MRS. MANNING`S CLASS PAGE
Welcome to our class page! I hope the information below is helpful.
 WEEK OF: December 14, 2009
Remember the CHRISTMAS PARTY this Thursday afternoon at 1:45. Those of you who are furnishing refreshments need to have them at school by 1:30. ALSO REMEMBER THAT ALL CHILDREN NEED A $2-$3 GIFT TO EXCHANGE AT THE PARTY. Girls need a gift for a girl and boys need a gift for a boy.
THIS WEDNESDAY WILL BE A SPECIAL READING DAY FOR US. The second grade classes have decided to DRESS IN PAJAMAS OR SWEATS THAT DAY for a fun reading day in our classrooms. My class will be enjoying Christmas stories as they relax and enjoy reading together.
This week will also be our UNIT TEST in READING. I plan to give this test on Monday unless we have a lot of absences that day.
Each week we will focus on a school-wide word relating to our GREAT EXPECTATIONS program. This week's word will be FORGIVENESS. Ask your child to share the definition and the concept of this week's quote later in the week.
 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH:/
This week we will be beginning a special concentration on computerized instruction in reading. Each Tuesday and Thursday we will be spending 30 minutes working on the I-STATION program. This program introduces reading skills and monitors their progress as the children complete the lessons. It also informs me of weak areas that need remediation for each child when they experience problems mastering a particular skill. It is our hope that this will strengthen important reading skills for each child.
REMEMBER TO EXPECT THE TAKE HOME FOLDER EACH DAY AS PART OF YOUR CHILD'S DAILY RESPONSIBILITY. It also should return to school EACH day.
 READING:
This week we will be reading the last story in our unit about rich and poor from our Open Court text. This last story will be "The Golden Goose". We will not be reading from our basal text this week.
 SPELLING:
Spelling lists will be sent home on Monday of each week. We will have a trial test each Thursday, and our final test will be on Friday each week.
This week's words will be: ankle, title, apple, cable, purple, able, bugle, bundle, bubble, giggle, sparkle, tickle, mumble, scramble, twinkle, people, little, settlement, Santa Claus, Christmas.
Using the games at the bottom of this page will be one way your child can study each week's words. Writing the words is another important way to study.
Spelling lists will be sent home on Monday of each week. We will have a trial test each Thursday, and our final test will be on Friday.
 LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING:
In Language this week we will be reviewing the parts of a friendly letter, practicing the steps of the writing process, and writing our pen pals from Edmond, Oklahoma. We have received our first letter from them and are excited about responding to their letters.
 MATH:
Concepts for this week's lessons will be: drawing a number line, drawing l" line segments on the number line, locating points on a number line, making polygons on a geoboard, identifying angles of a polygon, adding 3 or more single digit numbers, identifying the associative property of addition.
 SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES:
In Science this week we will study about making, using, and measuring heat, have our chapter review, and also have our unit test over heat.
Thank you for taking the time to touch base with our CLASS PAGE. It makes a great difference for your child when you are involved daily with his/her learning!!! Remember there needs to be "work at home" daily in Reading, Math, Spelling and reviewing daily papers.
MRS. MANNING
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