Reminders:
Our link contest will begin soon. The cost is .25 cents for one link and 5 for $1.00. The limit is $10.00. The winning class will receive an ice cream party. Be sure to check the family envelope for details.
Be sure to write your book review and sent it into school. Details can be found in the family
envelope.
There will be a free dress down day on Friday, November 22nd.
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th. Confirmation of your day and time will be sent home on Tuesday. Please be sure to check folders for this important information.
There will be a noon dismissal on Wednesday, November 27th.
This week:
Religion: This week we will learn about the gift of free will. We will learn how sin affects our friendship with God and what Jesus taught us about forgiveness. Our test will be on Friday.
Math: This week we will add 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping. We will also review and use our mental math strategies to add.
LA: We will read our fiction story Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type. We will identify the plot of the story or the important events that make up the story. Our spelling words have the long o sound spelled oa and ow. In grammar we will learn that days of the week, months of the year, and holidays are all proper nouns that must begin with a capital letter. We will have a spelling test on Thursday and a reading test on Friday.
Science: We will continuie to learn about the natural resources that cover the Earth's surface and we will learn that plants can be used to make clothes, food, and paper. There will be a quiz Wednesday on lessons 1-3. On Friday 2B worked on a Mayflower STEM challenge. Small groups worked together using limited materials to build the Mayflower. This week we will test the boats to see which can float and which will hold the most Pilgrims. (We will use pennies to represent the Pilgrims.) The children are looking forward to testing their boats.
Have a wonderful week!
Reminders:
*Please check the family envelope for information about parent/teacher conferences. All conference forms are due this week.
*Monday is a dress down day for Veterans Day. The colors are red, white and blue and the cost is $1.00.
This week
Religion: This week we will learn about the 10 Commandments. We will learn that the first 3 commendments help us to love God and the other 7 help us to love ourselves and others. We will have a test on Friday.
Math: We will complete number patterns, read and write ordinal numbers, and solve word problems. We will then be moving on to addition of 2 digit numbers. Please review counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's and 10's.
LA: We will be reading The Great Ball Game. This is called a pourquoi tale which is a kind of folktale. A folktale explains a reason why something happens in nature. We will identify the story plot which includes important events that happen in the beginning, middle and end of a story. Our spelling words are R-controlled vowel words spelled ar. We will also learn that a proper noun begins with a capital letter. We will have our spelling test on Thursday and our reading test on Friday.
Science: We will be moving on to science now. We will learn about Earth's natural resources and identify the difference between renewable and non renewable resources.
Have a wonderful week!
Special thanks to our class parents, Mrs. Lau, Mrs. Ruffo and Mrs. Bloss for the wonderful Halloween party we had in 2B. The children had a great time!
Reminders
**Mrs. Ackerson would like everyone to bring in a recent photo of themselves this week.
**There is still someone who has not yet joined Google Classroom yet. Please be sure to join as soon as possible.
**Our Book Fair is this week. You can also visit the Book Fair on Monday from 2 -4 and Wednesday from 6 - 8.
This week:
Religion: This week we will be working in our Family Life Book and on our Good God Choices Program. We will learn about how families are the same and different. We will also learn about the many ways that God blesses our families and how He is always with us. We will discuss why it is important to make good choices and the many choices we make each day. There is no test this week.
Math: This week we will round numbers to the nearest ten, identify odd and even numbers, work on skip counting and solve word problems.
LA: We will be reading the realistic fiction story, Gus and Grandpa and the Two Wheeled Bike. We will continue to work on making predictions as we read. Our spelling words have the long a sound spelled ai and ay. In grammar we will learn about compound words and the rules for forming plural nouns with s, and es. Our spelling test is on Thursday and our reading test will be Friday.
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about the English settlers who were searching for freedom, King George, the 13 original colonies and the Declaration of Independence.
Have a wonderful week. God bless you.
Last week was very busy for us! On Thursday we went outside after the Blue Mass. We were able to greet many of the police officers and even had a chance to pet their horses! On Friday our 8th grade buddies came to the classroom and helped us make rosary bead posters. It was a fun morning for everyone!
Reminders for this week:
*Tuesdayday, October 22nd is picture day for 2B. Please be sure you child is wearing the full winter uniform. The winter uniform includes a sweater for the girls and a sweater or vest for the boys. For more details please see the parent handbook.
*School will be closed on Thurday, October 24th for a teacher inservice day.
*Please be sure to check the family envelope for information regarding the student council Halloween contests that are going on this week.
This week:
Religion- This week we will learn that the Bible is a very special book about God's love. It is divided into two parts called the Old Testament and the New Testament. Our test will be on Tuesday, October 29th.
Math-This week we will determine the value of a designated digit, write numbers in expanded form and compare numbers using the less than, greater than, and equal to sign.
S.S-We will continue to learn about the Native Americans, Pilgrims, and Spanish Settlers.
LA-This week we will learn that an autobiography is a person's story of his or her own life. We will be reading a story called Winner's Never Quit by Mia Hamm. We will also work on writing our own autobiography! Our spelling words have the long i sound spelled ie and igh and in grammar we will identify nouns as people, places, or things. Our spelling test will be on Friday and our reading test will not be until Tuesday, October 29th.
I would like to thank you for your kindness, prayers, and cards, during this difficult time. It is just a month ago that my brother lost his battle with cancer. Please remeber Michael in your prayers.
God bless you and thanks again!
I hope everyone has a nice week!
I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weekend! We have a few reminders for the week.
*On Thursday, October 17th, all children must bring lunch to school. We will be eating in the classroom because of the Blue Mass and there will be no access to the cafeteria that day.
*On Friday we will have Buddy Day and work on a rosary bead project with our 8th grade buddies.
*There are two Halloween contest going on. There is a silly monster drawing contest and guess the the amount of candy in the jar. Both activities are being run by our Student Council. Please see the family envelope for more details.
*Please be sure to check the Helpful Resources tab. I will be adding more websites.
This week:
Religion: This week we will be learning about the seasons of the Church year. We will learn about Ordinary Time, Advent, Christmas, Lent, The Three Days, and Easter. We will be making a "foldable"
to show what we have learned about each season of the Church year. We will not have a religion test this week.
LA: This week we will be taking our Unit 1 Benchmark test. The children will need to apply the skills they have learned in Unit 1. In order to prepare for this test the children should review their vocabulary words in their LA notebook from Lessons 1-4. Since we are taking a unit test, there will be no new Spelling words or vocabulary words.
Math: We will identify the place and value of numbers through 99 and practice reading and writing number words 20 - 99.
Social Studies: We will learn that the Native Americans were the first people in America. We will learn that the Spanish settlers came to Florida in the 1500's and the Pilgrims came from England and settled in Plymouth. The Native Americans helped both the Spanish and the Pilgrims.
Have a great week!