September 3-6, 2013

 
**CLASSROOM NEEDS:  Thank you for everyone who has generously donated requested items to our classroom!  We appreciate you so much!
 
**NEWS FOR PARENTS
Students may NOT be dropped off at school until 7:30 a.m. Children must be inside the classroom before 8:00 a.m.  Juice and snack money is finished and ready to send up at 7:55 before announcements.
  
Remember to put your child’s name, phone number, “E. Boyer” and lunch number on checks. 

Put ALL MONEY in a zip bag or envelope telling what it is for.  Children do not remember.

 

***Don't forget to send $3.00 for your Apple Binder
  

***Please join our PTO!!! We need YOU. Membership is $10.00. Let's show all the other classes that we are the BEST when it comes to PTO participation :)

 

**Dates to Remember:  

 

September 3rd---- PTA is TONIGHT.  No performances, but we need your support!

 

September 10th ---- Picture Day

 

September 20th -------Second Grade GOTCHA Party! :)

 

 

 

**STUDENT OF THE WEEK:  Hannah

**READING/SPELLING  Our story this week is “Exploring Space."  We will read this story, as well as other stories and poetry, to reinforce the skill for this week : Main Idea and Details.
 
Please write Spelling words three times each every night at home! We will check words at school daily. 

**There are two parts to doing homework: Doing the work at home, and returning it in the homework pocket of your apple binder. Spelling test will be on FRIDAY.

**LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING
We will learn to identify and write good sentences this week, along with "Collective Nouns."  Collective nouns tell about "groups" of nouns, such as a "school" of fish or a "gaggle" of geese.
Students are learning to use their best handwriting. We will write our first and last name and the date on our papers. I am so proud of your effort! 

**MATH
We are continuing to learn about place value (ones and tens) and will do review pages at home.** Use addition flash cards, games and computer activities to reinforce addition facts. 

**SOCIAL SCIENCE
We will learn about urban, suburban, and rural communities, and how they are the same/different.