Our Christmas Party will be this Friday, December 20th at 9:00-10:00 am.  If you have been contacted to help with setting up for the party then plan to come around 8:30am. I will have a sign out sheet in my classroom where you may sign your child out when the party is over.  It is an early release day at 12:15 so there will be No Boys and Girls Club.

If your child has not brought their items for the Penny Christmas they have until Thursday to bring them. They need to bring an inexpensive item for each child in the classroom. A note went home last week explaining Penny Christmas and how many students are in the class.  

*No backpacks on this day

Parents, don’t forget the 2nd Grade performance of Seussical the Musical is this Thursday, December 19th at 9:00 am.  Please come support our 2nd graders who have worked very hard these last couple of weeks.  Please have your child dress as a Whoo from Whoville. Mrs. Richey has asked that they wear Christmas colors: red, green or white.  You might want to look up ways to do hair and costumes on line.  Also remember that after the performance you may sign your child out.  I will have a sign out sheet with me in the cafeteria.  Please plan to not bring backpacks on the day of the performance or the day of our party.

This week we will be doing different activities:

Tomorrow is Polar Express Pajama Day– don’t forget to wear school appropriate PJs.

There is no spelling test, math homework or reading homework.  If your child would still like to read a book every night they may write it in their planner.  

Reminders

December 19th: Seussical the Musical at 9:00 (You may sign your child out after the program.)

December 20th: Class Christmas Parties at 9:00-10:00.  (There will be a sign out sheet in the classroom.) This is also an early release day at 12:15.

December 23rd- January 6th:  Christmas Break

Spelling/Phonics

Our focus this week in phonics is r-controlled vowels or when “bossy r” makes the vowel change its sound, such as when a word has “ir”, “ur” or “er” in the word, it will make the “rrr” sound.  Our spelling words are all “R” controlled except for the word wall/high frequency words:

1. her
2. paper
3. chirp
4. birthday
5. purple
6. fern
7. turn
8. girl
9. stir
10. verb
11. over*
12. their*
13. here*

*Word Wall/High Frequency Words

Reading

Our focus is Author’s Purpose: what is the author’s purpose or reason for writing.  

Last week our focus was how an author will try to Persuade the reader and this week our focus is how an author will write to Entertain us. Since we have had several lessons on nonfiction we discussed how nonfiction books are ways in which an author gives us information or tries to inform us.

Math

Our focus in math last week and for this week is how to add double digit addition problems with regrouping (or carrying as we use to call it).  

Reminders

December 17th: Polar Express PJ Day

December 19th: Seussical the Musical at 9:00 am – Dress like a Whoo from Whooville (You may sign your child out after the musical.)

December 20th: Class Christmas Party 9:00-10:00 am (You may sign your child out after the party. I will have a sign out sheet in the classroom.)

Early release at 12:15

Dec. 23rd- Jan. 6th: Christmas Break

I apologize for not posting events for this week on Monday.  It’s hard to get back into the routine of things when you’re out for a week.  

If your child is reading Pirates Past Noon or Cam Jansen I did not send home any questions today.  They are to still read the assigned chapters but will not have the questions that go with them.  

Spelling Words for this Week:

1. star
2. arm
3. marble
4. smart
5. shark
6. sport
7. short
8. north
9. born
10. store
11. ride
12. don’t
13. said

Reminders:

Dec. 19th: Seussical the Musical at 9:00 am (You may sign your child out after the program is over, if you would like.)

Dec. 20th: Class Christmas Parties 9:00-10:00 am (You may sign your child out after the party. I will have a sign out sheet in my classroom.)

If you are coming to help room mom’s set up for the party you may arrive at 9:30.

This is also an early release day at 12:15

Dec. 23rd- Jan. 6th: Christmas Break