Our Week in 2-3

Hello 2-3 Families!

I told you last weekend that this was going to be a busy week and it sure was!!  We had so many wonderful things going on in and out of the classroom.  Here's a look at our week in 2-3.

CONFERENCES

Thank you to everyone who has turned in their conference form so far.  They are due on Monday (November 5th) so please make sure to send them back with your child on Monday if you have not done so.  Attached to the conference form was an optional survey for you to fill out about what YOU would like talk about at conferences.  Our time together is so important and goes by quickly so I want to make sure I cover the topics that are important to both of us.  I am looking forward to meeting with all of you!

BREAKING NEWS.....2nd GRADE MUSICAL ROCKS!

To say the 2nd grade crew is talented would be an understatement!  I am so proud of the incredible performance 2-3 gave during the musical.  I was so proud to see all the kids sing, 7 Continents Make Our Globe, which is a song I wrote a couple years ago.  Check out the photo gallery and special video clips that Mr. D put together for the musical.  GREAT WORK KIDS!!

VAMPIRES, and NINJAS, and SUPER HEROES....OH MY!!

We had so much fun during our Halloween parade and party!  Thank you to our volunteers and Room Moms for organizing such a great party for the class.  There were treats, games, and even a dance party with Mrs. Sessler.  Check out our slideshow below.

THANK YOU MISS O'DONNELL

Today was our last day with our D214 student, Miss O'Donnell.  She has been a wonderful member of our classroom for the past 10 weeks.  We are sad to see her leave, but wish her all the best in her future studies.  The kids created a book of letters telling her what they enjoyed most during her time here and the advice they have for her if she becomes a teacher!  Thank Miss O'Donnell for being a part of our class this fall.  You are always welcome to come and visit.

TREASURES

This week in Treasures we took a trip to the ER with our story from Time for Kids.  We had a great discussion about visiting the ER using real life stories from some friends in class.  We also continued our discussion on how a story can be segmented into what happened “first, next, then, and last.”  Understanding the sequence of a story is an important part of comprehension in 2nd grade! 

We had a GREAT grammar week this week.  We are continuing to work on making singular nouns plural (because PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS!!).  The students were also introduced to proper nouns.  A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, month, or day.  The class has worked very hard this week in grammar and it is a concept we will continue to work on throughout the year!   

FIRST TRIMESTER ASSESSMENTS

This week I began giving the 2nd graders a variety of first trimester assessments to see how their skills have grown in math, writing, and spelling.  The class has been working so hard since school has started and I am very proud of their growth.  The end of the first trimester is next Friday, November 9th.  Progress Reports will go home on Friday November 16th.  Your child must be here in order to receive their report card.

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:

Tuesday November 6th: NO SCHOOL
Friday November 16th: REPORT CARDS GO HOME
Monday November 19th: Conferences
Tuesday November 20th: Conferences
Wednesday November 21st-Friday November 23rd: NO SCHOOL

Have a safe and happy weekend!
-Danielle Porte