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