• This Week’s Happenings:
• Tues: MOY Reading test in the afternoon
• Wed: MOY Math test in the afternoon
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• Fri: Spirit Shirts – Early Release (There will be a substitute)
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Monday, Jan. 20: MLK – NO SCHOOL.

MOY Testing is this week. Please make sure your child is getting enough sleep and having a good breakfast. Both of our tests are in the afternoon on Tuesday and Wednesday. If at all possible, please avoid checking your child out early these 2 days. Please continue to have your child read out loud at home and retell what they are reading. Retelling a story in sequential order is very important in this test.

Star Students: *Kruz – Jan. 13 ~ *Janae – Jan. 20 ~ *Kade – Jan. 27

Reading in Class: We are reading science type texts and comparing the articles by using a venn diagram. In phonics, we are working with the schwa sound. It is a lazy vowel sound /uh/ and all vowels can say it. See the list below for examples.

Math in Class: We are learning strategies to subtract 3-digit numbers with regrouping. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• Fri: Spirit Shirts – Early Release
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Week of Jan. 13: Middle of Year Testing – Please have your child read out loud every night at home!! Then have them retell you what they just read.

Star Students: *Mia – Jan. 06 ~ *Kruz – Jan. 13 ~ *Janae – Jan. 20 ~ *Kade – Jan. 27

Reading in Class: We are asking questions to understand the key details of a text. In phonics, we are working with long u words.

Math in Class: We are learning strategies to add 3-digit numbers with regrouping. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Weds: Reading Test
• Thurs: Pajamas & Library Day – Remember your Books!
• Fri: Ugly Sweater & Holidays around the World Party (9:40-11:00)
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Dec. 23 – Jan. 03: Winter Break / NO SCHOOL
• Week of Jan. 13: Middle of Year Acadience Reading & Math Tests – Please read every night at home!! (Even during the break)

Star Students: *Mia – Jan. 06 ~ *Kruz – Jan. 13

Reading in Class: We are rereading to understand the text and practicing retelling a story. In phonics, we are working with long e words.

Math in Class: We are learning how to mentally add and subtract 10’s and 100’s to a number. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• Fri: Math test
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Friday, December 20: Holidays Around the World 2nd grade Party
• Dec. 23 – Jan. 03: Winter Break / NO SCHOOL
• Week of Jan. 13: Middle of Year Acadience Reading & Math Tests – Please read every night at home!!

Star Students: *

Reading in Class: We are rereading to understand the text and practicing retelling a story. In phonics, we are working with long o words.

Math in Class: We are learning how to compare 3-digit numbers by using symbols of greater than, less than, and equal to. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home. We will test on Friday, Dec. 13.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Friday, December 20: Holidays Around the World 2nd grade Party
• Dec. 23 – Jan. 03: Winter Break / NO SCHOOL

Star Students: *Dec. 02: Adriel

Reading in Class: We are asking and answering questions to understand the author’s purpose. In phonics, we are working with long i words.

Math in Class: We are learning about 3-digit numbers and how to represent them in different ways. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your book! Diorama displays 2:20-3:00
• Fri: Yearbook cover entries due!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Nov. 25-29 – Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL

Dioramas: Thank you so much to those that helped with the dioramas! I think the students have really enjoyed researching their animal and making their habitats. Please come see their hard work on Thursday from 2:20 – 3:00.

Star Students: ** Nov. 18: Adeline **Dec. 02: Adriel

Reading in Class: We are asking and answering questions to understand the author’s purpose. In phonics, we are working with long a words.

Math in Class: Word Problems with money. These can be really hard for 2nd graders to understand. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home. We will test on Tuesday. Then we will start learning about time on an analog clock.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) :Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Weds: Bring supplies for dioramas (see info. below)
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your book!
• Fri: Charitable Dress Down (Not included in prepaid Dress Down Days)
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Nov. 21: Diorama displays 2:20-3:00
• Nov. 25-29 – Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL

Dioramas: Each student will create an animal diorama using a shoebox or a box no larger than a small laptop. Your child has already selected their animal and started to do some research. Please help them gather supplies to bring to school on Wednesday, November 13. We will work on the dioramas on Thursday & Friday of that week. The students will then display them on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 2:20-3:00. Parents are welcome to attend this event.  Volunteers: I would love to have some help as we create the dioramas. Please email me if you could assist any of these days and times: Thursday, Nov. 14 from 2:30 – 3:00 or Friday, Nov. 15 from 12:30 – 1:00. Thank you for your cooperation in making this a fun and educational experience for our students!

• Supplies:
• Shoe box or other small box
• Plastic animals, trees, etc.
• Rocks, sticks, misc. decorations for the habitat

Star Students: Nov. 11: Lennon ** Nov. 18: Adeline

Reading in Class: We are learning how to find the theme in a poem. In phonics, we are working with words that have 3 letter blends.

Math in Class: Word Problems with money. These can be really hard for 2nd graders to understand. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) :Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your book!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Weds., November 13: Bring supplies for dioramas (see info. below)

Dioramas: Each student will create an animal diorama using a shoebox or a box no larger than a small laptop. Your child has already selected their animal and started to do some research. Please help them gather supplies to bring to school on Wednesday, November 13. We will work on the dioramas on Thursday & Friday of that week. The students will then display them on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 2:20-3:00. Parents are welcome to attend this event.  Volunteers: I would love to have some help as we create the dioramas. Please email me if you could assist any of these days and times: Thursday, Nov. 14 from 2:30 – 3:00 or Friday, Nov. 15 from 12:30 – 1:00.Thank you for your cooperation in making this a fun and educational experience for our students!

• Supplies:
• Shoe box or other small box
• Plastic animals, trees, etc.
• Rocks, sticks, misc. decorations for the habitat

Star Students for the Month of November:

Nov. 11: Lennon ** Nov. 18: Adeline

Reading in Class: We are learning how to retell in sequential order. In phonics, we are working with words that have digraphs (2 consonants that make 1 sound), ie. th, sh, ch, tch, ph, ng

Math in Class: Word Problems! These can be really hard for 2nd graders to understand. PLEASE read the family letter below, and consider doing the activity with your child at home.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) :Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their black folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.