December 13th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, December 19th - Secret Santa
Friday, December 20th - Christmas Party with the class
Monday, December 23rd - Christmas Break Begins
Monday, January 6th - School Resumes

This week and next week in class

Math - Began subtraction of two digit numbers; introduced borrowing

Reading - grammer: verb tenses (now, past, future); comprehension skill: character; r controlled or, oor, our, ore; inflected endings -es and -ed

Health - Continued discussing healthy foods and why they are important

Social Studies - Finished discussion of landform, weather and climate, and our environment

Spelling - words for next week:  (Practice Test Thursday)

long  i and long o

find     right      light     show       own     boat
mind   night      high      throw     goat     float

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

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Keep Reading!!  The students are doing great!

Ugly Sweater Contest

On Monday, December 16th the students may wear jeans with an ugly Christmas sweater.  Prizes will be awarded to the winner of each class!

Christmas Program!!

The students did an excellent job last night!  WOW!!

Christmas Party

We will have a Christmas party with our class on Friday, December 20th.  If your child wants to bring in a food or drink item they may.  I will supply plates and napkins.  We will also have a Christmas gift exchange if your child would like to participate.  I will send home a letter next week with more information.  The price of the gift would be $5.00.

December 6th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, December 6th - Midterms sent home
Monday, December 9th - Christmas Cheer ends
Thursday, December 12th - Christmas Program
Monday, December 23rd - Christmas Break Begins
Monday, January 6th - School Resumes

This week and next week in class

Math - Finished addition of two digit numbers.... next week, subtraction!

Reading - grammer: verb tenses (now, past, future); comprehension skill: cause and effect; vowel patterns oo, ew, ou; contractions

Health - Began discussing healthy foods and why they are important

Science - Began discussing, sound and heat: vibrations, pitch, and volume; and sources of heat

Social Studies - Continued discussion of landform, weather and climate, and our environment

Spelling - words for next week:  (Practice Test Thursday)

long a 

way       stay     rain     wait    baseball      ate

make     take     may    away   paint          mail  

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

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Keep Reading!!  The students are doing great!

Christmas Cheer Containers

We are still collecting any non-perishable food items, and other goods. The donations are placed in the container in the hall.  The classes are having a contest.  The class that brings in the most items will earn a dress down day. 

Hat and Mitten Tree

We are collecting new hat and mittens to be donated this winter season.

Christmas Program!!

How quickly the time has come!  The program is Thursday, December 12th at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.  The students will need to be at school at 6:30 p.m.  They will change into their costumes at school.  After the program, they will come back to the classroom.  This is where you will need to pick them up.  We will have a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, so everything the students need has to be here Wednesday morning.  I will then keep it until after the program.  If your child has a speaking part please make sure they are practicing!

Christmas Party

We will have a Christmas party with our class on Friday, December 20th.  If your child wants to bring in a food or drink item they may.  I will supply plates and napkins.  We will also have a Christmas gift exchange if your child would like to participate.  I will send home a letter next week with more information.  The price of the gift would be $5.00.

November 22nd and 26th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th - No School: Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 4th - 2 Hour Delay
Friday, December 6th - Midterms sent home
Monday, December 9th - Christmas Cheer ends
Thursday, December 12th - Christmas Program

This week and next week in class

Math - Began addition of two digit numbers

Reading - grammer:  verbs and subject/verb agreement; comprehension skill: summarzing and context clues; vowel diphthongs ou and ow; inflected endings; possessives; r-controlled ar; inflected endings -ed and -ing

Health - Finished discussion on caring for teeth and gums

Science - Discussed atmosphere, how much water is on the earth, why deserts and beaches have sand, and why people recycle.

Social Studies - Began discussing location (absolute and relative) and map reading; landforms and bodies of water

Spelling -   no spelling till after Thanksgiving break!

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

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Christmas Cheer Containers

The Christmas Cheer Containers have arrived.  Any non-perishable food items, and other goods can be donated and placed in the container for the next six weeks.  The classes are having a contest.  The class that brings in the most items will earn a dress down day. 

Have a great Thanksgiving!!!

November 8th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, November 14th -No School: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 15th - No School
Tuesday, November 26th - Mid terms

Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th - No School: Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 4th - 2 Hour Delay
Thursday, December 12th - Christmas Program

This week in class

Math - Finished unit on data

Reading - Grammar skill: possessive nouns; comprehension skill: sequence of events; words with final ce, ge, and se; antonyms

Health - Continued discussion on caring for teeth and gums

Science - Began discussion of matter: states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas

Spelling - review

get         getting      presents     swimming    swim   

tell         them          when         hug              dropped         want       running       clock         have            job

rock         sat              spot         want            pick       

watch     walked         shut          into             if

that        bug              gum           hunt            mud     

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Next Week In Class

Math - Review of Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Reading - grammar skill: verbs; comprehension skill: summarizing; vowel diphthongs ow and ow; inflected endings

Science - Finish discussion on matter

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Christmas Cheer Containers

The Christmas Cheer Containers have arrived.  Any non-perishable food items, and other goods can be donated and placed in the container for the next six weeks.

November 1st Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, November 1st - Grade Cards sent home

Monday, November 4th - Cookie Sale ends

Tuesday, November 5th - Picture Retakes

Wednesday, November 6th - 2 HOUR DELAY

Thursday, November 14th -No School: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 15th - No School

Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th - No School: Thanksgiving Break

This week in class

Math - Data: surveys; bar graphs; pictographs; range, mode, median; understanding data

Reading - Grammar skill: irregular plural nouns; comprehension skill: graphic sources; long o; compound words

Health - Caring for your teeth and gums

Spelling - more words adding -ed and -ing

trip       tripped

run       running

stop     stopping

drop    dropped

hug      hugged

swim    swimming

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

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Book it!

The first month of Book IT has come to an end.  If your child has successfully read for 20 minutes five times a week and turned in their completed reading log, they received a certificate for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.  We will continue doing this unit the program ends in March.  If your child meets the requirement each month, they will receive an award at the award ceremony at the end of the year.

Behavior Update

The students' behavior has greatly improved this week.  I am very proud of the students for working hard to demonstrate the behavior that is expected in the classroom and on the playground.  Thank you for discussing this matter with your child.

Christmas Cheer Containers

The Christmas Cheer Containers have arrived.  Any non-perishable food items, and other goods can be donated and placed in the container for the next six weeks.

Grade Cards

Grade Cards were sent home today.  The students are doing very well!  They all have great potential and I am excited to see how much they will continue to grow in knowledge throughout the year.  They amaze me!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

October 25th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, October 30th - Halloween Party

Thursday, October 31st - Mission Bake Sale put on by Kindergarten and 4th grade

Friday, November 1st - Grade Cards sent home

Monday, November 4th - Cookie Sale ends

Tuesday, November 5th - Picture Retakes

This week in class

Math - counting by 3's and 4's; and ordinals

Reading - antonyms; grammar skill: plural nouns; comprehension skill: compare and contrast; r-controlled er, ur, and ir; plurals: adding -s or -es

Health - Product labels

Science: Traits inherited by parents in plants and animals

Social Studies - Finished discussion of economics concepts: producer, consumer, capital resources, human resources, natural resources, skills, and trading for goods and services 

Spelling - adding -ed and -ing

    want    wanted    

    look     looking

    call      calling

    pick      picked

    walk     walked

   watch    watching

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

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Book it!

REMEMBER the goal for the second graders is to read 20 minutes 5 times a week.  It is not based on the number of books they read.  I know that weeks can be busy and life happens so reading 5 days a week may be difficult at times.  So I told the students that they may read for 40 minutes one night and count it as 2 days of reading.  Please encourage your child to read and ask them questions about what they are reading.  Part of reading is comprehension, which is being able to retell the story using their own words. Once reading logs are completed please have your child turn them in to receive their free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.

Behavior

Some students have not been showing proper Christian behavior on the playground and in the classroom.  There are several students who are yelling at one another at recess and throwing balls at them when they don't get their way. They are even telling their peers they are no longer their friends. When this happens, the game that is being played is taken away.  In the classroom, the students have been talking when others are, shouting out instead of raising their hands, and also making noises.  I am really trying to get the students to follow the classroom and school rules.  Please talk to your child about proper behavior.  There are several students who have not picked from the prize box because of their disrespectful behavior.

October 18th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, October 25th - Grandfriends' Day; End of the quarter
Wednesday, October 30th - Halloween Party
Thursday, October 31st - Mission Bake Sale put on by Kindergarten and 4th grade
Friday, November 1st - Grade Cards sent home
Monday, November 4th - Cookie Sale ends
Tuesday, November 5th - Picture Retakes

This week in class

Math - ordering numbers; estimation, rounding to the nearest 10; and even and odd numbers

Reading - long i; medial consonants; comprehension skill: steps in a process; plural nouns adding -s and -es; proper nouns,

Health - discussed caring for eyes and ears; effective ways to communicate

Social Studies - continued discussion of economics concepts: producer, consumer, capital resources, human resources, natural resources, skills, and trading for goods and servies 

Spelling - short i and u words

this   if    its     gum   mud  shut    
fit   into   thing   rug    bug   hunt

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Leaders Farm

Continue to read 15 books to receive free admission to the MAiZe at Leaders Farm.  If your child reads 15 books and returns the reading log sent home with this newsletter, they will receive a free admission to the MAiZe  along with a free order of CinnaSquares from Marco's Pizza.  Please sign the reading log when your child completes it and return it to me.

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Book it!

REMEMBER the goal for the second graders is to read 20 minutes 5 times a week.  It is not based on the number of books they read.  I know that weeks can be busy and life happens so reading 5 days a week may be difficult at times.  So I told the students that they may read for 40 minutes one night and count it as 2 days of reading.  Please encourage your child to read and ask them questions about what they are reading.  Part of reading is comprehension, which is being able to retell the story using their own words. 

October 11th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

October 10th-13th - Book Fair

Friday, October 11th to Thursday, October 17th - Red Ribbon Week

Monday, October 14th - Cookie Dough Sale Begins

Wednesday, October 16th - Field Trip to Leaders Farm
Friday, October 25th - Grandfriends' Day; End of the quarter

This week in class

Math - Continued place value of numbers: tens and ones; comparing numbers: greater than, less than, equal to

Reading - discussed long a words spelled ay and ai; comparing and contrasting, nouns; inflected endings -s, -es, and -ing.

Science - Learned about fossils and dinosaurs

Health -  Began discussing how to care for our body; caring for skin, hair, and nails

Social Studies - Began discussing needs and wants; cost and opportunity cost

Spelling - short a and o words

that      have    sat

of         job      rock

bad       van      sad

spot      clock    doll

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Leaders Farm

Continue to read 15 books to receive free admission to the MAiZe at Leaders Farm.  If your child reads 15 books and returns the reading log sent home with this newsletter, they will receive a free admission to the MAiZe  along with a free order of CinnaSquares from Marco's Pizza.  Please sign the reading log when your child completes it and return it to me.

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Field Trip UPDATE

On Wednesday, October 16th we will be going to Leaders Farm.  Please remember to send your child's booster seat if they are supposed to be in one for our field trip. Since this is a state law, children must have a booster seat or they will not be allowed to go on the field trip.  If you do not have one, maybe you can borrow from someone.  We want all the children to be able to go!

DRIVERS:  On the day of the field trip you will need to come to school a few minutes early and give the school secretary a copy of your driver's license and current insurance card.  Along with filling out the form sent home, the Diocese is requiring this information when driving for field trips.

Book it!

REMEMBER the goal for the second graders is to read 20 minutes 5 times a week.  It is not based on the number of books they read.  I know that weeks can be busy and life happens so reading 5 days a week may be difficult at times.  So I told the students that they may read for 40 minutes one night and count it as 2 days of reading.  Please encourage your child to read and ask them questions about what they are reading.  Part of reading is comprehension, which is being able to retell the story using their own words. 

Red Ribbon Week 

Monday, October 14th - Wear favorite fall colors - students are permitted to wear jeans! They will be making an art project with the older students.
Tuesday, October 15th - Students will make pinwheels with their buds to display on the front lawn of the school.

Wednesday, October 16th - students may bring pajamas and slippers to wear after we return from our field trip.

Thursday, October 17th - Sheriff Bodenbender will talk to the students about drugs and bullying.

Senior Center

Throughout the year we will go with the 3rd graders to the Senior Center.  On occasion we will play BINGO with the Seniors, or perform seasonal crafts and activities.  We also perform reading theaters with the Seniors.  Some of the seniors also take part in the reading theater.  Mrs. Westfall and I did this last year and both the Seniors and the students loved it!  Some of the seniors also take part in the reading theater. Today we attended the Fall Party at the Senior Center. We did a craft, an activity, and had a snack.  The students will bring home the craft next week.

October 4th Newsletter

Upcoming Dates:

October 10th-13th - Book Fair

Thursday, October 10th - Spaghetti Supper
Friday, October 11th - Dads and Donuts
Friday, October 11th to Thursday, October 17th - Red Ribbon Week
Monday, October 14th - Cookie Dough Sale Begins
Wednesday, October 16th - Field Trip to Leaders Farm

What a crazy week with the delays and cancellations!!

This week in class

Math - Began place value of numbers: tens and ones

Science - Discussed traits and relation of animals

Health -  Tested on systems of the body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous)

Social Studies - Finished discussing the different forms of government and their leaders and national symbols 

Spelling - short e words

when     them     tell             get       men      let

getting    leg      presents     unless    wet     dress

*words are on www.spellingcity.com/ellerbrock

Leaders Farm

Continue to read 15 books to receive free admission to the MAiZe at Leaders Farm.  If your child reads 15 books and returns the reading log sent home with this newsletter, they will receive a free admission to the MAiZe  along with a free order of CinnaSquares from Marco's Pizza.  Please sign the reading log when your child completes it and return it to me.

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Field Trip

On Wednesday, October 16th we will be going to Leaders Farm.  The cost of the trip will be $6.25.  
As of right now these parents have agreed to drive.
Laura Storch
Reina Belmares
Maria Pullen

Book it!

REMEMBER the goal for the second graders is to read 20 minutes 5 times a week.  It is not based on the number of books they read.  I know that weeks can be busy and life happens so reading 5 days a week may be difficult at times.  So I told the students that they may read for 40 minutes one night and count it as 2 days of reading.  Please encourage your child to read and ask them questions about what they are reading.  Part of reading is comprehension, which is being able to retell the story using their own words. 

Red Ribbon Week Attire

Friday, October 11th - Wear RED; Dads and Donuts

Monday, October 14th - Wear favorite fall colors

Wednesday, October 16th - students may bring pajamas to wear after we return from our field trip