Thursday, December 19, 2013

Maternity Leave Sub!!

I know you have all been waiting so patiently to find out who will be subbing for me while I am out. Well it has finally been decided. Debbie Arrington will be with my class for the entire time. I am glad it worked out where one person would be with my class the entire time.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

I will do my very best to keep you all updated over Christmas break as to when Mrs. Arrington will start. I will also try to post a picture of our little one as soon as I can so that you can show the kiddos.

I will greatly miss each of my students while I am out, but I can't wait to meet our little one and spend some time with him.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! And stay safe while you travel!!!

Early Dismissal

I am sure most of you know already but I just found out this morning that school will dismiss at 11:45 tomorrow. I am sorry for the short notice but I just found out as well. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up by 11:45 if you are not checking them out after the party.

Monday, December 16, 2013

December 16, 2013

Dress Rehearsal
Please don't forget to send your costumes to school TOMORROW for Dress Rehearsal!!! We will leave all costumes in the classroom for Thursday's performance. The students will have plenty of time Thursday morning to change.

Polar Express
We will be having Polar Express Day on Wednesday. The students are allowed to wear pajamas, but please make sure they have appropriate shoes for P.E. We will also be seeing Santa at 2:30 and then having milk and cookies.

Christmas Play
Our play is at 10:00 Thursday morning. The students are allowed to check out when the play is over.

Christmas Party
Our Christmas party is Friday morning at 9:00. We will eat and then open presents. So far we have pigs in a blanket, doughnuts, and hot chocolate for our party. If you would like to bring breakfast foods for the party, please let me know as soon as you can. The students will be allowed to check out after the party.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

December 10, 2013

Christmas Play
Our play is still scheduled for December 19th at 10:00. However, dress rehearsal has been moved to Tuesday, December 17th. Please be sure to send costumes on Tuesday! They may stay in the classroom until Thursday for the play. If you are having trouble finding something for a costume, please let me know so I can help.

Christmas Party
Please do not forget to send a gift for our Christmas Party by this Friday.

Math Test
We will have a math test this Wednesday. We will have our 100 problem test Wednesday on 1-7 facts.

Spelling Test
There will be NO retakes for the spelling tests on Fridays. The grade they make on Thursdays will be what goes in the grade book for the week.

Science
We will have a solar system test on Friday. Look for the study guide on Thursday. We will be reviewing this all week so they should have no problem studying!

Important Dates
December 19 - 2nd and 3rd Grade Christmas Play
December 20 - Class Christmas Party
December 20 - End of the 2nd Nine weeks
December 23- January 3 - Christmas Break

Spelling words
line, pipe, wise, smile, glide, high, sigh, fright, sight, light, fine, wide, right, time, night
bonus words to study: Merry Christmas, Rudolph, stocking. (Study all three of these words during the week. I will pick one on Thursday to use as the bonus word.)
We will also have a dictation sentence each week.

Homework
Homework will mostly be the same each week. The main thing that will change will be the math pages sent home. These will be sent home in the daily homework folder.
Reading: The Blind Men and the Elephant, study vocabulary
Spelling: Study spelling words
Math: worksheet or workbook page (depending upon the skill)
Classwork: finish any classwork not finished at school

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Christmas Ornaments

The Christmas ornaments that the students made in art class are ready! The cost is $10. If you are going to send a check, please make it payable to PLA. The deadline to purchase the ornaments is December 16th.

Christmas Play and Party Info.

Christmas Play
Our Christmas play will be held on December 19th at 10:00 am in the cafeteria. Parents and Grandparents are invited. Ideal Graphics is donating long sleeve green t-shirts to the 2nd and 3rd graders. We will wear these shirts and blue jeans on the day of the play. Some of the students will need to be dressed in costumes. These students are listed below. I will also be sending home a note with these students. If you have any questions, please let me know. Your children are welcome to leave with you after the play if you would like.

Dane - Santa
Emily and Hailee - elf
Anna, Sarah, Ensley - angel
Mari Grace, Mickenzie - Carolers

Christmas Party
Our Christmas party will be December 20th at 9:00 am. Since it will be in the morning, I am asking for breakfast type foods. If you would like to bring something for our class, please let me know what you are bringing so that we do not have too much of one thing. I will be providing hot cocoa for the class.

We will eat and then open gifts. Your children are welcome to leave after the party if you would like.

Gifts
Each child will need to bring a gift by December 13th. The girls will bring a gift for a girl and the boys will bring a gift for a boy. As the gifts are brought in, I will number them. On the day of our party the students will draw a number to see which present they will get. The boys and girls numbers will be separate. Please make sure to include a tag on your gift with who it is from (please do not put who the gift is to). The limit on the price of the gift is $10-$12. 

Monday, December 2, 2013

December 2, 2013

Math Test
We will have a math test this Thursday. We will have our 100 problem test Wednesday on 1-7 facts.

Spelling Test
There will be NO retakes for the spelling tests on Fridays. The grade they make on Thursdays will be what goes in the grade book for the week.

Science
We will have a Science Test on Friday. We will be filling out the study guide on Wednesday.

Important Dates
December 19 - 2nd and 3rd Grade Christmas Play
December 20 - Class Christmas Party
December 20 - End of the 2nd Nine weeks
December 23- January 3 - Christmas Break

Spelling words
neat, deal, clean, please, beast, keep, street, seen, easy, creek, eat, hearing, feel, real, tree
bonus words to study: snowman, gingerbread house, Santa. (Study all three of these words during the week. I will pick one on Thursday to use as the bonus word.)
We will also have a dictation sentence each week.

Homework
Homework will mostly be the same each week. The main thing that will change will be the math pages sent home. These will be sent home in the daily homework folder.
Reading: Sunflowers for Tina, study vocabulary
Spelling: Study spelling words
Math: worksheet or workbook page (depending upon the skill)
Classwork: finish any classwork not finished at school