Week of January 7th-10th

Curriculum News

    This newsletter will be abbreviated, somewhat, because of the lack of time available to prepare it.  I did want to get a few bits of information out, however, to help everyone prepare for our first full week of school for this brand new year!  Hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday with family and friends and return ready for the second half of our school year!  The first half certainly flew by and I am certain that the second half will also go very quickly!

During our Reading/Literacy block we will be taking a closer look at a Magic Tree House adventure titled, Blizzard of the Blue Moon.  This will allow us to work on some writing and comprehension skills as we also enjoy the many joys (and sometimes headaches) of winter.  We will be reviewing 2-digit subtraction for a few days before we move on to working with 3-D shapes.  Please continue to work on memorizing those addition facts as we need to move on with subtraction facts very soon!

There are several other skills and topics to be covered this week, but we will also be working on our benchmark tests this first full week back.  Please remind students to come to school well-rested and ready to do their best, as they always do!

 

Spelling Words

bend   send   mind   offend   sand    land    bland   stand   island   mend   depend   attend

 

Reminders/Announcements: 

*Reading Logs will be starting up once again this next week!  Keep reading everyone!  I look forward to a fantastic second half of the school year!

 

Happy New Year!!!

Mrs. Johnson

Week of December 16th-20th

Curriculum News & Information

This next week we will be spending most of our Reading/Literacy time focusing on some fun Christmas stories.  This will give us a chance to discuss things such as special holiday traditions and memories.  We will also be taking a look How the Grinch Stole Christmas along with several fun, educational activities that go along with it!  Next week will also give us some time to have our own little “Countdown to Christmas”, including some little surprises each day of the week!

For math, we will be reviewing some of the concepts covered previously throughout the first semester as well as working on some math Christmas activities.  During the afternoons, we will be working on things such as cursive, habitats, and more maps.  There will also be several special activities scheduled as we get closer to the end of the week!

 

* There will be no Spelling Test in second grade until the week of January 7th-10th!  Instead we will be practicing some words that go along with the special holidays which we are celebrating at this time of year!  I am also giving students a break from their Reading Logs over Christmas Break.  Show & Tells will resume in the month of February!

 

Announcements & Reminders

December 19th & 20th– Early dismissal @ 2:00

December 20th (Friday) Dance party 12:45-1:45 in the gym

December 19th (Friday)- 9:00-10:00- Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (K,1, & 2)

December 21st-January 6th – Christmas Break

January 7th– 2nd Semester Begins

 

 

Thank you!  Hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Mrs. Amy Johnson

Week of December 9th-13th

Curriculum News & Information

During our last two weeks of the semester, we will spend some time taking a look at some of our favorite Christmas stories.  We will especially be discussing ones that focus on kindness and compassion during this holiday season.  This ties in nicely with our recent discussion about building bridges between people and how to build strong relationships.  Our writing time will be spent focusing on personal narratives about some of our Christmas traditions as well as other skills that will only build upon our current writing skills.  We will also be taking a look at synonyms and antonyms which will help give students some  insight on how to use more vivid words in their daily writing.

As we wrap up our study of the 7 Continents, we will be exploring the little known continent of Antarctica.   Students will learn a bit about the continent that very few people have had the opportunity to visit.  In Science we will continue our exploration of a variety of habitats.  In Math, we will be spending some more time working with subtracting 2-digit numbers, graphs, as well as continuing to practice those very important addition facts!

 

Spelling:    short      core      sport      report     port      escort     horse      fork     north      storm      torch       acorn

 

Announcements & Reminders

December 12th The Emden Elementary Christmas Program will be Thursday, December 12th at 6:30 at the high school building in Hartsburg.  We will be practicing that morning at the high school building to prepare and walk through everything one time before the big performance.  Students are asked to be there at least by 6:15 so that we can get lined up and seated before the program begins!  This is always such a fun evening and helps get everyone into the Christmas Spirit!

 

December 19th & 20th– 2:00 Dismissal

December 21st-January 6th No School/ Christmas Break

January 7th– School Resumes

 

 

Thank you!

 

Mrs. Amy Johnson