Thursday, December 15th

NEWS: We have a BUSY day tomorrow! We are going to Saratoga High School in the morning to see The Elves and The Shoemaker. We are going to the library to get new books.  We have our ABC Superstar celebration. We have our Christmas party at the end of the school day. Whew! And then it's off to vacation for two weeks! Hooray!

Oh, and it's a FREE DRESS day tomorrow.  STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR RED ST. LAWRENCE SWEATSHIRT TO SCHOOL TOMORROW MORNING!!! Once we return from the field trip you are welcome to take your sweatshirt off.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Spelling-if you didn't already do it yesterday
5. Bring your library books!
6. Free dress tomorrow with RED St. Lawrence sweatshirt!

Wednesday, December 14th

NEWS: Come to Christmas in the Library tonight! Wear your pajamas and bring your Christmas wishes!!! =)

Tuesday, December 13th

NEWS: Tomorrow night the POLAR EXPRESS is coming to St. Lawrence!!  Please check out SchoolOne for more information.  Wear your PJ's and come ready for a Christmas adventure!

Our Student of the Month Assembly on Thursday morning

Our field trip to see The Elves and the Shoemaker is this Friday morning. 

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Write and memorize your lines for a Navity play.  We listened to the story in class. Now the students are telling this story in their own words.  Have fun and be creative! We will perform on Thursday in class.

Sacramental Preparation

Dear Second Grade Families,

This past week we began our Sacrament preparation in class.  As discussed in the meeting you all attended, the yellow packet that was sent home and the same information that was posted on School One, your family is responsible for completing the At Home Family Focus activities each weekend.  Your child’s folder with book and reflection packet must be returned each Monday morning to school.  In class each week we will be learning about the chapters that were listed on your original paperwork.  At the end of each chapter is where you will find the At Home work you need to do together.  (This week: page 13) Please do not work ahead in the book.  Once you have discussed and completed the chapter’s content your family should write your thoughts on the final pages of the packet that is in your child’s folder.  Mom, Dad, and/or your second grade student should write a reflection at the end of this packet.

Thank you for your support with this wonderful Catholic Sacrament and helping to continue your child’s education in their faith.  Should you have any questions, please email me. 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wall

jwall@saintlawrence.org

P.S. When you have completed the list of information needed by the church to complete the second grade Sacraments, please turn it in to the church’s parish office to Eleanor’s inbox.  

Friday, December 9th

NEWS: Our concert is tonight! =) Please be in the classroom between 6:00-6:10.  AFTER the concert you MUST come all the way back to the room with us.  When Mom or Dad have come in the classroom to get you, you may leave after telling me who you are going with.  We are doing this for you to be safe! =)

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. FINISH your published copy of your Pen Pal letter so I can send them to Colombia on Monday after school.
5. Spelling Practice
6. First Reconciliation-Chapter 1 Family Activity

Thursday, December 8th

NEWS: Today we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.

Tomorrow is the Christmas concert!!! =) Please get to our classroom by 6:05 (AT THE LATEST) tomorrow night to prepare for the concert.  After it is over we will ALL return to class and Mom and Dad will pick you up in our classroom.  Please wear something nice for the concert-dresses, nice pants, button down shirts, etc. We will be taking some pictures in class before the concert.  The concert begins at 6:30 and will last for about 2 hours.

Christmas in the Library will be happening next Wednesday night! PLEASE join us for a spectacular night of fun, crafts, READING, and hot chocolate!!! For more information, please visit SchoolOne.

Our Student of the Month Assembly for November and December will next Thursday morning.  We hope to see you there to support all of our wonderful students!

HOMEWORK:
1. Raz-Kids
2. Mathletics
3. HRL
4. Finish your rough draft of your pen pal letter if you have not already. Those who worked on the computers today will be receiving an email from me with what you have done so far.  Please finish at home.
5. Memorize Do You Hear What I Hear? song for the concert tomorrow night!
6. Begin in your work with your family about Making Choices in your First Reconciliation Book. This is due on Monday.  You need to return the folder, book, and packet that you wrote on with your family.  Mom and Dad are welcome to write on the last page with you.  Please do not remove the clip from the book that Mrs. Wall placed on your book today.  We do not want you to work ahead with your family.  Thank you boys and girls!
(Mom and Dad, you will be receiving an email from Mrs. Wall offering more details.  You can also refer to the original schedule that you received in October about the Sacraments and/or the information from your first Sacraments meeting that was at the beginning of November.)

Wednesday, December 7th

HOMEWORK:
1. Raz-Kids
2. Mathletics
3. HRL
4. Spelling
5. Memorize Do You Hear What I Hear? Song

Tuesday, December 6th

NEWS: We are working hard to get ready for the concert on Friday. The kids already sounded much better after practicing last night. Thanks parents for helping out! We should keep practicing each night this week!  On the night of the conert, the students need to be in our classroom by 6:05.  Keep in mind that Pre-K to 5th grade will all be coming at the same time that night so please arrive EARLY, because the parking lot will be packed!  We will walk over to the gym together as a class.  The concert will start at 6:30.  After the concert ALL students will return to the classroom with me.  Mom or Dad needs to come to the classroom after the concert to get their child.  They will not be able to be released by anyone other than one of their family members. 

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL

Monday, December 5th

NEWS: We practied for our Christmas concert today and learned that many of us do not know the lyrics (words) to the songs! PLEASE practice the songs at home tonight and keep your music in your Take Home folder so we can practice tomorrow at school also. You should know all of the words with your eyes closed, just like the poetry we do in class.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Write a rough draft of your pen pal letter that we brainstormed ideas for in class today.  Only your ROUGH DRAFT!! Please remember to SKIP LINES in your notebook so we can work together to do COPS in class. 
5. Pray for our friend that asked for our prayers today. =) Thank you.

Friday, December 2nd

NEWS: Happy Friday! We had a G-R-E-A-T day today in second grade!

On Monday we will start sending home the Gabbit for you and your family to use.  I will email Mom and Dad with a list of when they will have the Gabbit so they know when it is coming home.  That way they will be ready in the car, with the radio off and all attention on you, when they pick you up from school, and ready to talk! =) Have fun!

If you worked on the computer today to type your pet story I will email Mom or Dad with your work so far.  Please complete and print out your story if you worked on the computer yesterday or today.  If you did not get a chance yet you will this coming week (don't worry about typing it at home, you can do it next week).

Our class is in charge of the Advent prayer on Monday.  Please stay for Morning Announcements if you can to hear our great speaker read the prayer for the second week of Advent.

Parents, we have begun preparation in class for First Reconciliation.  Next weekend (Friday) your child will be bringing home their Sacraments folder to complete the Family Activity.  Please make time over the weekend for this important part of your child's Catholic learning.  They will need to return the folder with the completed activities each Monday.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Practice your spelling words that you missed this week and work on some other challenging words of your choice.

Thursday, December 1st

NEWS: Bring your library books tomorrow please. Starting on Monday Gabbit will be coming home with one of you! Please tell Mom and Dad what it is and what you are supposed to do with it.  I will send more detailed information home about it on Monday if you can't remember everything and also a schedule of who will have it when. Remember: you only get it for ONE NIGHT at a time!

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Memorize the Hank and Frank poem with the actions we have been practicing in class.  Circle all of the -ank words you can find in the poem.

Wednesday, November 30th

NEWS: The Giving Tree is here! This morning the students in our class each chose an ornament from out parrish giving tree.  We talked about what it meant to take an ornament and what the students are now required to do with that ornament. Here are a couple guidelines:

• Allow any student who wants to take a tag, but if they know their family is not able to purchase a gift, they do not need to take one. With that being said, if your child brought home an ornament and you fit in this category please return it to Mrs. Wall or the tree as soon as possible.
• All gifts must come to school UNWRAPPED.
• All UNWRAPPED gifts should have the ornament FROM THE GIVING TREE attached.
• You may purchase any clothing or toy item that would be appropriate for a child of the age specified on the ornament you chose.
• Bring all gifts to our classroom.
• The last day to bring gifts is WEDNESDAY DEC. 14th.

Second grade students, thank you for such a positive classroom this past month.  November was really great with so many ABC Superstars working together and helping each other! You all had an amazing month! I know December can be EVEN better!

Parents, we have so many things coming up! Please check our website EVERYDAY so you know all of the special events that are happening at St. Lawrence and in second grade. Thank you so much!

Second Grade Advent Prayer at Morning Announcements: 12-5
Christmas Concert: 12-9 Students report to class at 6:00, concert begins at 6:30pm
Christmas in the Library: 12-14 Check SchoolOne for specific times that night
Field Trip-The Elves and the Shoemaker: 12-16
12-16 Last Day of School Before Christmas Vacation

HOMEWORK:
1. HRL
2. http://www.raz-kids.com/
3. http://www.mathletics.com/
4. Spelling words with the /ou/ and /ow/ sound

Tuesday, November 29th

NEWS: Tomorrow we are celebrating our ABC Superstars for November! How many days have you been an ABC Superstar by making good choices at school? We have a fun activity planned for all of you! (Parents, with all of the excitement of Thanksgiving, I did not get out an email for anyone to volunteer or donate for our celebration.  If anyone would like to come and help or donate anything please email Mrs. Wall jwall@saintlawrence.org and let me know ASAP. We are planning to celebrate from 2:15-3:00 if you would like to come help.  If you have either cream cheese or bird seed you can send it with your student in the morning. Please email me if you plan to send something because I will go buy it tonight if I don't hear anything. Thank you!)

Great work on your new HRL boys and girls! You did a wonderful job writing on your first night.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/ - This is a MUST DO!!!
2.  http://www.mathletics.com/ - This is a MUST DO!!!
3. HRL
4. Math worksheets-There are two (front and back) that we started working on in class.  If you did not finish both, you need to complete them at home tonight.
5. Return your pen pal letter if you received one today, by Friday so we can respond in class. Hopefully we will get the rest soon. =) 

Monday, November 28th

NEWS: Welcome back to school and the start of our 2nd trimester in 2nd grade! Thank you to everyone who returned their signed report card envelope.  I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing break.

Today was the first day of our 2nd trimester.  In second grade that means bigger responsibilities and higher expectations.  As a second grade student you are expected to read, listen to and take one quiz every night at www.raz-kids.com.  You are also expected to visit www.mathletics.com every night and play Live Mathletics or complete one of the lessons we have been working on in class.

We are beginning our Reconciliation preparation in class.  Per the schedule that was sent home with your Sacraments packet, the first At Home Family activity will be sent home next week Friday.  As a family you need to complete these activities over the weekend and return them completed on Mondays if you are planning on receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Per your parent requests, Mrs. Wall will be sending home class work and homework more often.  Each Wednesday, you will be taking home some work that you have completed.  You need to show this work to Mom and Dad and tell them what it was and what you needed to do.  What did you think about it? Did you like it? Was is challenging? Talk about each piece of work that is sent home so you (and Mom and Dad) better understand what you are learning in class.

HOMEWORK:
1. www.raz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com
3. Complete your Christmas Cactus if you did not already in class.  Remember: do NOT color the flowers yet.
4. HRL-During the 2nd trimester our HRL will be GREEN.  Your responses should be longer and more detailed, answering the new questions we talked about in class today.  Keep your HRL in your Take Home Folder all week so we can see the progress you are making throughout the week.

Tuesday, November 22nd

NEWS: Happy Thanksgiving!!  I hope you have a wonderful break with your families.  Enjoy all of the good food you will be sharing and remember to give your family lots of love. You could even teach them about the 10 Commandements we have been learning about!

Thank you for all of the delicious food you made and brought for our feast this morning! There were lots of cameras snapping pictures so I'm sure you'll get to see everything that we brought and tasted! Yummy! Thank you for working hard to make these foods, teach your children about them, and however you helped with this feast at home and at school: THANK YOU!!!!

NO SCHOOL for the rest of this week! We will see again on Monday, November 28th. 

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/ Read EVERYDAY during your vacation!
2. http://www.mathletics.com/ Visit this webiste EVERYDAY during your vacation and challenge others on Live Mathletics in an addition race!
3. HRL-Due Monday
4. Return your report card ENVELOPE with Mom and Dad's signatures.  Keep your grades at home.
5. Play outside and have fun!!!!!

Monday, November 21st

NEWS: Tomorrow we are celebrating our cultures by bringing in a dish to share. Please NO NUTS or PEANUT BUTTER in anything you bring.  We are sharing our food from 8:30-9:30 in the morning.  We are encouraging everyone to try a bite of everything tomorrow morning, so come hungry!!  We will be trying food in second grade and also visiting first and third grade.  Please make enough for about 30 regular sized servings.  If possible, cut your food into small pieces (if needed) so everyone can get a SMALL taste.  We can't wait to experience your culture!


HOMEWORK:
1. www.raz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com
3. Write a few sentences on the back of you culture web about your food.  Why did you make and bring this food? How is it special to your family? Where is it from (what country)? In class tomorrow afternoon we will share this information aloud for the class.
4. Complete the spelling and religion work throughout this week with your family.  You do not have to return either but you are expected to spell these 10 words correctly in EVERYTHING you write, from now on.  You can do it super spellers! Challenge yourself if you wrote all 10 correctly on the test.
5. HRL
6. Bring your food tomorrow moring for our Multicultural Feast!

Thursday, November 17th

NEWS: No school tomorrow! See you all Monday. 

Thanks again for all of the Thanksgiving Basket donations! Our box was overflowing with corn! Way to go!  Next week we only have school on Monday and Tuesday. Happy Thanksgiving!

HOMEWORK:
1. www.raz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com Most of you have assignments from me that you need to complete this weekend.
3. HRL
4. Subtraction with regrouping-we started this assignment in class so if you finished it enjoy your free time.  For the page of the worksheet that askes if you need to regroup (the one with a table #1-8), you need to work out the problem in your notebook and then fill in the table.  Staple these pages together, the paper from your notebook and the worksheet you complete.
5. Thanksgiving Pen Pal Letter-You can type or hand write your letter.  Mom or Dad can email me the letter by Sunday night or print it out for you but YOU are the typer.  You DO NOT have to type your letters.  Hand written is fine.  Have fun decorating your letter and don't forget to do C.O.P.S. so your Pen Pal will be impressed with your writing!

*If you forgot your library books today, please bring them on Monday or Tuesday so you don't have late fees. You won't be able to get new books but you can drop them off for Mrs. Hunter.

Wednesday, November 16

NEWS: We have library TOMORROW so please remember to bring your books.  A list of overdue books was sent home today for those who have past due books. Go put them in your backpack right now! =)

Tomorrow is also the last day for Thanksgiving Basket donations (thank you) and Ice Cream Math! We will celebrate our accomplishments so far with addition on Tuesday afternoon with ice cream. Congratulations second graders!  If you haven't made it to +10 yet, keep practicing at home.

Our multicultural feast will also be on Tuesday (morning).  Please check out the flyer that came home on Tuesday so you are prepared with your food and know a little bit about it.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL-Yes, you need to complete it on Friday even though we don't have school.
4. Ice Cream Math practice
5. Spelling-paper sent home in your Take Home Folder

Tuesday, November 15

NEWS: We have a 12:30 dismissal tomorrow.

Since we will not have school this Friday or next we will have library this THURSDAY.  Don't forget your library books.  You should always keep them in your backpack so they are in a safe place and you are always prepared.

HOMEWORK:
1. WWW.RAZ-KIDS.COM
2. www.mathletics.com
3. Practice for Ice Cream Math-only a couple more days left!
4. If you did not complete your in class work you need to finish it at home tonight.  You need to draw each problem in pictures and show your work if you need to borrow and regroup your tens into ones.
1. 23-8=
2. 39-18=
3. 45-19=
4. 81-32=
5. 19-9=
6. 55-25=
7. 32-16=
8. 74-31=

Monday, November 14th

NEWS: We only have until Thursday to make our donations for the Thanksgiving Baskets.  Thank you to so many of you who have already brough $2-$5 and a can of corn.

There is no school this Friday.  Next week we only have school on Monday and Tuesday.  On Tuesday (next week) we will be celebrating the cultures of our classrooms in first, second, and third grade.  A flyer is coming home in your backpack today so you know what to bring to share. On that Tuesday we will also be completing our Ice Cream Math for addition.  We will have our ice cream in the afternoon before we leave. Happy Thanksgiving!

Report cards will be sent out the day before Thanksgiving break.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/ -Read and/or listen to one book.  If you complete a book you need to do the quiz rigth after you READ the book.
2. http://www.mathletics.com/ - Complete one activity so you can get a GOLD BAR. Then work on Live Mathletics and Problem Solving.
3. HRL
4. Practice for Ice Cream Math-You can do it!!

Friday, November 11th

NEWS: Book orders are due today! I will finalize the order Sunday night so if you would like books for November, December, and/or Christmas gifts, please order them before 6:00 on Sunday. Go online to www.scholastic.com with our classroom code: J29LL to order books from TONS of catalogs for ALL READING LEVELS! Parents, if you would like the books to be a surprise or a gift, just let me know and I will keep the secret. =)

Thank you families for all of your hard work on our spelling page last night.  It was great to see all of the creative new words on the back of the papers! We have our first words to practice this weekend.  The students do not need to return this paper, but they should spend some time working on these words or choosing some "Super Speller" words.

Our Sacraments meeting is tomorrow.  Please attend if you didn't on Wednesday. =) You can turn in your completed packets to me or Eleanor in the Parish Office. Thank you!

The last day to bring donations for our Thanksgiving Baskets service project is next Thursday.  Thank you for everything you donate! =)

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL-due Monday
4. Spelling practice-You don't need to bring anything back to school for this. Choose 1-5 bonus words to work on at home if you got all of your words right on the test today at school.
5. Ice Cream Math practice

Thursday, November 10th

NEWS: Wear your Jubilee shirt tomorrow.  The first Sacraments meeting was last night.  Thank you to those families who attended! These are MANDATORY meetings if your child is planning on completing these Sacraments this year with us at St. Lawrence.  The next one is this Saturday.  I have only heard from a couple families saying they are not participating in the Sacraments.  Please let me know if your child is not particpating OR not baptized Catholic and would like to participate in the 2nd grade Sacraments with us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If you were baptized here at St. Lawrence you can request a copy of your certificate from the parrish office.

HOMEWORK:
1. HRL-Due Monday
2. http://www.raz-kids.com/
3. http://www.mathletics.com/
4. Practice for Ice Cream Math-Way to go Chantel and Jonathan for mastering them all!!!!!
5. Spelling-mystery words

Remember: School comes first! =) Thank you for a great day second graders!

Wednesday, November 9th

NEWS: Check out the post from this morning regarding internet safety and open house! We hope you can come with some friends!

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/ Reading
2. HRL
3. http://www.mathletics.com/
4. Practice for ice cream math, only a couple weeks left for in class work on this! You can do it!

Tonight is our first Sacraments meeting.  Come tonight or this Saturday if you are planning on completing these.

Open House and Internet Safety

Hi Second Grade Families,

There a coyuple events coming up that I would like you to be aware of.  The school is hosting an Internet Safety informational meeting this Thursday night for parents.  If you would like to attend there will be useful information regarding how to keep your kids safe while they are using the computer at home.  The meeting will be presented by Officer Steve De Warns @ 6pm in the Church THIS THURSDAY NIGHT.

Also, this Sunday we are hosting an Open House for any prospective St. Lawrence families.  If you know of anyone who may be interested in attending St. Lawrence Elementary or Middle School for the upcoming school year, please spread the news about this event.  ALL of the teachers will be at 10:00 Mass this Sunday as well as in their classrooms after Mass to answer any questions that prospective families may have about our school. 

Thank you,

Mrs.  Wall =)

Tuesday, November 8th

NEWS: Thank you families for your generosity for our Thanksgiving Baskets Service Project.  We are collecting canned corn and $2-$5 from each student, until the end of next week. 

Thank you again parents for your continued help in the class and at home with preparing class materials.  It is so appreciated!

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.athletics.com/
3. Practice your math facts 10 times each if this is your third day not passing this number.  You can do it! We are only doing Ice Cream Math for a couple more days!
4. Talk about your October progress report with Mom and Dad.  Are we all still doing the things we said we would?

Monday, November 7th

NEWS: Our first meetings for First Communion and Reconciliation are this week.  You MUST attend either the Wednesday or Saturday meeting to begin the process for these Sacraments.  For specifics you can reference the yellow packet that was sent home online at our grade level School One page.

HOMEWORK:
1. Read at www.raz-kids.com.
2. Visit www.mathletics.com and do one activity. Or more if you like!
3. HRL

Friday, November 4th

HOMEWORK:

1. Read at www.raz-kids.com

2. Work at www.mathletics.com

3. Complete your last day of HRL. Due on Monday.

Ice Cream Math: We will continue working on our addition facts in class each day. Our last day for Ice Cream (one minute) Math will be Thursday, November 17th.  By that time, you should be able to complete 30 problems in one minute for facts up to 15.  (i.e. 15+1, 15+2, etc.)  Keep practicing your facts each night by using your flashcards, doing www.mathletics.com adding activities or challenging your family.  I will be tracking how many times you try each number.  If you have been on one number for more than 3 days in a row, you will need to complete your facts 10 times each.  Memorizing these facts are the basics of math.  The faster you can answers these simple questions, the easier math will be for you in the future. You can do it second graders! 

Thursday, November 3rd

NEWS: Wear your Jubilee shirt tomorrow to school with regular uniform pants.  We are back to our normail Library schedule tomorrow so don't forget to bring your library books!

HOMEWORK:
1. www.raz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com -Max reported in class yesterday that he found the same activity that we were working on in class and practiced it on Mathletics.  Way to go Max!!!
3. Practice for Ice Cream Math-If you didn't pass your test today you need to write each addition fact 10 times each and bring it to school tomorrow.  We are smart second graders! We can do it!!!
4. The Triassic and Cretaceous #2 groups are presenting tomorrow.  Practice your script tonight so you can show off a clear speaking voice. The Juriassic and Cretaceous #1 groups will be presenting on Monday.  
5. HRL is due Monday!


Parents, 

Thank you for helping your students be responsible for their homework each night.  Last night we had 17 students who completed and returned their timeline homework.  Thank you families for your support.

Mrs. Wall =) 

Wednesday, November 2nd

NEWS: Thank you for the donations we have already received for the Thanksgiving Baskets.  Please read all about this month's service project on our blog post.

HOMEWORK:
1. HRL
2. Practice for Ice Crem Math.
3. Read at http://www.raz-kids.com/.
4. Complete one activity or lesson at http://www.mathletics.com/.
5. Complete your timelines about George Washington (if not done in class) and about YOU.
6. Practice for your dinosaur presentation by reading your part of the script aloud.  We are hoping to present on Friday.  Tomorrow we will have a better idea if your group will be ready.

Dinosaur Webquest Assessment

We have been learning so many things about dinosaurs in Science!  We are almost finished with this unit.  You will receive the rubric we talked about in class through an email to Mom and Dad.  This will help you to make sure you have all of your work revised and you are ready for our presentations on Friday! You can practice reading aloud to your family to prepare.

Tuesday, November 1st

NEWS: Thank you to our WONDERFUL readers this morning during Mass! You did a great job reading aloud in public.  I am so proud of all of you!

We are in charge of bringing canned corn for our November Service Project.  Bring it to school any day of the week.  Please read our Service Project post on this blog.

HOMEWORK: HRL is DIFFERENT this week! You will need to complete Monday through Friday and return it to school next Monday. 

Read at www.raz-kids.com and complete your recording assessment if you have not yet.  I sent those of you who still need to do it, a message at www.raz-kids.com.  If you have a tab that says, "Assessments" you need to record your voice for me!

www.mathletics.com

November Service Project

Thanksgiving  Baskets

For our November Service Project we ask that each student brings 1 or more of the non-perishable goods assigned to their grade AND $2 - $5 which will go toward the purchase of perishables such as turkeys, dinner rolls, fruits and vegetables. All donations due by November 17, 2011

Pre-K- Canned Cranberry Sauce

Kindergarten- Boxed Stuffing

1st grade- Boxed Stuffing

2nd grade- Canned Corn

3rd grade- Canned Fruit Cocktail

4th- Canned Yams

5th grade- Packaged Turkey Gravy

6th grade- Packaged Turkey Gravy

7th grade - Canned Corn

8th grade - Canned Green Beans

Please drop off money and items to home  rooms.

 

All items collected will be donated to St. Justin's Parish and will be package into baskets for more than 750 families.

Thank you for your support!

Monday, October 31st

NEWS: Happy Halloween! It was a great day today! Have fun trick-or-treating and BE SAFE! 


Thank you again for all of your help parents with our October ABC Superstars Celebration! We had a blast, thanks to you!!!!!!


HOMEWORK: HRL

Friday, October 28th

NEWS: We had an AMAZING Walk-a-thon today! I can't believe how dtermined our students were to make their goals! It was great to see everyone working together and cheering each other on throughout the walk. Way to go second graders!

Halloween is Monday!  Wear your costumes tomorrow! Please make sure you are wearing tennis shoes and no masks.  We have many things planned throughout the day and you need to be sure your costume will allow you to participate in everything. We will be visiting the Senior Carnival in the morning.  Please bring $5 on Monday if you haven't already for your "All Access Pass" to the carnival.  You can bring more money if you would like to buy other snacks while we are at the carnival, just be sure to be responsible for your money.

We are celebrating our October ABC Superstars on Monday afternoon.  Parent volunteers, please arrive a little early so you have time to check in at the office and set up your station.  Thank you so much for helping us celebrate!

HOMEWORK: Read everyday at www.raz-kids.com and visit www.mathletics.com.

*Bring a pumpkin that you can carry to school on Monday.

Thursday, October 27th

NEWS: We have SO many things going on at St. Lawrence! We are busy second graders with ALOT to remember so read carefully! =)

In the morning tomorrow, there will be NO CARS ALLOWED in the parking lot as we are preparing for the Walk-a-thon.  Please come earlier than usual so you are all on time for school.  Also, we will be having our Student of the Month Assembly in the morning.  Please join us if you can to congratulate our second grade student who is receiving this award for working hard to be a LIFE LONG LEARNER!!!

Bring any Walk-a-thon donations that you have not yet turned in to the office  tomorrrow.  This is the last big fundraiser of the year (already) and 100% of your donations count towards your family goal.  So...here is your chance to finish your fundraiser quota for the year!  Any and all money you donate will count, 100%!!!  If you would like to volunteer tomorrow you need to sign in at the office and get a volunteer badge.  We would love to have you come walk with us.  We are all trying to walk 50 laps for 50 years of St. Lawrence!

If you would like to buy Jamba Juice tomorrow during the Walk-a-thon you can bring $4 to keep in your pocket.  There will be FREE water and lots of FREE snacks for all the walkers as well.

Tomorrow we have Sports Day and Crazy Hair Day dress up.  Wear sport shorts and tshirts for the morning with your crazy hair.  In the afternoon we will be changing into our Walk-a-thon shirts that we will receive at school tomorrow.

Whew! On to Monday...

For Halloween,  the students can wear costumes.  No blood, weapons, masks, etc.  Please be responsible and safe with your costumes.  We will be visiting the Senior Carnival in the morning.  You need to bring $5 for an "All Access Pass" for the carnival.  If you want to buy extra food at the carnival you can bring more money on money but you will be responsible for keeping track of it.  =)

October ABC Superstars!!!! A huge thank you goes out to the parents who have already volunteered with Mrs. Cabael to donate their time and/or supplies for this fun event.  If you would still like to help us out, please contact Mrs. Cabael and she can let you know how you can help.  Thank you all so much!!

HOMEWORK: HRP is due, Practice for Ice Cream Math

Tuesday, October 25th

NEWS: Tomorrow is "Accessories Day."  You need to bring your accessories in your backpack and put them on AFTER Mass.  Thank you boys and girls for being responsible with this.



HOMEWORK:
1. HRL
2. practice for ice cream math
3. http://www.raz-kids.com/
4.  http://www.mathletics.com/,
5. write a prayer for someone special to your family
6. continue practicing the games from our Religion Unit 1.  The website is posted on yesterday's blog.  Our UNIT TEST will be on Thursday before the Rally.

Monday, October 24th

NEWS: Tomorrow is PJ and Twin Day.  Dress up if you like.  If not, please wear your regular uniform.

Thank you everyone for your help with our service project this month.  Hopefully we will have more donations come in tomorrow after your wonderful presentation this morning.  Great work second grade!

HOMEWORK: Play the five games at our We Believe website for Unit 1: Jesus Christ is Always With Us http://www.sadlierreligion.com/webelieve/main.cfm?sp=student&section=activity&grade=2
This will help you practice for our Unit 1 test that we will have on Thursday.

Practice for ice cream math.

HRL

Followers...

Dear Parents, I have received many questions and comments about being able to receive an email each time there is a post.  Hopefully THIS post is being sent to your email as I have created a "google group" for all of us.  In theory, you will all receive an email each time I create a post on our class website.  Let's hope this works! Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Wall =)

Thursday, October 20th

NEWS: We participated in "The Great Shakeout" this morning along with thousands of students all around California.  Our students did great to keep themselves safe in an earthquake and followed our procedures perfectly! Hopefully we never have to actually use these skills but if so, second grade is well prepared! =)

No school tomorrow but the Children's Center will be open if you need it.

Our last "Winter Warmth" presentation is coming up.  On Monday, we will present for the last time.  If you haven't already brought in your donations, please do on Monday morning to help us with the skit.
John, Patrick, Leo and Imani will be our speakers this time. (Parents, an email is on the way for you to practice speaking.)

Next week is "Spirit Time" so come prepared...

Tuesday~Pajama and Twin Day-Please come dressed for the day. 
Wednesday~Accessories Day-Please bring your accessories in your backpack and put them on AFTER mass is over.

Thursday~Color Day~Please wear anything and everything that you have that is WHITE! Head to toe if possible!!! We will also have a students vs. teachers game in the afternoon for your entertainment.

Friday~Sports and Crazy Hair Day-Please come dressed for the day and remember to wear something that you can wear for the Walk-a-thon!!! We will only be changing our shirts before we walk.  Please return your fundraising forms with all of your pledges before next Friday! If there are any parents who would like to volunteer to walk with the students we would LOVE to have you.  The Walk-a-thon is from 12:30-2:30 on Friday afternoon. (Just make sure to check in at the office first.) Jamba Juice will be here also. $4 for a drink.

Monday~Halloween!!!! Please wear your costume to school in the morning.  We have an assembly in the morning, the carnival and our October ABC Superstar Celebration!
Senior Carnival-All you need to send is $5 for an "All Access Pass" to play all of the games, etc. 

**Each day, please think about how you will learn in what you wear.  Can I be a good student with the PJ's, accessories, or Halloween costume that I choose to wear to school? The answer should be, YES!!! For more specific guidelines about costumes, I beleive you can check out School One.

All Saint's Day is coming soon as well.  Our class is sponsoring the Tuesday Mass (11/1) during school.  Please try to come and support us if you can.  The following students will be reading during mass: Dante (greeter), Keala (greeter), Thomas (greeter), Michael (2nd reading), Joey (St. Christopher), Lorin (St. Frances Cabrini), Leo (St. Leo), and Joan (St. Mary).  You will receive your readings on Monday at school to start practicing.

ITBS results will be given out at Mr. Dolan's informational meeting on 10/27 from 6:00-8:00pm.  There will be FREE childcare available if needed.  Please come if you can to learn about how to read your child's results.

HOMEWORK: PRactice for Ice Cream Math, HRL (Thursday), Color your -ell poem and practice the words and actions so you know it by heart.

Of course, we always need to visit www.raz-kids.com and www.mathletics.com EVERYDAY. Have a great weekend! 

Student of the Month Criteria

Are you doing your best and working hard to be OUR Student of the Month???


Here is the criteria for each month:

SEPTEMBER: A student at Saint Lawrence SUCCEEDS as a responsible citizen: By taking ownership of his or her own actions.

OCTOBER: A student at St. Lawrence ACHIEVES as a life-long learner: By using critical and creative thinking

NOVEMBER: A student at St. Lawrence BELIEVES as a child of God: By applying Church teaching in response to social justice issues

DECEMBER: A student at St. Lawrence SUCCEEDS as a responsible citizen: By displaying respect for himself or herself, others and the environment

JANUARY:    A student at St. Lawrence ACHIEVES as a life-long learner: By demonstrating effective communication skills

FEBRUARY: A student at St. Lawrence BELIEVES as a child of God: By exemplifying personal spirituality through prayer and participation in the Mass

MARCH:  A student at St. Lawrence SUCCEEDS as a responsible citizen: By working and playing cooperatively with others

APRIL: A student at St. Lawrence ACHIEVES as a life-long learner: By applying technology as a learning tool

MAY: A student at St. Lawrence BELIEVES as a child of God: By exhibiting Gospel values

Wednesday, October 19th

NEWS: Check out the schedule for "Spirit Time" on School One! Our class color is white.  All costume guidelines can also be found there.

First Reconciliation and First Eucharist information will be posted on School One by tomorrow.  Mark your calendars for ALL of the important dates.

October ABC Superstars!!! We are asking for some help for our celebration this month. An email is coming your way soon about the specifics. We have had a great month! =)

HOMEWORK: Read at www.raz-kids.com

Practice your math addition facts 0-15

HRL

Tuesday, October 18th

NEWS: Today we found out that our class color for Spirit Time is WHITE.  We are still learning what that means but start looking for white clothes to wear.  There will be more information to come...

Comedy Night is this Saturday night. Please join us! You can sign up in the office.

HOMEWORK:
HRL
Ordinary Time Game http://www.sadlierreligion.com/webelieve/
Here are the steps to get the crossword puzzle.
1. 2nd grade
2. student
3. "go to"
4. Unit 1: games
5. Chapter 7

Complete the word search online tonight for our chapter about Ordinary Time.

Monday, October 17th

NEWS: Thank you families for all of the hard work you have done at home and in school so far this school year.  It was great to get to meet with all of you last week and update you on all of the things that are going on at school.  Please continue to take the time to review the work that was sent home and YOU need to explain each thing to Mom and Dad.  Did you like it or not? Was it easy or difficult? Do you understand it or not? Tell Mom and Dad about each thing.

Thank you Leo and family! Thank you Patrick and family! Thank you Imani and Dad! Thank you Julian and family! Thank you Jonathan and family! Thank you Michael, Thomas, and family! Thank you Lorin and family! Thank you Arianna and family! Thank you Connor and family! Thank you Joey and Mom! Thank you Brendan and family! Thank you EVERYONE for attending and participating in our conferences last week! I am already seeing great changes in class! =)


No school on Friday~We have teacher meetings.


HOMEWORK: HRL and Math flashcards. 
What number are you working on? Today was our 1oth day of ice cream math! That means if you REALLY know your addition facts, you could be on +10 already! You can be faster, but you have to practice, practice, practice!!!!
www.raz-kids.com  Did you record your reading for me yet? Please do it tonight if you haven't yet.

Thursday, October 14th

NEWS: Wear your white Jubilee shirt tomorrow if you would like with your uniform pants.  (or just your regular uniform)

Thank you Kate's family, Keala's family, and John and his family for attending our conferences yesterday.  It was great to see you all and get a chance to talk with you!

Rememeber boys and girls, you need to read at http://www.raz-kids.com/ EVERYDAY! I have changed many things for you on our reading account.  Please do your recording for the book I chose for you by Monday so I can hear you reading. Thank you!

HOMEWORK: HRL

Math-do the problems by showing how many ones you have in each number and showing your regrouping. You only need to draw the ones and write the answer in digits.

 Comic strip-Draw and color your comic strip for the 3 events you chose from the book, A Chair for My Mother.  You need to have at least one character and one talking bubble or thinking bubble in each picture. 

Wednesday, October 12th

NEWS: Thanks for wearing orange today and uniting us all against bullyng! We had a wonderful day.  Even though we don't wear orange everyday we still need to do our best to stop bullying anytime we see it, wherever we are!

The Book Fair is here! Visit it after school with Mom and Dad.  It is open until 4:00 everyday after school this week.

HOMEWORK: Talk with Mom and Dad about No Bully!
HRL and practice your flash cards for ice cream math tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 11th

NEWS: Tomorrow is Unity Day. What is that? It is a day when we will all unite together as a school to stop bullying.  We are going to tell our neighbors and family that we are not going to be a bully, we are not going to be quiet if we see someone being bullied, and we are going to be a good friend to EVERYONE around us ALL THE TIME!!

If you are ready to say, "No!" to bullying, please support this NATIONWIDE cause tomorrow by wearing an orange shirt and/or orange accesories to school.  Please wear your uniform pants with your shirt.  If you don't have an orange shirt, please wear your regular uniform.

 "THERE ARE NO MORE BULLIES AT OUR SCHOOL!!!!"

A big thank you to those families who had their conferences today.  Thank you for being on time and ready to listen to all of the wonderful things your child has done so far in second grade.

Thank you Joan and family!     Thank you Gerry and Mom!     Thank you Diana and Mom!    Thank you Gary's Mom!  Thank you Heidi and family!   Thank you Morgen and Mom!  Thank you Marcus' family!   Thank you Max and Mom! 

HOMEWORK: You will get your HRL sheet tomorrow.  Please write down tonight or try to remember what  you are reading tonight at home so you can record it in class tomorrow.  Sorry boys and girls for the delay.

Math: Complete the 6 two-digit addition problems with regrouping on your graph paper.  (Some of you have finished this in class.)

Science: Joan, Patrick, Joey, Morgen and Lorin!!!!! You need to complete your dinosaur work from last week at home TONIGHT and bring it to school tomorrow.  This is from our webquest.  Print out your pictures, color and cut one out.  http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/dino/dinowq.htm

Raz-Kids.com Super Readers

Check out these Super Readers from last week!!!! Way to go second graders! You are reading at www.raz-kids.com everyday! Alexis Panlilio		5	175	8	4	4	730	-	-	-	-
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Chantel Pereira		5	155	5	5	5	1,270	Captain	-	-	-
Connor Gorman		7	123	4	6	5	1,350	Captain	-	2	1
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Emily Wilson		5	223	12	15	14	2,520	Fleet Admiral		1	1
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Jonathan Cabael		7	133	9	18	9	2,490	-		1	1
Leo Joseph		8	209	4	10	7	1,040	-	-	-
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Morgen Follmer		5	166	3	3	7	1,070	-	-	-	-
Patrick Tran		9	104	7	3	3	510	-	-	1	-
Reading needs to be a part of your everyday routine.  You are free to read books of your choice each day to complete your HRL but you should also be reading at http://www.raz-kids.com/ each day as these are books that are designed to help you with Guided Reading and our Literacy Centers activities in school.

Thursday, October 6th

NEWS: Wear your white Jubilee shirt to school tomorrow!! Uniform bottoms are needed, or a full uniform if you don't want to wear your shirt.

No school on Monday, October 10th. 12:30 dismissal all week next week.

HOMEWORK: HRL is due tomorrow.
Math: Complete your worksheet with the 8 problems you showed in pictures on the attached page. 

Unfortunately, due to the Book Fair's arrival we do not get to go to the library this week or the next.  Please keep your books at home and we'll return them in a couple weeks. In the meantime, check out your closest public library and check out some books.  You can check out up to 100 books at a time at most libraries!!! Happy reading!

Wednesday, October 5th

NEWS: Thank you families for helping out in so many different ways to make second grade a happier place! Whether you are doing things in class or at home, your work is greatly appreciated!!

HOMEWORK:

HRL and Science
Visit the following website to complete the information sheet about the dinosaur you chose in class today.  Return this completed form tomorrow. 

Print off two copies of your information sheet that has a picture of your dinosaur (from this website) and bring it to class by Monday.

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/dino/dinowq.htm

If you are reading the webquest, you are completing #2 and #3 and we will do the rest in class.  Please come prepared by Monday to start working on our Dinosaur Zoo!!!

Tuesday, October 4th

NEWS: Thank you for bringing pictures or your pets, stuffed animals, and your live pets this morning to be blessed by Fr. Thuc.  It was so great to see so much participation! Thank you.

Conferences are NEXT WEEK! There is No School on Monday, October 10th.  The remainder of the week we will have 12:30 dismissal everyday.  Please be prompt for your conference.  There will be chairs in the hallway for you to wait until your time.  I will do my best to start each conference on time. Please be proactive in helping me acheive this goal.

Thank you volunteers for all of your help! We appreciate it so much! If you would like to help at home I have plenty of office-type things to send home. Just let me know. =)

HOMEWORK:
Math-Practice for Ice Cream Math. How many scoops are you going to earn?

HRL-Just keep reading, just keep reading!!!

Please bring your Take Home Folder to school EVERYDAY! It will help you be organized and prepared for class each day.

Monday, October 3rd

NEWS:
Thank you Leo for bringing all of your Star Student supplies to school today. You did a great job presenting to your friends.

Tomorrow we will be doing our Blessing of the Animals during our morning announcements as a celebration for the Feast Day of Saint Frances of Assisi.  Students are welcome to bring their pets, stuffed animals, or pictures of their pets to receive a blessing from Fr. Thuc. 
Mom and/or Dad MUST take the pet home with them at the conclusion of the blessing and morning announcements. 
Live pets must be brought to school in a safe manner that will keep our pets safe, our friend's pets safe and all of students, staff and faculty safe.  This means ALL live pets need to come in a carrying case or on a leash.  Parents, please do not let your child take sole charge of a pet that is larger than them, as they may get excited by the variety of other animals and decide to take off. =)
In class today we talked about the kinds of pets we can bring and the students had many questions.  Please decide as a family if it would be a healthy and safe choice FOR YOUR PET to come to school.  I look forward to meeting your family pets. 
Please bring a stuffed animal to be blessed if you do not have a pet.

Our next "Winter Warmth" presentation will be this Friday. I will let you know if you will  be presenting this time or the next by Wednesday.

The weather is turning colder, as we experienced today. Please come to school with appropriate clothes for cooler weather. Keep a sweatshirt and/or jacket in your backpack at all time just in case.

Thank you to everyone for signing up for your conference in the upcoming weeks.  Please remember that your student is required to attend their conference. Thank you for planning accordingly.

Individual Pictures will be sent home tomorrow...

On the reverse of every package it states, if families are not satisfied with their photograph, simply return the complete package to the photographer ON RETAKE DAY 10/20/11 when they retake their photo.

Class pictures are not included in this package, if purchased they will be delivered once all students in the class have been photographed, so please ensure your students who were not photographed on the original picture day to take their picture on makeup day.

For those student who forgot to hand in their order form the first time, this will be their opportunity to purchase pictures but they must have their order form with them. Order forms will be found online (School One) and in the office by next week.

HOMEWORK:
Religion-complete your page by EITHER writing a poem/song about something in nature your are thankful for OR draw a picture and write a prayer about something in nature you are thankful for. (Parents, this was meant to be an in class project, but many of our classmates had a difficult time listening and participating cooperatively, so we ran out of time in class.)

HRL (Home Reading Log)-You all did a GREAT job on your logs last week! Keep it up!! (Read for 20 minutes or more.)

Math-finish your 3's and 4's flashcards and practice! Bring all of your flashcards in your plastic bag, to school tomorrow.  Practice! Practice! Practice your addition facts! Are you faster than your older siblings? Are you faster than Mom or Dad? Keep working! You can use http://www.mathletics.com/ to help you.

Friday, September 30th

NEWS:

Chantel, thank you for giving us wonderful presentations all week long.  I learned so many new things about.  You did an amazing job!

Leo, please bring all of your Star Sudent things on Monday morning to start your week. I can't wait to learn more about you!

We are ALL ABC Superstars!! We had a great day of learning and celebrating all of our hard work during the month of September.  We did a little "Dirt Dancing" and rewarded each other for all of the wonderful things we \'ve done this month.  Lots of students received a prize from the treasure chest, we all make dirt cake and showed off our best dancing. 

Parents, check out the back of your child's award to see how many days they had at...

My Shirt-Superstar (silver)
ABC Superstar (red)
Great Work (orange)
Good Day (yellow)
Ready to Learn (green)
Think About It (blue)
What are the ABC's? (purple)

We celebreated all of those days we had a "good day," "great work," "ABC Superstar," and "Off the Chart" (on Mrs. Wall's shirt).  Please recognize these accomplishments and take some time to read the letters they wrote you today at school.

Blessing of the Animals will be this coming Tuesday. You can bring your pet in the morning to have him/her blessed but they must leave directly after the blessing.  All animals must be contained or on a leash to come to our ceremony.  If you can't bring your pet, bring a picture!  We love them all.

Our Book Fair is coming to school! The students have a flyer from the upcoming Book Fair that will start this coming Wednesday online (following at school the next week).

Our Walk-a-thon is coming soon! Please complete your forms as soon as possible and return them to the office. Thanks so much!


HOMEWORK:
Practice for Ice Cream Math with your flashcards. Bring them back to school on Monday so we can make more, +3 and +4. You can practice at www.mathletics.com also.  I will check out those accounts for the students who asked.  Keep in mind, things may be different because it is a new school year and the website may have changed as well.

Read your library books and at www.raz-kids.com.  Please read online each day with your www.raz-kids.com account.

Way to go students on your HRL this week! I got 26 returned today! Hooray! You are all awesome.

Thursday, September 29th

NEWS: Tomorrow we are celebrating our ABC Superstars for the month of September!  We are going to do some “Dirt Dancing” and receive our rewards for doing so much great work this past month!

Library is tomorrow (and Mrs. Wall finally remembered to post it).  Please bring your library books to school tomorrow.

We started Ice Cream Math today and it was GREAT! Keep practicing those addition facts MORE scoops!!!

HOMEWORK:

HRL is due tomorrow.  Please bring last week’s to school as well (it should be stapled to the one you have been working on this week).

Adjective Art-If you did not finish in class you need to complete your art project at home and return it tomorrow. Write a sentence about you that includes an adjective (a describing word), on each strip of paper. 

Poetry Speaking-Color your poem.  If you did not have a turn today to speak you will be doing it tomorrow.  Practice the words and actions tonight so you can present without looking at your poem.

RUN A LITTLE

Run a little this way,

Run a little that!

Fine new feathers

For a fine new hat.

A fine new hat

For a lady fair-

Run around and turn about

And jump in the air.

Run a little this way,

Run a little that!

White silk ribbon

For a black silk cat. 

A black silk cat

For the Lord mayor's wife

Run around and turn about

And fly for your life!

-James Reeves

Wednesday, September 28th

HOMEWORK: Complete your HRL for tonight. You should be reading for at least 20 minutes each night and responding to your reading on your purple HRL. 

Practice your addition flashcards we made in class today and bring them back to school tomorrow.  We are starting Ice Cream Math tomorrow!!! Are you ready? Tell Mom and Dad all about it while you are practicing tonight.

Visit www.raz-kids.com and www.mathletics.com every night as well.  Read or listen to one book (or more) and do one activity (or more) at www.mathletics.com.  You all have your current usernames and passwords in your Take Home Folders for both of these websites.

Conferences are coming soon and there have been many students who are not completing these things every night.  Your progress report has already been affected by these incomplete assignments.  The best way to become a better reader is to...READ. 

Congratulations to those of you have started out your second grade year with the responsibility to complete assignments on time and return your things to school.

Parents, please visit School One to sign up for your conference time for the week of October 11th.  Remember when you are signing up that your child is required to be present during their conference in second grade. Please plan accordingly.  I am so excited to meet with all of you and celebrate all of the successes your child has already had in second grade!

ABC Superstars: We are celebrating our ABC Superstars for the month of September with a little "Dirt Dancing."  It has been a great month with so many things to celebrate! We have been working hard to keep our space clean and listen carefully to directions.

Monday, September 26th

NEWS: Thank you for all of your early donations for our Winter Warmth Service Project today! We have almost met our classroom goal already! We will be presenting again on Friday, October 7th.  If you did not get to participate today, either by bringing something warm for Emily, or speaking, you will get a chance at some point throughout the month of October.  I already have the list of people who told me they would like a speaking part.  Please let me know if you have changed your mind about speaking at the Morning Assembly.

Donations for our Winter Warmth Service Project can be brought to school on Tuesday mornings, starting in October.  If you would like to wait and bring yours for our next presentation, that is okay too.

We started Guided Reading and Literacy Centers today! Hooray!! It was a great first day for our second graders! Congratulations on a job well done students! Parents, are you wondering what this is? Ask your student about what they did today during "Literacy Centers" time. Which teacher did they meet with? What books are they reading?

HOMEWORK: Complete your Home Reading Log tonight by reading for 20 minutes (or more) and writing a sentence about your book.  The sentence you should write is on the back of your page.  Please look at last week's HRL that is stapled to your new one. Keep them together as I want to see that you did not make the same mistakes again this this week (if you made mistakes).  Great work second graders on your first week of HRL!!!

Math-Complete the following problems in your Math Notebook.  Please show your work! You have the four examples we did in class together already complete.  (Some students may not have homework because they finished in class.) Write all problems up and down (vertical).

8+2+3=
7+1+9=
4+3+6=
7+6+4=
2+2+7=
5+3+5=
1+9+4=
4+7+3=

Winter Warmth Service Project

Hi Second Grade Families,

 

Tomorrow morning we will be presenting a short skit to introduce our Service Project, "Winter Warmth."  We will be making announcements about this service project throughout the month of October.  This is a shared project with the third grade class.  The announcement schedule between the classes will be as follows:

 

9/26-2nd (Mon.)

10/3-3rd

10/7-2nd (Fri.)

10/17-3rd

10/24-2nd (Mon.)

 

As I talked with the students in class on Friday, each student who would like to participate, will get a chance at least once throughout the month.  As for tomorrow...

 

Emily will be our "freezing friend" who is in need of some "winter warmth."

Kate will inform everyone of what to donate.

 Connor will tell them what we are aiming for.

  Alexis will tell everyone when this starts.   

  

*Each time it's our turn we will do a similar announcement with updates and different students from our classroom.  I'll let you know when it's your turn, if you want to participate by speaking at the Morning Assembly.

 

ALL STUDENTS, FOR TOMORROW: If you are planning to bring something to keep Emily warm (to donate) tomorrow you can also be a part of the skit!  When Emily comes out of the classroom and stops on the grass in front of the student council you can come up and help her put on ONE item that you brought.  I'll go first so you can see what you should do, but remember what we practiced in class on Friday aslo.  We need to start with the smaller things first, so take a look at what you brought to donate and watch to see when a good time to add something would be.  We want to keep adding items to Emily until we can't see HER at all, only the things that she is wearing because so many people have donations to give her. When you are ready to give her something, walk up to the front after the last person and say something to her as you put it on.  You could say something like, "I hope this keeps you warm." or "I hope you'll be warm with this." or "I hope this helps!" Be creative with what you want to say.  After Emily thanks you or replies to your donation, please say "YOU'RE WELCOME!" nice and loud so ALL can hear!

 

Don't worry if you can't make a donation tomorrow.  We will be doing this service project the whole month of October, so you have plenty of time to find that Winter Warmth you are willing to part with. 

 

Thank you,

 

Mrs. Wall  

Friday, September 23rd

NEWS: Gerry, thank you for doing such a wonderful job on your Star Student presentations throughout the week! You rock! It was wonderful to hear you read to us and to see everyone listen so intently to your book.

Chantel, please bring all of your Star Student supplies on Monday for your week!

HOMEWORK: Please read for 20 minutes or more each day this weekend.  You do not have any HRL over the weekend (yet). Great work to those students who completed their HRL (Home Reading Log) all week long! What a great way to start off!

Today in class we talked about the gospel for this upcoming Sunday. It is all about the choices we make everyday in our lives.  Please share your paper with your family and talk about the good and bad choices you make everyday.  How can you change those "bad" choices to be "good" ones at home and at school? How do your choices effect your life? How do your choices efffect the lives of others around you?

"Winter Warmth" Service Project

• Thank you Mrs. Cabael for getting the word out about our service project. We already received some donations from our class today. Thank you families!
• On Monday morning we are doing a short skit to get people to shart thinking about our upcoming service project.  The project does not officially start until October 1st, but we want to get everyone excited to make lots of donations throughout the school.
• If you can, please donate one of the following items. Any of these things can be NEW or GENTLY USED.
• coats and jackets
• sweaters
• long-sleeved shirts
• golves and mittens
• hats (beanies)
• long pants
• close-toed shoes
• boots
• anything else that will keep you warm
• NEW ITEMS ONLY
• socks
• underwear
• undershirts
• etc...

For those students who will be participating in our "skit" this coming Monday, I will send your Mom or Dad an email on Sunday. All students will have a chance to participate (if they want to) at some point throughout the month of October. =)  

THANK YOU room Moms and everyone who helped out in the classroom this week, donating something from our helping hands, helped out with something at home, and held your students accountable for completing and returning their homework everyday! It was a GREAT week!! Muchas gracias!! (Thanks so much!)