Week of 1/29/18

Dear parents,

It was wonderful to check in with some of you last week during conferences.  Thank you for being so supportive of your child.  This week we are discussing properties of matter.  We also learned about a Blood moon that is caused by a lunar eclipse.  

Tomorrow morning at approximately 5:50 am you can see a rare phenomenon in the sky.  The last time this phenomenon took place was 35 years ago.  There will be a Super Blue Blood moon.  A Super moon is when the moon is a bit closer in its orbit than at other times.  A Blue moon is when we have two full moons in one month.  A Blood moon happens during a lunar eclipse when the light from the sun that normally reaches the moon is completely blocked by the Earth, the moon will be in the Earth's shadow.  

This will be an exciting thing to see if you can manage to get up that early and if the sky is clear.  We learned about the lunar eclipse today and the students are excited about it.

​In math we are working on a number of thing: measurement, place value, time, money, adding and subtracting are at the forefront.  Students can always get extra practice on their IXL account at home.  Ten extra minutes once in a while can help.

Students are becoming better writers and are learning how to write complete sentences in a paragraph.  By the end of the year, second graders should be able to write 2 paragraphs.  

I've attached the math practice and the spelling words for this week.  The spelling list that came home has the wrong date on it.  The test will be on the 6th, not the 16th.

Some of you are already thinking about Valentine's Day.  On the 14th, I will give students time to exchange Valentines if they would like.  Students do not have to bring Valentines.  If they choose to bring them, they need to bring one for each of their classmates.  I've attached a list of students' names.

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Spelling Week 16, Test on 2/6

Math Study Guide week 16

Class List

Week of 1/16/18

Dear Parents,

Attached is the copy of next week's spelling list.  We will have our math test on Thursday.  I sent home a copy of the practice paper last week.  Students will be bringing a hard copy home today that they completed in class.  

Last week we observed how a bubble reacts in freezing temperatures.  The students had a number of questions about what they saw that they would like to investigate.  If it gets cold again, we will take bubbles outside and make our own observations.  Students are welcome to bring bubbles to school if the temperature will be below freezing around 9:00 am.  They may also leave them here and I will store them as we wait for colder temperatures.

Second quarter report cards are coming home today.  

Friday the 26th is parent teacher conferences from 8-3:30.  Please send me an email or give me a call if you would like to schedule a time to discuss your child's progress.

I look forward to an amazing week.

Mrs. George

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A Marble Party for the New Year

On the last day of school in December, students earned another marble party.  They voted for electronics party again.

We will have the party after lunch on Friday, January 12th.  Students are welcome to bring electronic devices from home to use during that time.  They are responsible for them and will be able to choose school appropriate activities.  Students have access to chrome books in the classroom, they can use that for their electronic device also.  They may also bring games from home that they would like to play.

This has been a wonderful week so far!  Students are doing a great job getting back into the swing of things.  They completed two MAP tests and had a great attitude about it and were respectful of their classmates.  I am so proud of them!

Welcome to 2018

It was fun to come back to school today.  We got right back to work and and are now daily doing whatever we can to be prepared for 3rd grade.  I know it sounds odd, but these kiddos are now closer to 3rd than 1st. 

This week we are doing some mid year testing.  Today students took the Star Test.  Throughout this week they will take MAP tests which are tests that Measure Academic Progress.  The goal of these tests is to get a picture of where your child is at this point in the year and give us a starting point to create some growth goals. 

This is the first time they have taken these tests.  They will see them repeatedly throughout their school career.  I will walk them through it and encourage them to do their best.  There is nothing to stress or study for, I just want to see where they are right now.

Because of this testing, our spelling test and math test will take place next week.  We will have our spelling and comprehension test next Tuesday, the 16th and we will have our math test next Thursday, the 18th. 

I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and had some wonderful time with family.