November 21st Update

Hard to believe we have 2 snow days on the books and it isn't even Thanksgiving!  Here is what we did while we were in school this past week:

• Math: We continued learning about measuring, and have been learning about shapes.
• Social Studies: This week we learned about natural resources, human resources, and capital resources.
• Writing:  We continued to look at the work of published authors to find things that we can work on in our own writing.  We are practicing all that we have learned to write another small moment story.
• Reading:  We continued to talk about characters in our reading. 

Spelling words: Because of the snow days and the short week, we will have our spelling test on Tuesday.  Continue to study last week's words: way, find, use, may, water.

Homework:   No homework this week.

Assembly on Tuesday:  We'll be having an assembly on our "Be the One" school-wide theme on Tuesday.  Please send your child to school wearing his/her "Be the One" shirt.

Book It!: Don't forget to keep filling in the November charts.  Reading 20 minutes a day and turning in the chart at the end of the month will earn your reader a personal pizza certificate.

Reminder:  No school on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  Happy Thanksgiving!

PE Can Drive:  The PE department is collecting canned goods to donate to families in need.  If you have any extra non-perishable items at home, please consider donating. The can drive ends on Monday.

Mrs. Chmura

mchmura@hpseagles.net

Long-Term Substitute for Mrs. Hills

2nd Grade

Park Elementary  

Snow and Other Exciting Things

What an exciting week with the first snow of the season!  We also had another great week of learning.

• Math: We had our test on Wednesday, and started a new math unit.  We have talked about measuring with centimeters, and have looked at different shapes.  
• Social Studies: This week we learned about wants/needs, goods/services, and scarcity.
• Writing:  We have looked at the work of published authors to find things that we can work on in our own writing.  We worked on: dialogue, transition words, and writing a strong ending.
• Reading:  We continued to talk about characters in our reading. 

Spelling words: way, find, use, may, water

Homework:   A math worksheet went home in folders this week.  Please be sure your child does both the homework and remembering side before returning it to school by Friday.

Book It!: Don't forget to keep filling in the November charts.  Reading 20 minutes a day and turning in the chart at the end of the month will earn your reader a personal pizza certificate.

Reminder:  With snowy weather already here (I can't believe it!), please be sure that your child is dressed appropriately. 

PE Can Drive:  The PE department is collecting canned goods to donate to families in need.  If you have any extra non-perishable items at home, please consider donating.

Mrs. Chmura

mchmura@hpseagles.net

Long-Term Substitute for Mrs. Hills

2nd Grade

Park Elementary  

Weekly Update

We have worked hard and have seen through another week!  Here is what we did:

• Math: This week we continued practicing 2-digit addition.  We have continued working on money addition.  We will be having our review and test this week.
• Social Studies: We reviewed how communities work, and talked about personal responsibility. 
• Writing:  Students worked on "showing, not telling" in their writing, but using verbs that make their writing come alive. 
• Reading:  This week we started talking about characters in our books.  

Spelling words: made, over, did, down, only

Homework:  A worksheet on adding 2-digit numbers went home in homework folders this week.  Please be sure your child returns their completed homework in the folder by Friday.  Feel free to use Mobymax to practice math by clicking here.  Use the username, password, and school code that was on the letter you received previously.  Please work on the app labeled "fact master."

Book It!: Don't forget to keep filling in the November charts.  Reading 20 minutes a day and turning in the chart at the end of the month will earn your reader a personal pizza certificate.

7 Habits of Happy Kids:  We took some time this week to talk about the 2nd Habit:  Begin with the End in Mind.  

Thank you for taking the time to conference with me this past week!  It is a pleasure to be your child's teacher. As always, if you have any question, please let me know.

Mrs. Chmura

mchmura@hpseagles.net

Long-Term Substitute for Mrs. Hills

2nd Grade

Park Elementary  

Hello, November!

Hard to believe, but November is here.  We had a great last week of October, with a writing celebration, Halloween parade, and Halloween Party.  Read on to see what else we did.

• Math: This week we continued practicing 2-digit addition.  Adding money was introduced.
• Social Studies: We reviewed our unit on Government and took the test.  
• Writing:  Students finished their final copies of their small moment stories.  We celebrated on Thursday by reading each other's stories and leaving positive comments.
• Reading:  This week we read with our partners and worked on strategies for solving problems.  On Thursday, students were able to read with their 5th grade partners from Mrs. Higgs's class.

Spelling words: its, who, now, people, my 

Homework:  No homework went home this week.  Please have your child read everyday and try out MobyMax to practice math at home.  Click here for the link to MobyMax, and enter the school code, username, and password that are on the letter that came home last week.

Book It!: Look for new November calendars in your child's folder.  Please turn in completed October forms for a pizza certificate.

Conferences and Report Cards: Report cards will be coming home on Monday.  Please check your child's folder for his/hers.  I am looking forward to meeting with you during your conference time!  Please be sure to come on time, as we have a tight schedule.  

Thanks to everyone who donated items and helped at the Halloween Party.  We had a great time! 

Here are some pictures of our reading time and the parade.

 

Here are the specials schedules for November and December.

Mrs. Chmura

mchmura@hpseagles.net

Long-Term Substitute for Mrs. Hills

2nd Grade

Park Elementary