Mrs. Lindsey's Class

HI Parents,
We are currently learning about landforms in Science. We will be having Snickers bars and mining for chocolate chips in hard and soft cookies tomorrow as an example of mining and layers of the earth. These items were signed for on the disclosure but if anything has changed with your child’s ability to eat these items please let me know.

Also, tomorrow (Thursday) is a short day and there is no school for students on Friday.
Thank you!!!!!

Nest week for  STEM (Tuesday) the students will be creating landforms. Please send a shoe sized box (if you have one) with your child that day. I have lots of extras that will be available. 
Also, they can bring magazines, to cut pictures out of and/or small plastic animals and people.

Monday there will be no school in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Friday, Jan. 24th there will be no school for students as it is a teacher training day.

If you have not signed up for conferences please do so ASAP. The link, to sign up, can be found on a previous post. If neither Tuesday or Thursday evening works for you please let me know so that we can meet at a time that is convenient for you.
Thanks so much!
Susan Lindsey

Our next book fair is coming up!

We need Volunteers! For us to be able to fun a successful book fair, we need volunteers at all time slots.

Mon, Jan 27 – Fri, Jan 31 we will be open during school each day and during parent teacher conference evenings.   

Please visit our Scholastic Quest Homepage to sign up.   

It’s almost conference time! 
Please click on the link to sign up for your child’s conference 🙂

Parent Conference sign up

Fund Raiser

I would like to thank the amazing parents and grandma who were able to help with our party!! It was a huge success and the kids enjoyed traveling  to learn about traditions in different countries.
A huge shout out and thanks to Catherine Sumner for purchasing Sparkling Cider and Italian Ice to enrich the experience as the kids came to our classroom to learn about Italy. 
I feel extremely blessed to have the support and help from each of you! I continue to have these experiences, with your kids, that convince me that I am so blessed and have the BEST job ever!!
As one of our classmates participated in the choir performance, on Thursday, I heard multiple friends compliment her fantastic performance!
Here are some cute pictures from some of our experiences today:

We will be having our party on Friday, December 20th from 8:45 to 10:45. We will rotate between classrooms to visit different countries. The kids will experience some treats from the countries they visit. Some of these items were not on our disclosure. For this reason, I need each of you to click on the form to give your child permission to participate in trying these items. 
Thanks so much!
Christmas Around World treat permission

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break! 

The students will be creating their toys from trash in STEM. Please send their selected items, that they will use, to create their toy, on Monday. They have been planning and coming up with some genius toys they can make from things they find around the house. I can’t wait to see their finished projects!

Starting this week we will be learning about Christmas traditions in other countries. We will be trying different treats that are part of each country’s tradition. The permission for these items was included on the class disclosure so I will not require another signed consent form. However, if anything has changed with your child and food allergies or concerns, please let me know. Also, if any of you have knowledge about any other country’s traditions and would be willing to share, we would love to have you participate!

Our Christmas party will be on Friday, Dec. 20th from approximately 9:00 to 10:45 (exact times to be determined). We will be rotating with the other second grade classes to “visit” a country in each room. We will be celebrating Italy in our classroom. We would love to have any parents or grandparents, who are available at that time, to come help us celebrate!

2nd Grade STEM Project- Toys fromTrash

Your second grader will be creating a toy or game from “trash” in STEM the week after Thanksgiving break.  Please help them gather supplies and send them back to school on December 2nd or 3rd. Your student will create their toy during the week of December 2nd.

We will provide:

• Glue sticks
• Masking tape
• Scissors
• Crayons 
• Pencils

No sharp edges, please!

No food, please!

Thanks,

Quest Academy STEM Teachers

Items that can be used:

• Straws
• Coffee filters
• Toothpicks
• Rubberbands
• Index cards
• Q-tips
• Popsicle sticks
• Cupcake liners
• Masking tape
• Playing cards
• Pipe cleaners
• Mop bucket
• Paper plates
• Plastic silverware
• Plastic bins
• Magnets
• Duct tape
• Scotch tape
• Cotton balls
• Plastic baggies
• Plastic cups
• Felt
• Lunch bags
• String
• Dental floss
• Flashlights
• Envelopes
• Soap dishes
• Coffee stirrers
• Paper clips
• Foam boards
• Mailing supplies
• Poster board
• Cardboard
• Dice
• Bottle caps/plastic lids
• White glue
• Fabric
• Ribbon

Parents,
There is not a math homework page tonight. We will be taking a test on understanding  place value of hundreds, tens and ones tomorrow. If you do work on math with your child please go over numbers in hundreds, tens and ones places.
Thanks so much!!
Susan Lindsey