It's Almost Christmas!!

Early Release
Don't forget tomorrow is Wednesday!  That means Early Release day!  Dismissal will start at 1:40

Math
Here is what we are working on in math this week:

• multiplication facts
• measuring area
• Our unit 4 math test was today.  I will try to get those graded and sent home before break!  We will wait until after Christmas to start unit 5.  Wednesday we will do fun math centers in the morning.  Thursday is our second grade Jingle Jog!  (More info below).

Superkids
Here is what we are working on in Superkids this week:

• silent letters in words
• memory words: instead, meant, weather, break, breath, great, heavy, feather, already, steak, healthy
• Suffixes: -less, -ful
• comprehension
• Book Club book--Wagon Wheel
• The spelling test is TOMORROW.  Please help your child study tonight!

Holidays Around the World

For 15 days, we will "travel" to a different country, and learn how children in that country celebrate Christmas.  We will do a power point, story, writing journal, and craft for each day/country.  Students will bring home all their research before Christmas break.  Here are the 4 countries we are doing this week:

• America
• India
• Canada
• Russia

Your child will bring home their "suitcase" of souvenirs, book, and research journal on Thursday!

High Ability
Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week:

• learning about changes
• completing literature webs
• creating stories for wordless picture books

Christmas Info

1.  Your child will be bringing home a special gift for you tomorrow (Wednesday) that we made in class.  They are really excited about these!  Some want you to open it right away, and others want you to wait until Christmas.  :)  Merry Christmas!

2.  Thursday morning, 2nd grade is having our "Jingle Jog" for our Christmas party.  This is like the "turkey trot" that we did for Thanksgiving.  The classes will rotate between all 4 teachers classrooms, and do special Christmas themed STEM activities, games, and crafts.  Then in the afternoon, each class will watch a Christmas movie and do some activities in our own rooms to celebrate the Holidays.  Should be a fun day!  We have everything we need, so we won't need any donations for this party.  Thanks!

Upcoming Dates

Here are some dates to add to your calendar:

• 12/21-1/7/19--NO SCHOOL--CHRISTMAS BREAK
• 1/8--1st day back to school
• 1/8--PTO meeting @6pm
• 1/14--PTO shoe drive starts
• 1/21--NO SCHOOL --MLK Jr. Day

Have a great afternoon!

Field Trip Day!

Field Trip Today
We had a great time on the field trip to the Children's Museum today! I will post pictures on our class Facebook page. Thank you so much to all the chaperones that went and helped make today so successful! Chaperones--if you took any pictures, feel free to send them my way! You can text, email, or post as comments on our class Facebook page.

PTO Pottery Night
UPaint Pottery Night is TONIGHT from 6-8 (open house style) in the Creekside Cafe! UPaint Pottery will be set up so you can come create some hand-painted ornaments, mugs, bowls and plates to give as gifts or keep for yourself. Bring the whole family! Each item painted is $10 and the PTO receives $2. The items will be taken back to the studio to be glazed and kiln fired. They will be carefully wrapped up and returned to Creekside so they can be sent home with your child the next week before break--a Great gift idea and fun for the whole family! We hope to see you tonight!


Skating in PE

We will be roller skating during PE after the holidays-January 14th-February 11. Don't forget to keep sending those permission slips in!  Let me know if you need another copy.  I would like for slips turned in by December 14th.  This allows us time to get money and skate sizes organized.  

Roller skating:  January 14-Feb 11

COST:  $5  

MUST HAVE permission slip signed to skate

QUESTIONS/CONCERNS:  email Mrs. Sherry

CANNOT BRING IN THEIR OWN SKATES

Good Cheer Drive
Don't forget to send in canned goods for our good cheer drive basket!

Early Release
Don't forget tomorrow is Wednesday!  That means Early Release day!  Dismissal will start at 1:40

Math
Here is what we are working on in math this week:

• multiplication facts
• exploring perimeter
• measuring area
• writing number sentences for figuring area
• Our unit 4 math test will be Tuesday, December 18.  Be sure to work through the packet this next week so your child can study.

Superkids
Here is what we are working on in Superkids this week:

• silent letters in words
• memory words: teach, taught, catch, caught, bring, brought, think, thought, buy, bought, straight, listen
• prefixes: -re
• vocabulary: play words (script, dialogue, set)
• comprehension
• Super Magazine--Go, Go, Go!
• The test over the new words will be next Thursday, December 13.  We will do one more unit before Christmas break.  It will be Friday December 14-Wednesday December 19th.  That spelling test will be on the 19th.

Writing
Here is what we are working on in Writing this week:

• 6 traits--Conventions (finger spaces, capitalization, punctuation)
• writing a paragraph (at least 4 sentences)
• writing persuasive pieces

Holidays Around the World

For 15 days, we will "travel" to a different country, and learn how children in that country celebrate Christmas.  We will do a power point, story, writing journal, and craft for each day/country.  Students will bring home all their research before Christmas break.  Here are the 4 countries we are doing this week:

• Sweden
• The Netherlands
• England
• America

High Ability
Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week:

• reading the book Charlotte's Web
• learning about symbols
• completing literature webs
• personification

Upcoming Dates

Here are some dates to add to your calendar:

• 12/11--PTO U Paint Pottery night @6pm
• 12/19--good cheer drive ends
• 12/21-1/7/19--NO SCHOOL--CHRISTMAS BREAK

Have a great afternoon!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Skating in PE

We will be roller skating during PE after the holidays-January 14th-February 11. Don't forget to keep sending those permission slips in!  Let me know if you need another copy.  I would like for slips turned in by December 14th.  This allows us time to get money and skate sizes organized.  

Roller skating:  January 14-Feb 11

COST:  $5  

MUST HAVE permission slip signed to skate

QUESTIONS/CONCERNS:  email Mrs. Sherry

CANNOT BRING IN THEIR OWN SKATES

Good Cheer Drive
Don't forget to send in canned goods for our good cheer drive basket!

Field Trip

Don't forget we are going to the Children's Museum on Tuesday, December 11.  All students and chaperones need to bring a sack lunch on the 11th.  Chaperones, please be in the classroom by 8:15am.  You can ride the bus with us to the museum, or drive yourself.

Santa Projects
Check out our class Facebook page for pics of our completed projects!  We finished writing our final copy today, and displayed them in the hall.  They look great, and we've already gotten several compliments on them!


Early Release
Don't forget tomorrow is Wednesday!  That means Early Release day!  Dismissal will start at 1:40

Math
Here is what we are working on in math this week:

• measuring with a tape measure
• measuring with a ruler
• multiplication facts
• exploring perimeter
• measuring area
• writing number sentences for figuring area
• Our unit 4 math test will be Tuesday, December 18.  I'll send home the study guide next Monday so your child will have a week to practice for the test.

NWEA
This week, second grade is taking the winter NWEA test (we took this in August, and will take again at the end of the year).  Today we took the reading test, and Thursday afternoon we will take the math test.  Look for these results to come home soon!

Superkids
Here is what we are working on in Superkids this week:

• silent letters in words
• memory words: teach, taught, catch, caught, bring, brought, think, thought, buy, bought, straight, listen
• prefixes: -re
• vocabulary: play words (script, dialogue, set)
• comprehension
• Super Magazine--Go, Go, Go!
• Due to 2 days of NWEA testing, and a special presentation from the Johnson County Recycling district tomorrow afternoon, we are only doing Superkids Monday and Friday this week.  So there will not be a spelling test on Friday.  Instead, the test over the new words will be next Thursday, December 13.  We will do one more unit before Christmas break.  It will be Friday December 14-Wednesday December 19th.  That spelling test will be on the 19th.

Writing
Here is what we are working on in Writing this week:

• 6 traits--Conventions (finger spaces, capitalization, punctuation)
• writing a paragraph (at least 4 sentences)
• writing persuasive pieces

Holidays Around the World

For 15 days, we will "travel" to a different country, and learn how children in that country celebrate Christmas.  We will do a power point, story, writing journal, and craft for each day/country.  Students will bring home all their research before Christmas break.  Here are the 5 countries we are doing this week:

• Mexico
• Greenland
• Germany
• Israel
• Australia

High Ability
Here is what we are working on in our high ability unit this week:

• reading the book Charlotte's Web
• using the hamburger model to write a strong paragraph (introduction, 3 reasons, conclusion).
• personification

Upcoming Dates

Here are some dates to add to your calendar:

• 12/6--Math NWEA testing
• 12/11--PTO U Paint Pottery night @6pm
• 12/11--Children's Museum Field Trip 
• 12/19--good cheer drive ends
• 12/21-1/7/19--NO SCHOOL--CHRISTMAS BREAK

Have a great afternoon!