We are working hard in math at telling time. Please practice this skill at home. Remind them that the hour hand goes first, then we use the minute hand to count by 5's. Some of the children still need practice counting by 5's. Please practice this at home to reinforce this skill. You can even do this in the car and sing the 5's to the tune of your favorite nursery rhyme (The Farmer in the Dell, etc) Please continue to work on Xtra Math whenever you have a chance to at home. Remember, it is still a homework assignment on Wednesdays.
Some of the children are needing too many reminders to work quietly at their seats. We will be adding more homework for these students to complete the unfinished work at home.
On Monday the children who completed week 2 of the reading challenge will receive a coupon for the Scholastic Bookfair taking place next week. This coupon is good for $5 of shopping of your choice at the book fair. It expires on Friday, March 2. You can even use it Friday at the Fun Fair. After Friday, this coupon will no longer be valid. The Magic Waters coupon, Six Flags, Applebees, and McDonald's apples coupons will come in May. Reminder: Please turn in any Six Flags reading logs by Monday if you wish to receive the free ticket. Some children completed the minutes but did not turn in the correct sheet. Thank you to those of you who turned in the sheet this week.
A very special thank you to Mr. Williams who came in all 4 weeks of the challenge and added up the whole school's minutes and awarded the prizes. We couldn't have done it without you. I really appreciate your commitment and help for the challenge. Thank you to all of the parents who come in on a regular basis to help in the classroom. I really appreciate the extra hands you offer to help us give extra time to individual students who need the extra help. Thank you again for being here.
Our Fun Fair is Friday, March 2. We are still looking for donations for the 2nd grade basket. Our theme is "Family Fun." We are looking for donations like board games, cards, crayons, coloring books, gift cards, etc. We have only received a couple of donations so far. Thank you to those of you who have donated.
Remember to dress your child appropriately for the snow and cold. They really should have snowpants and boots any time there is snow on the ground.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Montes
Friday, February 24, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Happy Tuesday
Welcome back to a new week. This week we will have our regular schedule for vocab and spelling again. New words are coming home today. Spelling words are "contractions" this week. Please practice these words at home. Contractions are difficult for some of the children to understand the taking out of letters and replacing with an apostrophe.
Congratulations to AM1, AM12, and RM16 for completing the first round of 100 addition facts on Xtra Math. They will move on to subtraction facts now. We are moving on to telling time in math. Please practice this skill at home. In addition, keep up with Xtra Math and facts. Some children still need help on counting by 2, 5, and 10 also.
Congratulations to Mitchell and Bryan for being the students of the week.
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Mrs. Montes
Congratulations to AM1, AM12, and RM16 for completing the first round of 100 addition facts on Xtra Math. They will move on to subtraction facts now. We are moving on to telling time in math. Please practice this skill at home. In addition, keep up with Xtra Math and facts. Some children still need help on counting by 2, 5, and 10 also.
Congratulations to Mitchell and Bryan for being the students of the week.
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Mrs. Montes
Friday, February 17, 2012
Happy Friday
Conferences-I have really enjoyed sitting down with you and chatting with you about your child. As a whole, the children have done a wonderful job improving their reading this year. I am so pleased with their growth. I really enjoy seeing them go to the classroom library and check out a book and love to read it. Sometimes I have to ask some of them to stop reading and do their work, something I never thought I'd have to ask a child to do. Thank you so much for taking the time to show how much you care about your child to learn about their growth in the classroom. Below are some cute love notes from some parents I found on a website that I wanted to share with you. There are so many easy ways we can make our children feel special by taking the time to show we care.
First love note-"Your smile brightened my day today. When I went to work I saw your smiling face. It touched my heart and I smiled back at you.Your smile is a treasure. The more you smile the happier I am. Your smile brightens all who see you. Keep on smiling!
Second love note-You make me feel warm inside when you hug me. I love how you run to me with a hug when you come home from school. I feel so good inside. I love hugging you back. I love your hugs!
Third love note-I appreciate your sweet kisses at bedtime. It's a beautiful way to end our day. Your are such a loving person. It is a joy to be your parent.
I know my kids love finding love letters in their lunchbox, their folder, assignment book, wherever I can sneak them in. One day, I even found a love note in my lunch box! It was so sweet. Love notes deepen the bond between you and your child. You make your child happy when you leave them love notes to show you care. They are easy to create and offer meaningful rewards!
Xtra Math Please continue to practice Xtra Math as many times a week as you can. We still assign it on Wednesdays. We start Time next week and then will introduce 2-digit subtraction. Please continue to work on basic math facts of addition and subtraction to improve speed and accuracy.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Montes
First love note-"Your smile brightened my day today. When I went to work I saw your smiling face. It touched my heart and I smiled back at you.Your smile is a treasure. The more you smile the happier I am. Your smile brightens all who see you. Keep on smiling!
Second love note-You make me feel warm inside when you hug me. I love how you run to me with a hug when you come home from school. I feel so good inside. I love hugging you back. I love your hugs!
Third love note-I appreciate your sweet kisses at bedtime. It's a beautiful way to end our day. Your are such a loving person. It is a joy to be your parent.
I know my kids love finding love letters in their lunchbox, their folder, assignment book, wherever I can sneak them in. One day, I even found a love note in my lunch box! It was so sweet. Love notes deepen the bond between you and your child. You make your child happy when you leave them love notes to show you care. They are easy to create and offer meaningful rewards!
Xtra Math Please continue to practice Xtra Math as many times a week as you can. We still assign it on Wednesdays. We start Time next week and then will introduce 2-digit subtraction. Please continue to work on basic math facts of addition and subtraction to improve speed and accuracy.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Montes
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Whale and Penguin Projects
Please remember the projects (written report and diorama) are due Friday. Please bring in the finished work on Friday. We don't have a place to store all of the dioramas yet so please wait to bring them in. If you need more paper, remind your child to get some please.
Conference notes went out last week. Please be sure to return them so we can do our best to schedule a time that is convenient for you. We will be sending home the confirmed times based on your preferences tomorrow.
Ms. Accomando is teaching more and more in the classroom now. Please remind your child to be a respectful listener and that Ms. Accomando is a teacher as well. Some of us are forgetting to follow school and classroom rules with the change in teachers. We appreciate a smooth transition to her teaching.
Our math test on two digit addition and money is today. We will start geometry tomorrow. Please continue to practice Xtra Math or flashcards daily! Some children need extra practice in counting by 2, 5, and 10. Please practice this at home also. Thank you.
Reminder there is so spelling test this week, but there is a vocabulary test on Friday.
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Montes
Conference notes went out last week. Please be sure to return them so we can do our best to schedule a time that is convenient for you. We will be sending home the confirmed times based on your preferences tomorrow.
Ms. Accomando is teaching more and more in the classroom now. Please remind your child to be a respectful listener and that Ms. Accomando is a teacher as well. Some of us are forgetting to follow school and classroom rules with the change in teachers. We appreciate a smooth transition to her teaching.
Our math test on two digit addition and money is today. We will start geometry tomorrow. Please continue to practice Xtra Math or flashcards daily! Some children need extra practice in counting by 2, 5, and 10. Please practice this at home also. Thank you.
Reminder there is so spelling test this week, but there is a vocabulary test on Friday.
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Montes
Friday, February 3, 2012
Happy Friday
Congratulations to last week's Students of the Week Jose Miguel and Hunter!!! This week's Students of the Week are Danny and Karla. They did a great job of making good decisions and being responsible all week. Keep up the great work!
This week we learned a lot more about penguins in the Antarctic. I sure hope your penguin and whale projects are coming along well. Be sure to bring the report and the diorama on Friday, February 10 next week.
Our Valentine's Day Party for both classes will be held on Tuesday, February 14 at 1:15. We are asking the children to create their own box at home and bring it in on Valentine's Day (not before). Please include a slit or opening on top and your child's name clearly visible for the class to read it when passing out Valentine's. We have 26 Clydesdales and 25 Appaloosas. I will send home a class list. Please only send Valentine's for your child's homeroom class. You do not have to participate in sharing of Valentine's, but please remember if you do to include everyone on the list and not just your friends. Thank you. Here is the menu and wish list for the party. Please respond what you would like to contribute for the party. Thank you for your donations. We are also making a Valentine craft and if any parents would like to make a $5 contribution to purchasing these crafts we would gladly appreciate it. I know some of you who are not able to come in have told me before to ask if we need anything, so if you would like to make a donation we appreciate it. Please do not feel obligated to donate.
6 bags of conversation hearts
2 boxes of Ziploc sandwich bags
26 juice boxes
26 Valentine napkins
26 Valentine plates
Pre-cut and washed fruit for fruit kabobs:
purple grapes
green grapes
pineapple
watermelon
oranges
kiwi
strawberries
26 kabob sticks
2 bags of pretzels
Thank you! Have a fantastic weekend!!!
This week we learned a lot more about penguins in the Antarctic. I sure hope your penguin and whale projects are coming along well. Be sure to bring the report and the diorama on Friday, February 10 next week.
Our Valentine's Day Party for both classes will be held on Tuesday, February 14 at 1:15. We are asking the children to create their own box at home and bring it in on Valentine's Day (not before). Please include a slit or opening on top and your child's name clearly visible for the class to read it when passing out Valentine's. We have 26 Clydesdales and 25 Appaloosas. I will send home a class list. Please only send Valentine's for your child's homeroom class. You do not have to participate in sharing of Valentine's, but please remember if you do to include everyone on the list and not just your friends. Thank you. Here is the menu and wish list for the party. Please respond what you would like to contribute for the party. Thank you for your donations. We are also making a Valentine craft and if any parents would like to make a $5 contribution to purchasing these crafts we would gladly appreciate it. I know some of you who are not able to come in have told me before to ask if we need anything, so if you would like to make a donation we appreciate it. Please do not feel obligated to donate.
6 bags of conversation hearts
2 boxes of Ziploc sandwich bags
26 juice boxes
26 Valentine napkins
26 Valentine plates
Pre-cut and washed fruit for fruit kabobs:
purple grapes
green grapes
pineapple
watermelon
oranges
kiwi
strawberries
26 kabob sticks
2 bags of pretzels
Thank you! Have a fantastic weekend!!!
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