October 29 - November 2

PUMPKIN PAINTING WEEK!

On Tuesday we will be painting our pumpkins to celebrate the Fall Season!  We will begin at about 1:45 (ish).  Some students may finish quickly, and others may take awhile.  Parents, you are welcome to join us, just please do not bring any children along.  This may be a messy project!




REPORT CARDS!
Please take the time to review your child's first quarter report card.  You may keep the report, but please sign and send back the envelope.  I have requested a conference with some parents.  I will schedule these conferences sometime in the next couple of weeks.
AWARDS DAY!
Friday November 2nd @ 11:00 AM  Each student will receive at least one reward for his/her first quarter work.


Reading:
This week we will begin reading Flat Stanley (the original story) by Jeff Brown.  This is a simple fiction chapter book that will be just plain fun to read together.  It should take us only about two weeks to complete.  When finished we will compose a friendly letter to send out to a relative far away.  Be thinking of someone - friend/relative - that would be willing to participate in our Flat Stanley project.
Each night - starting Tuesday October 30th - the students will bring home the Flat Stanley chapter book and read one chapter after which they will answer about five quick multiple-choice comprehension questions.
Schedule this week:                                                          
Monday - nothing
Tuesday -      Chapter 1              
Wednesday - Chapter 2
Thursday -     Chapter 3


Math:
This week we will continue to practice addition without regrouping into the hundreds and begin to dabble into regrouping.
Quiz on Tuesday

Spelling:
We will continue working on another second grade high-frequency word list.  Make certain the students are doing their homework each night.

Science:

WEATHER WEATHER WEATHER

The reasons for seasons as well as temperature will be our focus this week.