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.

Pop Tabs

Continue to bring in pop tabs!!

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.