Kia Ora, is hello in Maori (New Zealand).
Thanks to all who came to help out at last Friday's parade and festival. My students had been transformed into zombies, a prisoner, angel, policewomen, Indian princesses, the Little Mermaid, Dracula, soldier, Snoopy, cheerleader, witches and Percy Jackson. What fun!
The parade and festival were a "hit". A big thanks to Emma's dad for being our class photographer and Gabby's mom for organizing a snack and goody bags, and all parents who helped the students change. The students had so much fun! I heard one of the students say, "This is the best day ever". (-:
The second graders are excited! This year the four classes are combining their talents for Poetry in the Park. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the classic, James and the Giant Peach, the second graders will present one of the poems from the story. The poem is fun and zany and we hope the students will come dressed to fit the parts! Everyone needs to be practicing and getting his/her costume ready for the big day, November 11th.
The children are also working hard to get ready for our Second Grade Program. Each child is responsible for making the flag of the country he/she has been assigned. This is due tomorrow (Tuesday) along with a wire coat hanger. Your child will also need one regular sized square bandana for our program. It should be the traditional western pattern in any color. We also need brown paper grocery bags, clear/white gallon milk water bottles (no yellow) and stuffed animals labeled with student names (animals can be brought in the week of the show) for the stage.
We will also need volunteers to help set up the stage on Wednesday, November 16th from 12-1:20 in the theater as well as tearing down on Friday after the performance. Thank you in advance. This is such a special event for everyone.
OTHER INFORMATION
* Professional Day for EC and Lower Division on Monday, November 7. No school for students in these grades on this day.
* The Book Fair will take place the week of November 8 in the Janet Root Theater Lobby and the Student Center. We will be visiting the fare on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, but you are welcome to visit with your child at other times during the day. Just email me when you plan to collect your child, to make sure we are in our classroom.
* Second Grade Performance: Friday, November 18 at 8:30am. Refreshments will be served following the show.
*“Seussical the Musical”: “Seussical the Musical” will be performing in the Janet Root Theatre on Saturday, November 12. Please contact the box office for more details.
* Holiday Gift Drive: The Holiday Gift Drive will take place November 28 - December 9. A container will be placed in the classroom to collect holiday gifts. On Friday, December 9 the students will carry the gifts to the gym to be sorted by family.
* “Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates”: “Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates” will be performing on Tuesday, December 6 at 1:00 for grades 1-4 in the Janet Root Theatre.
* Parent Reader: Mrs. Peters (Friday @8:10)
* Current Events: Open share this week and next week we will begin Current Events sharing for the month of November.
Here is our week at a glance. A big focus in class is preparing for our second grade show, which is just around the corner. We will be making props/decorations, practicing our Irish dance, singing songs and reciting poems. If you are interested in helping out, please email Molly Camp at m.camp10@knology.net. In the meantime, please continue reminding your child to practice the show poems (which are in his/her Take Home Folder), dance and songs.
Language Arts
* Phonics: Diagraphs: ch, tch, sh, th
* Spelling: cheese, matchbox, toothbrush, starfish, sketch, sandwich, bathtub, shadow, thankful, crash, live, party, game, try, pick
Please practice these words with your child connecting the spelling pattern as he/she practices
* Vocabulary: plaque, collection, clomping, layered
* Reading: Jamaica Louise James by Amy Hest; James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
* Reading Workshop: Good readers pay attention to punctuation marks to help them make sense of what they read. Comprehension: Authors Purpose; Asking questions about a story helps me think about what I read.
* Grammar: Abbreviations
* Writing: Publishing our personal narratives; Writing poetry
* Handwriting:
Please note: Because it is such a busy time in class, we will have our "Writing Celebration" after Thanksgiving break. More information will follow in the next couple of weeks.
Mathematics: Unit 3
* Review telling time and practice writing time in digital-clock notation
* Experience representing and renaming numbers with base 10 blocks, making, describing and comparing geoboard shapes
* Gathering data, entering data on a table and drawing a bar graph; finding the middle value in a data set
* Solving Frames-and-Arrows problems having two rules
Social Studies
* Touring South America using Google Earth
* Recording information in a web
Science - Separating Solid and Liquid Mixtures
* After mixing three solids with water and observing the changes that results in each mixture (last week's lesson), students are ready to look at ways to separate their mixtures.
I wish you a terrific week. Remember, at any time you have questions or concerns, please email me and we will set up a time to meet.
- Marion O'Mullane
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