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Text Box: Author Study: Fall/Thanksgiving, Caterpillars, Healthy Body (Take a look at our website to find a link to his website!) Phonics: -igh-ie-and –y words Reading Comprehension Skill: Making Inferences Drawing Conclusions, Proper Nouns Vocabulary Words: fluttered, giggled, peered, recognized, snuggled, vanished They need to be able to read and know the meaning of these words by Friday, these words are tested every Mon.

Text Box: What are we working on this week?

Text Box: Special points of interest: Please send in 20 individually wrapped snacks! Please check out our website for some really neat reading ideas and WebPages that will enhance your 2nd grade year! http://teacherweb.com/FL/ClayCounty/TheBlandfordBears/ Special themes for November: Thanksgiving, Healthy Body, Caterpillars, Fall Book Fair in the Media Center until November 9th. Please send in items for our Food Drive until November 13th. 11-11 No School Veteran’s Day! 11-24 Toy Drive Begins!

Text Box: We are beginning our annual canned food drive. This is a wonderful opportunity to teach your child about helping those less fortunate, especially around the holidays. All of the food goes to a local charity that does benefit many Thunderbolt families. Please clean out your pantry and send us any unwanted canned/boxed food or pick up some extras at the grocery store for the next few weeks. Hopefully we will have THE MOST canned goods sent in from the Second Grade Classes. Thanks so much! Mrs. Blandford

Text Box: On 11-24-09 we will be having a Thanksgiving Feast in our classroom. During the month of November we will be studying the food groups and the history of Thanksgiving. Each child will be in charge of bringing in a food from a certain food group and we will have a fantastic Pilgrim Project to show you! All families are welcome to attend. We will begin at 11:00. See you then!

Text Box: The Book Fair will be in the library until November 9th. The children are able to bring in money at any time and I will send them to the Book Fair. I have picked out several books for our classroom that are available for you to donate to the class. If you are interested in helping to fill our classroom library with some new books please ask the cashier to see the books I have selected. Thanks for all you do! Mrs. Blandford

Spelling Words: light, high, sight, wild, mind, dry, cry, try, tie, lie, stay, wait, Bonus: group, important, only

Math: Double Digit Add without regrouping and Tables/Graphs

Writing: Expository Tell me what your family customs are for Fall.

Science: Changing Matter

Social Studies: U.S. Symbols

Reading: Farfallina and Marcel Please have your child read this to you!)

The The Blandford Bears

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wish List

Wish List:

It is a very good idea to keep your books in your backpack so that they have them for library!

Please send in 20 individually wrapped snacks in as soon as possible! Thanks

Trick or Treat skeleton clip art

to everyone who has already sent in snacks!

Please keep an extra pair of tennis shoes in your backpack for P.E. and playground!

If your child is absent please send in a note to let me know why he/she was out. If your child is going home a different way please send in a note or we will have to call you for permission! Please put all notes in your B.E.A.R Binder! The B.E.A.R Binder is THE BEST way to communicate with me as I check them daily!

100% Homework Club

Every student who brings back their homework on Monday will get their name on the 100% Homework Club Board and get to eat lunch with Mrs. Blandford on Friday in our classroom. Remember homework is given on Monday and returned on Monday!

Blandford Shooting Stars Club

Looking for a little extra for your child? Please go to our website and click on The Shooting Stars Club! All you need to do is make a notebook and complete the assignments listed on the webpage! Have fun!

Any Christmas Decorations

Small Thanksgiving Stickers

Large kids floor rug to use in circle

Markers

Stickers

Small toys for toy box (Free Happy Meal toys are great!)

Small Christmas Stickers

Small Craft Jewels Multi colored

White Labels

Love Seat Couch Cover (any color ours is sooooo ugly)

Christmas Colored Play dough (Homemade is great!)

Lysol Wipes and Spray Lysol

Any Bear Decorations!!!