December 14, 2012

Next week we will be doing Christmas Around the world and holiday activities.  We will not be reading a new story until January.  Reading logs are due January 7th. 

                               MATH

                                      We started a new chapter on probability.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

We will be working on money soon.  

            **Please make sure you send in the following coins in a small container or baggie (with with your child's name on it) with the following coins:  20 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes and 7 quarters.**

Social Studies

             Next week we will be learning about Christmas Around the World.  We will learn about the customs of five different countries in the world.  We will be learning about China, Poland, Sweden, Israel and Mexico.  Look for the Christmas Around the World folder to come home this week.

  Student  of the Week

Ryan is the Student of the Week!  He likes to baseball, swim in his pool and he went to Cellular Field.  His favorite animal is a raccoon.  His favorite color is green.   When Ryan grows up he wants to be a  Baseball Player.

Field Trip

We will be caroling at the Fairview Nursing home on Thursday, December 15^th.  The children are to bring a bag lunch that day.  No hot lunch will be served since our lunchtime will be after the caroling.

 Happy Birthday!

Dale – Dec. 13

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dec. 20 - 2^nd grade Christmas Caroling

Dec. 21 – Holiday Party

Dec. 24 -Jan. 6 – Winter Break

Jan. 7 – Classes resume

I am wishing you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!

December 7, 2012

READING

            Next week we will be having a writer's workshop on persuasive writing.  The children will be learning how to persuade someone of something through their writing.

                        In phonics we will be focusing on the digraphs th, wh, sh, ch and the long vowel sounds of e and a.

In grammar we will be working on combining

sentences.

                               MATH

                                      We will be working on line plots, points on a grid and pictographs.  Our chapter test will be on Thursday.  Our next chapter will be Data and Graphs.   Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

We will be working on money after the holiday break.  

            **Please make sure you send in the following coins in a small container or baggie (with your child's name on it) with the following coins:  20 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes and 7 quarters.**

Holiday Mitten Tree

We are collecting mittens, hats, gloves, and scarves to donate to needy families.  We will be collecting these items until December 19.

             

  Student  of the Week

Niya is the Student of the Week!  She has a lot of friends, goes to Bulgarian school and likes to read books .  Her favorite animal is a puppy.  Her favorite color is black.   When Niya grows up she wants to be a Teacher.

Field Trip

We will be caroling at the Fairview Nursing home on Thursday, December 20^th.  The children are to bring a bag lunch that day.  No hot lunch will be served since our lunchtime will be after the caroling.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dec. 14 – Slipper Movie Day – Wear your favorite slippers to school and we will watch a holiday movie

Dec. 20 - 2^nd grade Christmas Caroling

Dec. 21 – Holiday Party

Dec. 24 -Jan.6 – Winter Break

January 21 – No School – Martin Luther King Day

November 30, 2012

READING

            Next week we will be reading a story called The Big Bushy Mustache.  It’s about a boy who gets a part in a school play.  The mustache he wears in the play makes him look like his father, so he wears it home.  Unfortunately, he loses it.

                        In phonics we will be focusing on the the vowel pairs ou, ow and the suffixes -ly and -ful.

            Vocabulary words are bushy, costume, disguise, handsome, mirror, behind, soldier, story and mustache.

            Comprehension strategies are predict/infer and problem solving.

            In writing we will be working on writing a paragraph with a problem and solution.

        In grammar we will be working on plurals.

           

                          MATH

                               In math we will be finishing our chapter on 2-digit subtraction.  Our chapter test will be on Monday.    Our next chapter will be on data and graphs.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

  Student  of the Week

Karol is the Student of the Week!  He likes to dance, collect pokemon cards and knows how to speak Polish and English.  His favorite animal is a dog.  His favorite color is blue.   When Karol grows up he wants to be a Policeman.

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Holiday Mitten Tree

We are collecting mittens, hats, gloves, and scarves to donate to needy families.  We will be collecting these items until December 19.

Monthly Reading Logs

        Pizza Hut coupons and lunch in our classroom with a movie reward was earned for turning in your reading log with 21 days of reading!  Congratulations to all who earned the reward!  Keep reading throughout the month of December.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dec. 5 – Holiday Shopping

Dec. 7 – Progress Notes for those not meeting grade level expectations

Dec. 14 – Slipper Movie Day – Wear your favorite slippers to school and we will watch a holiday movie

Dec. 24-Jan. 6 – No School – Winter Break

January 21 – No School – Martin Luther King Day

November 16, 2012

Next week we will be working on fables, fairy tales and Thanksgiving activities.  There will not be a newsletter next week.

            After Thanksgiving, we will be reading about a boy from Chinatown and everything that happens in Chinatown – a very busy place.  We will learn something about Chinese culture, kung fu and tai chi.    

            We will be working on the comprehension strategies of summarizing and story structure.

            Our vocabulary words are apartment, delivery, handcarts, market and celebrations.

            In phonics we will be focusing double consonants, consonant digraphs, and reviewing the vowel sounds ai, ay, ow, ou, ee and ea.

            In grammar we will be working on nouns and plurals.

                           MATH

                                    In math we are continuing to work on 2-digit subtraction.  We will be using addition problems to help us solve subtraction problems, estimating differences, problems solving and using mental math to find the differences.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

Student  of the Week

Jonas is the Student of the Week!  He likes to do Tae Kwon Dow, know two languages and he has been to Europe five times.  His favorite animal is a lion.  His favorite color is orange.   When Jonas grows up he wants to be a Doctor.

Dinostars

The children did a great job at the Dinostar performance last night!  Thank you to Ms. Wyse for leading such a great show!  I am very proud of them!

Social Studies

We are learning about the Pilgrims, the Native American Indians and the First Thanksgiving.  We will learn about the Pilgrims and how the First Thanksgiving was created.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nov. 21, 22, 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School

Dec. 22-Jan. 7 – Winter Break

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 9, 2012

READING

            Next week we will be working on fables and Thanksgiving activities.             

            We will be working on the comprehension strategies predict/infer, rereading for understanding and understanding fables.

            Our vocabulary words are fable, lesson, moral.

            In phonics we will be focusing on final k as in ck and k. 

            In grammar we will be working on revising run-on sentences.

                           MATH

                                    In math we are continuing to work on 2-digit subtraction.  We will be using addition problems to help us solve subtraction problems, estimating differences, problems solving and using mental math to find the differences.  Our chapter test will be next Friday.  Our next chapter will continue with 2-digit subtraction.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

Social Studies

We are learning about the Pilgrims, the Native American Indians and the First Thanksgiving.  Next week we will learn about the Pilgrims and how the First Thanksgiving was created.

Recess

          We go outside for recess unless the wind chill is below 20 degrees.  The children will need to bring snow pants and boots in order to play in the snow.  Any child who needs to stay inside for recess will need a doctor's note.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 12^th – Veteran's Day – No School

November 15^th – 2^nd Grade Music Program

Nov. 21, 22, 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School

Dec. 22-Jan. 7 – Winter Break

November 2, 2012

READING

Next week we will have theme the wrap up for the Nature Walk unit.  We will read a fiction and non-fiction selection on owls. 

            We will be working on the comprehension strategies of predict, infer, question, compare/contrast and monitor/clarify.

            Our vocabulary words are clearing, echo, meadow, pumped, owling, shadows, threading, rarely, and curved.

            In phonics we will be focusing on the long vowels o, u and e.

            In grammar we will be writing telling sentences and questions.

                                           MATH

           

            Our next chapter will be on two-digit subtraction.     We will be exploring how to subtract 1-digit numbers from 2-digit numbers and then subtracting 2-digit numbers from 2-digit numbers.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

 Reading Logs

Congratulations to all the children who read for 21 days in October.  We celebrated by earning a pizza hut coupon and watching a movie in our classroom.  I hope we can have 100% participation in November.

Student  of the Week

Jack is the Student of the Week!  He likes to run very fast, be very silly and he cares about others.    His favorite animal is a puppy and his favorite color is blue.   When Jack grows up he wants to be a Scientist.

Halloween Party

Thank you to Mrs. Matuzak for organizing our party.  Thank you to Mrs. Norkus and Mrs. Wirth for making our party a lot of fun with the activities and craft project.  Thank you Mrs. Burisek, Mrs. Wirth and Mrs. McGlynn for the treats.  We had a great time!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

        I enjoyed meeting with you this past week for conferences.  If you have any questions, just send me an email.

A NNOUNCEMENTS

November 5^th – No School – Conferences

November 6^th – Institute Day – No School

November 8^th – Picture Retakes

November 12^th – Veteran's Day – No School

Nov. 21, 22, 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School

October 26, 2012

READING

          Next week we will be reading a realistic story about a brother and sister who go blueberry picking around a pond with their dog named Sam.  They see many different plants and animals.  

          We will be working on the comprehension strategies of categorize, classify and monitor/clarify.  

          Our vocabulary words are bank, crater, edge, moss, path and shallow.

          In phonics we will be focusing on double consonants (summer, pocket) and how to divide words into syllables.

            In grammar we will be writing exclamation sentences.

                          MATH

                         In math we finished our chapter on adding two digits with regrouping.  Our next chapter continues two-digit addition with regrouping.  Knowing our math facts is helpful in adding two-digit numbers.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily. 

 

Student  of the Week

Ryan is the Student of the Week!  He likes to play video games, play with his friends and read I Spy books.  His favorite animal is a hamster and his favorite color is blue.   When Ryan grows up he wants to be a Baseball Player.

 
Halloween Party

Wednesday, October 31st

 Parade-1:40, Party-2:00

Please come and watch the parade    The students should bring their costumes to school in a bag.  We will put them on prior to the parade starting.  No makeup will be applied at school and no toy weapons are allowed. 

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 31st– Halloween Parade and Party

November 1^st – Reading Logs are due

Oct. 30 and Nov. 1 – Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 5^th – No School – Conferences

November 6^th – Institute Day – No School

November 12^th – Veteran's Day – No School

Nov. 21, 22, 23 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School

October 19, 2012

R EADING

            Next week we will be reading about a read park ranger from New York City and the things that he does each day as part of his job. 

            We will be working on the comprehension strategies of fact and opinion, rereading for understanding and making generalizations.  

            Our vocabulary words are exploring, protect, tours, habitat, ranger and urban.

            In phonics we will be focusing on consonant clusters (r, l, s) and the two sounds for c. 

            In grammar we will be writing command sentences.

                             MATH

                             In math we started our chapter on two digit addition.    We will be using the math vocabulary regrouping.  Please remember to practice flash cards daily.

Student  of the Week

Mary is the Student of the Week!  She likes to do gymnastics, draw pictures and cook cupcakes.  Her favorite animal is a dog and her favorite color is pink.   When Mary grows up she wants to be a Teacher.

Halloween Partries/Parade

Wednesday, October 31st

 Parade-1:40, Party-2:00

Please come and watch the parade.  The students should bring their costumes to school in a bag.  We will put them on prior to the parade starting.  No makeup will be applied at school and no toy weapons are allowed. 

Social Studies

            We started Junior Achievement this week.  Our teachers are Mrs. Loisi and Mrs. McGlynn. They are from McDonalds.   They are teaching us about “Our Community” to supplement our social studies curriculum.  We are discovering a variety of occupations, developing an awareness of how businesses operate within the community, and increase their understanding of how citizens must take responsibility for the well-being of the community.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 25^th – Early Dismissal at 12:00

October 26^th – Wear orange and black to school and bring in a Halloween Book to share

October 31st– Halloween Parade and Party

November 1^st – Reading Logs are due

November 5^th – No School – Conferences

November 6^th – Institute Day – No School

November 12^th – Veteran's Day – No School