Happy Last Week of School Before Winter Break (but who’s counting? 🙂 ). Our class has a lot of things to wrap up before we leave for break. The big thing that we will finish up is our middle of year testing. All of this needs to be completed before we leave for break, so please make sure that your child is here everyday.

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!!
• Fri: Dollar Dress Down. Holidays Around the World. Early Release @1:00.
• Other Important Dates
• Dec. 20th – Jan. 2nd: Winter Break

Holiday Around the World Party: We will be learning about different countries and how they celebrate the holidays during this time of year. I already have a food permission slip signed for the food we will be having, but if something has changed since the beginning of the year please let me know. We will be rotating to the other second grade classrooms. I am in need of 2-3 volunteers just to help the students make their craft in our classroom. I will post a volunteer list on bloomz.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “How can people help out their community?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Ask & answer questions to identify the author’s purpose. **We will be testing this skill on Thursday.
• Phonics Skill – Words with long  o: o, oa, ow, oe. For example: told, most, float, coat, toast, grow, mow, show, Joe, toe
• High Frequency words: only, our, who
• Our Vocabulary words are: across, borrow, countryside, idea, insists, lonely, solution, villages

Math in Class

We are learning how to subtract 2-digit numbers using different strategies. We will be testing this Thursday.

After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *Don’t forget to fill out the December reading log as you go.

Hello! We have a lot going on the next two weeks. The big ones are Middle of Year Reading and Math testing that will starting on Monday. I can’t give you a specific day because they test by grades and I don’t know how fast they can get through the other grades before they come to us. It is so important that your child is here next week as much as possible! I would like them to get plenty of practice and review before their testing! Some helpful tips to help your child prepare is to make sure they get good sleep the night before and eat a good breakfast so that they feel ready for the day. Also, please make sure that you are still reading 20 minutes OUT LOUD with your child every night. This is going to be the best practice! I am so excited for them to show how much they have grown!

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Monday-Wednesday: Presentations 2:20-2:45
• Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!!
• Fri: Wear spirit shirts. Early Release @1:00.
• Other Important Dates
• Dec. 20th – Jan. 2nd: Winter Break

Animal Presentations

Students will be presenting their animal presentations this week. We will start at 2:20 and end about 2:45 (they are only 2-3 minutes long). You are welcome to come watch. Here is the schedule of when you child will be presenting:

Monday: Everly, Adrian, Will, Tayden, Dakota, Bradley, Eva, Liam, Phoebe
Tuesday: Jase, Caleb, Katherine, Jack, Freya, Mark, Michael, Christina, Bodee
Wednesday: Bailey, Sam, Lexi, Zoey, Davian, Preslie, Abby, Lilly, Redd

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What can we see in the sky?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to understand the sequence of the story.
• Phonics Skill – Words with long  i: i, y, igh, ie. For example: light, sight, mind, cry, tie, high, wild, dry, try, lie
• High Frequency words: begin, those, apart
• Our Vocabulary words are: adventure, delighted, dreamed, enjoyed, grumbled, moonlight, neighbor, nighttime

Math in Class

We are learning how to add several 2-digit numbers together. We will be testing this Tuesday. For practice, ask your child to show you how they add four 2-digit numbers together. On Wednesday we will start learning strategies to subtract two 2-digit numbers.

After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *Don’t forget to fill out the December reading log as you go.

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!!
• Fri: Angel Tree Dollar Dress Down Day. Early Release @1:00.
• Other Important Dates
• Dec. 1st – Yearbook Cover Contest Ends – See email that was sent from Admin for details
• Dec. 4th – The 5th Annual Reindeer Run
• Dec. 20th – Jan. 2nd – Winter Break

Announcements: I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “How do the earth’s forces affect us?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to identify the author’s purpose
• Phonics Skill – Words with long a, a, ay, ea, ei, ey. For example: nail, train, main, hay, stay, break, steak, weigh, sleigh, and prey
• High Frequency words: good, often, two
• Our Vocabulary words are: amazing, force, measure, objects, proved, speed, true, and weight

Math in Class

We are learning how to add several 2-digit numbers together. Please see the letter home for examples.

After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *Don’t forget to fill out the November reading log as you go.


• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!!
• Fri: Spirit Shirts. Early Release @1:00.
• Upcoming – Thanksgiving Break is next week – No school Nov. 22-26

Announcements: I will be out of town this week, but I have a wonderful teacher who is subbing for me. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving break next week. Please encourage your child to read over the break.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What do we love about animals?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to identify key details
• Phonics Skill – Words with 3 letter blends (scr, spr, thr, str, shr, spl) . For example: scratch, scrape, spring, throne, stripe, strange, shred, shrub, splash, split
• High Frequency words: far, flower, until
• Our Vocabulary words are: behave, flapping, express, and feathers

Math in Class

We are learning how to mentally add and subtract 10 and 100 to a 3-digit number. Please see the letter home for examples.

After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *Don’t forget to fill out the November reading log as you go.

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!!
• Fri: Spirit Shirts. Early Release @1:00.

Announcements: Thank you for coming to Parent Teacher Conferences last week. I enjoyed the opportunity I had to discuss your wonderful student with you.

Reading in Class

• We are still in unit 2 week 4 lessons.
• The essential question is: “How are offspring like their parents?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to identify topic & main idea
• Phonics Skill – Words with Consonant Digraphs ch, tch, sh, ph, th, ng, wh. For example: chop, catch, shape, trash, phone, that, sting, thin, bring, while
• High Frequency words: seven, isn’t, early
• Our Vocabulary words are: adult, alive, covered, fur, giant, groom, mammal, offspring

Math in Class

We are learning how to add 3-digit numbers using different strategies. It is important that the students learn the different strategies, and not just the procedure to adding 3-digit numbers. Please see the letter home for examples.

After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *Don’t forget to fill out the November reading log as you go.

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!! Food Drive Dress Down
• Wed /Thur: Early Release 1:00. Parent Teacher Conferences
• Fri: Teacher Work Day – No School

Announcements: Thank you to our volunteers that helped with the Halloween party. The students and I greatly appreciate it! Parent Teacher Conferences are this week. If you haven’t already, please sign-up on bloomz.

Food Drive: It is that time of year for our annual BESST Realty Food Drive. We love participating in this event because it helps so many people in our community. We will be collecting canned food donations until Wednesday, November 3^rd. Quest students will also have an opportunity to bring 5 canned food items on Tuesday, November 2^nd to participate in a dress down day.

Reading in Class

• We will be stretching our unit 2 week 4 lessons for this week and next week.
• The essential question is: “How are offspring like their parents?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to identify topic & main idea
• Phonics Skill – Words with Consonant Digraphs ch, tch, sh, ph, th, ng, wh. For example: chop, catch, shape, trash, phone, that, sting, thin, bring, while
• High Frequency words: seven, isn’t, early
• Our Vocabulary words are: adult, alive, covered, fur, giant, groom, mammal, offspring

Math in Class

We are comparing 3-digit numbers and using symbols to show greater than, less than, and equal to. We will test Tuesday or Wednesday this week. We will then start adding 3-digit numbers using different strategies. It is important that the students learn the different strategies, and not just the procedure to adding 3-digit numbers. Please see the letter home for examples.

After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *Your student can return the October reading log on Monday for a prize.

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day – Remember Library Books!!
• Fri: Halloween Parade 9:00. Party 12:00. Early Release at 1:00
• Next week (Nov. 3-4): Wednesday & Thursday are early release at 1:00 for PTC. No school Friday, Nov. 5.

Announcements: Parent Teacher Conferences are Nov. 3 – 4. If you haven’t already, please sign-up on bloomz.

Halloween (Oct. 29): Please have your child wear their costume to school. Costumes should be modest and without blood or gore. Students are welcome to paint their faces and wear Halloween masks; however, those masks will only be worn when directed to do so by the classroom teacher (e.g. during the parade, when a class picture is taken, etc). Weapons and anything that depicts violence are not allowed on school property (knives, guns, swords, spears, etc.). If you have questions about costume accessories, please contact administration. Just to reiterate, no blood, either depicted on the costume or in makeup, is allowed.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What are features of different animal habitats?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Make & revise predictions. Identify topic & main idea
• Spelling Pattern: Phonics Skill – Spelling: Soft c and g; /j/ dge, ge, lge, nge, rge. For example: trace, place, badge, cage, space, ice, bulge, range, barge, mice
• High Frequency words: out, wash, saw
• Our Vocabulary words are: buried, escape, habitat, journey, nature, peeks, restless, spies

Math in Class

We are comparing 3-digit numbers and using symbols to show greater than, less than, and equal to. We will test Nov. 2nd or 3rd. Please see the letter home for examples.

After School Math Tutoring – After school tutoring is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *Your student can return the October reading log this Friday or Monday for a prize.

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day
• Fri: Spirit Shirt Day, Early Release at 1:00.

Announcements: I hope you all had a wonderful fall break. It was great to catch up on some things and spend time with my family. Parent Teacher Conferences are in two weeks. Please watch for sign-ups by this Tuesday afternoon. The sign-ups will be on Bloomz.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “What can animals in stories teach us?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Make & revise predictions about problems and solutions.
• Spelling Pattern: Words with short u and long u (u_e). For example: mule, fuse, plum, use, dug, cub, hum, huge, must, fun
• High Frequency words: look, yes, their
• Our Vocabulary words are: believe, delicious, feast, fond, lessons, remarkable, snatch, stories

Math in Class

We will be starting our Place Value lessons. We will test this Friday. Please see the letter home for examples.

After School Math Tutoring – I will begin after school tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**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 student has an October reading log they can fill out to keep track of how often they are reading. They also should be bringing home 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *

• This Week’s Happenings: 
• Tue: Library Day
• Fri: Spirit Shirt Day, Early Release at 1:00.

Announcements: Fall Break is next week, Oct. 13-15.

Reading in Class

• The essential question is: “How do animals survive?“
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Make and revise predictions as we read.
• Spelling Pattern: Words with short o and long o (o_e). For example: box, fox, dog, lock, pot, cone, home, nose, poke, rope
• High Frequency words: have, off, took
• Our Vocabulary words are: adapt, climate, eager, freedom, fresh, sense, shadows, silence

Math in Class

We just finished our simple 2-step word problems and will be moving on 2-digit addition with regrouping. They will be learning strategies to add numbers up to 100. We do NOT teach the algorithm in 2nd grade. We want them to understand what each digit means and how to break apart numbers to make adding easier. Please see the letter home for examples.

After School Math Tutoring – I will begin after school tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 – 3:30. This is by invitation only and I will contact you letting you know that I would like your child to attend.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. Your student has an October reading log they can fill out to keep track of how often they are reading. They also should be bringing home 2 decodables each Friday in their yellow 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. *