Holiday Fun

Friday, Dec. 21

Optional: Bring a board game, or card game, of choice from home to play in the classroom

*We did have the conversation to talk to parents about what is acceptable to take out of the home and to ask permission. 

Even though The Polar Express was our holiday celebration, next Friday afternoon they will have a small portion of time to mix and mingle with one another with fun and games. You can imagine the excitement level the day before break :) 

That afternoon we will break out the games and have fun moving around the room. To follow we will pack

up for break, then off to a couple specials and a small recess. 

Our ALL school sing along is that afternoon as well at 3:00. Please feel free to come and join us in the gym as we sing our way to holiday break!

12 Days of Christmas Kindness

In the classroom the students made a Santa with a long beard full of kind deeds for school and home. Throughout this week, the weekend, and next week, they have the job of completing at least one kind deed a day at home or school. Then they can come back to school to color in the kind deed they expressed. They are only coloring in one a day, but we talked about exceeding expectations :)

This activity helps teach the kids how to be kind, how to spread kindness, and also how to show others how to be kind. We started this Monday and look forward to completing all our kind deeds before the end of next week. All kindness Santa's will come home next Friday!

 

 

Christmas Tree Challenge

Next Tuesday, our learning buddies and our classroom are getting together for a fun STEM activity with a holiday flare. We are doing the Christmas Tree Challenge! 

In teams students are going to see how tall they can build a Christmas Tree using only gumdrops and toothpicks. In order to do this, I am asking for your help with supplies. Please feel free to sign up for any supplies that you can and are willing to purchase for our learning buddies project.

Christmas Tree Sign Up Link

Boardman Nature Center

We are going on another fun filled seasonal field trip! 

Boardman River Nature Center

Monday, December 17

Please click on the link below for more details and for the permission slip you will need to fill out for your child. This trip we are also asking for a $7 donation per child. 
Boardman Nature Center

December Scholastic Book Sponsors

Thank you to the Park's family for your generous donation to our classroom! Every student was able to pick out a book of their choice from our December Scholastic book order and bring it home for extra reading!

Keep reading for 25 minutes each night!

Report Cards

Report cards are coming home today! 

Please take a moment and together look over your child's successes and also areas for more discussion and that we will further work on.

You may keep the report card, and all other papers inside the envelope. However, please send back your child's report card envelope signed. We will reuse this for the next round of report cards. Thank you!

Holiday Field Trip

Our holiday field trip is here! We are going to see The Polar Express at the State Theater next Tuesday, December 11. This is in lieu of a holiday party at school for our classroom.

Please make sure you click on the link below (if you haven't already) to give your child permission to leave school. 

This link will also give you more info and details. 

We are unfortunately unable to allow parent chaperones this time around due to spacing. It is going to be a packed theater!

The Polar Express Field Trip

We are also asking for $2 per child for the cost of the bus.

Thank you!

December Book It!

November Book It coupons are coming home on Tuesday! Way to go readers! Way to go if you are reading at home as well without joining the Book It program!!

Coming home in the today was the December calendar! The goal has gone up. This months goal is trying to read for at least 20 days!

Good Luck!!

Hagerty Gives Back

Hagerty insurance participated in Giving Tuesday once again!

ALL second graders in TCAPS went home with a brand new cook called If I Built a Car. Great book!!

Employees visited classrooms all over from Hagerty Insurance to read the book. The added bonus was the our Hagerty employee was also a classroom parent. Thank you Mrs. Schoenlein for sharing this amazing experience with our classroom! Thank you to Hagerty for your generous donation of books to all second graders!

 

 

Journeys: Lesson 10

Within Lesson 10, and throughout our week, we will be focusing on a variety of new concepts, but also practicing and building on topics already learned. 

We also have two new texts that are of use when it comes to new concepts being reinforced.

Jellies: The Life of Jellyfish

Genre: Informational Text

Most children are fascinated by animals - as pets, in the wild, creepy, or exotic. This informational text helps children understand what particular physical features jellyfish have that help them survive.

This text will identify reasons to support a fact or an opinion while also identifying the author's purpose for writing the text.

Splash Photography

Genre: Informational Text

Children will regularly encounter informational text in textbooks, on the internet, and through other media. This text gives factual information about a familiar topic - photography - and will expand on children's knowledge of the topic with details about underwater photography.

Students will use a diagram to enhance understanding and discuss how labels help to clarify information in a text.