Mrs. Porter's Second Grade News

Week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2

 

Calendar of Events

Sunday, Oct. 28th-12:00PM-School Mass-wear your uniform!

Wednesday, Oct. 31st- Living Rosary-8:00AM

                                    Class Party-1:45-2:30PM

Thursday, Nov. 1st-All Saints Day-Mass 8:30AM

Saturday, Nov. 3rd-Reconciliation Retreat from 10:00-12:00

 

Wednesday, Oct. 27^th is the Halloween celebration here at school.  Students are to wear regular school uniforms that day.  Since we have rosary that morning and a specials class that afternoon, we decided that it would be easiest to stay in uniform.  Our classroom parties will be held from 1:45-2:30 that day.  Thank you to those moms who are organizing this event.  The students always love the class parties!

 

Please let me know if you are having trouble checking your child's grades on www.mystudentsprogress.com.  The office sent a password to each family last week.  If you would like me to print a first quarter report card for you, please send me an e-mail and I will print one off.  I was going to try and print one off for everybody, but I thought that would be a waste of paper if you had already seen your child's grades. 

 

Next Saturday, Nov. 3rd, is the First Reconciliation retreat for all second grade students.  At least one parent is required to attend.  Parents and children will be together for part of the morning, and then Father will be talking to the parents for the other part.  Please meet in the church at 10:00AM.  Ms. Hill and I will be there too.  Also, parents, please make sure that you are completing your "homework letter" and sending it to Gladys in the religion office this coming week.

 

Thank you so much for your support of Box Tops for Education.  This quarter's contest ended Thursday and I'm anxious for the results.  I think that our class has a good chance to be the winners thanks to you.

 

 

Here’s the scoop for next week:

Reading: Author's point of view/persuasive writing/Daily 5

Religion: We will be talking about the saints and reviewing Reconciliation.

Math:2D and 3D figures, pattern blocks

Spelling: Please review words on the lined paper that comes home on Monday evening, and the words to learn list stapled in the home folder.

Science: Halloween fun stuff-notebook

Social Studies:  Communities and Maps

 

Mrs. Porter's Second

Grade Newsletter

Week of October 22-26, 2012

 

Calendar of Events

Monday, October 22nd-Fall break-No School

Wednesday, October 24th-All School Rosary 8:10AM/Mass at 8:30AM

Sunday, October 28th-School Mass at Noon

 

It was a pleasure visiting with all of you at conferences last week.  Please know that I am aware of your child's strengths and weaknesses and will use my knowledge to assist him/her in those areas.  I will also be printing off your child's first quarter report card within this week and sending it home.  Make sure that you are checking for updates of your child's grades on www.mystudentsprogress.com.  You should have received a password for this program from the school office last week.

 

The First Reconciliation celebrations are coming soon!  Our retreat to prepare for this special sacrament will take place on Saturday, November 3rd, and the actual sacrament will be on Saturday, November 10th.  We will continue to prepare at school as well by practicing what we say and examining our conscience.  Continue to pray the Act of Contrition every night!

 

This is the final week for Box Tops!!  The final tally day will be on Thursday, October 25th.  So, is you are holding on to any at home, please send them in.  We are in first place right now.

 

Thank you for your support of the First in Math program.  All of the students in my class are working hard at earning stickers.  I have officially assigned Skill Set #1 to the students to try and pass by Friday.  I will also be testing the students on their address so make sure that you are going over this at home as well.

 

Halloween party information will be coming soon.  The party will take place on Wednesday, October 31st from 1:45-2:30.  I will be giving more information about costumes, etc. soon.

 

Here’s the scoop for next week:

Reading: Making predictions/sequencing/compare and contrast

 

Spelling:  Long i spellings/suffixes

Math:  Geometry/2 and 3D shapes

Religion:  Review Ten Commandments/Sins vs. Mistakes

Social Studies:  Learn proper way to write your address.

Science:  Observe and record plant growth/more life cycles

 

 

Mrs. Porter’s Second Grade News

Week of Oct. 15-19, 2012

Calendar of Events

Friday, Oct. 12-Harvest Hoedown 5-8

Tuesday, Oct. 16^th-Fall Program-1:30PM, 7:00PM

Wednesday, Oct. 17^th-Dismissal at noon/Conferences 1-8:30

Thursday-Monday, Oct. 18-22-Fall Break!

The Fall program practices have gone really well.  The kids sound great and I know that you will enjoy the show.  If you haven’t already sent in your child’s costume, please make sure that it is at school by Monday.  On Tuesday evening, the students are asked to come to Room 2 in the 4-5 hallway at 6:30. 

                  

No more shorts after fall break!  On cold days, girls may wear navy blue leggings under their jumpers.  Boys need to wear uniform pants preferably with a belt and their shirt tucked in.  We will be going outside for recess as much as possible, so please make sure you send a jacket with your child on those chilly days.  Wednesdays are always jumper days for the girls, and spirit days are on Friday.

Thank you for signing up for parent/teacher conferences!  I have 100% participation-yeah!  I look forward to talking to you all about your child.  I will be giving you your child’s benchmark and reading assessment results at the conference.

You should have received an envelope from the Religious Education Office this week.  Please make sure that you have looked in the envelope.  There is a very special project that you are asked to do in preparation of the Reconciliation retreat day on November 3^rd.

Here’s the scoop for next week:

Reading: Bat fun and books-more daily 5

Religion: We Go Forth

Math: Math fact stations

Spelling: Review words in green folder-no test this week

Science: Transfer plants

Information

Parents,

I look forward to meeting with all of you next week for conferences.  Please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4BAAAA2DA13-student to sign up for your conference.  If one of the times available does not fit in your schedule, please let me know as soon as possible so we can set up a different time.  Holy Spirit does expect 100% participation at conferences.  This conference will be teacher led in the second grade.

Over the weekend I was working on a spider costume for my son.  Make sure that you are getting your child's costume ready for the fall performance on Oct. 16th!  Mrs. Simms has asked us to remind you that costumes need to be sent to school on Friday, Oct. 12th for the dress rehearsal.  Please put the costume in a bag labeled clearly with your child's name and teacher.

Thanks so much!  Book orders are due tomorrow.

Mrs. Porter's Second Grade News

Week of Oct. 8-12

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, Oct. 10-Rosary at 8:10AM, Mass at 8:30AM

Friday, Oct. 12-End of first grading period/

Harvest Hoedown from 5:00-8:00

                            

Last Wednesday, we had an All School Assembly where Mrs. Parsons read a book to us.  The book was called The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon.  It was a wonderful story that told us all how to make each day better.  These are the top five rules that we learned from the book.  Please talk to your child about how he/she can start each day riding on the "energy bus!"

The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon

1. Create a Positive Vision

2. Fuel Your Ride with Positive Energy

3. No Bullies Allowed

4. Love Your Passengers

5. Enjoy the Ride

Mrs. Simms has asked us to remind each of you to make sure that you are getting your child's costume ready for the Fall program.  Also, have your child review his/her line every night.  If you have questions, please ask Mrs. Simms.  The program will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 16th at 1:30 and 7:00PM.

Parent/Teacher conferences are coming soon.  I'm excited to meet with each one of you and go over some important information about how we can help your child learn the very best way.  If any of you would like to meet with me after school on Monday, Oct. 15th, please e-mail me and we can set something up then.  I just know that it will be a tight fit on Oct. 17th!  Look for an e-mail coming soon about how to set up for a conference time online.

Our class is in fifth place in First in Math and first place in Box Tops for Education.  Thank you so much for your support in both of these worthwhile programs!   Continue to encourage your child to log on to First in Math every night and try all of the games in the K-2 category for sure.  Second grade is not participating in the Aleks math program this year, even though we were included in the math message.

I sent home an October book order last Wednesday.  Book orders are due on Tuesday, Oct. 9th.  Please send a check for your order.  It makes ordering much easier for me that way.  If you would like to order books online, just visit www.scholastic.com and go to Book Orders.  Our class code is GV3KZ.   The more books that are ordered from students, the more books that I'm able to order for our classroom library.

I am in the process of trying to expand the non-fiction portion of our library.  If you have any old issues of the Ranger Rick, National Geographic Kids, or other children's magazines that you want to get rid of, please send them our way.  I will add them to the library to be used by the students during Read to Self/Someone time.

As always, thank you so much for continuing to check your child's planner every night.  This is where much of our communication will be placed.  I appreciate those students who remember to ask you to sign the planner for them!  If your child comes home with incomplete work, please make sure that he/she completes the page and brings it back to school.  Thanks!

Here’s the scoop for next week:

Reading: Complete WRAPS assessments, go to all five Daily 5 stations, review long/short vowels and compound words

Religion: Chapter 5- We are Forgiven

Math: Learning doubles

Spelling: Review Words to Learn, and the words on the lined paper

Science: Life Cycles