Welcome Back and Happy 2020!

This week we completed 1/2 of our Math unit so a mid module quiz will take place for 2nd graders on Monday. A review study guide will come home today.

In Social St. We continued out History of early Michigan with the French and British, the Native American legends, the Fur trade and we will continue our unit with Michigan becoming a State next week.

Reading groups were revised and many students moved up! Keep up the great work. I do send 1 book home and they have an assignment due the following week. If they finish it early they can get a new book but I do not want to pressure the 2nd graders, having said that, they are all working so very hard I am beyond impressed. 3rd graders, try to keep up lol

In writing we wrote narratives on any topic they wanted, next week we will begin research writing.

Also next week, we will begin NWEA assessments again. I am going to start with Reading because I am super excited to see their growth!

Hope you have a great weekend and keep healthy. So far my girls have NOT been well (one with the flu and the other with a virus that now needs steroids). Fingers crossed this ends soon!

Mrs. Morrison

1 last thing! I am sending home a permission slip for a field trip that takes place in March. The money is due next week so please return it ASAP. Thanks again!!

Tomorrow is Red and Green Day! The kids can wear Holiday hats, necklaces, headbands, socks etc. We will have our party tomorrow. Please remember your Secret Santa gifts. The gift exchange is in the morning so send the present to school with your child. Also, if you are sending in a snack for the party we are eating in the morning:)

The students will be going to music first thing, then we have a little assembly listening to a guest reader read The Grinch. From 10-11:40 we will have our snacks and exchange gifts. we will finish our gifts to you and then go to lunch. After lunch we will do a craft, begin Harry Potter, decorate cookies and wrap our presents. Then, at 2:30 is the school sing-a -long in the gym. Please join us for the sing-a-long!

There will be no homework over break, we all need a rest! But, encourage your child to read and talk about what they are reading.

I hope you all have a wonderful vacation with your families. And, if you celebrate Christmas Merry Christmas! Happy New Year to all!

Mrs. Morrison

Tomorrow is a Late Start, school begins at 9:35.

Tomorrow is also holiday pajama day.

Parents, please continue to check your child’s planners. Many of my students are “forgetting” to do their homework or are “too busy”. Unfortunately homework is the nature of the beast for 2nd graders. They had a writing assignment that was originally a classroom assignment. But, the kiddos didn’t know how to get home. So, because this is a part of social studies for both 2nd and 3rd grade geography, I told the students to complete it with an adult over the weekend. The directions were to tell us how you get home from school. Please have them use direction words from social studies: turn left, turn right, go north, south, east, west etc.

This week is spirit week:

Tomorrow is Holiday Socks Day.

In math we will begin subtraction, in reading we are continuing with focusing on comprehension. In writing we are producing opinion papers on naughty vs. nice and supporting your opinions. We are creating candy cane poems and studying weather in science ( In this Mystery, students explore the effects of natural hazards, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and dust storms. We will construct a model of a house that will withstand a tornado). Finally, in social studies we are discussing the French Fur trade and their relationship with the Native American’s in Michigan).

Thank you for all you do! I know it is a hectic time of year, the students are CRAZY excited for the holidays and I will do my best to keep things as easy as possible this week for you.

Mrs. Morrison

Here is the schedule:

Monday- Candy Cane Day (red and white stripes or red and white)

Tuesday- Holiday Crazy Sock Day 

Wednesday- Holiday Pajama Day (late start)

Thursday- Ugly sweater day

Friday- Red and Green Day (holiday headbands/ hats) 

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Holiday Party Link

All notes will be coming home tomorrow! Thank you:)

Congratulations to the Gryffindor House for winning the best behavior for the month of November. They enjoyed lunch with the teacher and tim bits today. Great job kids!

Collecting Box Tops on Wednesday. Please turn them in:)

Tomorrow is Pizza for lunch, provided by the PTA for winning the can contest. Kids will need to bring a drink, no glass bottles. Congratulations to us!

This week in school we are writing fantasy stories in the first person (Imagine you are an elf…) They will be published in the hallway by the end of the week.

In social studies we are learning about the Michigan Native American legends, and how the Natives of Michigan used the land, changed the land or adapted to the land. We will continue with the early history of Michigan through the end of December.

In Science we are continuing the study of weather, clouds and matter.

In reading we are still focusing on comprehension and constructed responses. The kids will get new books this week.

Happy December,

Thank you!

Mrs. Morrison

2nd Grade Math End of Module 3 is coming home today. Great job to everyone! A parent letter is coming home for Module 4 and the students will have lesson 1 to complete over the weekend.

3rd Grade Math : End of module 2 assessment will be on Tuesday next week!! Students have the review. We completed it together in class. Please help your child study and review. You can also use the Succeed book to help. All of the homework helpers will be useful and students can do any problems that we didn’t do for practice.
No school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week for Thanksgiving, so no spelling.

In Social Studies we learned about the “People of the Three Fires” and read Legend of the Lady Slipper.

In Writing we made more connections with Harry Potter and brainstormed and wrote drafts about when we met a special friend.

Thank you to everyone who donated cans, we will find out who won by Monday but it is looking very good for us!

Finally, thank you to all of our parent chaperones, the field trip was a success. I appreciate the help and the kids appreciate your support.

Next week

Monday: School Spirit Day- wear your DuVall gear or Black and white

Tuesday – Pajama Day

Thank you! Have a great weekend

2nd Grade Math

A Study Guide is coming home tonight, attached to a quiz in math. Please complete the study guide, we will review tomorrow and have our test on Thursday afternoon.

Field Trip is Thursday. Chaperones have a letter coming home tonight with details. Please read it and if you have any questions email me tomorrow.

Please bring in cans for the Troops, we will be collecting until Friday. THank you!

Mrs. Morrison.