Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Book It Program
Our class will be starting the Pizza Hut Book It program this month. All you have to do is make sure your child reads for at least 20 minutes each night and colors in the corresponding day on their Book It calendar that they received in their folders today. At the end of the month, you and your child should sign the calendar and return it to me. For doing this, your child will receive a FREE personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut! Read every night!!!
Scientific Method
Here is the scientific method that your child must follow if he/she decides to do a science fair project. Remember, this is totally optional, but your child does have the opportunity to earn two extra 100's in science for completing a project that follows these guidelines.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Habitats!
Ok, so for some clarification, we are studying habitats this week and next week (along with last week) in science. Each class has chosen a habitat to build. My class will be building the ocean. Mrs. Peppard's class is building the desert, Mrs. Lockerman's class is building the temperate (seasonal) forest, and Mrs. Durard's class is building the rain forest.
Your child will be assigned a part of the ocean to build. They must work on this at home, as well as in class because we just do not have the extra class time to do it all here. On Friday, we will have some computer lab time for them to do some research on their assigned part of our habitat. Any additional research that could be done at home would be an exceptional help, as well.
Next week, October 6-10, is a four day week, as Oct. 10 starts our Fall Break. So, our plan is to do a more in depth writing assignment on the ocean on Monday (Oct. 6), spend Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 7-8) constructing our habitat out on the wall in the hallway outside of our classroom, and spend science time on Thursday (Oct. 9) swapping classes to talk about the habitat each class built.
Now, for grades...
Your child will receive 3 grades from this project. First, they will be graded on the building and index card writing of their assigned part of our habitat. Second, they will be graded on their participation of the entire assignment. And finally, they will be graded on our writing assignment that we do on Monday. So, please let me be clear--if your child does NOT build their assigned part of our habitat and have it turned in to me on Monday, October 6, they will receive a 0 in the gradebook for both their part AND participation. That's two 0's in the gradebook. That will reflect heavily on their science grade. So it is very important that this is done and turned in to me in a timely manner (MONDAY, OCTOBER 6!)
I have attached a copy of the habitat letter that was sent home on Monday. If you have any other questions, please call me, email me, or leave a note in your child's folder.
Thank you!
Your child will be assigned a part of the ocean to build. They must work on this at home, as well as in class because we just do not have the extra class time to do it all here. On Friday, we will have some computer lab time for them to do some research on their assigned part of our habitat. Any additional research that could be done at home would be an exceptional help, as well.
Next week, October 6-10, is a four day week, as Oct. 10 starts our Fall Break. So, our plan is to do a more in depth writing assignment on the ocean on Monday (Oct. 6), spend Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 7-8) constructing our habitat out on the wall in the hallway outside of our classroom, and spend science time on Thursday (Oct. 9) swapping classes to talk about the habitat each class built.
Now, for grades...
Your child will receive 3 grades from this project. First, they will be graded on the building and index card writing of their assigned part of our habitat. Second, they will be graded on their participation of the entire assignment. And finally, they will be graded on our writing assignment that we do on Monday. So, please let me be clear--if your child does NOT build their assigned part of our habitat and have it turned in to me on Monday, October 6, they will receive a 0 in the gradebook for both their part AND participation. That's two 0's in the gradebook. That will reflect heavily on their science grade. So it is very important that this is done and turned in to me in a timely manner (MONDAY, OCTOBER 6!)
I have attached a copy of the habitat letter that was sent home on Monday. If you have any other questions, please call me, email me, or leave a note in your child's folder.
Thank you!
Science Fair Letter
This is just a reminder that the science fair is NOT required. I will however be giving your child two additional 100's in science for completing it, provided all of the steps of the scientific method are followed. I apologize for that second letter not coming home today (9/30). It will, however, be in your child's folder tomorrow (10/1).
Weekly Newsletter (September 29-October 3)
Please remember to study your spelling and vocabulary words each night and read your story! There will be a reading, language, spelling, and science test on Friday!
Monday, September 15, 2014
Grandparent's Day
Don't forget: our Grandparent's Day celebration is this Thursday, September 18 from 8:00-8:45. Invite your grandparent's to come and share this day with us!
PTO Meeting
This is just a reminder that we have a PTO meeting tomorrow night at 6:30. Our wonderful 2nd graders will be performing at this meeting, so please try and attend. They have all been working very hard on their songs for this performance! Hope to see you there!
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