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St. Lawrence Elementary & Middle School

Santa Clara, CA

Tuesday, January 31st

NEWS: Tomorrow is the 100th day of school!!! We are going to celebrate and show off our 100 days of second grade knowledge.  Please bring in your 100 pieces of cereal tomorrow morning so you can be a problem solver.

Today we celebrated our ABC Superstars for the month of January! Way to go second graders on another great month! Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered in the class and donated our delicious and healthy snack.

Happy Parent Appreciation Day Moms and Dads!! We are so grateful to you for choosing St. Lawrence and being a part of our school community. Thank you for all you do everyday to make your children's lives better and more enriched! We love you!

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Bring 100 pieces of cereal-See yesterday's post for more info.
5. Our Science Fair is coming up! Have Mom and Dad read over the information Mrs. V gave you today and choose a topic that you would like.  You have until the end of February to decide but remember that you have to get yoru topic approved by Mrs. V or Mrs. Wall BEFORE you begin collecting data.  The sooner you get in your topic, the sooner you can begin. =)
6. Continue your work on your Heroes project.  Ask Mom and Dad to talk with you about the email they got from Mrs. Wall yesterday if you are unsure about what to do.  Don't forget: you need to dress up for your presentation.

Wednesday Presentations:

Heidi, Emily, Jonathan, John, Gerry, Julian, Dante, Brendan, Joan, Lorin, Max, Patrick, Leo

Monday, January 30th

NEWS: Happy Catholics Schools Week! We are having many special events at school this week.
Tuesday: Parent Appreciation Day~All Moms and Dads are welcome to visit the classrooms in the morning to observe. Thank you for all you do!

Wednesday: Volunteer Appreciation Day~There is a special breakfast for all of our volunteers after our special Mass to acknowledge all you do. Thank you!

Thursday:Student Appreciation Day~ Free Dress, Special Snack, NO Homework!

Friday: Teacher Appreciation Day~Breakfast and Lunch for Teachers

Tomorrow we are celebrating our ABC Superstars from the month of January. I am so proud of all of you for working so hard this month in class!  Our sewing celebration will be from 12:15-1:15.

Wednesday is our 100th day of school!!! Please bring 100 pieces of cereal.  Please choose a cereal that is not going to crumble on your way to school.  Remember to wash your hands before counting out your pieces at home.  You can bring this tomorrow or Wednesday.

HOMEWORK:
1. www.raz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com
3. HRL
4. Continue your work on your Heroes Project-Due Wednesday.  Please read the email Mom and Dad received about what to do. You can also read the post from last week on Friday (Jan. 27th) for the same information. Email Mrs. Wall your finished, typed work by Wednesday morning.  Below is a schedule of who will be presenting on which days this week.  Remember, YOU are doing the typing to PRACTICE and LEARN the keyboard.  Please be responsible for your work.

Wednesday Presentations:
Heidi, Emily, Jonathan, John, Gerry, Julian, Dante, Brendan, Joan, Lorin, Max, Patrick, Leo

Thursday: Diana, Chantel, Kate, Arianna, Gary, Keala, Marcus, Joey

Friday: Connor, Alexis, Morgen, Thomas, Michael, Imani

I will send out an email @ 5:00 tonight with those who completed work in class today and need to continue  working tonight. You have until Wednesday to return it via email to me. Thank you for your hard work boys and girls! You did great work in class today and over the weekend!

Friday, January 27th

NEWS: Please visit the Online Auction this weekend before Sunday night at 8:00.  Our classroom quilt closes for bidding then and we would love for you to take it home with you! http://saintlawrence.maestroweb.com/  


OPEN HOUSE is this Sunday from 11:00-1:30.  Please come and show off your skills on Mathletics on the SmartBoard!


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


4. Complete all work for Chapter 6 in your Reconciliation book.  Please take a look at your previous chapters to assure all work is complete throughout. EARN YOUR SHEEP ON MONDAY BY MEMORIZING THE ACT OF CONTRITION.  Thank you to all of you who have already found your way...


5. Spelling


6. OPTIONAL: Some of the students chose to take home with Famous Heroes project to work on this weekend.  We will continue work on this project on Monday in class.  Please return all completed and uncompleted work on Monday so you can continue onto the next step.  Mom and Dad, this was a choice by the students to take it or leave it, with the exception of a few who had to take it home to catch up.  We will be beginning presentations on Wednesday.  You will find out Monday when your presentation will be scheduled. Below is a list of guidelines to follow in order to prepare for your presentation.  I will also email Mom and Dad with these guidelines so they can assist you if needed.  

• Complete your sentences from the word match. 
• Edit each sentence by changing the names and pronouns to first-person (talking as if you are talking about yourself).
• Add 2 sentences of your choice talking about your birth and death (or what you are currently doing).  You may need to add more than two if you think your sentences from the word match and not important enough to talk about.  You need to have a total of 14 sentences for your presentation.
• Organize your sentences in order of your life (birth to death, or present time).
• Type your sentence in story form so your writing looks like a paragraph about you. YOU need to do the typing to practice and familiarize yourself with the keyboard.
• Mom and Dad should email Mrs. Wall at jwall@saintlawrence.org any typing you do over the weekend.
• Start practicing your speaking in front of others so you are ready to present and talk in front of the class just like Mother Teresa did. 
• HAVE FUN!!!

Thursday, January 26th

NEWS: Our Valgrams art contest is going on  now.  You can design up to 4 to be entered into the contest.  Bring them back by next Thursday. (this is an optional contest)

Our classroom quilt is open for bidding for only a couple more days!!! Check out the Auction Mardi Gras website to try and outbid ALL the others! Good luck!

http://saintlawrence.maestroweb.com

Our second blanket up for bid at the Silent Auction will be under construction beginning tomorrow. =)

Check out our Geometry knowledge in the display case outside our classroom!  Please bring your friends to see that as well as our classroom on Sunday for Open House! We would love to have you all here to show off your talents with Mathletics on the SmartBoard! We will be here at 10:00 mass and in the classrooms from 11:00-1:30.  Join us if you can!

HOMEWORK:
1. www.raz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com
3. HRL
4. Bring your library books tomorrow!

Wednesday, January 25th

NEWS:  Our first auction item is almost finished!! Moms and Dads-Please stop by the classroom to check it out! It is so beautfil thanks to YOUR student, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Vierra and Mrs. Wall.  Our second auctio item will be in the work beginning Monday.  If you would like to help us work on it and celebrate our ABC Superstars on Tuesday, please let Mrs. Wall know if you would like to volunteer for our sewing party from 12:15-1:15 this comig Tuesday.  You can also bid on the quilt online NOW! Godd luck!!

Our Famous Heroes project is coming along wonderfully! The students will be starting presentations on Wednesday of next week.  We are hoping to do them Weds., Thursday and Friday of next week.  Please start thinking about how you can dress up as your famous hero as you will be speaking about them as if you ARE them.  You DO NOT need to buy anything! Please use materials you have around the house, make parts of your costume, or let Mrs. Wall know if you would like some construction paper to create parts of your costume.  You may buy things for this, but it is not necessary as you all saw Mother Teresa in our class wearing only a bed sheet and a towel.  Have fun!!! (More information to come tomorrow in class...)

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Spelling-Complete and return your page about suffixes.  You can use any of the words we have learned about in class as long as the rule applies. Please work with Mom and Dad on this page as it is really a letter to them.  

Tuesday, January 24th

NEWS: Tomorrow night is one of your choices for the MANDATORY meeting for your student's First Reconciliation.  Please attend with your child and bring along the sheep you made together at home.  The other choice for the meeting is this Saturday.  You must attend one of these meetings to complete the process of First Reconciliation.

 Wednesday, January 25^th (6:00pm-English; 7:00PM-Spanish) @ Parish Hall

                                                                  OR

                                                   Saturday JANUARY 28^th (9:30AM-English; 10:30AM-Spanish) @Parish Hall.

                                                  Please bring your children to these meetings. They will have a rehearsal.

HOMEWORK:

1. Raz-kids

2. Mathletics

3. HRL

4. Finish Hero sentence match page and write sentences on your lined paper.

5. Begin your Chapter 6 work for First Reconciliation-Due on Monday.

Monday, January 23rd

NEWS:  Our class tie blanket and quilt are coming along beautifully! Please check them out at the Mardi Grad Auction website.  There has already been a bid on the quilt! =) The quilt is available for online bidding now and the tie blanket will be available for bidding at the Siletn Auction.  Please buy your tickets for a fun night if you have not already.  http://saintlawrence.maestroweb.com/ 


HOMEWORK:
1. Read a book a http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. Earn one gold bar at http://www.mathlietics.com/
3. HRL
4. Complete your sentence match page about the Famous Hero you are researching.  Write the complete sentences on the attached page in your Famous Heroes folder. (Return on Wednesday morning please.)

Friday, January 20

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Complete your crazy quilt.
5. First Reconciliation work-Chapter 5

Thursday, January 19th

NEWS: We have started our FAMOUS HEROES research project this week.  Tonight you all have a crossword puzzles to complete about your hero.  Mom and Dad, please make sure this is returned to school tomorrow. Thank you!

HOMEWORK:
1. Read at www.rz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com
3. HRL
4. Bring your library books.
5. Complete your crossword puzzle and HIGHLIGHT THE ANSWERS YOU FOUND IN THE ARTICLE ABOUT YOUR PERSON.  You crossword is not complete if you only answer the questions.  We talked about this in class and you should know you need to highlight each answer and write the number of the question in your article.  Have fun! Check out the website to find more information about your hero.  www.gardenofpraise.com/leaders

Wednesday, January 19th

NEWS: Our classroom quilt and blanket are IN PROGRESS and looking great!! Please come to OPEN HOUSE on January 29th to get a sneak peak at one of the finished products.  YOU can take one of these beautiful "student-made" auction items home with soon.  More details to come...buy your Auction tickets now in the front office!!

HOMEWORK:
1. Raz-kids
2. Mathletics
3. HRL
4. Spelling-Please do BOTH activities tonight.
5. Practice making pentagons. Bring me some of your drawings. You can use scrap paper, notebook paper, whatever you can find.  You need to use a ruler to make them and label your sides please.

Tuesday, January 17th

NEWS: There is a meeting coming up for those of you making your First Reconciliation.  Please give the pink paper that is in your Take Hmoe Folder to Mom and Dad tonight so you are ALL ready for the meeting.  There will be a practice and you need to take your completed sheep with you to this meeting.

HOMEWORK:
1. Read at http://www.raz-kids.com/!
2. Mathletics
3. HRL-Please complete your Monday box as well and one for tonight.

Thank you to all of you who completed your First Reconciliation work at home with Mom and Dad! There are so many great conversations happening at home about this important time in your Catholic life and education! =)

Friday, January 13th

NEWS: We will be celebrating our January ABC Superstars on the last day of the month, Tuesday, January 31st.  More information will be coming to you soon via email.  When it does, please let us know if you would like to volunteer in the classroom or to bring/send something we would like to help us celebrate a month of amazing second grade teamwork and behavior! =)

HOMEWORK:
1. Raz-Kids Reading
2. Mathletics
3. HRL
4. Chapter 4 At-Home activities in your First Reconciliation book. Don't forget to write your family's thoughts in your stapled packet. If everyone returns it tomorrow, ALL completed, we will get 10 extra minutes of recess!!!

New Orleans here YOU come!!!

Here is some general IMPORTANT information for ALL to know about the Auction coming up in February.  Also, our class donation items (yes, there will be two) will be able to be seen (at least the workings of them) online at the website for the Auction very soon, which you can find on School One. 

Good luck!!!

Mardi Gras Auction Grand Raffle Ticket Student Incentives

Every Friday, through February 3, we will draw a student’s name from all entries to win a Non-Uniform Dress Day the following Friday. MAX ALREADY ONE THIS ONCE! DON'T FORGET YOUR FREE DRESS TOMORROW MAX!!!!

If a student sells a total of ten books of raffle tickets, the student’s name will be entered into a drawing to win their choice of:

1)     The Kindle Fire.  The newest tablet computer.

2)      Apple iPod Touch

3)     LeapPad Tablet (bundle)

Each valued at $199.  Drawing date:  Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Remember: The more tickets bought/sold, the greater the chance to win these great prizes.  Good luck!

Thursday, January 12th

NEWS:  No school on Monday, January 16th.  There will be a special MLK prayer service tomorrow afternoon at school @ 2:15.

 IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS COMPLETING THEIR FIRST RECONCILIATION!!!

*Please mark your calendars, next required family meeting  will be your choice of either:
                         Wednesday, January 25^th (6:00pm-English; 7:00PM-Spanish) @ Parish Hall

                                                                  OR

                         Saturday JANUARY 28^th (9:30AM-English; 10:30AM-Spanish) @Parish Hall.                              Please bring your child who is making their 1st Reconciliation to these meetings. They will have a rehearsal.

HOMEWORK:

1. Bring your library books tomorrow. 

2. Read at www.raz-kids.com

3. www.mathletics.com

4. HRL
5. Complete your work for Chapter 4~Examination of Conscience, in your First Reconciliation book. This is due on Tuesday. Each week after you complete the activities with your family you, Mom or Dad need to write your "family thoughts" ABOUT THIS CHAPTER in your stapled packet.
6. Here is the link to the awesome website we checked out today in class.  Don't start doing any work yet but you can read about TONS of famous heroes and have an idea about who you like. Have fun reading! http://www.gardenofpraise.com/leaders.htm

Wednesday, January 11

NEWS: There is no school this coming Monday as we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and all of the amazing things he did for our country and people.  Enjoy!

HOMEWORK:
1. Raz-Kids
2. Mathletics
3. HRL
4. SPELLING
5. Tell Mom and Dad what you know about heroes.  Why are people heroes? What kinds of things do heroes do? How can YOU be a hero?

Tuesday, January 10th

HOMEWORK:
1. Read, listen to, and take a quiz about AT LEAST ONE book tonight at http://www.raz-kids.com/.
2. Earn 1 GOLD BAR at http://www.mathletics.com/ tonight.
3. HRL

Remember to do your best work everyday in class and at home with your homework!!

Gabbit this week

ATTENTION Arianna, Julian, Michael and Gary!!!  You will be taking home Gabbit this week.  Please use this with your family each time to get into the car.  Each person that is with you needs to participate by answering the question truthfully, while listening to each other's responses.  Bring Gabbit back to school the following morning so each person will get a chance to take it home this week. Thank you!

Tuesday-Arianna
Wednesday-Julian
Thursday-Michael
Friday-Gary

ATTENTION ALL FAMILIES!!! My email is still not working! =( Please write me any notes that need to be communicated immediately and hopefully I am up and running tomorrow. Thank you for your patience. 

Monday, January 9th

NEWS: We had another GREAT day! Thank you second graders for a wonderful Monday!  Please tell Mom and Dad about our special visitor that we had in class today. =) I hope you learned something from her.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/
3. HRL
4. Finish Jesus mobile (by Friday)

Emailing Mrs. Wall

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to let you all know that I am temporarily locked out of my email.  It will be up again by tomorrow after school I'm guessing.  Just in case you have emailed me this weekend, I will respond as soon as I regain access to my account.  Thank you for your understanding.

Mrs. Wall

PS-Grose Family, I will be available Thursday after school at 3:15. Thank you for your patience.

Friday, January 6th

NEWS: Second graders, thank you for a GREAT first week of 2012!!  You have all been wonderful students and listeners this week.  You ALL ended the day on my shirt! =) Way to go ABC Superstars!!!

HOMEWORK:
1. www.raz-kids.com
2. www.mathletics.com
3. HRL
5. Religion Mobile-Return this by next week Friday please.
4. First Reconciliation Book and Packet with your family

• Read Chapter 3 (Being Sorry, Being Forgiven) with your family.  
• Complete the activities in the book where there are blanks for you to fill in.
• Read the "Family Focus" at the end of the chapter and discuss it with Mom and Dad. 
• Complete the end of chapter "At Home" Activity together.
• Have Mom and Dad look through your writing packet that you completed in class and write your thoughts together on the "My Family's Thoughts" page that you prepared in class. Mom, Dad, and/or YOU can write on this page.  
• Return your completed work for this book/folder on Monday. Have fun! =)

NOTE TO PARENTS: If you have not yet returned your registration packet for First Reconciliation and First Communion to Eleanor in the parish office, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you! Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, January 5th

NEWS: The Silent Auction is coming soon!!! If you have not already bought your tickets, they are on sale here at school! We are working in class, on a couple GREAT auction items for all of you to bid on.  Moms and Dads, please join us for the Mardi Gras Silent Auction on Saturday, February 11th, from 6:00-10:00 pm.  The "Grand Raffle" (white) tickets sale is still going on!  Please help in any way you can.

HOMEWORK:
1. http://www.raz-kids.com/
2. http://www.mathletics.com/  Many students told me today they are complete or almost done with all of the available activities on Mathletics! Way to go!!! =) I am updating your accounts tonight.  Great work second graders!!!
3. HRL
4. (some students) If you received a special note from my in class today about your First Reconciliation book, you should complete this with WITH Mom and Dad tonight and return it tomorrow. Thank you!  

Wednesday, Janurary 4th

NEWS: We had two women from the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles visit our class today with a WONDERFUL presentation about quilts and how they are made, patterns in quilts, and the parts of a quilt.  This is all in preparation to make our class quilt that will be auctioned off at the Silent Auction in February.  If you did not send $3.00 today, please do as soon as you can for this "in class field trip" we had today.  Thank you so much!


HOMEWORK:
1. Raz-kids
2. Mathletics
3. HRL
4. Spelling
5. Complete any math that you did not finish last night.  Check out yesterday's post if you are unsure what to do. =)

Tuesday, January 3rd

NEWS: Welcome back!

Happy New Year Second Grade Families,

We are so happy to back in school! We hope you had a wonderful time with your family during the break from school. Now that we are back, we are ready to learn! Gabbit will continue to come home each night with one of you. If you haven't had a chance yet, it will be coming soon!

two packages of baby (hand) wipes to school for us to stay clean and healthy. Also, tomorrow we are having a very special presentation about geometry. Rather than going on a field trip to learn about this, the field trip is coming to us! Please send $3.00 to school for this wonderful presentation, at your earliest convenience as well.

Finally, now that we are back at school we are always looking for volunteers to help in the classroom or to help do paperwork at home. If you are interested in helping, IN ANY WAY please let us know via email (jwall@saintlawrence.org), whatever it is you would like to help with. Thank you to all of you who helped create the books for the students during our break. We will have a couple more ready to send home soon, so just let us know if you are willing to help. Welcome back to St. Lawrence! We hope the remainder of our school year together is as great as the first half has been!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Vierra

HOMEWORK:

1. www.raz-kids.com

2. www.mathletics.com

3. HRL

4. Math worksheet-Complete the side we worked on in class.  I know it was CHALLENGING  but I think you can do it with Mom and Dad's help.  On the INCHES side of the page, please circle the important words like we did together in class today.  TRY to answer each question, but it is okay if you can't figure it out.  You can do it!!

VERY IMPORTANT INFO FOR MOM AND DAD!!!!!  If your child is planning on completing their First Reconciliation with us, you MUST complete the At-Home Activities EVERY WEEK and return them to school.  Your child will not be able to complete this Sacrament with the class if their work is not complete! Please help them be responsible with this book and work.  You should be completing these At-Home Activities WITH them.  Thank you second grade families!! =)