Week of Sept. 17 - 21

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Congratulations, Mrs. Richards!

The Second Graders were very excited to hear the news the Ms. Hough became Mrs. Richards over the summer.  They practiced the parts of the letter while writing a letter of congratulations to 
Mrs. Richards.

We are so happy for you, Mrs. Richards!
                                 


Check out the Second Graders song to help them remember the different parts of the letter.






                                              Math
Practicing addends that make 10.
  




 The Cubes math group has been very busy writing numbers in several different ways: standard form, expanded form, and by using a model.









The Pyramids math group shows the break apart strategy used to subtract.






Student of the Week

Each week one student is our Student of the Week and enjoys doing special activities each day.  In addition to being our line leader for the week, this special student reads to the class, brings a toy or another item to show the class and tries to stump his/her items with an item in the Mystery Bag.
On Friday the Student of the Week receives a standing ovation and a bag of compliments from his/her classmates.

Reading a story to the class



 Reminders for the week of September 24th
  • Please join us for the Leadership Liturgy on Thursday, September 27th at 1:00 p.m.
  • Physical education class is on  Thursday (wear regular uniform and bring sneakers) and Friday (wear gym uniform ) next week 
  • Reading Log should be completed each night.
  • Math facts should be practiced each night.
  • October 8th is a school holiday.
                     Enjoy the weekend!



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