Homework-Week of Nov. 23-25, 2015
Reading-Students read from their AR books Monday and Tuesday nights.
Writing-Students respond to their nightly prompts (Mon. and Tues.). Work is to be neat, with attention to capitalization, punctuation, and complete ideas and sentences.
Spelling-There is no new word list for the week.
Homework-Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015
Reading-Students read from their AR books, Monday through Thursday nights, write the title of the book(s) read in the planner each day, and test immediately after book is completed. The signature in the planner is verification of nightly reading.
Writing-Students respond to the week’s assignment located on the calendar insidethe back cover of the blue folder. Students will receive a new calendar for December after the Thanksgiving break. * Students may choose 4 out of the 5 prompts for the current week.
Spelling-Students study the current word list: roar, board, poor, door, floor, four, pour, before, short, more. / Author’s Corner
Here is a poem by Ashton.
A Peaceful Day
Rivers wash down the animals
And fish.
People swing in the sun.
The wind blows at night.
Only silence is hard.
Beauty is shown.
Sunrise, sunset,
Crystal rain lightly falls
Down
And down people now go
From the park
To home.
What a peaceful day.

Contact Us

Phone: 904.547.8540
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Ms. Ballinger Gr. 2
Weeks of Nov. 23-25
and Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015

The K-Kids food drive will continue through Nov. 24. Suggestions for donations: canned fruit, vegetables, and soup, and boxed, dry items, such as pasta.

Specials for the Week of Nov. 23-25, 2015
Mon., Nov. 23-Computer Lab with Mrs. Slaughter, 1:45-2:30, Day D.
Tues., Nov. 24-PE with Coach Allen (wear socks+sneakers), 1:45-2:30, Day E.
Wed., Nov. 25-WOW-TOT with Coach Allen and Art with Mr. Lewis, 9:25-10:05.
L-WICOR Lesson: Cat and Fish (Socratic Questioning)
On Nov. 18, students received a special treat when Mrs. Bergamasco presented a WICOR lesson to our class. Students did a great job as they read, “Should kids be rewarded for doing chores?”; used a two-column chart; asked, answered, and created questions; wrote about their thinking; shared ideas with partners; and practiced respectful ways to communicate with peers. /

Celebrate!

Student of the Week
Olivia M. recently received recognition as our SOTW. Yay!
Math Facts in a Flash (MFIAF) and AR Updates
Maxwell has mastered addition and subtraction facts, and is moving ahead in multiplication. Congratulations!
As of Nov. 18, the class has passed a (combined) total of 973 AR tests. That’s nearly 1,000 books! As a reminder, EVERY student is expected to read from an AR book as part of their nightly homework.
CC! Pillar of Citizenship
Annabelle is the recipient of the Character Counts! award for the month of November, and will be recognized at the celebration on Dec. 4.
Specials for the Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2015
Mon., Nov. 30-Music with Ms. Height, 1:45-2:30, Day A.
Tues., Dec. 1-Media with Mrs. Droege, 1:45-2:30, Day B.
Wed., Dec. 2-WOW-TOT with Coach Allen (wear socks+ sneakers) and Art with Mr. Lewis, 9:25-10:05.
Thurs., Dec. 3-Art with Mr. Lewis, 1:45-2:30, Day C.
Fri., Dec. 4-Computer Lab with Mrs. Slaughter, 1:45-2:30, Day D.
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!” -Dr. Seuss /
The upcoming second-grade community-based service learning project will utilize the Mutt-i-grees curriculum, a collaboration of The Pet Savers Foundation, Yale University School of the 21st Century, and the Cesar Millan Foundation.
The focus will be to support the development of confident and caring children who can make a difference in the lives of people, animals, and the environment. Students will participate in classroom lessons that align with core subjects, including math, reading, and social studies. Find out more at .
NEXT NEWSLETTER: DEC. 4
Today’s newsletter combines our 3-day week before Thanksgiving with the week of Nov. 30. The next newsletter will go home on Fri., Dec. 4. Important information and updates will be posted in the Class Story section of Class Dojo, as needed.