Important Announcements:
*Next week will be the last
week of the second nine weeks! It is
hard to believe that we will be half way done with the school year!
*We do not have a reading
story next week from the basal. Instead,
the majority of the class will be reading Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Four students will be reading Stanley’s
Christmas Adventure and four students will be reading December Dog. Today I met
with those students that will be reading a different story. No matter what story your child is reading,
he/she will have in class work to complete and will be taking a quiz over
his/her story on Friday. I am in need of
additional copies of Dr. Seuss’s How the
Grinch Stole Christmas. If you have
a copy at home that you do not mind letting us borrow next week, please send it
in with your child on Monday. Make sure
to put your name in the book so that we can return it to you by the end of the
week! Thanks!
*If your child is able to
complete all of his/her reading work in class on the assigned days, he/she will
not have any reading homework next week.
*There will NOT be a spelling
test next week! Enjoy the week off!
*Second grade teachers have
set the deadline of all second graders having 100% mastery on addition math
facts by the end of January. After that,
we will focus our attention on subtraction math facts. You will notice that
math facts practice will start being assigned as homework after we return from
Christmas Break. Addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division flashcards would make perfect stocking
stuffers!
*If your child is missing a
coat, hat, or lunchbox, please have him/her check the school’s lost and found. Our lost and found collection has exploded
recently! All items that are in the lost
and found will be donated during Christmas Break.
*Continue to work on addition
and subtraction math facts. Make sure to
use those fact triangles that were sent home, or you can practice for free
online at www.xtramath.org. Let me know if
you need the log-in information sent home again.
*If anyone is able to come in
and volunteer next week, send me an e-mail and let me know what day and time
works best for you! Thanks!
*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
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A Look at Next Week:
Science/ Health
Science/ Health
Staying Well
Spelling
No spelling test!
Reading
Story: How the Grinch
Stole Christmas, December Dog, or Stanley’s
Christmas Adventure
Skill: review of skills taught in Unit 3
Math
Comparison Number Stories; Graphing Data; Number Stories and
Diagrams; Subtracting with Base-10 Blocks
Social Studies
Our Government test will be Tuesday, December 16th! Christmas / Holiday activities the rest of
the week
English/Writing
How-To Writing
