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Our homework for tonight is:
NONE!!!!! Get out there and start Trick-or-Treating!!!!Be safe. Watch for cars! Have parents check your candy! And don't forget to say"Thanks!"
FYI: We had a blast at our Halloween Party! Thanks to Mrs. Simonetti and Mrs. Schreiber! Jack won the giant eyeball. What a great guesser you are Jack! Thanks to everyone who donated supplies to make the party a smash. You are all so generous.
Tommy presented his Science experiment to us today. How fun to watch the rubbing alcohol scatter the water with the green food dye.That was due to a property called cohension
Our homework for tonight is:
Reading-Finish your good copy of the poem your designed here at school. Don't forget your title and your closing statement. Be sure to write your poem reading the words across your columns. Use your best handwriting. They are going to be on display for all to see!
Math-flashcards! Some may want to go on ixl.com to do some extra time practicing those flashcards. We will start our timed drills very shortly, so get ready!!
FYI:Christina had a very busy week as our Star. We laughed at her love note from mom and dad! Those pictures were great. Thanks for all your help!
Sophia demonstrated her science experiment to us today. She used pressure to create a vacuum allowing the coin to stick to her forehead. That was cool! Thanks for teaching us a little about surface tension which we saw in Christina's experiment as well.
Enjoy your day off!See you back here on Monday with your Halloween colors on. We will have a little fun in the afternoon!
P.S.Sorry for no blog yesterday. Meeting after school and I had an appointment at four. So....by the time I remembered everyone should have been in bed!!!
Our homework for tonight is:
Math-Study the new flashcards! Hopefully you know the old. Try writing them tonight! Sometimes we learn faster by writing them down.
Religion-Start studying for the Ch. 4 Religion Test!Reread the whole chapter and know about King David and how he wrote the psalms.Know the Gloria like we were singing in class.Be ready to write two ways you can pray to God.
Reading-Read the Backpack page for fluency. They say if you read it three times you'll be great at it!
FYI:We finally had some extra time to do Christina's Science experiment! That was so cool the way the soap made all the pepper spread out. That is what we call surface tension. Thanks for telling us about the sugar crystals and how they push the soap underneath to allow the pepper to come back together again. Thanks, Christina!
Christina read us her favorite book today--What Makes a Rainbow. So cute. We had to decide between Miss Suzy or the Rainbow book because she had two favorites. I remember Miss Suzy from when I was young! What a blast from the past!!!! Thanks, Christina.
Tomorrow is picture retake day. You may come out of uniform only if you are having your photo redone.
Tomorrow is our Mass. All are welcome to come.
Our homework for tonight is:
Spelling-Study Backpack pages 31-32 for your spelling words. Both pages must be completed but no need to return to me. Keep them to study your words from. You may want to visit spellingcity.com for some fun games to play that will help you learn the words.
Math-flashcards! A new batch is coming home tomorrow!
FYI: Sophie celebrated her birthday on Friday! Happy Belated Birthday to you from me, Sophie! I can't wait to eat my brownie!
Christina is our star this week. She is doing a great job of stamping everyone's paper for doing the flashcards. Thanks Christina!
Our second grade Mass is this Wednesday, 10/26. We have some great readers and a gift bearer representing our room. Thanks to Christina and Sophie for reading the first reading for us. And congrats to Ryan and Keelin for reading the Prayers of the Faithful for us. Braden will carry the wine up for our room. Thanks for practicing and making us proud! Everyone is welcome to come and give support to second grade! We are working on our public speaking skills!
We were so busy today creating our spooky Halloween pictures. Who knew the black paint would turn gray and add to the "spookiness" of it?
Thanks to those who have contributed to our baby bottle collection. We have many generous children in here! Our baby will be so lucky!
Our homework for tonight is:
Reading- Backpack page 30.
Spelling- Study for the test!
Math-flashcards
FYI: We had great fun with our Jr. Achievement guests today! We learned all about government and how we have to pay for our services. Some got to be policemen, firemen, etc. Congratulations to Andrew who won the raffle of the big poster they gave us! Morgan also won the voting poster. Congrats to you too!
Have a great weekend!
Our homework for tonight is:
Reading-Backpack page 29.
Spelling-Study those Pattern Words. spellingcity.com is fun!
Math-flashcards! Lots of people are anxious to play "Math Around the World" That must mean they are really getting good at the cards! YIPPEE!!!
FYI: Sophie read us her fav. book yesterday."
There's a Wocket in my Pocket" and had a sweet love note from home today. Thanks for both! It is hard work to be the Star!
We are very close to finishing our classroom poem. Be thinking of a topic you can write your own poem about, so that when I ask you what you would like to write about you don't say UHMMMM!!! Who remembers how we go about writing this style of free form poetry? (Hint: we started with a list of nouns, then we added adjectives, then we added verbs and finally the adverbs)
Thanks to all who came out to the meeting last night. It is such a special time for you and the communicant. They are so proud to be making their communion. They are especially proud to show off their projects too. Thanks in advance for making this time special.
Two tests went home tonight. Please sign and return both. I was impressed with the Math scores! We will soon be starting regrouping and that is the most difficult concept for some. Hopefully all will eventually get it!
Have a great night. Keep in mind, it could be snow!!
Our homework for tonight is:
Math-flashcards! A new batch went home today!
Reading-read the little take-home story for fluency!
FYI: Looking forward to seeing many of you tonight. If you can not make it just let me know and I will be sure to get you the folder with the info in it.If you have any questions, just email me. You can follow the blog for updates on the projects and prayers needed.
Our homework for tonight is:
Spelling-Study the Memory Words! They are tricky!
Backpack page went home tonight. That page is used to study the words from all week. Some should try to write them at home as they might do better that way.
Math-flashcards! Congrats to Sophie and Bridget who almost went "Around the World!"
FYI:Sophia is our Star of the Week. She brought a poster in for all of us to see. She is busy stamping those sheets. Be sure to study your math flashcards so she has "something to stamp about."
Thanks to those who have been donating to our baby bottle collection for the poor babies. It is in giving that we receive!
Thanks also to those who have been sending in prizes for our treasure chest. There have been some really great prizes!!!
Our homework for tonight is:
Math- flashcards!
Spelling-Study for the test. spellingcity.com is a fun way to study!
FYI: Danny had a great note from mom and dad giving us great insight about Danny! Loved your Thankful Thursday paper. You tricked me with that dog picture!!
Enjoy!
Meghan taught us how things dissolve much faster in hot water than in cold. Great job, Meghan!
Our homework for tonight is:
Reading-do the two magazine pages 21 and 22.L will love to hear what you want to learn about!
I can't wait to see you as a magician!
Religion-Study for the test. Be sure to know what each of those four saints mentioned did for others. Also be able to write down one good and holy action you can do to follow Jesus.(Remember---it can't be pick up people when they fall down!!!!!!)We know that is a good and holy thing to do and of course, we are all going to do that when or if that ever happens, but in the mean time, we can not wait for something bad to happen to someone else in order to do good!Think of things you might be able to do daily to help others. Study the highlighted parts as well. Remember, blestarewe.com is a great way to take a sneak peek as to what the test will be like.
Math-quickly review those facts! I can really tell who has been memorizing and who hasn't!
FYI: What an exciting day we had! Starting with our Mass being canceled because there was a little squirrel running wild in the church and ending with a Parade for Jesus! We marched around the school singing songs of praise and waving our homemade flags! Who can remember some of the songs we sang?
It would be very helpful if you would either write down the title or the Quiz number for your child so I do not have to stop and do it for them. Thanks in advance.
Thanks also for the prizes that have been coming in for our treasure chest. Today Danny's team won our Religion Jeopardy review game.
Enjoy the day!
Our homework for tonight is:
Math- A new batch of flashcards came home. Study them. Our test on Ch. 1 will be this Thursday.
Reading-read Backpack p.24, the fluency story that went home today.
Spelling- Also do Backpack p.23.Both pages stay at home like it says at the top.You might want to go on spellingcity.com to practice during the week as well.
FYI: Danny is doing a great job for us today! Loved your book about that three-legged kitten!
Enjoy the night!
Our homework for tonight is:
Reading- Read the Backpack page for fluency. Practice it like I read it today!! Remember to let your voice go up when it is a question and go down when it is a period and read the exclamation mark sentence with exclaim!!
Also complete Backpack page 22 and return it as it states on the top. This is good practice for the test tomorrow.
Math-flashcards!
Spelling-Study for the test!
FYI: Happy Birthday to Owen! Thanks for the ice cream treat! YUM!!!
Jack performed our first experiment today. He explained how water wicks through the paper toweling and how the water from the mug "escaped" into the green bowl.This is much like plants get their water from the roots.
We have a couple of "table-talk" things tonight. Who remembers the secret to adding 'es' to words? Also, what number keeps reoccurring in today's Bible story?
Hey, let's use one of our out-of-uniform passes tomorrow!!
Have a great night and get out and enjoy the nice weather!!!
Our homework for tonight is:
Spelling-Do Backpack page 21 and return it tomorrow. It always says at the top whether you should keep or send it back if you are ever in doubt!
Reading-AR? The quarter is drawing to a close. Oct. 31 is the last day of the quarter, if I am not mistaken. So do not wait until the end to garner up those points. We do not have enough computers in here to accommodate everyone who waits until the end!
Math-Flashcards!
FYI:Owen had a busy morning stamping and highlighting for me. A great letter of love was sent in and even a poem by Dad! How sweet!
Our guest was quite impressed with all the great students in here. She said we were a great group and very enthusiastic learners! That was nice to hear!
Our homework for tonight is:
Math-Some need to finish the math page we started before we had to go to the Library and Music. Flashcards!
Religion-Draw your hero in your Religion book. Be able to tell us why you feel that person is your hero! Some want to start studying while the book is home. Great!!! Be sure to know the four saints we highlighted today. That will be on the upcoming test for sure!!!
Reading-Read the short story on Backpack page 20 several times to increase your fluency.
Finish your mask paper and write a story about your mask on the bottom.
FYI: Our lunch will be slightly delayed tomorrow (Just 15 minutes later) as we will be having a visitor in our room until 11:30. She is a representative from our new exciting Reading Program. My advice is to eat a big breakfast that will hold you over! You may want to send along a little snack to be eaten after mass.
Enjoy!
Our homework for tonight is:
Math- a new batch of flashcards went home tonight. Study them. I hope you have the old ones memorized so you can say them "in a flash."
Some had to finish the math page we started in school for homework. This is when knowing your facts comes in handy!
Spelling-Backpack page 19 went home today also. Study those Memory Words, especially the word 'because'. I was mentioning to the class that they can go on spellingcity.com for some fun practice and test taking on the spelling words. Someone told me it is a bit long to go through all the steps to get to my name so some of them just type the words in themselves. I will type them in also but you have to go to USA, then Illinois, then Chicago, then St. Juliana , then to my name.So, try it I think you will like it.
FYI: Mrs. Herion, our Art Teacher said that everyone will need a paint smock for Friday's art class. Everyone should have a smock in their tote bag in my closet by now. This is a reminder,just in case you have forgotten one. An old oversized T-shirt works fine.(Put your name in it-they really do not recognize these smocks you send in!!)
Congratulations to Sophia, who won our Class Bingo Reward. It pays to be nice!
Owen is doing a great job helping me out this week as our Star. Be sure to do your flashcards so he has something to stamp!Love your grandma's art work!!
Today was our new student Jack's first day at St. Juliana! I hope he had a great day with us. Let's continue to make him feel welcome.
Thanks to all who sent your Track-a-thon money in. And double thanks to those of you who filled in the box at the bottom!!!!
We had our first ART MOM lesson today! Thanks to Mrs. Simonetti and Mrs. Schreiber who taught us TEXTURE! Loved that painting!
We had our first fire drill and everyone did a great job.
Enjoy the weather. Get some sun on your face!!
