We had an awesome short week in 2nd grade! Miss Smith and I have noticed how much your children have grown and matured since they returned from Winter Break. It's impressive to see their growth! Keep up the great work at home :-).
Tax Credit Drive Contest:
We have not yet reached our Tax Credit goal so we will be holding a "Royalty for a Day" classroom contest! The classroom that brings in the most TC dollars by GREAT HEARTS DAY will have their teachers crowned "Royalty for a Day". Miss Smith and I would LOVE to be crowned for a WHOLE DAY! Teachers will receive a special gift card prize, and the entire class will be able to wear spirit shirts on the royal day to celebrate. We'll also give your children something extra special too! More details to come home with your child. If you have not donated your Tax Credit, yet, please give today!
Field Day Information:
Athletic Field Day will be held Friday, February 2nd from 8:30-11:00AM! This fun event will be held on campus on the field and in the gym. It is going to be a long busy day, so no school lunch will be provided on Athletic Field day. Please send your child to school with a lunch.
Field Day Information:
Athletic Field Day will be held Friday, February 2nd from 8:30-11:00AM! This fun event will be held on campus on the field and in the gym. It is going to be a long busy day, so no school lunch will be provided on Athletic Field day. Please send your child to school with a lunch.
Attire: Each student will need to be dressed in the color shirt assigned to their class to match their classmates, which can be decorated with the Greek City State their class is representing. Our section is B so our color is Yellow. Our Greek City State is Thebes!
Students should wear athletic clothing free of pop culture references. Sports team and brand logos are acceptable on clothing. Athletic shoes are mandatory (any color). Hats and sunglasses may be worn. Please send your child to school with sunscreen. Please see pg. 52 in the family handbook for detailed information for further questions regarding the dress code.
Volunteers: In order to assure that Athletic Field Day is fun and runs smoothly, Coach Gethings and Coach Warren need your help! Volunteers are needed for setting up and running the event. If you are able to come in on Friday, February 2nd and help, please use the following link to sign up.
We need a few volunteers for class to help with donating a cooler and snacks. Please sign up here to volunteer for our class.
Other Sign Ups:
Friday Folders: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4ea8af2e5-friday
Reading and Math Groups: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d44a9af2ca1fc1-reading
Reading and Math Groups: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d44a9af2ca1fc1-reading
Next week in 2B...
Literature: We will read chapters 4-5 of The Cricket in Times Square, answering comprehension questions after each chapter. We will also use context clues to figure out meanings of unknown vocabulary words!
Writing and Grammar: We are starting paragraph writing next week! Our first type we will learn about is called explanatory.
Spalding Words Next Week:
Monday: cheerful (keep), chicken, driving, drive, echoes, echo, fairy, knock, leather, linen
Tuesday: mixture, nation, pause, peace, permission, rough, social, society, steal (weak), steel
Wednesday: strange, trophy, voices, voice, eight, ate, afraid, uncle, rather, comfort
Math: We are going to continue practicing multiplying and dividing our 4's, 5's, and 10's fact families this week! Quick mental math tip/idea: Ask your mathematician how many 4's, 5's, and 10's there are in a given number. Example: How many 5's are in 20? How many 4's are in 20? How many 10's are in 20?
History: We are wrapping up our Ancient Greece unit! Look for a study guide to be sent home on Monday. This was a long unit with a lot of information. Please help your child study for their test on Wednesday. We will be celebrating on Friday with a small classroom party!
Science: We will continue learning about the human body by studying the digestive system and excretory system (insert giggles and laughter from our 2nd graders)! We will also be conducting a fun (and maybe a little gross?) demonstration of the DIGESTIVE system PLUS we will be making a MODEL of the excretory system using some common items! Please ask your child what they remember about cells, tissues, and organs!
Literature: We will read chapters 4-5 of The Cricket in Times Square, answering comprehension questions after each chapter. We will also use context clues to figure out meanings of unknown vocabulary words!
Writing and Grammar: We are starting paragraph writing next week! Our first type we will learn about is called explanatory.
Spalding Words Next Week:
Monday: cheerful (keep), chicken, driving, drive, echoes, echo, fairy, knock, leather, linen
Tuesday: mixture, nation, pause, peace, permission, rough, social, society, steal (weak), steel
Wednesday: strange, trophy, voices, voice, eight, ate, afraid, uncle, rather, comfort
Math: We are going to continue practicing multiplying and dividing our 4's, 5's, and 10's fact families this week! Quick mental math tip/idea: Ask your mathematician how many 4's, 5's, and 10's there are in a given number. Example: How many 5's are in 20? How many 4's are in 20? How many 10's are in 20?
History: We are wrapping up our Ancient Greece unit! Look for a study guide to be sent home on Monday. This was a long unit with a lot of information. Please help your child study for their test on Wednesday. We will be celebrating on Friday with a small classroom party!
Science: We will continue learning about the human body by studying the digestive system and excretory system (insert giggles and laughter from our 2nd graders)! We will also be conducting a fun (and maybe a little gross?) demonstration of the DIGESTIVE system PLUS we will be making a MODEL of the excretory system using some common items! Please ask your child what they remember about cells, tissues, and organs!
Love,
Mrs. Dombrowski
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