Week of 12/17

Friday, December 21st:

Two showings of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  

 9:00 am and 10:00 am - we will begin on time

Christmas Party:

11:00 - 12:25 Snacks and Games

Students will also be watching the cartoon, How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Friday.

Since the students are Whos, they may dress in pajamas and they are encouraged to have unique hair-  the Whos often had pony tails on top of their heads or they had messy hair.  They may also wear Santa hats or other holiday hats.

Thank you for all the props for our show.  The students are being very creative with them.

As a reminder, there is no homework or spelling this week.  We will start fresh in January.  Students should continue reading over break because it is good for them.  If they want extra math practice they have access to Xtra Math and IXL.  It IS break so I also expect them to rest and have fun.

Week of 12/10

Homework:
This will be the last week of homework this year (until 2019).  Next week will be our last spelling test until next year.  This is a good time to make sure your second grader has all homework turned in for this quarter.

Math Test:
We had an extremely hectic Thursday last week.  On top of the hectic-ness, I gave the students the wrong math test and their scores were very poor.  Because of this, you will not be seeing a math test come home from last week.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas:
We will be performing How the Grinch Stole Christmas Reader's Theater with a bit of acting thrown in on December 21st at 9:00 am and 10:00 am in our classroom.  We would love for you to come and see what we have been working on.  Please come a few minutes early so you can check into the office.  We will begin each performance on time.

Students have created a list of props they would like to use in the performance.  If you are able to donate any of these, we would appreciate it.  We are looking for things you have lying around.  I don't need you to buy anything or spend a lot of time making something.  I know you are very busy and we can create simple props if needed.

plastic cup
stockings
Santa hats (for the student who brings it)
cloth bag or sack
chimney
empty gifts
tree
stuffed dog
antlers
red thread
sleigh
chimney
cans of food

Christmas Celebration:
On Friday, December 21st we will we will play some fun holiday games from 11:00 until 12:20.  If students want to bring snacks to share during that time, they may.  We do have lunch at 12:30.


Math Study Guide - test on 12/13

Week of 12/3

I have quite a few announcements for you this week.

Christmas Around the World
In addition to everything else we are learning, we are learning how people in other countries celebrate Christmas.  So far we have learned about Poland and we made Polish Ornament Chains.  We learned about Germany yesterday and all the Christmas traditions we got from them including the Christmas tree.  Our room is decorated with art from these different areas.

Book Orders:
I will be sending in the book order at the end of this week.  The books will arrive before Christmas break.  If you want to order books secretly for Christmas, let me know and I can let you know when they arrive.

Lost and Found:
We donate our lost and found at the end of each week.  If a child's name is on it, it is returned to them.  I encourage you to help your child put their name on their things.

Warm Weather Clothing Drive:
Vision Charter is partnering with Boise Rescue Mission this holiday season to collect warm socks, gloves or mittens, and warm hats for children and teens of all ages.  These items need to be new; used items will not be able to be accepted.  You may drop off any of these items in the collection barrel in the main entrance.

Progress Reports:
Progress reports for 2nd quarter on available on parent portal.  If you are unable to log into parent portal, please email Mrs. Brown: crystalbrown@visioncsd.org or call her at 208-455-9220.

Dec. 7 - No School
Dec. 10 - Family Skate Night at the Nampa Roller Drome from 6:00-8:00.


Spelling List 12 - Test on 12/11

Math Study Guide - Week 12