I can finally upload pictures again! I'm not sure just what was wrong, but I'm thankful it is working again! I'm a little behind on uploading pictures of the star student of the week so here it goes...
I'd talked about Kenny in the last post, but wasn't able to upload his picture. Here it is:
Last week, our star student was Johnathan! He brought some of his favorite things, including an old baseball and a hat that his dad got when he played for the Harlem Globe Trotters! How cool!
It is just crazy to think that we are already half way through the year!!! Time sure has flown!
Tomorrow will be class picture day! Order forms were sent home in backpacks today. Please return them tomorrow if you would like a copy of the class picture!
Also, tomorrow is when report cards will go home. Please be sure to sign and detach the bottom right-hand corner, put it back in the brown envelope, and return it to school as soon as possible. I am so proud of the progress all of the kids have made so far!
Our star student for this week is Kenny!
Unfortunately, my computer isn't letting me upload pictures, so I will have to post Kenny's picture later. Same goes for the newsletter--I will upload both as soon as I can!
First of all, I just want to say that the kids did so well on the SOAR tests last week! I'm so proud!
Our class party is this Thursday at 1:00. We will be doing a book exchange at the party. Every kid is supposed to bring a wrapped, gender-neutral book that cost no more than $10 (it can also be a gently used book). Everyone is welcome to come and help out!
Also, this Friday is "Now Lay Me Down to Read" Day. The kids can wear their pajamas to school on that day!
We had our second grade Spelling Bee on Monday and Lynn Elise and Kenny did a great job!
The student of the week this week is Lynn Elise. She has 2 sisters and she LOVES apples!
Book orders are due tomorrow! According to the website, as long as I send off the order tomorrow, the books should be delievered to the school before the winter break.
We will be having our SOAR tests this Wednesday and Thursday. We have been working hard on our test-taking skills and strategies. Please make sure that your child gets plenty of rest, eats a good breakfast, and is on time, especially on these two days. I know the kids will do a great job on this test!
For the spelling words this week--since the SOAR tests are this week, we will have the spelling test for these words next Wednesday, December 19th. Plus, this way we won't have to worry about having a spelling test before the class winter party or during the "Now Lay Me Down to Read" day.
This Friday afternoon, we will be having our classroom spelling bee. The top two winners from our class will then compete against the top 2 students from the other 2nd grade classes in a spelling bee on Monday, December 17th.
Canaan is our star student this week! He is a HUGE Arkansas Razorback fan (also my personal favorite :)) and he enjoys playing football himself, as well!
Book orders went home with the students today. In order to make sure that the books arrive before the winter break, they are due back next Tuesday, December 11th. You can either order online or send in the order to me. If you are wanting any of the books to be presents, just let me know and I can hold onto the books and get them to you so that your child doesn't find out. Just be sure to let me know before they arrive!
Starting this Friday, December 7th, Pulaski County is having a contest for schools with SUMDOG. The contest will last until Thursday, December 13th. If you haven't checked out www.sumdog.com yet, you should! It is a great website that helps build math skills!
As you may know, Roberts is having a spelling bee on Monday, December 17th for 3rd-5th grade. 2nd grade will have our own spelling bee consisiting of two students from each class. We will be having a mini spelling bee in the class on Friday, Dwecember 14th and the top two winners from our class will compete against students from other 2nd grade classes on Monday, December 17th at 1 in the flex area.
Our star student this week is Natalie. She brought a lot of pictures to share with the class and also told us that she enjoys reading the comics from the newspaper on Sundays!
Just a reminder--we will have our SOAR tests next Wednesday and Thursday, December 12th and 13th. Please make sure your child is at school on time those days!
Hello, everyone! I sure hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break! Sorry it has been so long since the last post--things have been pretty busy these past couple of weeks, especially with getting ready for the 2nd grade program last week, which, by the way, I thought was GREAT! The kids worked so hard and did such a great job. Also, a special thanks to Mrs. Pollard and Mrs. Burrall for putting the program together. If you took pictures and would like to share, I would really appreciate if you'd email me a couple--it was hard to get good ones since I was backstage. :)
All yearbook orders and orders for the DVD of the "Roberts Remembers" program are due THIS FRIDAY. These are $20 each.
Due to the short weeks, our spelling test days got mixed up and the last two weeks the spelling test has been on Tuesdays. Luckily, this week it all goes back to normal! Our spelling test this week will be on FRIDAY, as usual. Speaking of spelling, Roberts is having the annual Spelling Bee! The Spelling Bee is really for 3rd-5th grade, but 2nd grade will be having a Spelling Bee of our own in our flex area on Monday, December 17th. We will have a "mini" Spelling Bee in our classroom (I have not set the date for this just yet. I will let you know as soon as I do!) and the two people who do the best will get to compete with the contestants from the other 2nd grade classes. I sent a list of words home today for the students who are interested to study.
Just so you can mark it on your calendar, we will be having another SOAR test on Wednesday, December 12th and Thursday, December 13th. It is important that all students are present and school and are well rested!
Roberts is partnering with Today's THV again this year in its annual toy drive! We will be collecting toys until this Thursday, November 29th. The toys need to be NEW and still in the package (if it came in a package). Please bring all toy donations to the counselors' cove. The toys will be counted and will be taken to the THV Weather Garden for a wrap-up breakfast celebration this Friday, November 30th, so be sure to watch Today's THV Friday morning! I've attended the breakfast the past two years and it looks like I may be attending it again this year so you might even see me on the news! :)
Moving on to the student of the week.... The week of November 12th, Dimitri was our star student! We really enjoyed seeing pictures of Dimitri's family and learning more about what Dimitri likes! Sorry for just now putting your picture up, Dimitri! :)
This week, our star student is Katie! Katie also brought a lot of items to share with the class to help us get to know her better. For example, I learned that Katie has done some modeling! It's fun to learn more about my students and what they enjoy doing outside of school. Thanks for sharing, Katie!
Good morning!
Recently, we have been learning about graphs in math. As a fun way to review what we have learned, we created graphs using Skittles. Each student recieved 10 Skittles and they had make a graph showing what color Skittles they got. Can you guess what the kids' favorite part of the lesson was? That's right, eating the Skittles! :) Below are some pictures of the kids hard at work!
This week, our star student is Anya. She brought some of her favorite items to share with the class!
