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Monday
Nov. 23
Team Time: 10:30 to 11:10
Noon Dismissal for Conferences |
Tuesday
Nov. 24
Activity Break:10:45to 11:45
Noon Dismissal for Conferences |
Wednesday
Nov. 25
No Late Start Today
Noon Dismissal for Conferences |
Thursday
Nov. 26
No School
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families!
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Friday
Nov. 27
No School
Enjoy a special holiday weekend with your family and
friends. |
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Homework:
* Fire Safety Home Check and Escape Plan
* Spelling
* Math pages 15 -16
* Read every day for at least 20 minutes
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*Spend time this afternoon studying for your spelling
dictation test tomorrow.
*Check
over your homework and have a parent sign it. Then put
it in your backpack to turn in tomorrow. |
Spelling Dictation
Test Today
Homework Due Today |
Happy

I am so thankful
for all of you! |
Note:
Thursday folders will come home on Wed. 11/25, but there
will not be a MAP Homework sheet for over our
Thanksgiving holiday. I always encourage Xtra math and
reading! |
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2nd
Grade Update
Fire Safety Visit:
Nanette Tatum from the Gig Harbor Fire Department
presented a fire safety lesson and sent a packet home
with each child. Please read the fire safety packet
information with your child and have him/her conduct a
home fire safety check and escape plan,
and turn it in on WED.
Sight Night:
Congratulations to all of the MAP students for another
successful Sight Night. 425 pairs of glasses were
collected and given to the Lion’s Club. These glasses
help many people in other countries see better. You
should be proud of your efforts on this service project!
Progress Reports:
Celebrate your progress! Tell your parents what you’ve
learned this trimester and discuss your goals. |
Sharing and Caring
*Save the Date!*
We would like to invite you to our 10th
annual Sharing and Caring program. This year your child
will be singing in 2 programs. Wednesday, Dec. 9th,
from 7 to 8 pm is our special performance for families,
and Thursday, Dec. 10th, at 9:15 is our
school performance.
Students and visitors are invited to bring new
unwrapped toys, books, games, clothing, canned food, and
gift certificates for those families in need during the
holiday season. We will donate all contributions to GH
FISH and Key Peninsula Children’s Home Society.
Students may begin bringing in their items on Dec. 1st.
Thank you for your kindness! |
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Reading at Home Name
_____________________________________ Date 11/19 – 11/25
I read a “just right” book at home for
__________ minutes at home this week. Parent Signature
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Nov.16-20
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Monday
Nov. 16
Komodo Dragons: OLARC
Flounders: Music
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Tuesday
Nov. 17
Komodo Dragons: PE
Flounders: TECH
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Wednesday
Nov. 18
Komodo Dragons: Music
Flounders: OLARC |
Thursday
Nov. 19
Half day for Conferences
Noon Dismissal |
Friday
Nov. 20
Half day for Conferences
Noon Dismissal |
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IMPORTANT!!!!!
Komodo Dragons, your
LIBRARY BOOKS
ARE
DUE TODAY!!!!!
Do a little homework every night. |
Conferences
begin Thursday through next Wednesday. If you have
alternative transportation plans, please let me know
first thing in the morning. |
IMPORTANT!!!!!
Flounders, your
LIBRARY BOOKS
ARE
DUE TODAY!!!!!
Spelling Dictation
Test Today |
HOMEWORK
DUE
TODAY
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When your child reads to you, please have him/her
practice retelling the important parts of the story.
Ask him/her WHO is the story about and WHAT happened. |
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2nd
Grade Update
Conferences:
Attached you will find your conference information. If
you need to change your day or time please call or email
me. Please remember that this is a
parent-student-teacher conference. Your child will have
a key role in the conference so plan on bringing him/her
along.
Reading:
We continue to make sure that we have selected “just
right” books to read during our read to self time.
While reading, we are practicing the comprehension
strategy of visualizing or making a movie in our head of
what is happening in the story. The decoding strategy
we’ve reviewed this week is focusing on parts of the
words we know to help us figure out longer words.
Writing:
We are working on “painting a picture” in a reader’s
mind by using words to illustrate how we were feeling.
For example, instead of writing, “I was embarrassed.”
We may write, “My face turned bright red and I slumped
down in my seat so no one could see me.”
Math:
We have begun a new unit in math called, Stickers,
Number Strings, and Story Problems. The focus of
this unit is using what you know to make problems easier
to solve, developing and refining strategies for solving
a variety of addition and subtraction problems, and
counting by groups. This week we practiced using what
we know to add a string of numbers. For example, when
solving this problem, 8 + 5 + 2 = _, students may use
this strategy: 8 + 2 = 10 and 10 + 5 = 15, so the answer
is 15.
Science:
Last Friday, we partnered with the 5th
graders from Mr. McClelland’s class to learn about
variables. Students did experiments with catapults and
various sized cups of water to find out how changing one
thing will change the outcome of the experiment. 2nd
graders explained what they have learned about milkweed
bugs and butterflies. |
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_____________________________________ Date 11/16 to 11/20
I read a “just right” book at home for
__________ minutes at home this week. Parent Signature
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Nov.9-13
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Monday
Nov. 9
Komodo Dragons: OLARC
Flounders: Music
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Tuesday
Nov. 10
Komodo Dragons: PE
Flounders: TECH
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Wednesday
Nov. 11
No School in honor of Veteran’s Day |
Thursday
Nov. 12
Komodo Dragons: TECH
Flounders: PE
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Friday
Nov. 13
Show your Orca spirit today by wearing black and white! |
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IMPORTANT!!!!!
Komodo Dragons, your
LIBRARY BOOKS
ARE
DUE TODAY!!!!!
Do a little homework every night. |
*Book Orders
are Due
**Practice your
addition and subtraction math facts. |
Today at 11:00 am, take a moment to think about
all of the veterans and current servicemen and
servicewomen who have bravely served our country. |
HOMEWORK
DUE
TODAY
Spelling
Test Today
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Conference Information
My conference schedule is on the back of this sheet. If
you haven’t signed up for a conference or need to change
your time please contact me. |
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2nd
Grade Update
Hands on Art:
Thanks so much to Katrina Craycroft, lead docent, and
all the parents who helped with our first Hands on Art
project of the year, Building a Foundation.
Students learned about the basic elements of
architecture and then drew a building using these
elements.
Halloween/Fall Celebration:
All of the MAP students had a wonderful morning of
crafts and games last Thursday. Thanks so much to all of
the parents who contributed time, talent and decorations
to put this together. MAP students and teachers really
appreciate all you do! A special thank you goes to
Leslie Holley for coordinating this celebration!
Reading:
The reading strategy practiced this week was:
visualization. When readers really understand what
they are reading they are able to picture the story in
their minds. If they are not able to visualize what is
happening in the text, they need to go back and reread.
Ask your child what he/she visualizes.
Math:
Students have been identifying objects and designs that
have mirror symmetry and have been determining what
makes a design symmetrical. |
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Homework: Thank you so much for having your child read
a “just right” book to you for at least 20 minutes every
day. Reading to an adult is a wonderful way for your
child to practice all of the decoding, comprehension,
and fluency skills learned at school. Learning to read
well takes time and practice, so the more time you spend
reading with your child, the better reader he/she will
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SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST 2009-2010
Please label individually the following supplies
which will be kept by each student (notebooks and folders: name
in top right hand corner):
* 1 school box with lid (approximately 5 by 8
inches-NOT any larger)
* 3 pocket folders (example: Pee Chee)
spiral
bound
with non-perforated pages )
*2 Mead Composition Notebooks (9 ¾ x 7 ½
inches-wide ruled)
* 1 pair pointed scissors
* 10 #2 pencils (please sharpen at home—no
mechanical ones)
* 1 package wide-tip markers (label
individually)
* 1 box of 18 or more sharpened colored pencils
* 1 colored highlighter marker
* 1 clipboard
* 1 large pink eraser
* 1 small recent individual
photograph (no larger than 1-1/2 by 2 in.)
* 2 medium glue sticks
* 1 box crayons-any size
* Emergency Pack
Required school supplies that will be pooled:
(no individual labels needed. Please send in a separate sack
labeled with the word "POOL").
* 2 packages wide-ruled, lined notebook paper
* 10 #2 pencils (PLEASE SHARPEN AT HOME)
* 1 black Sharpie AND 1 black Flair pen
* 1 jar rubber cement
* 1 box of Kleenex
* 1 roll of transparent tape
* 1 package of Post-It Notes
Optional: 1 bottle Elmers school glue or 1
watercolor paint set
Please come prepared with all of your supplies
on the first day of school, Wednesday, September 2.
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