Friday, December 14, 2012

Weekly Update 12/14/12


Important Announcements:

*We are saddened to say good-bye to Miss Berry.  We wish Miss Berry luck in her future endeavors and plan on keeping in touch with her.  

*In honor of the upcoming holiday, we are going to have some spirit days next week! 
Monday – Holiday Pajama Day
Tuesday – Holiday Hat Day
Wednesday – Red and Green Day
Thursday – Favorite Holiday Character Day
Friday – Holiday Socks Day

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

*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!

*Next week we will be reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  If you have a copy of the book at home, you may send it in with your child to use in class.   

*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:

words from the story

Reading:

Story: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Skill: Comprehension

Math

Adding Three Numbers, Comparison Number Stories, Graphing Data, and Number Stories and Diagrams

Social Studies

Government unit

English

Possessive nouns

Writing

friendly letter writing