Second  Grade News

December 9-13

Here is a peek at what we will be working on:

Reading:  These are our new vocabulary words.  Please put this list in a handy spot and have your child practice reading through the words a couple of times each day.

            friend                       show             since             those             been

            giants                       gripped        batter           pitched        thousand

            bounced                  advice          serious         terrible        baseball

            returned

Our comprehension skill is summarizing.  When we summarize, we tell about the most important parts of a story in just a few short sentences.  We tell about the character, setting, problem, important events, and the solution to the problem or the ending.  As you read with your child please take a few minutes to help your child summarize the story. 

Spelling:   Your child’s new list is stapled to this letter.

Elementary Christmas Musical:  This will be on Monday, December 16 at 7:00 in the high school gym.  We would like the boys and girls to line up in the multi-use room at 6:45.  Please have your child wear his/her dress clothes (no jeans).

Classroom Party:  Our party will be in the afternoon on Thursday, December 19.  For our Christmas gift exchange I would like each child to bring in 26 small items to pass out to the members of our class.  You could go to a dollar store, Wal-Mart, etc. to find one item that you can get in multiples.  For example:  rubber insects, snakes, frogs, bouncy balls, stickers, candy, gum, pencils, pens, erasers, and lots of other ideas.  Just use your imagination and have fun with it, but please keep this very inexpensive (no more than a couple of dollars).

Trail Mix:  I would also like the boys and girls to bring in an item for a class trail mix that we will eat at our party.  Please send in one cup of a munchy item for your child to put in our mix.  Ideas of things to send would be popcorn, pretzels, goldfish crackers, raisins, etc.  (no peanuts or peanut butter).

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wimmler

                                                                                                  November 25, 2013

Parents,

Here is a peek of our upcoming special activities in December.

Classroom Christmas Party:  With Christmas soon approaching, I know that many of you like to do your shopping early.  We will be having our classroom Christmas party on Thursday, December 19.  For the party, I would like each child to bring in 26 small items to pass out to the members of our class.  Ideas of things for your child to bring include:  fancy pencils, erasers, bouncy balls, rubber snakes/insects, gum, small candies, candy canes, any tiny gift, etc.  The boys and girls love passing out a small item to every child in our class.  Just use your imagination, but please keep this very inexpensive. 

Our party day is also being called Ugly Sweater Day in the elementary and middle school.  Please help your child find a sweater of this nature to wear to school on party day.  I like to think of this as my chance to wear my old comfy sweater to school!

Christmas Musical:  We will be having our Christmas Musical on Monday, December 16 at 7:00.  We would like to have the boys and girls line up in the multi-use room at 6:45.  Please have your child wear his/her dress clothes for the program (no blue jeans).

Kids’ Night Out:  As a fundraiser for our school, the elementary staff would like to watch your children from 5-8 pm on Friday, December 6.  We will provide a pizza supper and an evening filled with fun activities.  Please send in your child’s form and payment as soon as possible if you are interested. 

Pizza Party:  Our classroom has won a pizza party from Pizza Hut because of the money we raised for Coins for Kids.  We will be given our pizza party as our lunchtime meal on Monday, December 3, and it will be served to us in our classroom at our regular lunchtime (11:10). 

PTO Craft Show:  This will be on Saturday, November 30, 9am-3pm.

Wishing you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving!

Mrs. Wimmler

Second Grade News

November 18-22

Reading:  Our new vocabulary words are:

          animals                before                 between             knew

why                     swallow               woodpile             few

dinosaurs             enemy                 medicine             scales

underneath         slither                  protect                peels

 Please put this list in a handy spot and have your child practice reading through it a couple of times each day.

Our comprehension skill is graphic sources.  In selections that give facts, pictures or labelled diagrams are often used to make the information easier to understand.  These pictures and diagrams are called graphic sources.  As you read with your child at home, please take time to look for graphic sources in the stories.

Spelling:  Your child’s new list is attached to this letter.

Coins for Kids:  Wow! The generosity of the students in our class is amazing.  Our classroom came in second place by raising $200.67 to help fight world hunger.  We will be having a pizza party in the near future.  Our entire elementary school raised $1447.40.  Each dollar raised buys four meals for hungry children. 

Elementary Christmas Musical:   We are busy practicing, and our musical will be on Monday, December 16 at 7:00 in the big gym.  Please mark your calendar.

Kid’s Night Out:  This will be on Friday, December 6.  Please remember to send in your child’s form and money if your child will be attending. 

New Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures:  Just a reminder that these new safety practices begin today.  Thanks so much for your cooperation in dropping off and/or picking up your child by the elementary cafeteria. 

Appropriate Dress:  With the weather getting colder it is important that your child is dressed appropriately for outdoor recess.  Please send snowpants, boots, hat, and gloves every day.  Also, please make sure your child has an extra pair of socks and mittens in his/her backpack in case a pair gets wet.  This way your child will always have warm, dry feet and hands.

Have a good week!

Mrs. Wimmler

Important Dates to Remember

November 6-Picture Retakes

November 8-Report cards are sent home with elementary students.

November 14-Parent Teacher Conferences.

Second Grade News

October 28-October 31

Reading and Spelling:  This is a review and assessment week for us.  We will not have new lists of reading and spelling words, but we will be spending time reviewing the words we have learned so far this year.

Halloween:   We will celebrate Halloween in the afternoon on Thursday, October 31.  Please send your child’s costume in a bag labeled with your child’s name.  Also, please remember to send one cup of a snack/munchie item (no peanuts) for your child to add to our class trail mix. 

On Halloween, we will have a regular morning in our classroom.  After our noon recess, we will put on our costumes and parade through the fourth grade wax museums at 1:00.  At about 1:15, we will parade down the main street in McBain (Roland Street) if the weather permits.  If you happen to be in town about 1:15, we would love to have you watch our parade.

No school for students on Friday, November 1.

Picture Retakes:  Picture retakes will be on November 6.  Please contact the office if your child needs his/her picture retaken.

Parent Teacher Conferences:  Conferences will be held on November 14 from 1-8pm.  Your child will soon receive a letter with his/her specific conference time.  I look forward to seeing you at conferences.