Parents,

It’s hard to believe that this is the last week of school before Christmas break!  The time has gone so fast.  I think the kids have come so far since we started in August and we are really going to miss Ryan as he heads to Dothan with his family.  We wish them well and hope one day we will see you again.

Since this week is a short week we will be doing some things that are a little different.  I won’t be able to cover a whole reading lesson with the grammar and phonics so we will do literacy centers and do some more work on possessive nouns, reading for fluency, a little geography and some language skills building.  It will be a change and fun for this last week.  It’s hard to hold their attention right before Christmas or right before summer! 

We will finish up our Math Chapter and introduce the next chapter which is “Fractions” we will focus on that when we return.  We will finish up Unit 4 in Social studies with the review and test after the break.   We will cover “Christmas” this week in Religion

Mrs. Dealy has posted a sign-up sheet outside the classroom for the party which is Friday morning after mass.  It will be a combined lunch/party since dismissal is at noon that day.  We are still looking for some finger food.  Little sandwiches, some chicken nuggets, a fruit tray, maybe a cheese tray would be good.  I don’t just want to fill them w1th sweets and send them home!

I have family coming into town and time just got away from me this weekend as I spent most of the weekend cleaning house.  I didn’t get as many papers marked as I usually do, but I will try to get them back through the week.

As always you can contact me at school or at home with any questions or concerns.

Elaine Lemon

sjsgrade2@knology.net

eclemon@comcast.net

 

Plans for week of December 14-18

Literacy centers

·        Geography work

·        Possessive nouns

·        Language Reading for fluency

·        skills building

Math- Finish Chapter 8, pre-test Tuesday December 15th, test Wednesday December 16th.   Introduction to chapter 9 “Fractions”

Social Studies- finish Unit 4-review and test after Christmas break

Religion- chapter 10, Review Monday December 14th, test on Thursday December 17th, cover chapter 14, “Christmas”

Science- Continue Chapter 4 “Energy for Living”

Writing- quotation marks for speaking