On Wednesday, January 20, Ms. Truxall’s class will be going on a field trip to Cranbrook Institute of Science.  Permission slips and details will be sent home tomorrow!  Parents who are interested in driving/chaperoning this event please be aware that the office will need a copy of your driver’s license and paperwork filled out about your car insurance by this coming Friday, the 8th.  If you already have this information on file in the office than all should be fine.  Cost is $12!  Thanks!

Ms. Truxall’s Classroom News

December has been an exciting and fun month for us.  We’ve been studying lots of interesting things like Informational Writing.  The students created their own informational writing piece about a chosen topic and included a photograph with a caption, highlighted words, glossary and a title.  Then everyone got to sit in our author’s chair and read their writing to the class.  They are hanging up in our room if you’d like to come see them.  In Science, we’ve been learning about mixtures and solutions.  Ms. Truxall brought in hot chocolate for us to mix and watch the sugars and chocolate dissolve in warm water Combined, this made a solution.  We wrote a “How to” writing page about our experience.  The hot chocolate was yummy and warm after a cool recess.  Our writing is posted outside our room.  That’s all from Ms. Truxall’s room.  Happy Holidays!

Just a reminder that tomorrow the students may wear pajamas to school if they would like.  Also, we will be watching a movie in the morning and eating healthy snacks that parents have donated during the movie.  Thanks!  Happy Holidays!

2nd Grade Math Group will have a test on Wednesday.  Practice tests were sent home today.

This Friday will be PJ day for the students.  Please donate $1 for a family in need on PJ day.  In the morning before lunch, our class will watch a Holiday movie.  Students may bring snacks in for the class. If you’d like to donate some snacks, I’d ask that they be relatively healthy.  Some examples could be fruit, veggies, popcorn, pretzels, animal crackers, etc.  If interested, please send in that morning with your child.  Some drinks would be nice too.  Thank you so much!

I am sending home a science homework page today that is due on Tuesday, December 15.  We’ve been studying mixtures.  What makes a mixture and how to take them apart.  The homework is about finding mixtures in your everyday life.  Parents, if your child would like help with this activity, you are welcome to help. Thanks and have fun.

Green Team Used Book & Bake Sale to Help an Endangered animal

The Green Team is hosting a used book and bake sale to raise money to save an endangered animal.  The Green team narrowed down the animals to three and the school voted to help the wolverine.

• The sale will be on Tuesday December 15, 2015 4:30-6PM.
• The PTA meeting will start at 5 PM and the
• Holiday Concert will begin at 6 PM.

If you are able to bake and donate some baked goods for our bake sale, please bring those to school office kitchen on Tuesday December 15 any time.

Thank you & we look forward to seeing you on the 15^th.

Note will come home today, we will preview tomorrow and shop on Thursday.

This Thursday and Friday, the students will be shopping at the Holiday Boutique.  Preview day will be this Wednesday.  More information from the PTA will come. Look for a note in your child’s folder tonight. Thanks