Weekly News March 17, 2014

Parent Reminders

Spelling Bee is this Wednesday

There will be NO SCHOOL this Friday

We are working on our Dinosaur Unit in science. The children will begin working on researching the different types of dinosaurs that lived long ago.

Spelling Bee es este miércoles

NO habrá CLASES este viernes

Estamos trabajando en nuestra Unidad de dinosaurios. Los niños van a empezar a trabajar en la investigación de los diferentes tipos de dinosaurios que vivieron hace mucho tiempo.

Upcoming Events

3/17—First Communion meeting # 12

           Time: 7:00 pm (Monday Session)

3/19—Spelling Bee (Grades 1^st —4^th)

* Starts at 8:30 am in the Gym

3/20—Spelling Bee (Grades 5^th—8^th)

3/21—No School (Teacher in-service)

3/23—Family Mass

            8:00 am in Spanish

               10:00 am in English

Student Reminders

² YOU MUST READ EVERY NIGHT FOR 20 MINUTES. IT IS PART OF YOUR HOMEWORK. HAVE YOUR PARENT OR AN ADULT SIGN YOUR READING LOG!!!

² Homework is DUE every day.

² Log on to Mathletics to earn your weekly certificate

Spelling List

    

1. puppy

2. baby

3. lucky

4. angry

5. very

6. lady

7. pretty

8. celery

9. many

10. only

11. empty

12. funny

13. money

14. penny

15. party 

Challenge List 

1. fussed

2. promised

3. groaned

4. grumbled

5. category

6. million

7. sticky

8. hobby

9. guilty

10. country

11. independent

12. directions

13. lesson

14. activity

15. language

Weekly News March 10, 2014

Parent Reminders

·       Continue preparing for the Spelling Bee!

·       Green Day will be on March 17^th bring $1 and wear green to support the fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children Hospital

Student Reminders

² Homework is DUE every day.

² Practice for the Spelling Bee

² Read every day for 15 to 20 minutes and have your parents sign your reading log (it is part of your reading grade)

Upcoming Events

3/10—First Communion meeting # 11

           Time: 7:00 pm (Monday Session)

3/15—First Communion meeting # 12

           Time: 8:00 am (Saturday Session)

3/17—First Communion meeting # 12

           Time: 7:00 pm (Monday Session)

3/19—Spelling Bee (Grades 1^st —4^th)

* Starts at 8:30 am in the Gym

3/20—Spelling Bee (Grades 5^th—8^th)

3/21—No School (Teacher in-service)

3/23—Family Mass

            8:00 am in Spanish

               10:00 am in English

 Spelling List

                   

1.    draw

2.   just

3.   keep

4.   what

5.   once

6.   gave

7.   full

8.   around

9.   three

10.today

11.     short

12.across

13.best

14.before

15.green

              Challenge List  

1.   culture

2.   recipe

3.   dough

4.   bagel

5.   customers

6.   adjective

7.   ingredients

8.   verb

9.   details

10.   instead

11.   author

12.   report

13.   resources

14.   syllables

15.   recognize

Weekly News March 3,2014

Parent Reminders

·       There will be a meeting for the 1^st Communion Parents on Monday, March 3rd

·       Continue preparing for the Spelling Bee!

Upcoming Events

3/3—Reconciliation Meeting

         *6:30—in second grade room

3/5—Ash Wednesday

3/7—Early dismissal (12:00 pm)

3/8—First Communion meeting # 11

           Time: 8:00 am (Saturday Session)

3/10—First Communion meeting # 11

           Time: 7:00 pm (Monday Session)

3/15—First Communion meeting # 12

           Time: 8:00 am (Saturday Session)

3/17—First Communion meeting # 12

           Time: 7:00 pm (Monday Session)

3/19—Spelling Bee (Grades 1^st —4^th)

3/20—Spelling Bee (Grades 5-8) 

Student Reminders

² Study the spelling bee words

² Log in to Mathletics and earn your weekly certificate

² Have your parent or an adult sign your behavior and reading  logs

² Homework is due every day and it is part of your grade!

Great Work on you Matter projects!!!

Animal Reports

Your children have been working very hard on creating their presentations. Click on the animal's name to view the presentation.

Giraffe

Spider

Rhino

Koala

Poodle

Zebra

Fox

Kangaroo

Dolphin

Pig

Platypus

Octopus

Tiger

Dog

Ermine

Falcon

Blue Jay

Sting Ray

Cheetah

Mouse

Weekly News

Parent Reminders

Presentations 

We have been working very hard on our animal report PowerPoint’s. Please take a minute to visit our class BLOG to look at our presentations.

Class BLOG:  srs2ndgrade.blogspot.com

*Matter Projects are due on 2/25

Hemos estado trabajando muy duro en nuestro informe de animales de PowerPoint. Por favor, tómese un minuto para visitar nuestro BLOG clase mirar nuestras presentaciones.

Clase BLOG: srs2ndgrade.blogspot.com

*Proyectos de la materia se entregan el 2/25

Student Reminders

² Study the spelling bee words

² Log in to Mathletics and earn your weekly certificate

² Have your parent or an adult sign your behavior and reading  logs

² Homework is due every day and it is part of your grade!

² Work on you States of Matter project DUE 2/25

Upcoming Events

2/24—First Communion meeting # 10

           Time: 7:00 pm (Monday Session)

3/3—Reconciliation Meeting

         *6:30—in second grade room

3/5—Ash Wednesday

3/7—Early dismissal (12:00 pm)

3/8—First Communion meeting # 11

           Time: 8:00 am (Saturday Session)

Spelling List

                   

1.    safety

2.   famous

3.   mistake

4.   can’t

5.   exit

6.   facts

7.   follow

8.   Earth

9.   never

10. spelling

11. extra

12. little

13. without

14. bottom

15.drop

 Spelling List

             Challenge List  

1.   alligator

2.   handle

3.   effort

4.   reconciliation

5.   awesome

6.   citizen

7.   freedom

8.   support

9.   thinker

10.   connection

11.   subtraction

12.   powerful

13.   children

14.   extinct

15.   predators

This Friday, February 21, 2014 will be class colors. Please wear your grey shirt!!

Weekly News February 18, 2014

Parent Reminders

·        We have been working on identifying the different states of matter. A small project will be sent home (Please go over the instructions with you child)

·        Your child was assigned an animal research report. A rubric will be sent home in the homework folder. Please review it with your child. Most of the reserach will be completed at school.

·        Hemos estado trabajando en la identificación de los diferentes estados de la materia. Un pequeño proyecto será enviado a casa (por favor revisar las instrucciones con su hijo)

·        Fue asignado un informe de investigación  de un animal. Una rúbrica fue enviada a casa en la carpeta de tareas. Por favor revísela junto con su hijo/a. Casi todo el reporte será completado en clase.

Upcoming Events

2/21—Early Dismissal (12:00 pm)

2/22—First Communion meeting # 10

           Time: 8:00 am (Saturday Session)

2/23—Family Mass

            8:00 a.m. in Spanish

               10:00 a.m. in English

2/24—First Communion meeting # 10

           Time: 7:00 pm (Monday Session)

Student Reminders

² Study the spelling bee words

² Log in to Mathletics and earn your weekly certificate

² Have your parent or an adult sign your behavior and reading  logs

² Homework is due every day and it is part of your grade!

² Continue working on animal report

² Work on you States of Matter project

Spelling List

1.    stone

2.   next

3.   stamps

4.   crayon

5.   snow

6.   plant

7.   nickel

8.   twins

Researching !

9.   trap

10.stomp

11. please

12.snake

13.flower

14.because

       15.center

Challenge List

1.    thorax

2.    abdomen

3.    core

4.    reptiles

5.    mammals

6.    amphibians

7.    communicate

8.    computer

9.    chrysalis

10.          energy

11.          glossary

12.          dictionary

13.          education

14.          discussion

      15.    camouflage 

Team work!