Weekly Update 10/11/13

Important Announcements:

*Our school set a school-wide goal of achieving 16,000 behavior tickets by Wednesday, October 9^th.  We were able to meet this goal and got extra recess today! 

*Reading is a vital part of educational success.  Mrs. Greene is sending home an OPTIONAL reading calendar to encourage reading over fall break.  If your child reads for 15 minutes at least ten days over break, he/she can earn a crazy hat day.  I plan on doing this, and I encourage EVERY child to participate in this with me! 

*Spelling words went home today in the Family Times newsletter printed on yellow paper.  They always go home the Friday before so that your child has a week to study them.  The words can be found under Day 4, and they are highlighted.  We do take the tests on the computer using www.spellingcity.com/awhisman. 

*Report cards will be available online starting TODAY Friday, October 11^th. 

*It was great meeting with each of you about your child’s progress so far in second grade.  I look forward to working together to ensure that your child has a positive, successful year! 

*Fall Break is October 14^th – October 27^th.  Enjoy!  I will be spending some time on home improvement projects, spending some quality time with my dog Ellie and my friends and family, and planning the perfect outfit for the Chick-Fil-A Teacher Night.  Whatever your plans are for this break, I hope you have fun, relax, and stay safe! 

*Over fall break, two students will celebrate their birthdays!  CeCe will celebrate her birthday on Friday, October 25^th!  Justin will celebrate his birthday on Sunday, October 27^th!  Happy Birthday, CeCe and Justin! 

*When we return to school after Fall Break, we will be celebrating College Go! Week with special spirit days.  The days are:

Monday 10/28: Make your Dreams Come True - wear pajamas

Tuesday 10/29: Stay in School - Wear Brownsburg attire

Wednesday 10/30:  Riley Western Dress Day  for $1.00 (Students pay $1.00 donation to Riley and dress up in Western themed clothing.)

Thursday 10/31: My future is so bright I have to wear shades - Wear sunglasses

Friday 11/1: Going to College - Favorite College Team

*PTSG is sponsoring a Dine to Donate at the Avon Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday, October 30^th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Students are encouraged to attend and wear their costumes.  Fun! 

*Mrs. Dziadosz and Mrs. Fowler are already preparing for our Veteran’s Day program.  Please see the flier attached to the weekly e-mail if you would like to honor a veteran during the program! 

*I believe in building relationships with the children both inside my classroom and outside the classroom.  If your child participates in any extracurricular activities (sports, dance, theater, etc.), or has any other events that he/she would like to invite me to, please let me know, and I will do my best to come! 

*The blog will also be updated with this information as well so if you need to see it again visit http://misswhisman.blogspot.com .

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health

Weather

Spelling

Vowel Patterns: a, ai, ay

Reading

Story: One Good Turn Deserves Another

Skill: compare and contrast

Math

Change Number Stories; Parts-and-Total Number Stories; Reading a Thermometer

Social Studies

Government

English/Writing

Writing letters

Weekly Update 10/04/13

Important Announcements:

*Students that were drawn from the paw bucket LAST week: Kade

*Students that were drawn from the paw bucket THIS week: Ethan

*Our class was drawn from the paw bucket last week!  We got a special treat Thursday morning!    

*We will be taking our math test over Unit 3 on Friday, October 11^th. 

*Attention parents-

 

We are pleased to announce that your child and staff at Delaware Trail helped set a new JAM world record for the most people exercising at one time for a healthy lifestyle.  On Thursday, September 26th, 1,354,714 people did a series of exercises to music. Several senior football players and our favorite Brownsburg bulldog helped lead us.  Congratulations DT!

 

Mrs. Hopkins (Physical Education Teacher)

 

*Spelling words went home today in the Family Times newsletter printed on yellow paper.  They always go home the Friday before so that your child has a week to study them.  The words can be found under Day 4, and they are highlighted.  We do take the tests on the computer using www.spellingcity.com/awhisman. 

*The end of the first nine weeks is today!  Report cards will be available online starting Friday, October 11^th. 

*Parent / Teacher conferences will be held Wednesday, October 9^th and Thursday, October 10^th.  I will do my very best to keep on schedule.  Please help me out by making sure you are on time to your scheduled conference.  If for some reason you can no longer attend the conference at the date and time scheduled, please let me know immediately so we can get it rescheduled. 

*We will have a very special guest speaker with us on Wednesday, October 9^th.  Kim Brown, sister of author Marc Brown, will be speaking to the second grade from 10:10 – 11:10.  What a great opportunity for us! 

*Fall Break is October 14^th – October 27^th.  Enjoy! 

*PTSG is sponsoring a Dine to Donate at the Avon Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday, October 30^th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Students are encouraged to attend and wear their costumes.  Fun! 

*Mrs. Dziadosz and Mrs. Fowler are already preparing for our Veteran’s Day program.  Please see the flier attached to the weekly e-mail if you would like to honor a veteran during the program! 

*I believe in building relationships with the children both inside my classroom and outside the classroom.  If your child participates in any extracurricular activities (sports, dance, theater, etc.), or has any other events that he/she would like to invite me to, please let me know, and I will do my best to come! 

*The blog will also be updated with this information as well so if you need to see it again visit http://misswhisman.blogspot.com .

A Look at Next Week:

Science/ Health

Weather

Spelling

plurals

Reading

Story: The Bremen Town Musicians

Skill: cause and effect

Math

Frames-and-Arrows Problems; Change at a Garage Sale; Counting Up to Make Change; Review; Unit 3 Test on 10/11/13

Social Studies

Government

English/Writing

Writing paragraphs