Getting ready for the Winter Break

Getting ready for the Winter break is top priority this week. The students are taking a math test over addition re grouping on Wednesday. We will review even more on Wednesday morning. The test will only have 8 questions on it, so I think they will do pretty good on the test. They are finishing some projects and have enjoyed experimenting on a holiday website today during computer time. You might want to let them check it out at home too.

www.northpole.com


Please remind your child to bring library books on Thursday. They can get new books for the winter break or renew a favorite book that they currently have checked out.

Thanks!

Rocks!!!!

We have been learning about rocks this past week. Your child needs to find ONE rock to bring to school on Monday. The rock needs to be able to fit in their hand. This rock will become their "Pet Rock". They will decorate the rock and use it to fill out a few research papers that are a part of their Natural Resources packet. Please make sure they have their rock by Monday the 14th or they will not be able to complete the class assignments.

Thanks So Much!

Winter Concert Tonight

Hello Families,
This is just a reminder about tonight's winter concert. Please make sure your child is in the tile floor gym by 6:15pm. Feel free to put the store bought items in the wagon in the lobby upon your arrival.

Please remind your child that they need to have RESPECT on their mind while they are waiting in the tile floor gym. I know they will be excited, but it is a time to run around and act crazy.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Have a good Weekend

Hopefully some of you got the chance to check out the websites listed below. You can use this page as a resource for whenever your child wants to get on those websites. Please help your child remember that they have their spelling test on Monday. I really appreciate you taking the time to check the blog and my emails. Thank you! I hope everyone has a nice weekend and stays warm.


BURRRR! Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor recess each day. They are outside for 20-25 minutes each time, so please make sure they are dressed warm!!
If you could put their name in their coat, hat and gloves that would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much!

websites

Hello,
I just wanted to share with you some interesting websites for your child to check out:

www.funbrain.com
www.starfall.com
www.nickjr.com
www.brainpopjr.com
www.kids.yahoo.com

Don't forget!

Don't forget the Holiday Extravaganza is this Saturday. December 5th from 9am-Noon at Truman. Children are 3 dollars and adults are 2 dollars. Don't forget to order your tickets as soon as possible if you want to join in on the fun (checks payable to Truman PTG). Hope to see you there!

FYI: your child can access ikeepbookmarks.com at home and use the account- Truman 2nd grade to login and play games and look at resources. They can also access links form my webpage through the Truman website.

Hello families,
We are glad to be back, but we are tired. It has been a long day getting back into the swing of things. We had our morning meeting this morning and met Ms. Hoffmann. She is a student observer visiting us today and Wednesday. The discussion this morning at our meeting was about the character word PEACE. Our new character education word will be CARING for the month of December. After morning meeting we came up with our new spelling words and then started readers workshop. We were busy reading good books during reader's workshop and enjoyed listening to STINK after lunch. During our computer time today we used ikeepbookmarks.com to find games and activities. We are headed to music now to conitnue practicing for the winter concert next week. Don't forget the concert is on Dec. 10th at 6:30pm.

What did we do today?

We had a good Friday. We learned how to write a friendly letter. Mrs. Boyd showed us a powerpoint about the five parts of a letter. The five parts are: heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature. Some kids had fun finishing their stories during writer's workshop today. Many students enjoyed listening to Stink. We finished the book today so Mrs. Boyd will start a new chapter book after Thanksgiving Break. The title of the book is Judy and Stink Moody the Holly Joliday. During science we learned about the layers of the earth and had a good time making our own model of the earth.

Have a good Weekend.

Hello from Mrs. Boyd's class.

We have had a busy day today. We took our spelling test this morning and finished writing about a friend during writing block. We enjoyed recess because we were able to go outside and we are looking forward to the library and art this afternoon.

First Blog

Hello Families!





I am so happy to share with you our class blog that I have created. Please use this as a way to hear about what's going on in the classroom.








Thanks,


Mrs. Boyd