November 2, 2009
Dear Parents,
This is the November Newsletter for Channel 2!
What's happening this month.
Thank you to everyone who helped with and donated to our Halloween party.
Everyone had a great day. Second Grade won many of the Halloween events.
With only 3 weeks until Thanksgiving, we will be busy continuing with all of our
subjects.
READING- We will continue in our Literature Series and start our 2nd book report.
We will try to finish before the Thanksgiving break but if not it will be
done the first week back .
SPELLING- Please see new list sent home this week and also on the Teacher-Web.
PHONICS- Endings with SH, TH, WH, CH, NK,NG,NT to be used with our
Lesson 9 and 10 in our Spelling Book.
SCIENCE- Our Science unit will be about Nutrition and the Fall Harvest.
SOCIAL STUDIES- Scholastic News about turkeys, Pilgrims, and Native Americans
WRITING- Our Class did a Halloween project with our 6th grade buddies in the
computer lab. They scary Halloween stories with many different fonts
background color and added Halloween designs Look for the story!!!
RELIGION- Sister Faustina will be helping out the next few weeks. She will be
helping us with Reconciliation preparation for December. The
month of November is also a month to learn about Saints and the
blessed Thanksgiving season.
REMINDERS:
If you took any picture at the Halloween event, please e-mail them to me.
November 6th- Teacher Workshop-- No School
November 9th- Veteran’s Day- No School
November 23rd- Begins Thanksgiving Vacation
November 30th- Back to School
Plans are in the works for a walking field trip to the Farmer’s Market with
3rd grade. This will tie into our Fall Harvest & Nutrition unit.
I am so blessed to have your children everyday. Happy Thanksgiving. mg :)