Dec.16-20

This Week In...
Reading: Review (compare & contrast, cause & effect, sequencing, author's purpose)
Math: Geometry; Addition and Subtraction with and without regrouping
Language Arts: Review (Verbs- singular & plural, linking, tenses)
Science: Weather
Social Studies: Holidays Around the World

Homework...
M: DEAR Log, Math Practice 12-8, MClass Math
T: DEAR Log, MClass Math
W: DEAR Log, Topic 12 Study Guide
Th: DEAR Log

Reminders...
-Our Christmas party will be on Friday at 1:30p...Please send in donations if you signed up. Reminders were sent home last week if you signed up to donate. I am also looking for 2 more people to donate. I need one person who is willing to provide a snack such as Cheez-Its, Goldfish, or pretzels. I need one person who is willing to donate a healthy snack such as grapes, Cutie oranges, or string cheese. Please call or email me if you are willing to help with this. 

-Christmas Break is scheduled for December 23rd-January 6th.

Christmas Program = TOMORROW

This Week In...
Math: Geometry; Addition and Subtraction with and without regrouping
Reading: Fact and Opinion; Inferring
Language Arts: Linking Verbs
Social Studies: Holidays Around the World
Science: Weather 

Homework:
M: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-4
T: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-5
W: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-6
Th: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-7
F: Get behavior card signed by an adult and return to school on Monday


Reminder: 
The 2nd grade Christmas program is tomorrow night. It will begin at 6:30p in the gym. Students MUST ARRIVE AT 6:15p and report to their classrooms. Students should dress nicely and wear Christmas colors. A Christmas hat or headband is also encouraged. Students are required to attend unless they are absent from school on Tuesday. This is part of their Music grade.
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Back in November we helped our friends in Mrs.Forthofer's Life Skills class package the dog bones they made. Last week, we got to actually assist them in making the bones from scratch! The ingredients are whole wheat flour, corn meal, Parmesan cheese, eggs, and water. The ingredients were already mixed together, but the rest was up to us!!

First all students had to do a practice round of kneading the dough. 

 Alyvia digs right in, but Aiden doesn't seem quite sure at first...

When he gets his turn, he sees it isn't so bad...maybe even a little fun (even though the smell of the dog bone mixture is not the greatest)!

While students wait for everyone to get their turn at the mixing bowl, some entertain themselves by playing Rock, Paper, Scissors together.

Now Mrs. Forthofer tells us what to do at our stations! Each table had a mound of dough to roll out. The students used cookie cutters to make the dog bones. Next the bones had to be topped with Parmesan cheese, and last they were laid on a pan for baking.

Sebastian, Connor, Ashton S., Josalynn, Sage and Ashtin C. work at one station.

Uh-oh...a table of all boys! Ben, Cameron, Timmy, Giovanny, Kaleb B., and Ruebyn work hard at rolling out the dough to make their dog bones.

Kayden, Delaney, Alexis, Syndee, Kaleb P., Logan, and Alyvia all work together to get the job done!

Mrs. Forthofer helps one group get their dough ready!

Nadia, Leslie, Aiden, Mrs. Forthofer, Kyle, Logan, Havannah, and Abby take a break from working to smile for the camera!

LOOK AT ALL THOSE DOG BONES!!!

We've really become great friends while helping one another!

And the girls just LOOOOOVE adorable, little Wyatt!

Welcome to December

This Week In...
Math: Geometry; Addition and Subtraction with/without Regrouping
Reading: Sequencing; Predicting
Language Arts: Verbs (singular & plural; past, present, & future; irregular)
Social Studies: Holidays Around the World
Writing: Descriptive Winter Writing

Homework:
M: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-1
T: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-2
W: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-3
Th: DEAR Log, MClass Math, Math Practice 12-4
F: Get behavior card signed for this week and return to school on Monday

Madelyn and Ashton were absent when the class dissected owl pellets, so these two were on their own for this experiment! They did such a fantastic job working together to dissect the pellet and identify the bones they found hiding! 

Ashton proudly shows off a rodent skull that he dug out of the pellet.

 Madelyn holds up a rodent hip bone that she found while dissecting.

And congratulations to our November Student of the Month, Ben! 

I know I can always count on Ben to do the right thing 

even when others are not.