Monday

Feb. 8

Komodo Dragons: OLARC

Flounders: Music

* Bring your valentine container and valentines to school today.

Tuesday

Feb. 9

Komodo Dragons: PE

Flounders: TECH

Wednesday

Feb. 10

Komodo Dragons: Music

Flounders: OLARC

**Late start today**

Spelling Test Today!!!

Thursday

Feb. 11

Team Time: Jump Rope for Heart

(wear tennis shoes)

Wear pink, red and/or white today.

      Friday

Feb. 12

Wear pink, red and/or white today.

     Please bring your valentines and valentine container to school on Monday, 2/8.  Make sure that your first name is on your container in LARGE letters.  Please place your valentines in a bag, NOT in your container, because you will need to be able to carry your bag around when you are delivering your valentines.  We will deliver valentines Tuesday and Wednesday to be ready for our party on Thursday.

Bring your permission slip for Jump Rope for Heart in by today!  We will be jumping tomorrow during team time.

*Tomorrow is the last day to bring in shoes to donate to Haiti.

Homework is Due!!

Today is Read and Lead turn in day.  

We will have our Valentine Party today.

     Enjoy a wonderful mid-winter break!  Find time every day to read aloud to an adult!  Also, practice your math facts.  Here is a fun website to use in addition to xtra math:  www.mathfactcafe.com

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     Looking Ahead…

Feb.15-19 mid-winter break

Mar. 2 – Hat Day

Mar. 1-5 Book Fair

Mar. 4 Math Rocks

Mar. 16 General PTA mtg.

Mar. 17 NO late start

Mar. 18-19 Conferences

Mar. 25 Read & Lead ends

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  On February 20, at 7:30 , the Tacoma  Concert Band featuring a tuba player from the New York Philharmonic will be playing at the Pantages Theater.  Mrs. Cushner will also be part of the band.  Tickets are free for children accompanied by a paying adult.

2^nd Grade Update

* Hands on Art – Our next project, Plans in Perspective, will teach students some history of design styles in architecture, as well as perspective drawing technique, and will end with a guided drawing lesson.  We will need a lot of extra hands to help with this project. If you are able to assist with this project on Wednesday, 2/24, at 10:00 am, please let me know.

* Guest Reader: Gig Harbor Police Chief Davis, Officer Dennis, and their special police dog, Mar, came for a visit last Thursday.  Chief Davis read Officer Buckle to us, and Officer Dennis shared how a police dog is trained and what some of Mar’s official police duties are.

* Math – We have been collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.  After conducting surveys, we have used bar graphs and line plots to organize our data.  Then we analyzed our results to learn about our classmates in MAP.

* Writing – We wrote a procedure for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Students learned the importance of writing clear explicit directions and organizing their steps using “time order” words such as: first, next, then, after that, finally, etc.

* Music Appreciation - We learned about the brass family in the orchestra from Mrs. Cushner and listened to several pieces which featured the following instruments: trumpet, trombone, tuba, and French horn.

****You won’t have any homework over vacation, but be sure to find time every day to read aloud to someone for Read and Lead.  Make it your goal to have read at least 600 minutes by 2/25.  The next homework sheet will be sent home on 2/25.

Monday

Feb. 1

Komodo Dragons: OLARC

Flounders: Music

Tuesday

Feb. 2

Komodo Dragons: PE

Flounders: TECH

Wednesday

Feb. 3

Komodo Dragons: Music

Flounders: OLARC

**Late start today**

Thursday

Feb. 4

Komodo Dragons: TECH

Flounders: PE

      Friday

Feb. 5

Show your Orca spirit today by wearing black and white!

      When you’re reading aloud for Read and Lead, practice reading fluently…”just like a movie star!”  Have fun reading with EXPRESSION!  Remember to pause when you come to a comma, stop and take a breath when you come to a period, raise your voice when you see a question mark, and read with enthusiasm when you see an exclamation point!   

     Use your comprehension strategies while your read to help you understand and remember what is happening in a story.  Tell your parents what you visualize, find clues in the story that help you infer how a character feels, and predict will happen next.  

Spelling Dictation Test Today

Homework is due tomorrow.  Please check it over and have an adult sign it.  Then put it into your backpack.

Thursdays are READ and LEAD turn in days.  We send READ and LEAD sheets to the office first thing in the morning, so don’t forget yours in your backpack!

HOMEWORK DUE TODAY!!!

Ms. Pitman’s Super Supply store is open every Friday, during lunch recess, noon to 12:30.  Only students who have brought money will be allowed to shop during recess.  If you bring money, please keep it in your backpack until recess.

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2^nd Grade Update

Ø      Valentine’s Day:  This week you will be working on your valentines and valentine container which you will bring to school on Monday, Feb. 8^th.  Both 2^nd and 3^rd grade classes will be exchanging valentines; that’s a total of 48 valentines.  Names are on the back of this paper.  Valentine container information is attached to this homework sheet.  Please make sure your first name is on your container in LARGE letters.   Put your valentines in a separate bag and not in your container, so that you’re ready to pass them out on Tuesday, 2/9^th.

Ø      There will be no math homework this week, except for doing Xtramath and/or practicing your doubles and near doubles addition and subtraction math facts.  Keep reading every day for Read and Lead.  Hopefully, you will be turning in your 300/400 minute sheet on Thursday, Feb. 4^th.