Mrs. Holton's Herald

September News

It has been a great month with the students  They are working hard and doing a great job. Thank you so much for a great Curriculum Night.  I appreciate all your support and I am looking forward to a great year.

Our first Book Report is due September 25th.  Directions will come home September 8 and are attached.  Have fun and use your imagination. Remember to have your child practice presenting their report.  The presentation will be graded.(refer to attached book report directions) Download september_book_report_08.doc

Units for September that we will be studying are:

Language Arts- Narrative Writing, Response to Literature - Making Connections, Making Predictions

Math- Representing and comparing numbers, Graphs and charts, counting money, addition with and without regrouping. ***Remember to practice math facts every night. Time test are on Friday.

Social Studies- Gerogia regions and rivers, Creek and Cherokee Cultures

Science- Matter

Important dates to remember:

September 10th- PICTURE DAY and Scholastic book order due

September 16th- Early Release Day 12:30

September 25th - Character Puppet book report due

Our first field trip is on Oct. 8th to the Funk Heritage Museum.  We will be learning about early life in Georgia.  More information will be coming home along with permission forms.

Thanks for your support!!!

Welcome Back

I hope all of you had a great summer.  I enjoyed meeting each of you at "Sneak-a-Peek" . Thanks to all the families who bought a supply that was on our "wish list".

Please continue to send all notes and homework in your child's "Red Take Home Folder." Please sign or inital your child's agenda nightly.

Curricuclum Night is on Tuesday, September 2, 6:30-8:00. Mrs. Huff will be going over the new report card for 2nd grade before coming to the classroom. Then I will be going over our schedules, expectations, homewrok policy, and curriculum for second grade.

We had a great first week of school! The students enjoyed getting to know each other and second grade. They went to the computer lab and met our computer teacher, Mrs. Newhouse. They also went to art class and met the new art teacher. The students did a great job with their homework, What's in the Sack?  It was fun to see what they put in their bags and what they enjoy. On Friday, the students wrote their first letter to home. Please respond to your child's letter and send the folder back to school on Monday.  Look for the green folder, Letters To Home, on most Fridays.

The media center opened this Monday and we checked out books.  Acceralerated Reader is up and running and some of the students have already taken test.  WOW!!!!    If your child has books that they read over the summer have them bring them in or make a list so they can also take test on their summer reading.

Remember to return the SURF summer reading pamplet so we can recognize your child for their hard work over the summer.

August Curriculum

Math- place value- What can I do with numbers?

Reading-fiction stories, reading strategies

Writing- narrative stories

Spelling-phonics/blending sounds, suffixes, contractions

Social Studies- maps, globes, cardinal directions, " Where We L:ive" 

Writing- narrative stories

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I look forward to being part of your child's learning experience in 2nd grade.