Today at 2:40 is our Fall Party.  Thank you for all of your support!


Spelling:
We will not be starting a new unit next week because it is a 3-day week.


Math
We took the assessment yesterday.  On Wednesday we will be taking our Pre-Formative Assessment for our next unit and then we will be working on telling time.
Writing
They are working hard on writing their informational book about the animal of their choice.

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 31- Fall Parties
Nov. 3 - No School
Nov. 4 - No School
Nov. 11- Veteran's Day Assembly
Nov. 21- Tiger Pride Assembly
Nov. 26-28- No School Thanksgiving Break

The first night of parent teacher conferences went really well!  I enjoyed talking to you all very much.  I am ready to conference with the rest of you next Tuesday:)

Next Friday at 2:40 is our Fall Party.  Be on the lookout for a list of things that we will be needing donated for the party.
Spelling:

The new spelling words for this week are:
way
find
use
may
water


Math
Next Thursday is our Post Formative assessment for Math unit 2.  We will be working on <,>,= and then reviewing for the assessment.
Writing
The kids have all chosen their topic to write about and are now researching that topic.  I cannot wait to see all they learn and teach us about their topics!


Extra PE- Please have your child wear tennis shoes to school on Mondays.  We have an extra PE time every Monday.  We also have PE every Friday for specials.

Red Ribbon Week will be Oct. 27-31
The theme will be "iTune out Drugs!"
Dress up days:
Monday- Mustache Monday "I mustache you to say no to drugs", (students can wear their own or we will provide mustaches)
Tuesday- "Get your red on" Wear Red 
Wednesday- "Drugs Hurt" Fake injury day
Thursday-"Drugs won't get in the way of my dreams" Wear Pajamas
Friday- "Willard Tigers say no to drugs" Wear your tiger gear


Upcoming Events:

Oct. 24 - Tiger Pride Assembly 2:30
Oct. 27-31- Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 28 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 31- Fall Parties
Nov. 3 - No School
Nov. 4 - No School
Nov. 11- Veteran's Day Assembly
Nov. 21- Tiger Pride Assembly
Nov. 26-28- No School Thanksgiving Break

Today you will be receiving a paper titled IXL with your child's username and password.  This is a new site for your child to go to for practicing his or her math skills.  It is a great resource for struggling kids and kids who need enrichment, a little more challenge. I have added a link to this site on my blog under students.  I am so excited for you to go in and look at it!

Tiger Tokens Party- Our class has earned our first Tiger Token Party!!!!  On Monday the kids voted on wearing pajamas, bringing stuffed animals, and having a popcorn party.  Sounds like a great time!  

Spelling:

The new spelling words for this week are:
made 
over
did
down
only
The kids are now making the spelling corrections to the words missed on their spelling test.  This is to help them with the words they commonly misspell.

Parent teacher conferences are next week.  If you are not signed up for one yet, you will be receiving times of openings I still have as of today so we can get you signed up to meet with me.  

Math
We have been learning place value this week all the way up to the thousands place.  Ask your child how many ones it takes to make 10, how many tens it takes to make 100, and how many hundreds it takes to make 1,000.  
Next week we will be working on reading and writing numbers to 1,000.
Writing
Informative Writing time!!!  This quarter we are going to be focusing on informative writing.  The kids are going to be researching topics and then write about those topics they are now experts on.  I cannot wait to see them become researchers!


Extra PE- Please have your child wear tennis shoes to school on Mondays.  We have an extra PE time every Monday.  We also have PE every Friday for specials.

Red Ribbon Week will be Oct. 27-31
The theme will be "iTune out Drugs!"
Dress up days:
Monday- Mustache Monday "I mustache you to say no to drugs", (students can wear their own or we will provide mustaches)
Tuesday- "Get your red on" Wear Red 
Wednesday- "Drugs Hurt" Fake injury day
Thursday-"Drugs won't get in the way of my dreams" Wear Pajamas
Friday- "Willard Tigers say no to drugs" Wear your tiger gear


Upcoming Events:

Oct. 23- Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 24 - Tiger Pride Assembly 2:30
Oct. 28 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 31- Fall Parties
Nov. 3 - No School
Nov. 4 - No School
Nov. 11- Veteran's Day Assembly
Nov. 21- Tiger Pride Assembly
Nov. 26-28- No School Thanksgiving Break

Spelling:

The new spelling words for this week are:
its
who
now
people 
my

The kids are now making the spelling corrections to the words missed on their spelling test.  This is to help them with the words they commonly misspell.

Parent teacher conferences are coming around the corner.  If you are not signed up for one yet, I will be sending you times of openings I still have so we can get you signed up to meet with me.  

Math
The kids seem to really like this unit so far.  We have been skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s.  They have also learned how to multiply numbers by 10 and 100.  That is the most exciting part to them!:)
Writing
This coming week we will be taking our end of the unit writing assessment for narrative writing.  I am so excited to see them use goo beginnings, transitions, dialogue, details, and memorable endings in their writing!


Extra PE- Please have your child wear tennis shoes to school on Mondays.  We have an extra PE time every Monday.  We also have PE every Friday for specials.

Red Ribbon Week will be Oct. 27-31
The theme will be "iTune out Drugs!"
Dress up days:
Monday- Mustache Monday "I mustache you to say no to drugs", (students can wear their own or we will provide mustaches)
Tuesday- "Get your red on" Wear Red 
Wednesday- "Drugs Hurt" Fake injury day
Thursday-"Drugs won't get in the way of my dreams" Wear Pajamas
Friday- "Willard Tigers say no to drugs" Wear your tiger gear


Don't forget that Friday is a half day.  The kids are dismissed at 12:40.


Upcoming Events:

Oct. 10 - Half Day / Dismiss 12:40
Oct. 16 - Individual Pictures
Oct. 23- Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 24 - Tiger Pride Assembly 2:30
Oct. 28 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 31- Fall Parties

A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Puckett!  She has graciously volunteered to be our homeroom parent!


Passwords- I am sending home a new password sheet with your child, giving you their passwords to different sites we use at school.  This will give them the opportunity to log on to these sites and use them at home:)

Reading Calendar- Every month your child will be bringing home a reading calendar for you to log the minutes they read nightly.  If they read the goal set by the second grade teachers, they get a free pizza from Pizza Hut.  The goal for the minutes read by each child each month is 300 minutes.  Please keep track of their minutes read on the calendar and then complete their name, minutes read, and your signature at the end of the month.  





Spelling:

The new spelling words for this week are:
no
make
than
first
been
Please remember to look over your child's test when they come home and help them work on spelling the words they missed.  


Math
We just finished our first unit in math!  The kids did great on their formative assessment.  I am so proud of them!
We will be taking our pre-formative assessment on Monday over the 2nd unit in math.  I remind the kids that I have not taught them these topics yet.  This is just for me to see what they do and do not know and will help guide my classroom instruction.
The kids will learn and be expected to understand the following information:

• Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones.  Example:706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones
• 100 can be thought of as a bundle of ten tens - called a "hundred"
• The numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds (and 0 tens and 0 ones)
• Count within 1000, skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s
• Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten (example 10, 11, 12, 13...) numerals, number names, and expanded form
• Compare two and three-digit numbers based on meanings of the hundreds, tens, and ones digits, using >, +, and < symbols to record the  results of comparisons
• Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies (Mastered by the end of 2nd grade)

Writing
We will be continuing working on  good endings to our stories.  We will also be starting lessons on adding details to our writing.

Extra PE- Please have your child wear tennis shoes to school on Mondays.  We have an extra PE time every Monday.  We also have PE every Friday for specials.



Upcoming Events:

Oct. 10 - Half Day / Dismiss 12:40
Oct. 16 - Individual Pictures
Oct. 23- Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 24 - Tiger Pride Assembly 2:30
Oct. 28 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 31- Fall Parties