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!