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The latest edition of the Scoop went home today, but if it got lost on the way home, here is another copy.

Also here are the spelling words for next week.
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I had every intention to include the February calendar with this post, but I forgot to upload it from school before I left. So I'll have that up here on Monday. Have a great weekend. STAY WARM!

Extra Decks?

We have started something new with math.  Each Friday the kids will spend our math time playing math games that reinforce concepts that have been previously taught or that are being studied at that time.  We have done this the last two weeks and the students are having a ball with it!  I was wondering if any of you had any extra decks of cards that could be donated to the classroom.  One of the games I am hoping to play with the kids is played in pairs with a deck of cards.  Thanks so much!!

New Words and Report Cards

Students all brought their report cards home today. Please remember this is a developmental report card. Seeing many 2's and some 3's is still very common in second grade. 3's mean your child is working on developing that particular skill and still hasn't quite achieved an overall understanding of the subject. If you have any questions about the report card, please let me know. After looking at them, please sign the envelope and send it back to school ASAP. Thanks so much.

Here are the new words for the week.

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Haley's BIG Donation!

Haley made a big donation a few weeks back. After a long battle of trying to "persuade" her mom into allowing her to cut many inches off her hair, she finally convinced her mom. She cut off more than 9 inches of hair and donated it to Locks for Love. This is a charity that takes hair donations to make wigs for children with cancer. Not only does Haley's new haircut look super cute, she made a big difference in another child's life. That's amazing Haley!

Haley's BEFORE picture

The adorable AFTER picture!

PJ Day and Gym!

Even though it is a half day tomorrow, we will still be having our gym class.  Please make sure your child has their gym shoes.  Mrs. Crum mentioned to me that we have many kids who forget their gym shoes each week.  Those kids typically aren't allowed to participate in gym those days.  Also, tomorrow is pj day.  Show your school spirit and come to school in your pjs!  :)
 

Latest Info!

I hope you are all enjoying your day off today. I know I sure am. I went for a work out with my sister, walked the dogs, did some cleaning and now on to getting some school stuff done! What a great bonus day!

Here is the latest Scoop that went home on Friday. Please remember that your student's timeline project is due tomorrow. Each day this week, a few students will share their timelines. After everyone has completed sharing their timeline, they will be on display in our window. I can't wait to see them all, I love seeing all the pictures!!

This week's spelling words are posted below.
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We Made Gas!

Today the students were learning about gases.  I taught them that the atoms in a gas are moving around really fast and there is a lot of space between all the atoms.  I then showed them a chemical reaction that produced gas and it blew up a balloon.  The kids loved the experiment and I told them I would post it up here.  They would need YOUR permission and help to do this at home.

All you'll need is a bottle (empty water, pop or adult beverage bottle is fine), white vinegar, balloon and baking soda.

Fill bottle with the vinegar.  Carefully put the baking soda into the balloon.  Attach the balloon to the top of the bottle and dump the baking soda into the vinegar and viola!  You made a gas!  Have fun!!

 

Welcome Back!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones. It's hard to believe we are already in 2010. Yikes!

The students had a great first day back, it was business as usual. Students were excited to share some of their favorite gifts from Christmas. I learned a lot! If your child forgot to bring in something today, I told them they could share tomorrow at the very end of the day.

Here is the January calendar with the helper schedule and all the happenings for the month.

This weeks Spelling words are linked below as well.
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Be on the look out!!! Students will be bringing home their next big homework project on Thursday. This will be a personal timeline project. After the students bring home the project, I will post some of the essential information on the blog.

It was a great first day back!