Monday, December 10th.  If you want your child to participate, please make sure he/she brings his/her money on Monday.  Thanks!

*Miss Berry graduates on Wednesday, December 12th, and her last day with us will be on Friday, December 14th

*Our second grade music program will take place on Monday, December 17th at 6:30 p.m.  Your child should report to the classroom at 6:15 p.m.  The kids have been working hard on this program, and I cannot wait to see it! 

*Friday, December 21st will be our last day of school before Christmas Break.  It will also be the end of the second nine weeks grading period. 

*Mark your calendars now!  Our class will be participating in the Micronauts program at the Challenger Learning Center on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. We will leave school at 9:00 a.m. and return at 11:30 a.m. For this mission, we will need at least 8 parent volunteers.  More information will be coming!  

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health:

Sun, Moon, and Stars

Spelling:

Plurals change –y to -ies

Reading:

Story: Pumpkin Fiesta

Skill: predict outcomes

Math

Make a triangular pyramid, symmetry hunt, review, test

Social Studies

Government unit

English

Possessive nouns

Writing

Second Nine Weeks Writing Prompt on Monday; letter writing