Monday, December 3, 2018

12/3 -12/7


Announcements


1.     Part 3 of the Simple Machines Project is due Wednesday, December 5th.
2.  Mr. Edmondson's last day in 2B will be Wednesday, December 5th. He will then take on the lead role as our school's K-2 PE coach. We are so thankful and happy for you Mr. Edmondson!



Our class goal: Persevere through change. Show courage through change.


On Friday we celebrated Mr. Edmondson with cupcakes, words of appreciation, notes, balloons, and a gift (a hat that says Coach Edmondson) THANK YOU MRS. KEC for making this day of appreciation for our wonderful teacher happen. We are so excited for this next chapter for your Mr. Edmondson!






Important Dates
1.     December 17th - 19th: Early Dismissal
2.     December 20th - January 4th: Winter Break
A Look in the Classroom
1.     ELA: In Grammar we are doing a close examination of adjectives. For writing, we are focusing on letter writing, which is a beautiful addition to our Sarah Plain and Tall unit! We will also extend our discussion on topic sentences.
2.     History: We will discuss the first Olympics! Students will be able to identify the most important battles of the Persian Wars and we will take a close look at the architecture of Athens.
3.     Science: Students will continue examine the digestive system, with a close review of each of the 5 part. 
In science this week we explored more about the digestive system by doing an experiment where we got to explore more about our taste buds! Thank you Mrs. Kim!





4.     Math Objectives:
1.     Relate  division  by  2  to  multiplication  by  2. 
2.     Practice  division  facts  for  2  
3.     Solve  word  problems   
4.     Practice  multiplication  facts  for  2  and  3  and  division  facts  for  2  
Assessments
1.     Friday, December 7th: Spelling Test
2.     Monday, December 10th: Science Test (Study Guide going home Friday, December 7th)
3.  December 11th at 6 pm is the Meet and Greet with Mrs. Bowers (our new assistant teacher who will be stepping into the lead role March 18th), admin, and Miss Hadley.

Please do let me know if there is anything I can help with.
Warmly,
Miss Hadley