Important Dates: 2/4-2/8: Conferences 2/7: Dolls due 2/8: Ancestor doll fair at 9:00, please come! 2/14: Valentine's Day 2/15 and 2/18: NO SCHOOL Ancestor Doll Fair! We are so excited to see the dolls your children have created at home over the last few weeks. Please send the doll, along with all of the other ancestor work, back to school on Thursday 2/7. We will get them all set up then, before the actual fair on Friday, 2/8, at 9:00 am. On Friday we will be doing a "mock Ellis Island" activity. Some of the students want to wear traditional dress from their ancestry, and that is fine. Dressing up is optional, of course. Valentines We will celebrate the love our classroom community shares on Thursday, February 14th. If your child chooses to bring valentines, please be sure to make one for each child in the class. We don't want any broken hearts on Valentine's Day! We will celebrate as a class community, so we will not be having family visitors for this holiday. Homework: Reading: 30 minutes from a "just-right" book Math: Monday: 5-3 Tuesday: 5-4 Wednesday: 5-5 Thursday: 5-6 Social Studies: Finish up and finalize your ancestry project! TOMORROW/January 25th: Our marble jar is full, and we are celebrating! Students may wear pajamas to school and bring: one stuffed animal (it must be able to fit in their backpack in order to keep size under control), a pillow, a blanket or sheet (we will be covering the tables to make forts), and a book to read. This is all of their choosing, and they can participate as much as they wish, so if they do not want to wear PJś or do not wish to bring one or any of the items, it is okay. They have been working hard and making good choices, so we are going to take some time to celebrate and still do some learning, too! Conferences: Students may attend conferences, but this is not required. We love to celebrate their goals with them, but sometimes it is easier to discuss concerns without them present. Save the Date: Friday, February 8 from 9-9:45 is our Immigrant Doll Museum. Please come and learn about our second grade families! Thank you for the egg cartons! We have plenty now! Homework: Reading - 30 minutes from a "just-right" book. Math - Monday : No math homework (maybe work on your ancestor doll project?) Tuesday : 5-1 Wednesday : 5-2 Thursday : 5-3 Social Studies - Keep working on your ancestor doll project! Remember it is due on February 7th. Important Dates
January 21st - NO SCHOOL Egg Cartons Needed We are in need of some egg cartons for a math game next week. Any donations would be greatly appreciated! Pennies for Patients Over the next 2 weeks High Peaks is helping The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to cure blood cancers through Pennies for Patients. Our goal is to raise $2,019! You can join us by sending in change/dollars in your child's coin box or by donating online on your child's homeroom page: High Peaks Pennies for Patients The fundraiser begins on January 22nd and runs until Friday, February 8th. Look in your child's Thursday folder for more information and their coin box! The homeroom that raises the most money will win a Domino's pizza party! Ancestor Doll Homework Project Second graders are beginning a social studies unit on Immigration and Citizenship. As a culminating project, the kids will create an ancestor doll at home. We will display these dolls at our Ancestor Doll Fair at 9:00 am on February 9th. (Dolls will be due the day before, on the 8th). Families are welcome to attend! Please feel free to contact your child's teacher with any questions about the project. The following link will allow you access to the digital version of the directions for the ancestor dolls. docs.google.com/document/d/1tUul8W52IVbqew5-KlIF76vlY8hQP_AueeMAFvrgLOI/edit?usp=sharing Homework - 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book - Math Homework: Monday : NO SCHOOL Tuesday: Practice facts 1-9 (addition and subtraction) on iXL.com Wednesday: Practice facts 1-9 (addition and subtraction) on abcya.com Thursday: Practice facts 1-9 (addition and subtraction) by playing double compare. (War but you add the two numbers together) -Ancestor Doll Project Important Dates
January 21st - NO SCHOOL Welcome Back! The kids came back to school with eager minds ready to learn! We have had a great first week back, and the kids are already taking off on new science and social studies units: Air, Weather and Water in science, Immigration and Citizenship in social studies. They are also borrowing "craft moves" from master writers as we carefully weave personal narratives. In math we will continue working on methods of subtraction through most of January. Ancestor Doll Homework Project Second graders are beginning a social studies unit on Immigration and Citizenship. As a culminating project, the kids will create an ancestor doll at home. We will display these dolls at our Ancestor Doll Fair at 9:00 am on February 9th. (Dolls will be due the day before, on the 8th). Families are welcome to attend! Please feel free to contact your child's teacher with any questions about the project. The following link will allow you access to the digital version of the directions for the ancestor dolls. docs.google.com/document/d/1tUul8W52IVbqew5-KlIF76vlY8hQP_AueeMAFvrgLOI/edit?usp=sharing Homework - 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book - Math Homework: Monday : 4-19 Tuesday: 4-20 Wednesday: 4-21 Thursday: 4-22 |