Looking Ahead to the Week of Dec. 3-7 (STEM Week)

Reminders:

Monday:

Tuesday: Topic 7 Two-Digit Mental Subtraction Test; Library 10:00;
Substitute teacher in the morning (Mrs. Benevides will be attending training)

Wednesday:

Thursday: Royal Z Lanes Field Trip: Wear a Blue Shirt and Tennis Shoes;
Homework Due; New Homework Distributed

Friday: LIFESKILLS Spotlight Breakfast (Invitation Only)

Our SAIL Schedule for This Week:

Monday--Art

Tuesday--PE

Wednesday--Music

Thursday--STEM

Friday--Advanced Clubs

Bowling Field Study:

We have another Being There Experience this week!  On Thursday, December 6th

we will be visiting the Royal Z Lanes bowling alley to go along with our current science

unit on force and motion.  We plan to leave school at 10:00 and we will return to school

by 12:00. When we return to the school, we will eat our lunches in the classroom.

Please let me know if your child will need a bagged lunch from school or if he or

she is bringing a lunchbox from home.  You may either send me an email or send a note.

 I need to know as quickly as possible so I can let Ms. Dottie in the cafeteria know how

many bagged lunches they will need to prepare.

Please have your child wear a blue shirt and tennis shoes on the day of the field trip, and

make sure your child is here on time.

If you would like to chaperone on the trip, please meet us at the bowling alley at 10:15.  

Since we are at a public place, we are not limited on the number of chaperones so all

are welcome.  Please let me know if you plan to come so I have an idea of how many

guests we will have. You are welcome to watch and help out or play a round of bowling

yourself.  (If you are going to bowl, then you will need to pay for your own lane/shoes.)

Military Deployment Status:

Mrs. Spangler, our guidance counselor, is creating a support group for students who may have

a parent, grandparent, or sibling who is deployed overseas, or assigned to another part of the US,

which takes them away from home for extended periods of time.  If your child fits this description

and you would like him or her to be a part of this group, then please email me and let me know.

Lexia:

A couple of weeks ago, our class was introduced to the idea of weekly Lexia goals.  Each student
has two goals for the week: a time goal and a unit goal (puzzle pieces).  If a student is focused
during the time he or she is on Lexia, then the unit goal should be met if the time goal is met.  
Students know to "x out" and pick another category if they have a red apple, which means they
need teacher help, and to see how close their green bar on the bottom is so they can quickly finish,
if needed, before they logout.  Also, it is very important that a child not get help from others during a
session. Although I try to schedule adequate time during class for students to meet their weekly goal,
some students could benefit from additional time at home to ensure all second grade language skills
are mastered before third grade.  If your child is able to access Lexia at home, make sure you go
through the Bookman Road media center website (http://jaharris6.wixsite.com/breslibrary) and click
on Lexia.  You may need to enter my email address when logging in your child for the first time.  

This Week's LIFESKILL: Caring

This Week's Blinky's Buddy: James

December Birthdays: Khloe and Kinsley

What are We Learning This Week?

Math:

Topic 7 Envisions: This unit will focus on subtracting two-digit numbers using mental math (ex. 48 - 31 = ?).Topic 8 Envisions: This unit will focus on two-digit addition with regrouping.

Literacy:

• This week, we will begin a story from our Treasures textbook, Abuelo and the Three Bears.
• We will learn about homonyms.
• Our phonics skills will use the letter combinations of /ph/ and /gh/ as well as /ough/ and /augh/.
• We will write informational writings based off of science experiments.

Unit of Study:

We are continuing our unit of study on Force and Motion.  We have several fun science explorations planned!