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January News 2012

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It's hard to believe that it's January already and our school year seems to be going by very quickly! I hope that everyone had a great winter break. We are finished assessments and the 3rd nine weeks have begun. Report cards will be sent home on Friday, January 13th.

 Our class will be on the Morning News the week of Jan 16th. We will present the word for the week, self-confidence/empowerment. All students have the opportunity to go on the  morning news, but some may choose not to do this activity.

Our book report this month is Readers' Choice. Students may write an advertisement for a book, design a diorama, write a letter to an author , or create a puppet show. More information will be sent home about this book report. It will be due the last week in January, so students should start looking for a great book on their reading level.

Here are some of the Georgia Standards we will learn this month:

Math- identify, describe, & classify solid shapes, according  to their attributes, edges, angles,faces and vertices. Review making change to $5.00 and subtraction with regrouping.

Reading- We will continue to  use strategies to gain meaning from text: making connections, predictions, generating questions, inferring,summarizing. Book in the Bag continues, discuss differences between fiction and non-fiction books, and we will  read informational books. January's book report will be Readers' Choice.

Language Arts- We will write informational paragraphs this nine weeks. Students will use  resources, such as, a dictionary, a thesaurus, non-fiction books, internet sites, encyclopedia, and charts to support their writing.

Social Studies- The contributions of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King

Here are some dates to mark on your calendars:

January 9th- Teacher work day -student holiday

January 11th- 2nd grade field trip to Fire Safety Village

January 13th- report cards are sent home

January 16th- Martin Luther king Holiday- no school

January 17th-20th- Morning news

January 31st- Readers' Choice book report due

Thanks for your support,

Cindy

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December Family Tradition

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December Homework

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December News

 

It's hard  to believe that we only have 3 weeks before the end of the 2nd nine weeks of school, and our winter break! All assessments will be completed before the break, so we will be very busy in December!

 The Book Talk Book Reports were awesome and I can tell that the students practiced at home! Instead of a book report this month, students will write a report on a family tradition. The report is due, Tuesday, December 20th. Information was sent home with specific details, and I have attached a copy.

Here are some of the Standards we will learn in December:

Reading:  Continue with reading strategies to demonstrate comprehension: making connections, predictions, inferring, summarizing, and asking questions, book in the bag, Readers' Theatre, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs, dictionary skills, pronouns,adjectives,  syllables, plurals,  dipthongs, contractions, r-controlled vowels, and possessives.

Math-  We will continue making change up to $20.00, and telling time to the nearest 5 minutes. Please help your child practice these skills at home. We will begin our unit on geometry with the study of plane shapes, angles and vertices. We will also review addition & subtraction with regrouping and  checking subtraction with addition. We will also continue to organize & interpret data using Venn Diagrams, charts & tables.Please remember to use IXL and My Skills Tutor at home. These are great websites that review and enrich math and language arts skills.

Science- Energy- Light, Heat, & Motion

Social Studies-  Students will identify ways that  goods & services are allocated.

Language Arts- Students will write a response to literature. They will read or listen to a book and then write a summary, a connection to the book, and  a feeling about the book.

Here are some dates to mark on your calendars:

Dec. 8th- Writing Assessment

Dec. 12th- Reading assessment-(SRI) and language arts assessment

Dec. 14th- math assessment

Dec. 15th- visit from firefighters and language arts assessment

Dec. 19th- Math Benchmark

Dec. 20th- Family Tradition Report due

Dec. 21st.-  Holiday Party

Dec. 22nd -    school  holiday sing-a-long - End of 2nd nine weeks

Dec. 23rd-Jan.9th- Winter holidays no school

The mystery question - What is a quadrilateral? Can you draw one?

Thanks so much for your support,

Cindy Bergeron

November News

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The Story Map book reports were awesome! They were very creative and I could tell that the students practiced at home! Students must read and follow the directions on the monthly book reports because they change every month. Thanks to all the moms who are helping us during center time. We appreciate your help!

The students had a great time decorating our door during Red Ribbon Week-Be Smart Don't Take Drugs!

Please remember that parents must send in a written note or a fax to the front office if your child is going home differently. Please do not send me an e-mail because I do not check e-mails until 4:00pm on most days.

I have sent home a list of great math websites that students can use to practice their math skills. I have also sent home information for using MY Skills Tutor and IXL websites. Students need their username & password for these two great sites. We will use these sites in class and for November homework. I have shown all the students how to log into these sites.

Please remember that students must complete 5 online homework assignments each week( 1 from each content area) as well as read for 20mins every night and fill out their reading log. Most of the students are doing an excellent job on their homework and reading log! Reading is FUNdamental!

Here are some of the Georgia Standards that we will be studying in November:

Reading- Book In The Bag will continue and new books are given every Thursday.  We will practice strategies to help students better understand a story; making connections, visualizing,questioning, inferring, determing important ideas/events, summarizing, and synthesizing.

Math- We will learn with subtraction with regrouping. Ask your child to tell you the math rap and to explain it to you. Please practice at home counting money and counting back change to $5.00,  and telling time to the  nearest 5 minutes. We have been doing some great math lessons on the Smart Board, so please ask your child what centers they have been going to during math time.

Language Arts- We are writing a response to literature. Students have been writing letters to an author and to me about a book that I read in class. Students are including a summary of the story, their feelings about the book, a connection and they are asking questions. Students are encouraged to use a dictionary to check their spelling and to use capital letters and correct punctuation marks. We are also studying homophones, homographs, plurals, suffixes, and contractions.

Social Studies- We are learing about James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi and Mary Musgrove, some of Georgia's heroes. Please ask your child  to tell you about these people.

Science- Energy and push and pulls

Here are some dates to mark on your calendars:

Nov. 1  -   Picture re-takes

Nov. 8th-      No school- Student holiday

Nov. 10th- eat Thanksgiving lunch with your 2nd grade student 12:18- 12:48

Nov. 9th and 11th - we will eat lunch in our classroom

Nov. 17th- November Book report- Book Talk- more information will be sent home

Nov. 21st-- 25th- Thanksgiving holidays- no school

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thanks for all of your support,

Mystery Question- Who founded the colony of Georgia?

 Cindy Bergeron

New Websites For Students

  We are excited about two new websites that are available to students both in class and at home. Students will be able to use My Skills Tutor to review math and language arts skills. IXL will help with math standards which are aligned to state standards. I will be sending home more information with student username and passwords. Please look in the red take home forlders for this information.

 

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thanks,

 Cindy Bergeron

 

 

October News

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 The September book reports were great! The students were very creative with their puppets. The class enjoyed hearing about all the great books. This is a great way to show students all the different genres and to encourage them to read different kinds of books.

  Thanks to all the parents who helped the class make the edible maps of Georgia.Thanks to all the families who provided the needed supplies for this activity. What a fun and yummy way to learn about the regions!

 The Boosterthon was a big success! Thanks to all the families who made contributions. The students had fun during the Fun Run! Thanks to all the parents who helped during the Fall Festival. It was a fun day!

Thanks also to all the parents who have been helping us during center time! Thanks  Mrs. Moore for all of your help!

Here are some of the Georgia Standards we will learn this month:

Reading- r-controlled vowels, blends, long and short vowel sounds, plurals, reading strategies-making connections, making predictions, generating questions, retelling, inferring and summarizing, antonyms, synonyms, and homophones. Students will get new Books in the Bag every Thursday. Students keep the book for a week because they should practice some of the activites that are on the sheet inside the bag. These activites will help students improve their comprehension, decoding skills and fluency. The October Book report is completing a story map. Specific directions and information will be sent home the week of Oct.3rd.

Language Arts- 6 Traits of writing,  writing process, writing a personal narrative, using a dictionary and a thesaurus.

Science- Matter

Social Studies- Contributions of the Creeks and  the Cherokees, and Sequoyah.

Math- Continue with regrouping with addition and counting money to a dollar.

Here are some dates to mark on your calendar:

Oct. 3rd- Reflection entries due

Oct. 4th International Walk To School Day

Oct 11th- Field Trip at The Strand Theater to see The Three Little Pigs

Oct. 14th   end of the first nine weeks

Oct. 20th- Fall picture re-takes

Oct. 24th-28th  -Conference Week ( dismissal is at 12:30)

Oct. 24th-28th-    Red Ribbon Week

October 25th  -  October Book Report is due  ( Story Map)

 

Thanks for your support,

Cindy Bergeron

September Book Report

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September's Homework

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