Tuesday

We are excited for our class Christmas party tomorrow!

We have continued to practice 2-digit subtraction with and without regrouping.  We will continue this practice after Christmas break!!

Monday

The students enjoyed switching classes to learn about Christmas Around the World or Winter Holidays!

No spelling this week.

Thursday

We all enjoyed getting to see "Rise of the Guardians" this morning!!  Thank you PTO!!

We will be taking another spelling test tomorrow along with a Rocket Math quiz.

Hard to believe Christmas is right around the corner!

12-12-12

It has been a fun day with it being twelfth month, the twelfth day, and the twelfth year!!!

We will be going to see, "Rise of the Guardians" in the morning!!

The students will be taking a spelling test tomorrow afternoon.

Monday

The boys and girls enjoyed shopping at Secret Santa today.  Wednesday, anyone who needs to shop will get a chance to.

The spelling words for this week are the following:  bells, gift, elf, red, green, sled, snow, cookie, stocking, Santa, Claus, Christmas

We are finished in our first reading anthology so from now until Christmas break we will be doing various writings, reading multiple copy books, and reviewing any skills I feel we need a refresher on.

Happy December 10th!!  15 days until Christmas!!!

Friday

What a nasty rainy day!  The kids have enjoyed inside recess....a plus!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Next week we will have 12 Christmas words for spelling.

Monday is our Secret Santa shopping day at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday

We will be taking the spelling test again tomorrow.

The students are bringing home a study guide for a reading test tomorrow over, "Jamaica Louise James'".

Wednesday

We are having a lot of coughing, sneezing, and drippy noses in our classroom.....myself included!

We will be taking a spelling test tomorrow.

The students are bringing home a permission slip to go to the movies next Thursday, and information about the Secret Santa shopping.

Tuesday

Please have your child practice the story, "Jamaica Louise James", throughout this week.  We will test over the story on Friday.  Our spelling tests will be on Thursday and Friday.

Our class will be going shopping at the Secret Santa shopping area on Monday, at 9:00 a.m.  
The second graders will also get to go to a movie on Thursday, December 13.

We are working on 3-digit numbers.  Please reinforce this at home.  We will begin to add 3-digit numbers to a 2-digit number or another 3-digit number tomorrow.

December 3....hard to believe it's already here!

Soooo hard to believe December has arrived!  The following are our spelling words for this week:  clean, keep, please, feel, we, be, eat, tree, mean, read, the, people, stream, see, steep

The story we are now working on is, "Jamaica Louise James".

Monday

We have a short week this week!  We will get out for Thanksgiving break after school tomorrow!  The students do not return to school until Tuesday, November 27.

We will combine all the fruit the students bring in tomorrow to enjoy our, "Friendship Fruit".

We wrote Thanksgiving stories today about what the students have learned about the Pilgrims and the Indians during that first year.

No spelling words, reading logs, or books in a bag this week!!

Thursday

This afternoon between 3 and 5 fundraiser items may be picked up in the Market Day area.  If items are not picked up today they will be sent home with the student tomorrow.

Next Tuesday we will be making our Friendship Fruit.

There is a menu change for next Tuesday.  It will be a Thanksgiving lunch.  I will have each item listed on the 2-M News tomorrow.

Wednesday

Our class will be having a spelling test tomorrow over words with the long a sound spelled /ai, ay/.

The students are bringing home a paper today about the Friendship Fruit we will be putting together next Thursday!

Fundraiser items will be delivered to the school tomorrow during Market Day pick-up.

Tuesday

Our spelling list for this week is the following:  train, tray, mail, play, trail, pay, snail, hay, nail, rain, they, great, stay, subway, maybe


We are currently working on the story, "A Trip to the Firehouse".

Friday

There will be no school on Monday for Veteran's Day.

Thursday

Our class will be having a test tomorrow over the reading story, "Chinatown".  The students are bringing home a study guide today.

The Veteran's Day Assembly will be in the morning at 9:00.

Wednesday

The second graders will be taking the math portion of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills on Thursday.

Our class will also be taking a spelling test tomorrow.

A new book-in-a-bag was sent home today!

Enjoy your evening!!!!

Election Day!

Our spelling list for this week is as follows:

when, sheep, both, then, chase, teeth, teach, dish, which, than, wash, catch, lunch, she, whistle, bath

Our second graders will be taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Veteran's Day Assembly will be on Friday at 9:00 a.m.  All are invited to attend.

Thursday

Picture retake day will be on Monday, November 5.

We will begin on a new story tomorrow, "Chinatown".  We have been reading and discussing fables the last two days.

I apologize for not sending home a book-in-a-bag yesterday.  I have one to send home tomorrow.

Wednesday

It is hard to believe today is the last day of October!

We will be having a spelling test tomorrow.

Picture re-take day will be rescheduled.

I am sure all of you have heard that Chillicothe has rescheduled their Trick or Treat night for this Friday!!

Our playground can be quite cold and windy during recess.  Please make sure your child has a toboggan or earmuffs or better yet, a coat with a hood!  Gloves are a plus, too!!

Tuesday

The 2-hour delay was a surprise this morning!!

Here are the spelling words for our class this week:
bell, off, all, mess, add, hill, well, egg, will, grass, across, shell, kiss, skill, muggy

We had 6 kids out of our class absent today.  I hope it wasn't due to sickness!

Friday

Our Halloween party was a lot of fun!!!  Thank you to all the parents who got to come and help!!!!!!

Next week I will post the spelling words for the week!

Have a fun weekend!!!!!

Thursday

Trick or Treat is tonight from 6-7 in Clarksburg and Frankfort.

Reading logs are due tomorrow.

Tomorrow is jean day and wear school colors!!!

Our class party is also tomorrow. 

Wednesday

Tomorrow is wear red day!!!!

The students are allowed to bring a costume for the Halloween party on Friday.  We ask that if a costume has a weapon with it that those items are left at home.

School pictures are in!  I am sending home a picture packet for those who paid for individual school pictures.

Our class went to the Book Fair today, as well.  The PTO gave each student a gift certificate to purchase a book or books.  Thank you PTO!!!!

Tuesday

Tomorrow the students can wear their pajamas to school!!!!!!  

Our class will also go to the Book Fair tomorrow.

The Halloween parade in Frankfort will be tomorrow evening at 7:30
Trick-or-Treat in Frankfort and Clarksburg will be Thursday evening from 6-7.

Our class Halloween party and parade in the hallway is Friday at 2:00.  All are invited!!

Monday

This week is full, fun, and crazy!!!!!  We not only have red ribbon week and all the extra activities that come with that, but we also have Book Fair and Halloween week!!!!!

Today the students received a red wrist band that promotes a drug-free life.

Our class will go to the Book Fair on Wednesday.

Tuesday the students are asked to wear red, white, and blue!!!!

No spelling this week!  We have started the story, "Around the Pond:  Who's Been Here?".  We will not be taking a reading test over this story until next Tuesday.  

Tonight is the Clarksburg Halloween Carnival at our school.  

Monday-a 4 day week

This week we are here 4 days!  The following words go along with our new story, "Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett":
1.  trip
2.  swim
3.  step
4.  next
5.  club
6.  stone
7.  next
8.  brave
9.  glad
10. lost
11. frog
12. slip
13. space
14. storm
15. muggy

Tuesday

This week the spelling list has 10 words.  Five of the words are compound words and the other five words are contractions.  The words are as follows:
campfire
backpack
bathtub
football
lunchbox
can't
won't
we'll
don't
it's

The students are bringing home two study guides.  We will have a math test tomorrow.  We will be having a reading test on Thursday.  Of course, the spelling tests will be given on Thursday and Friday.

Tuesday

We will only be having one spelling test this week, due to not having school for the students on Friday!

If I have not heard back from you about conferences I am sending you a reminder home today.

The following are our spelling words for this week:
1.  bone
2.  robe
3.  use
4.  these
5.  rope
6.  note
7.  cute
8.  close
9.  hope
10. those
11. one
12. goes
13. home
14. nose
15. drove
16. mule

October 1st....already!

It is hard to believe that October has arrived!  We practiced a yellow lockdown drill today.  And, we had an extended fire drill today.  Please provide information to your child as you wish.  I simply told them we had a fire drill and the firefighters checked out our building.

Friday!!

What a wonderful day we had on our field trip to Circle S Farms!!  Thank you to all the great parents who went with us!!!!

See you on Monday!!

Thursday

We will be going on our field trip to Circle S Farms tomorrow!  Remember to pack your child a sack lunch with a drink!!!!  This is such a nice trip!

Your child is bringing home the 2-M News for next week and the spelling list for next week since we will be out of the classroom the majority of the day tomorrow.

I read a really neat story to the class today about an apple and then we used the seeds in an experiment that they are bringing home!  Enjoy!!!

Wednesday

The students are bringing home a reminder and informational paper about our field trip on Friday!!  Please read over it.

The boys are bringing home a paper about joining Boy Scouts.

We will be having a reading test tomorrow over the selection, "Mrs. Brown Went to Town".











 

Tuesday

Picture envelopes are being sent home today.  You can check out the prices and the variety of background choices.  Paying online is also an option.  Picture day is next Wednesday.  Please do not have your child wear green!!!

A study guide for our next reading test is also being sent home today!!

We have a new student!  We now have 23 students in our class.

Monday!

We had a fire drill today which always adds excitement to our day!!

No spelling this week.
The story your child should be practicing this week is still, "Mrs. Brown Went To Town".
Our test over this story will be on Thursday.  I will send a study guide home on Wednesday.

Reading Logs-Because I am a mom, too, I understand how hectic things can be.....I would prefer to have the reading log turned in on Fridays.....however, I will accept them on Monday if they are forgotten to be turned in on Friday.

Happy Fall!

Friday!

Go Big Blue!!!!

No spelling for next week!!

We will have a reading test over the story, "Mrs. Brown Went To Town" on Thursday.  I will send a study guide home next week.

Progress Reports are being sent home today.  Please sign and return the bottom portion back to school on Monday.

Our field trip is next Friday!!!!!

Tomorrow is the first day of Fall.....enjoy!

Thursday

Today we planted 3 different types of seeds to view their sprouting!  I appreciate a family in our classroom giving us a "Root Viewer" to watch the amazing growth of seeds!! 

The students are bringing home a notice of when school pictures will be!!!

Reading logs are due tomorrow.

Wednesday!!

We will have two tests tomorrow!  One in math over comparing and ordering numbers and the other in spelling.  The students were given a study guide to help review for tomorrow's math test.  I do not need the study guide back.

The following are the spelling words for this week:

bite, late, size, made, side, ate, fine, same, hide, line, give, have, gate, bike, shake, write


****The vocabulary and high frequency words that go with the story, "Mrs. Brown Went To Town" are the following:

commotion, delivered, feathers, released, tire, wearing
move, different, floor, poor, word, letter

Monday

Our spelling words for this week go with the story, "Mrs. Brown Went To Town".  This story is one we will spend this week and next week on.  We will have spelling this week, but not next week.

Enjoy this last week of summer!

Thursday

Several of the students got a 100% on their spelling test today!  If your child needs to retake the test tomorrow please study again tonight!  I always take the better of the two scores of two tests are given.

Our class will be taking a reading test tomorrow over, "Julius".  Your child is bringing home a study guide tonight.

If you haven't sent in the permission slip and field trip money please do so by the 25th of September.

Our school is taking a money donation collection for the Ragland family. 

Reading logs are due tomorrow, as well!!!!!

Have a super evening!

Wednesday!!

Happy Hump Day!!!  Our class will be having a spelling test tomorrow over the following 16 words:

1.  fox
2.  wet
3.  nut
4.  job
5.  leg
6.  fun
7.  red
8.  up
9.  went
10. mop
11. hug
12. from
13. any
14. of
15. block
16. every

Tuesday

Grandparent's Day yesterday was the best ever!!!! Please let the grandparents know we tryly enjoyed their visit and our program was very sweet.

Our class will be taking a math test tomorrow over number patterns and the students are bringing home a study guide.

Friday!!

A great day!!!!! Remember that our Grandparent's Day will be on Monday morning from 9-10.

Have a great weekend!

The kids are bringing home a new spelling list for next week.

Thursday

I will pass back yesterday's reading test tomorrow. I still have a few more left to grade. This first test was read to the students.

Tomorrow the spelling test will be given to those who did not receive a 100% today.

Monday is Grandparent's Day in grade two. We invite all grandparents to come from 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Wednesday

We will have a spelling test tomorrow over the following words:

any, off, my, the, will, as, have, had, said, you, they, it, less, equal, greater


**Grandparent's Day for grade 2 is Monday!!!!

Tuesday

Our first reading test over the selection, "Dragon Gets By", is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 5. The students are bringing home a study guide to help in reviewing for tomorrow's test.

We have 2 class birthdays this week! Forgive me for not putting them on the weekly 2-M News.

The second graders are also bringing home a paper about Grandparent's Day. Grandparent's Day for grade 2 is next Monday.

Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!!! Tomorrow will be our first spelling test of 2nd grade!!!!

Encourage your child to bring their reading book home and practice the assigned story. We are currently on "Dragon Gets By".

Your child should be reading 10-15 each school night. Please keep track of this on the reading log that was sent home last Friday. The reading logs are due each Friday. When a child returns their reading log on a Friday they get a sticker for the chart. When a child earns 5 stickers they get to pick a prize out of the prize basket!!!!!!

Tuesday

Thank you all for having your child read the book-in-the-bag and returning it to school! I will try to send home a new book-in-a-bag each Wednesday and Friday. Simply have your child read it to 3 different people or to you 3 times and sign the back, put the book in the bag, and send it back to school. The new books on Friday are to be returned on Monday. The new books on Wednesday are to be returned on Friday.

Thank you!!!!

Monday!

We are happy to report that when we arrived at school this morning one of our Monarch caterpillars had emerged from his chrysalis state!! We released the beautiful butterfly this morning after we enjoyed our morning snack! We still have one chrysalis and one caterpillar that is still eating!

Our spelling words for this week are the following:
bag, win, is, am, his, has, ran, if, dig, sat, was, I, big, an, scratch

Our class got their reading books today and should bring it home this evening to practice the first story, "Dragon Gets By". This story practices the short a and i sound, just like our spelling words!

Friday!!!!

Happy Friday All! Sorry I forgot to blog yesterday!!! Getting into a good routine takes about 2 weeks for all of us!!

I am sending home some very important information today with your child!

First, they are getting their first spelling list....study as you see fit.
Second, the 2-M newsletter I send home each Friday is arriving to you today!!! Read it please!
Third, we are starting our reading log reading today.....read the attached paper...it explains all.

Have a wonderful weekend and......Go Big Blue!!!!!

Our first day was awesome!!!!

This class is one awesome bunch of kids! We worked, we played, we ate, and enjoyed each other's company! Come back tomorrow!!!!!! xoxo

Tomorrow is the first day of school!!!!!

Tomorrow is the first day of school and we are all ready! Can't wait to see you tomorrow morning!

Beginning of School!!!!

Our school year will begin on Wednesday!  Open House went great tonight!!!!

The Last Day of School!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Last Day of School Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a happy, healthy summer!!!

Tuesday

Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 30, is our last day of school. Our second graders are to pack a lunch tomorrow and if it is nice we will enjoy eating our lunch outside. If the weather doesn't permit us to enjoy the outdoors then we will picnic indoors!

School is dismissed at 1:00 tomorrow.

If you want to send in a self-addressed stamped envelope for your child's grade card to be mailed, please send it in by tomorrow. Mr. Snyder announced that if you wish to pick up your child's grade card you may do so on or after June 8.

Field Day Was A Blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our field day with third grade was an absolute blast!!!!!!!!!! The weather was perfect.....not hot and not cold! The kids had great behavior and enjoyed the events and the fun-flatables!!! They are pretty tired!

Mr. Cox will be awarding 1st-5th place for the events that were held today.

Tomorrow is Field Day!!

Our field day events will be tomorrow down at the track/football field. If any parent or grandparent can help please report to the field by 8:30-8:45. Mr. Cox can use and appreciate your help!

The students should bring a water bottle, along with a packed lunch with a drink. I have recommended sunscreen, a towel to sit on, sunglasses, and even a hat. We will be outside all day.

TENNIS SHOES AND SOCKS ARE A MUST!!! PLEASE NO SANDALS!!!!!!!!!!

Friday

Next Tuesday will be grade 2-3 Field Day at the high school track. If you can come and assist Mr. Cox will the activities please arrive at the track by 8:45 a.m.

Don't forget to send in $2.00 for the class pizza party on Friday.

Have a good weekend!!!

Tuesday

Reading: There are no spelling words for our class!!!! This is the last week for Reading Logs for our reading class. They are due on Friday.

Pizza Party! The second grade classes are having a pizza party on Friday, May 25. Each student needs to bring in $2.00 to help for the pizza. If you would prefer your child to not eat pizza they are welcome to eat in the cafeteria that day.

Friday!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and grandmothers out there!

Next week my reading class will not be having a spelling list....we are finished!!!!! But, we will continue to do reading logs for one more week!!!

Thursday

Our guest illustrator will be visiting our school tomorrow. Our grade will enjoy the visit from 9:00-9:45.

We will take our last spelling test of the year, in my reading class, tomorrow.

Reading logs are due tomorrow for everyone is second grade.

Wednesday

The following is the last spelling list our reading class has this year:

liked, hoping, baked, using, chased, making, closed, hiding, named, riding, smiling, teasing, decided, time, sleep

We will have a spelling test tomorrow and another one on Friday.

Wednesday

Reading: Spelling test tomorrow! The students in my reading class should be reading "Moses".

Math: We have started on Unit 4-Geometry and Patterns

Tuesday

Your child is bringing home a paper from Mr. Cox regarding field day this year. Please read it carefully and check your calendar to see if you could come help him on that date.

Monday

Math: Our math class will be having a test tomorrow over multiplication and division. The students are bringing home a study guide today. On Wednesday we will begin Unit 4, as we skipped it after Unit 3 to go to Unit 5.

Reading: We began the story, "Moses Goes to a Concert" today. We are practicing the long sound of /i/. The following words are our spelling words this week:

sky, find, night, high, fly, try, light, dry, right, mind, eye, buy, flight, reply, why

Friday!

Enjoy the weekend! Sunday is Earth Day!!!!!

Thursday

Reading: We will be taking the spelling test again tomorrow.

Enjoy the beautiful day!

***Reading Logs are due tomorrow for all second graders.

Wednesday

Reading: We will be having a spelling test and a reading test tomorrow. The reading test will be over the story, "The Art Lesson".

Math: We just started a chapter on multiplication and division!!!!!

Tuesday

The Mid-Ohio Food Bank will be at our school tomorrow after school. Volunteers can always be used and needed to help distribute food. Bring your own bags if you are coming to get food.

Please continue to study spelling and read with your child each school night. We all realize baseball season has begun but school is still going on! Sometimes the kids think they can't do homework because they have a game or practice on a school night!!

Monday

Reading: Our class is having a spelling review list this week. The review words are the following:

tried, never, going, coming, new, very, other, started, something, school, outside, people

Math: Our class is having a test tomorrow over adding and subtracting of 3-digit numbers. The students have a study guide to bring home today.

Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday

There will be a spelling test tomorrow for those who need to take one.

Also, reading logs are due tomorrow for all students in second grade.

Wednesday

Reading Class: There will be a spelling test tomorrow and Friday. Our class is now working with the story, "The Art Lesson".

Math: We are working on adding and tomorrow subtracting 3-digit numbers with and without regrouping.

****Reading Logs for all students in second grade are always due on Fridays!!!

Tuesday

We are back from Easter break and ready to tackle the rest of the school year!

Reading: The following are the spelling words for this week:

zoo, tooth, hook, moon, soon, took, good, room, foot, too, cook, hoof, school, you, who

Math: We are starting chapter 29 on addition and subtraction of 3-digit numbers....with and without regrouping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday

Happy Easter Break!!! Enjoy every minute of the next 5 days!!!

See you next Tuesday!!!!!

Monday

This week we are not having any spelling words for turning in reading logs in second grade! Happy Easter!

Our homeroom will be going to the Book Fair tomorrow at 1:10.

Grade 2 Awards Assembly will be tomorrow at 2:15. Awards will be given to all A's, all A's and B's, and perfect attendance.

If anyone wants to send in a bag of Easter candy for the students to put in their baskets please send it in by Wednesday. Thanks!!

Tuesday

The chicken pox has hit second grade. Your child is bringing home a letter to explain the situation of the illness.

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday All!

The following are the spelling words for my reading class:

batted, running, clapped, stopped, getting, shopping, stepped, hugging, pinned, sitting, that, shop, other, center, middle

Vocabulary: bolt, horizon, lightning, rumbled, thunder, weather

High Frequency Words: air, child, heavy, hour

Our reading class is now on the story, "Thunder Cake".

Math: We will be taking our test today over fractions then will begin working with numbers to 1,000!!!

Homeroom: We now have enough cleaned out, plastic, 2-liter pop bottles for our Easter craft!!! Thank you everyone!!!

Mistake-sorry!

Sorry, I just found all the study guides for the math test in a nice neat stack on my desk! They didn't get passed out today! We will delay the test for Monday!!!!

Thursday

Reading: spelling and a reading test tomorrow.....study guide was sent home yesterday.

Math: test over ch. 26 tomorrow on fractions. Kids are bringing home a study guide today.

Wednesday

Reading: Spelling test tomorrow! Also, the students are bringing home a study guide for the test over, "Carousel" for Friday. I know it's so nice outside, but the students still need to review and read.

Math: We will be ready for a test over fractions on Friday. Look for a study guide to come home tomorrow!!!! Then we will be working with numbers to 1,000!!!!!! They are so ready for this!

Tuesday

Wow! It seems like the end of May instead the first day of Spring! I am thankful Spring has arrived, as it is one of my favorite seasons.

With warm weather comes playing outside in the evening. While I totally love being outside and I want the children to enjoy the outdoors, we still have school work to do.

Reading: We are working on the story "Carousel". Please assist your child in reading this story.
We also have new spelling words and will have a test on Thursday and Friday of this week.

Math: We are working on fractions......we've actually worked on this skill all year....the kids are soooo good at it!!!!

Monday

Reading: The following are our spelling words for this week:

puppy, baby, lucky, happy, very, funny, silly, many, only, cookie, me, bee, furry, angry

High Frequency Words: aunt, million, pair

Vocabulary: angry, fussed, groaned, grumbled, grumpily, promised

This week we are working on and reading the story, "Carousel". It will help your child greatly if you sit with them and help them read this story.

Thursday

Since St. Patrick's Day is Saturday, please feel free to have your child wear green to school tomorrow!

Reading logs are due tomorrow.

Wednesday

There is no spelling this week.

Tomorrow is class picture day! We are to not wear green.

Mr. Snyder announced with the unusually warm weather that we are having that the students are allowed to wear shorts to school. Normally, this rule is saved for the last grading period. Please use common sense and check the weather for each day when deciding what your child should wear to school. For the safety of your child playing on the playground and in the mulch we do not want any students wearing flip flops to school.

Tuesday

No spelling this week for our second graders.

Unfortunately, illness has struck our grade level hard again.

Thursday

Today we were to wear our favorite color.....I think you can guess what my favorite color is!!!!

Reading: Please read the story, "Jalapeno Bagels" with your child. Also, we will have another spelling test tomorrow.

Math: We are working with measurement now.

Tomorrow, Friday, March 9, is "Wear your Sunglasses Day"!!!!

We were Wacky!!!!

Wow! Wacky Wednesday was really wacky!!!

Spelling test for all tomorrow!
****Also, tomorrow is wear your favorite color day!!!!

Enjoy this early-Spring-like day!!!!

Tomorrow is Wacky Wednesday!!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 7, is Wacky Wednesday!!!!! The students can dress "Wacky"!!

Math: The students are bringing home a study guide for a test tomorrow over chapter 17.

Reading: The students are now working on the story, "Jalapeno Bagels".

Monday

We have enjoyed "Crazy Socks" day!!

Reading class: Our spelling words for this week are the following:
I'll, we've, I'm, you're, isn't, didn't, you'll, I've, it's, we'll, can't, they're, wouldn't, it, us

Leap Day!

Happy Leap Day!

Reading Class: Our class will have their spelling test over the words for the story, "Brothers and Sisters", tomorrow.

Tomorrow is March 1....will it begin like a lion or a lamb?

Tuesday

Math: Our math class will be taking a test tomorrow over tables and graphs. The students are bringing home a study guide today.

Reading: The students in our class should be practicing the story, "Brothers and Sisters". Also, I sent home the spelling list on Friday of the words that go along with this story. Our tests will be on Thursday and Friday of this week.

****Reading logs are always due on Friday!!!!!!

Monday

Reading Class: The following are our new spelling words for he week of Feb. 27-Mar. 2:

flower, water, under, over, better, brother, sister, mother, father, after, that, shop, center, other, between

We are looking forward to February ending and March beginning!!! The birthday of the late Dr. Seuss is this Friday. We will do many activities next week in celebration of this wonderful author.

Wednesday

Reading class: We are now reading the story, "Brothers and Sisters". Our spelling words are 25 review words. I have given up to 3 copies of the words for some students.

Math: We will begin a chapter on tables and graps tomorrow.

All reading logs are always due on Fridays!!

Thursday

There is no school on Monday, February 20, in honor of President's Day.


Reading class: Next week we will be having 25 review words.
Math: We are working on understanding time....days, weeks, months, years, etc.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to one all all!

We are now supposed to have personal safety in the morning from 8:10-8:40 a.m.

Monday

Tomorrow is our Valentine's Party! In the event we would be on a delay for bad weather we would still have our party at 2:15. In the event school would be cancelled due to bad weather we would have our party on Wednesday, February 15, at 2:15. It's good to have a plan b!

Math: We will have our test over telling time tomorrow. The students will bring a study guide home today.

Reading: Please have your child read the story, "The Great Ball Game" throughout this week. We have no spelling words this week.

TGIF!

Enjoy the weekend!

Our Valentine party is Tuesday, at 2:15. All are invited!

Reading: My reading class will not have new spelling words next week...we are ahead of ourselves in spelling so we are taking the week off! Our story we are currently working on is, "The Great Ball Game".

Math: On Monday we will review telling time to the half-hour, to the 15 minutes, to the 5 minutes, and to the minute. We will be ready for a test on Tuesday. I will send a study guide home on Monday.

Thursday

Tomorrow at 2:15 we will be having an assembly for grades K-8 about Pennies for Patients.

Reading: Reading Logs are due for everyone tomorrow!!!!! Also, my class has "books-in-a-bag" to turn in.

Spelling: Some students will be taking another spelling test tomorrow.

Math: We are telling time to the minute now. For example: 1:42....I am teaching the students to count by five's until they get to the number that comes right before where the minute hand is located and then count by ones to where the minute hand actually is.

Some of the kids are wearing their watches!!! Love that!!!

Tuesday

Reading: Our class will be having a test tomorrow over the story, "Ant". The students are bringing home a study guide today.

Math: We started a chapter on telling time today. If your child has a wristwatch please encourage them to wear it.

Thursday

I am sending home the Valentine party paper today along with a class list for the students to fill out their Valentine cards with. Also, the students do not need to bring in a special box to put their Valentines in. We will make cute Valentine sacks in the classroom.

Reading: Our spelling test will be again tomorrow.
Math: Our math class is taking a test tomorrow and they are bringing home a study guide.

We had a great day and it was fun to talk and read about Groundhog Day!

Tuesday

Reading and Spelling: Our class is on the story, "Ant". The following are our spelling words for this week:
king, thank, hand, sing, send, think, bring, bang, end, thing, and, long, grand, young, swing

Vocabulary: antennae, cocoons, colonies, fungus, larvae, tunnels

High frequency words: between, care, weigh

Illnesses continue =(

Our second grade is still experiencing quite a lot of illness. We are cleaning our desks, washing hands, and keeping our pod door propped open so little hands do not need to keep touching the handle.

Remember, keep your child at home for 24 hours after they have last vomited, had a fever, or had diarrhea.

Thursday

Illness has hit second grade. We are cleaning desks and chairs. We are washing hands often. Also, I propped open our pod door so we do not have to touch the door handle, which I wash off each day.

Spelling test again on Friday for those who need to take it.

Reading Class: Test over, "Officer Buckle" on Friday.

Stay Healthy!

Wednesday

We must have a nasty illness going around in the classroom because we started out our day with 5 boys out....one came in at noon, but then one left.

Spelling tests are tomorrow and Friday.

Reading Class: Our test over, "Officer Buckle and Gloria", will be on Friday!

Math: We will continue counting and using money in the next chapter.

Monday

The students are bringing home booklets for you to fill out as a fundraiser for P.T.O. Enjoy writing the addresses of family and friends!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 24, at 2:15 will be the awards assembly for grade 2!

Friday!

Have a super weekend!!

Reading Class: Here are our spelling review list for next week:

done, one, two, back, some, your, I'll, around, found, once, girl, into, boy, we'll, she's

Thursday

Reading logs are due for everyone tomorrow!
Also, some of the students may need to take a spelling test tomorrow.

Math: We are counting different amounts of coins and drawing and counting coins from greatest to least value.

Reading: We are working on the story, "Officer Buckle and Gloria".

We welcome back a student in our classroom that moved away but is now back!!
Our homeroom is up to 25 students!

The down slide of January!

It's hard to believe we are on the down slide of January!

Reading: I will collect the anthologies tomorrow and pass out the second one! We will actually begin the work for "Officer Buckle and Gloria" tomorrow. This is a nice story to extend into two weeks.

Math: We are counting money and the students seem quite good at it! The students are bringing home a letter explaining about a timed test on basic facts they will be studying and taking.

The Mid-Ohio Food Bank will be at our school tomorrow.....all are welcome...bring your own bags!

Enjoy your long weekend!

Remember, no school tomorrow, Friday, January 13, for students. Also, no school on Monday, January 16, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Next week our homeroom will begin going to Art for the 3rd nine weeks grading period. Mrs. McKee is the art teacher.

Math: We began chapter 12 on money today. I encourage all students to count different amounts of coins as practice whenever possible!

Reading: On Tuesday, January 17, our reading class will begin the selection, "Officer Buckle and Gloria". My reading students are bringing home their list of spelling, vocabulary, and high frequency words today. But just in case that paper doesn't make it quite home......here they are:

Spelling-car, smart, arm, park, yard, part, barn, hard, party, farm, are, warm, far, carpet, department

High frequency words-board, listen, told

Vocabulary-accident, attention, audience, commands, officer, safety

Also, if your child did not turn in their reading log today they can still turn it in on Tuesday-only.....!

Wednesday

Tomorrow, Thursday, January 12, is the last day of school for the students this week! No school on Friday for Teacher Workday!!!!

Math: We will take the nine weeks test in math tomorrow morning.
Reading: I will send home the spelling list for next week tomorrow!

Remember, there is no school on Monday for Dr. Martin Luther Kind, Jr.'s birthday.

Monday

Our day was a great start to a new week! We are starting to read about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

There is no school for students this Friday, January 13.

No spelling this week for any second grade classes.

Reading: My reading class will be taking a test tomorrow, January 10, over the story, "Jamaica Louise James".

Math: We are now mixing up our 2-digit regrouping with addition and subtraction problems.

P.J. Day!

I think the kids had a lot of fun today wearing their p.j.'s to school today!

For those of you who can come for Literacy Night, it begins at 5:30 today!

Reading: Reading logs due tomorrow and 2nd spelling test. We will test over "Jamaica Louise James" on Tuesday, January 10. I had told you yesterday it would be next Wednesday, but has now been changed to Tuesday.

Math: Saxon homework!!!! We practiced column addition (adding 3 2-digit numbers).

Remember to remind your child to bring a pair of gloves and a headband or toboggan along with their winter coat each day!!!! Our playground is flat and windy!

Wednesday

The students and staff have permission to wear their jammies to school tomorrow! This is in support of the Literacy Night tomorrow night.

Math: I totally forgot to give the math class homework last night.....so I am sending it home to do tonight! Sorry!

Reading: Spelling test tomorrow and start reading, "Jamaica Louise James".

Happy New Year!

Happy 2012! Your child may be a bit tired after school today as we jumped right back into our normal routine of working hard!

Math: We have started chapter 11 which is adding and subtracting with 2-digit numbers...with and without regrouping!

Reading: Our spelling words for this week are: clean, keep, please, feel, we, be, eat, tree, mean, read, the, people, stream, see, steep. Our class has just started the story, "Jamaica Louise James". The high frequency words for this story are: believe, lady, whole. The vocabulary for this story is the following: booth, plaque, station, subway, token.

Reading Logs are due on Friday. We will have our spelling tests on Thursday and Friday!