Merry Christmas!!

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!  Enjoy every second of your break....I hope you all get some time off.

We will come back in January with a renewed energy to press on to our hard work in second grade!!

Love to all,
Mrs. Miller

Tuesday

It's hard to believe there are only 8 days left until Christmas!!!
The students will be taking the test over, "Jamaica Louise James", tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18.  Those who need to retake the spelling test from today will be able to do tomorrow, as well.

I am sending home a paper with reminders about the rest of this week.

No homework the rest of this week, other than reviewing for the reading and spelling test tomorrow.

Thursday

Tomorrow is our movie day!!!  The kids are beyond excited to see "Frozen".

Our spelling test will be on Monday and Tuesday over the words for the story, "Jamaica Louise James".  

The reading test over this story will be either Wednesday or Thursday.

We continue to work really hard on subtraction with and without regrouping.  Please review this at home with your child.

We send well wishes to our friend in our class who is out for a few days.....you are missed!

Monday

Two-hour delays are fun but, they take away two of our hours!

Please work on subtraction with and without regrouping with your child.

We have one story left in our anthology, "Jamaica Louise James."  The spelling words this week go with that story.

The two spelling tests this week will be on Wednesday and Thursday.  On Friday we will be going to the movies.

Please sign and return the permission slip your child is bringing home today.

Thanks!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!  I hope all of you have a lovely holiday with family and friends!!

The students enjoyed the Friendship Fruit Salad.

We practiced a drill today.....ask you child about it.

See you all on Tuesday.....it will be December...wow!!

Tuesday

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!

Our spelling words next week will be 12 review words.

Our selection in the anthology, "Big Bushy Mustache", will continue into next week.  We will probably test over it on Wednesday.  I would like to spend Thursday and Friday on reading poems and answering questions about the poems.

In the event bad weather would occur overnight and school would not be in session tomorrow, we will have our Friendship fruit on Tuesday of next week.

Friday

No spelling words next week....short week....students come Monday and Tuesday and get out at 1:00 on Wednesday.

No homework in math or books-in-a-bag next week.......we need a little break!

Have a great weekend!  Be prepared for cold weather.....I have heard it's on the way.

Thursday

Sorry!  I made a mistake in yesterday's blog......The "Funflatable" paper that was sent home yesterday was not a permission slip......it was simply a slip to ask for volunteers to monitor the students while they are playing on the funflatables!!!  Sorry, my bad!  

This spelling list is a bit of a challenge....some need another night of practice.

We have now started chapter 5 in math.  It is on subtraction with and without regrouping of 2-digit numbers.

Wednesday

We will enjoy making Friendship Fruit next week.  Your child should have brought home a letter telling about the Friendship Fruit and what item they will be contributing.  You can send these items in next week.

We will be having a spelling test tomorrow and Friday.

Permission slips are being sent home today about your child enjoy the Funflatables next week!  

Also, Progress Reports are being sent home today.  Please sign and return the bottom.

Friday

Have a great weekend!

We are now adding 3, and soon, 4, 2-digit numbers, with and without regrouping.  Please review at home, as needed.

We are working in reading on the story, "A Trip to the Firehouse."  We are working on topic, main idea, and details.

Spelling test on Thursday and Friday.

Please have your child read, "A Trip to the Firehouse".

If your child is having a bit of difficulty in regrouping please set at the kitchen table with them and show them how you learned the concept of "carrying the one".....which is regrouping.

Thursday

Have a wonderful long weekend with your child.  I will be at school until 8:00 tonight for conferences and then will be back in the morning for conferences until noon.

Remember, we do not have school on Monday!

We finished our Iowa Test of Basic Skills today.

The Veterans Assembly was very nice.

There will be no school on Friday due to P-T conferences.

November 4

Our school is an Election Polling location.  Beware of extra cars and traffic in the parking lot tomorrow if you drop off or pick up your child.

No spelling this week.

We are now regrouping in math.  Remember "carrying the one"?  Well, that's it!

The Iowa Test of Basic Skills test will be given on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Our Veterans Day assembly will be held on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON FRIDAY!  WE WILL BE HAVING PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES ON THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL AND FRIDAY UNTIL NOON.

Thursday

The spelling test was a challenge today.  Several students will need to retake the test tomorrow.

No math homework tonight!  We began a new chapter today on addition.  

Tomorrow is our Halloween class party and the hallway parade for K-2.  Please have your child bring their costume in a bag or in their book bag.  Please do not let your child wear their costume to school.

Tuesday

Our class will be going to the book fair on Thursday afternoon.

Our class Halloween party is this Friday.  A reminder is begin sent home today.

Also, the students in our class will take a math test tomorrow over chapter 3.  The students are bringing home a study guide.  I do not need the study guide back.

Wednesday

The students are bringing home a little box and letter that tells about a program called, "Pennies For Patients".

We got to attend an assembly this morning sponsored by the American Red Cross on the importance of blood donation.  There will be a blood drive here at our school soon.  Your child will be bringing home information about it.  The hours of the blood drive are in the evening.

Lots of our students got a 100% on spelling today!!!!!  Only a few need to take it again tomorrow.

Remember, there is no school on Friday!!!  Maybe you can enjoy the Circleville Pumpkin Show or the Bainbridge Fall Festival of Leaves.

Friday

School will be in session on Columbus Day which is Monday.

School will not be in session on Friday, October 18.

Cookie dough pick up from the PTO fundraiser will be on Wednesday, October 16, in the Rubber Gym, at the school, from 3:00-6:00 p.m.  Cookie dough will not be sent home on the bus.  If your child sold cookie dough you must pick it up at the school on this date.

Have a great weekend.....the kids are working so hard.....please praise them!

10-10

Only a few students will need to retake their spelling test tomorrow....no one missed more than 1 word!!!

In math we are subtracting and discussing how addition and subtraction problems are related or alike.

Monday is Christopher Columbus Day. We do have school.  Starting tomorrow we will read and discuss who Christopher Columbus was and why he is famous.

There is no school on Friday, October 18.

Wednesday

The students have a book-in-a-bag to read tonight.

Also, we will have a spelling test tomorrow.

Tuesday

The students will have math homework tonight.  Please assist them with this, as needed, and have them return the homework to school tomorrow.

If your child brings home their reading book please have them practice out of it and put it back into the book bag for the next day at school.

With our mornings being quite chilly please encourage your child to either dress in layers or bring a light-weight jacket or sweatshirt.

Monday

Happy Monday Everyone!!

I forgot to run off a new book in a bag book so we will start back up with that on Wednesday.  

Our new spelling words have double consonants this week.

In math we are adding!!!!

I signed up our class to shop at the Book Fair on Thursday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m.

Friday

Have a great weekend!

I have send home 2 new Scholastic Book orders.  I have also given the code for any of you who may want to order online.  Orders are due back by Oct. 14.

Thursday

Spelling test again tomorrow for those who need another change.

Yearbooks were passed out today for those who ordered on in first grade.  If you ordered online or sent money directly to Downtown Photography the yearbook will be delivered tomorrow.

In math we are in chapter 3 on addends, differences, and sums.

It's October!

Our tenth month has arrived!

Just a reminder that school picture day is this Thursday.

Please study the spelling words with your child and have them practice reading the story, "Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett".

Sorry, the exercise pyramid is not due until next Monday for the P.E. teacher!!

Last day of September

It's hard to believe that September has come to an end.  We will welcome October tomorrow!

Our new story out of the reading anthology is, "Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett".  Please have your child practice this selection often throughout the week.  When your child does bring their reading book home please have them return it to school the next day.

Picture day is this Thursday.

Johnny Appleseed's birthday

Johnny Appleseed, an American legend, was born on this date in 1774.  We remembered this figure in history by reading 2 books about his life.

Mr. Butler send home with the students an exercise pyramid journal that is due back on Monday.

The students are bringing home a form about the variety of packages and prices of school pictures, which will be taken next Thursday.

Tuesday

The students have math homework tonight.  Please assist your child, if needed.  This math series is very challenging. Please review all work that comes home.  

As a parent I know how easy it can be to be distracted in the evenings with "things".  Please make your child's school work a top priority.  Your family may need to reassess the after-school activities to allow plenty of time to devote to school work.  You will never regret time spent with your child in aiding their education.

Monday

Autumn began yesterday and it certainly felt like it today!  For days when the weather is cool of a morning it is a good idea to send your child to school with a lightweight jacket or hoodie.  

We switched seating areas today.  I like to do this once per month.

Library is tomorrow....please return your library book.

TGIF......but a farewell to summer =(

I am a summer person.  I am sad to see that season end, but it will come again!  Sunday is the first day of Fall.

Your child is bringing home their 2-M News and a list of new spelling words for next week (we are back to the standard 15 words).

It has been a hot day.....and a full moon.....both can make people cranky and a bit out of sorts.

Have a good weekend to welcome a new season!

Thursday

I need the bottom slip of all the progress reports signed and returned to school.  Thanks!!

We started a new story today.  The story is "Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night".  Please have your child practice this story over the next week.

Tuesday

The students have math homework tonight.  Please make sure they complete the front and the back and return it to school tomorrow.

There is a menu change for Wednesday and Friday.  The students are bringing home a little slip with the change.

Monday

It's hard to believer September is now half over.  PTO fundraising forms and money are due!  If you forgot to send in your child's cookie dough order please do so tomorrow!

PTO meeting tonight at 6:00.  Use the back entrance and it will be in the first room on the right.

We have 25 review spelling words this week!!

TGIF!!!

Happy Friday!!!  Hopefully you and your family can enjoy being outside this weekend with the pleasant temperatures!

Our spelling list for next week is a review list of 25 words.  Your child is bringing home this list today.

We will continue the story, "Mrs. Brown Went to Town" for a couple of more days next week.  After that we will begin Theme 2.

Our math has us working on counting 100's, 10's and 1's.  Please review your child's work each day.  Reinforcement at home is key to a child's success!!

Thursday

It was a great Thursday!  It started raining during noon recess and the kids had to come in for their first "indoor" recess.  They loved playing with all the things I have for such occasions!!

Math homework tonight....please return tomorrow.

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

September 11

We honored September 11 by observing a moment of silence.

There will be a spelling test tomorrow.

We are reading "Mrs. Brown Went to Town".  Please have your child practice reading this story at home.

Tuesday

The students are finally bringing home the snack sign-up sheet for the school year.  Sorry it's taken me so long to get it organized and ran off for you!!!

Our class has P.E. the entire first 9 weeks grading period.  It would be ideal if the students could wear gym shoes each day.

School picture day for K-5 will be Thursday, October 3.  More info. about this will be sent home in time.

Monday

Our Grandparent's Day was very nice today and well attended.  

Our spelling words this week focus on long i and long a.

We will begin a new story tomorrow called, "Mrs. Brown Went To Town".

Our 1st chapter in math is now complete and we will begin chapter 2 tomorrow called, "Numbers to 1,000".

The weather forecast is saying in the 90's for the next few days.....I recommend dressing your child is comfortable, cool, lightweight clothes.  Remember, the students are welcome to bring a water bottle to class!!

TGIF!!!

Grandparent's Day for grade 2 will be on Monday from 9-10.  
The students are bringing home a new spelling list!!  Our story next week will be "Mrs. Brown Went to Town".

In math we are working on numbers to 1,000.  The students are reading, writing, and identifying these numbers.  Please help your child by looking over all the work they bring home.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday

There will be another spelling test tomorrow for those students who may need to take it.

The students in our class have math homework tonight.  Please have your child complete the assignment front/back and put their name on their paper and return it to school tomorrow!!!

Your child should be bringing home their reading anthology (reading book).  Please have them practice reading out of it.  This week we have been working on "Julius".

Grandparents Day will be on Monday, September 9, for grade 2.

Hump Day!

Thank you to all of you who had your child do their math homework last night, put their name on it, and returned it today to school!!!!  Give yourself a pat on the back.  This will be the routine each Tuesday and Thursday evening.  

Since today is Wednesday your child will be getting a new book-in-a-bag to bring home and read 3 times.  Books-in-a-bag will be given each M-W-F.

The new progress book code information is being send home today, as well.

We are reading and working on the new story, "Julius".  Please have your child read this out of their reading book this week.

Tuesday

The students will be bringing home their first math homework page today.  It is stamped front and back "homework".  Please have them do the work and return it to school tomorrow.  They may need a reminder to put their name on their paper!

We have started a new story out of the book, "Julius".  Have your child practice reading this story this week.

TGIF!!!!

Enjoy the long holiday weekend!!!  Please read all the papers that your child brings home nightly.  Hopefully, by the end of next week we will be fully immersed in our daily routine....sometimes it takes a while!!

Tuesday

Please have your child read the story, "Dragon Gets By" out of their reading anthology (reading book).  We have learned the necessary skills and strategies necessary for them to be fluent readers with this story.  Also discuss the pictures and what is happening in the story with your child.

In math we are learning about odd and even.  Please go over your child's math papers.  We have a new math series this year called "Go Math".  

Since it is such a hot week I am encouraging the kids to bring a water bottle to class.  They are welcome to sip on it throughout the day.

Our first spelling test will be Thursday.  I will say the word, use it in a sentence, and repeat the word.

TGIF!

It will be good for everyone to have a break this weekend!  The students were given their reading book today.  We also call this book the anthology.  We will actually start using this book on Monday.  If your child brings it home this weekend you can simply enjoy looking through it with them.  I have not taught them the lesson that goes with the beginning of the first story yet.  I will teach this lesson on Monday and continue it throughout the week.  We will read in order of stories so the first will be, "Dragon Gets By".

Also, the students are bringing home their first "Book-In-A-Bag".  The directions are located in the bags!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Thursday

We are watching a Monarch caterpillar in the classroom.  It will soon form a chrysalis.  Ask your child about it!!!

The second day of school was great, too!!!!

Our second day of school was as good as the first!!!!  We have P.E. the entire first nine weeks grading period.  If you have not filled out and sent back the emergency medical form please do so as soon as possible!!

I gave the kids a worksheet on reading a poem and writing a few words tonight at home.  Please have them complete this and bring back tomorrow!

1st day of 2nd grade!!!!!!!!!

The first day of school was so sweet!!!  Thank you for sending your child well-prepared for the first day of a great adventure!  Their homework is:  play, have a snack, play, eat supper, play, have a bath and head to bed!!!!  See everyone tomorrow!!!!

It's May!!!

Wow!  May has arrived, and we all know how quickly it can go!

The following words are our spelling words for this week:  liked, hoping, baked, using, chased, making, closed, hiding, named, riding, smiling, teasing, decided, time, sleep

Thursday

We had such a neat assembly today....ask your kids about it!!!

Enjoy this beautiful afternoon.

Tax Day!

It's hard to believe that half of April is already gone!  Time sure does fly.

The spelling words for this week are the following:  sky, find, night, high, fly, try, light, dry, right, mind, eye, buy, flight, reply, why


We just started working with the story, "Moses Goes to a Concert".

Wednesday

Our spelling test will be tomorrow!!!!

 Enjoy this beautiful afternoon and evening!

Monday

Our class will be taking a math test tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9, over fractions.  The students are bringing home a study guide today.  

We are now in the final theme in our reading book.  The stories we will end with are all about various talents people have.

How wonderful the temperature feels outside!  Dressing in layers is a good idea this time of year.  Please use good common sense when deciding on wearing shorts.

Friday

Our spelling words for next week are the following:  zoo, tooth, hook, moon, soon, took, good, room, foot, too, cook, hoof, school, you, who


Have a wonderful first weekend in April!!!

Thursday

Our class will be having a reading test tomorrow, Friday, April 5, over the story, "Thunder Cake".  The students are bringing a study guide home today.

It's so hard to believe we are in the last grading period.  Let's make each day count as our best!!!

Tuesday-It's April!!

It's so exciting to know that we are now in the month of April!!  Even though we are still have very cool temperatures it's nice to know that we are in a month that has the potential for nice weather!

Our spelling this week is a review list.  The words are the following:  hugging, sister, better, lady, stopped, getting, I'll, it's you're, other, would, should, could, angry, they're

I started reading aloud one of the sweetest books of all time......"Charlotte's Web".  I hope your child enjoys hearing it as much as I enjoy reading it!!

Tuesday

I think illnesses are finally leaving our classroom!!!!!
We will be taking a spelling test tomorrow over our 10 Easter words.

Friday

The Easter Egg Hunt will be tomorrow at the school starting at 11:30 a.m.  All children are invited to attend!!!!

The spelling words for next week are as follows:
Easter, egg, bunny, candy, duckling, chick, basket, hunt, hare, dye

Our spelling tests will be on Wednesday and Thursday, as we are out for Good Friday.

Have a good weekend!!

Monday

We have started our Flat Stanley project!!  Many of the kids brought in names and addresses of those they want to send their Flat Stanley's to!!!!  We wrote our rough drafts today and will make our final copies tomorrow.

We will not start work in the anthology until later in the week.

In math we will begin measurement using non-standard and standard units of measure.

Sickness has hit our class hard.  We had four absent today with two going home not feeling well.

Friday

I hope everyone has a happy St. Pat's Day on Sunday!!

We are starting a Flat Stanley project in second grade.  Information is being sent home today.

Spelling for next week is:  batted, running, clapped, stopped, getting, shopping, stepped, hugging, pinned, sitting, that, shop, other, center, middle

March!!

It's hard to believe it is already March!!!  The following words are our spelling list for this week:  puppy, baby, lucky, happy, very, funny, silly, many, only, cookie, me, bee, furry, angry.

We are celebrating the life of Dr. Seuss this week!!  If you have any Seuss books you would like to send in for the kids to enjoy please make sure your name is located inside the book.

We will have "Wacky Wednesday" this Wednesday!

Wednesday

Our spelling list this week is:  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



Our class enjoyed looking at the Jr. High Science Fair projects this afternoon.

Progress Reports are to go home on Friday.

Wednesday

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day!!!!  The kids have been bringing in some really neat valentine sacks and boxes!!!

Don't forget our party at 2:15!!

Our class will be taking a math test tomorrow over using money.  A study guide is being sent home.

Abe's birthday!

Today we are celebrating the date of birth of our beloved 16th president Abe Lincoln!!!!

The spelling list for this week is:  valentine, heart, friend, candy, letter, cookies, flowers, gift, love, party, February, pink, lace, Cupid, arrow


We will have a reading test tomorrow over, "Brothers and Sisters".

100th Day!!

We had a great time celebrating our 100th day of school!!!

Spelling for this week is the following:  flower, water, under, over, better, brother, sister, mother, father, after, that, shop, center, other, between

Wednesday

Spelling test tomorrow!

Test over the story, "The Great Ball Game" will be on Friday.

Tuesday

Our class is now studying money in math.  The best review you can give your child is by having them count out various small amounts of coins.  We have now learned the value of the half-dollar, quarter, dime, nickle, and penny.  We have also learned how to count money in various groups.  The more real-life experience the students have with this the better they can count money.  

The temperatures are to drop back to the twenties by Thursday!!!!

Monday

The spelling words for this week are the following:  boat, cold, road, blow, gold, old, load, snow, hold, most, toe, show, goal, rainbow, oatmeal

Wednesday

The students are bringing home address booklets to be filled out for a PTO fundraiser.  Just write the names and addresses of family and friends and send the completed booklet back tomorrow.

Our class will be taking a math test tomorrow.  The students are bringing home a study guide today.

No spelling test tomorrow or Friday!!

Tuesday

Our class does not have any spelling words this week.

Please encourage your child to study their Rocket Math practice sheet.

I have also noticed a few of the girls have not been wearing socks with their shoes....it make be a cute fasion statement, but our skin needs covered up in extreme cold weather!!!!

Stay warm!!

Friday

There will be no school on Monday, January 21, for Dr. M.L.King Jr. Day.

We will not be having new spelling words next week.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Thursday

The second spelling test over the words that go with the story "Ant" will be tomorrow, Friday, January 18.

We will not be taking a reading test over the story "Ant".

Just a little reminder that we do not have school on Monday, January 21, due to it being Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Tuesday

Our students will not be having school tomorrow due to it being a workday between the 1st semester ending and the 2nd semester beginning.

See everyone on Thursday!

We are currently working on the story, "Ant" in the anthology.
The spelling test will be on Thursday and Friday of this week.

Monday

Happy Monday!  The following words are our spelling words for Thursday and Friday:
king, thank, hand, sing, send, think, bring, bang, end, thing, and, long, grand, young, swing

Our math lessons for chapter 11 are a mixture of addition and subtraction 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping.

Tuesday

Tomorrow we will enjoy going to the yo-yo assembly!!!

We are currently reading the story, "Officer Buckle and Gloria".  Please have your child practice this story this week at home.

Our spelling list this week is the r-controlled sound spelled /ar/.

Thursday-Our 1st day back!

Happy New Year!!  The students have transitioned well back to school and our routine!!  I am especially proud of them for retaining so much information in subtracting with and without regrouping!!!!!

Tomorrow is Friday!!!