Week of November 29 - December 3

Announcements for This Week

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Thank you so much for your generous donations to our St. Jerome Food Drive. With your help, the Second Grade was able to collect over 200 cans and win the contest! Our Special Class Party will take place at a date and time to be announced!

November Reading Logs 

Reading Logs for the month of November are DUE on Monday, November 29. December Reading Logs will be distributed on Wednesday, December 1 and will be due on Friday, December 17. Since we will only be in school for three weeks of December, I will not expect the lists to be as full as usual. I would love to see about 12-15 entries for the month.

Report Cards
Report Cards will be distributed on Tuesday, November 30. If you have any specific questions or concerns that were not addressed at our Parent Conference, please email me or call to set up an appointment.

Our Star of the Week is: Ravan Robertson

Curriculum Update:
Reading: Teamwork, Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Math: Problem Solving and Review, Chapter 2 Test on Friday
Religion: Advent
English:  Compound Words and Alphabetical Order
Social Studies: Review, Unit 2 Test on Tuesday
Science: Reptiles and their Adaptations, Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates

Looking Ahead

December Book Order

The Scholastic Book Order for December will be sent home this week. It is also available online along with a special catalog of Holiday Gift Books. Please make your orders from these catalogs by Monday, December 6. I want to make sure the books reach you in time for the holidays.

Immaculate Conception Mass

There will be a special school mass on Wednesday, December 8 at 8:00 AM in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This will take the place of our usual school Mass next week.

Christmas Program

The Christmas Program will be on Thursday, December 16 at 7:00 PM. The Second Grade Class will be performing as shepherds and animals in the performance of the Nativity and will be singing The Little Drummer Boy and Great Day in Bethlehem. Information about costumes will be sent home when I receive more details from Mrs. Toth. I am also asking parents to begin collecting materials for us to use to make drums to accompany The Little Drummer Boy. Bring in your oatmeal canisters, coffee cans, and mixed nut cans please!

Christmas Vacation

Friday, December 17 will be the last day of school before Christmas Vacation. School will resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2011!

Homework for the Week of November 29 - December 3

Monday - Reading Logs Due Today!

Math pp. 31 - 32

Write your Spelling Words and Dictation Sentence three times each

Study for Social Studies Unit 2 Test

     -Pay close attention to the vocabulary words! 

     -Students should be able to identify the definitions of the words and be 
      able to understand how the words are used in context. 

     -Use the Reading Guides that students have completed in class to guide 
      your review of the "big ideas" in the unit. 

     -Map skills, particularly intermediate directions, will also be emphasized. 

     -The Unit Review on pp. 108 - 110 is a great study aid!

Tuesday - Social Studies Test Today!

Math p. 33

Practice Book p. 174

Spelling Sentences

Wednesday - Mrs. Heppell's Birthday!

Math pp. 111-112

Practice Book p. 180

Teamwork Assignment

Thursday

Math Review Sheet

Study for Math Chapter 2 Test

     -Place Value to Tens and Ones

     -Expanded Form

     -Number Words

     -Ordering and Comparing Numbers

     -Counting Patterns and Even/Odd Numbers

     -Estimation and Rounding

     -Ordinal Numbers

Study for Spelling Test

Friday - Math and Spelling Tests

Spelling Words

hugged

hugging

nodded

nodding

skipped

skipping

since

those

been

friends

show

crown

shout

Dictation Sentence
Students will be graded on capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and word order.

My friends have been hugging and shouting since we started winning the game.


Have a fantastic week!!