February 6, 2012

Dear 2C Parents and Students,

What a disappointing loss for the Patriots and all of their fans. Oh well, let's go Bruins and Celtics!

The children made their valentine mailboxes today, so if your child has finished their valentines, they may bring them in to deliver.

Please be sure to have your child dress appropriately for the weather. Also, kindly remind your child not to share hats with friends.

The 100th Day of School is this Friday. We will do some fun activities in the classroom in order to celebrate this special day.

Biography reports and presentation are this Friday, February 10th.

Please have your child wear red, purple or pink on Valentine's Day.

Class pictures will be held on Thursday, February 16th. The Order Forms were sent home today so check your child's backpack.

The 5-2-1-0 Program has begun! Mrs. Hedstrom, Ms. Kodys, and Mr. Wood are asking all students to participate. This month the healthy goal is eating 5 servings of fruits and vagetables a day. Keep track using the "Goal Tracker" sheet I sent home last week. Have your child return it to me on February 28th. Go 2C!

Please have your child return their library book each Friday.

Writer's Workshop 10:30 to 11:20.

Thursday, March 1st: S. Huggins and A. Tattan

Thursday, March 8th: C. Hart and K. Roe

Tuesday, March 13th: J. Bonosaro

Thursday, March 15th: D. OBrien and S. Warren

Tuesday, March 20th: K. Skelley and C. Hart

Thursday, March 22nd S. Huggins and K. Roe

WRITING

The children wrote valentine poems using a variety of "love" synonyms.

SPELLING

Spelling concept: words with ue, oo, ui, ew

Basic Words: too, cool, spoon, new, drew, flew, suit, juice, fruit, blue, true, clue

MATH

The children are doing very well with addition with regrouping. We have been working on adding three digit numbers with regrouping tens and hundreds. The children are doing very well! I will give the chapter 21 test on Wednesday or Thursday and then we will work on a variety of word problems as well as Time, Money, and Calendar activities.

This week's story is Helen Keller and the Big Storm.

Skill: Fact and Opinion

Grammar: Adverbs that tell how

Your child should know the following words and their definitions. They should also be able to give examples of each. Practice at home!

Noun- person, place or thing: girl, school, dog

Proper Noun- A special person, place or thing: Louise, Sargent School, Fido (Proper nouns begin with CAPITAL LETTERS)

Verb- Action words: jump, jumping, jumped Also included; were, was, is, are and am

Pronoun- Words that take the place of a noun: he, she, it, we, they, us

Synonyms- Similar meanings: happy/glad

Antonyms- Opposite meanings: happy/sad

Adjectives- Descriptive words: hot, soft, sweet, oval, tiny

SOCIAL STUDIES We will begin our "Maps and Globes" unit which encompasses how to read a map, map keys, directions, a compass rose, and signs and symbols.

The following is our specalist schedule:

Monday: Music

Tuesday and Wednesday: P.E. (Please have your child wear or bring sneakers)

Thursday: Art

Friday: Library Be sure your child returns their book!

Sue