Good Afternoon!
This week has gone by very quickly-it has been nice to see the sun shining again!! Our spelling words for this week are alone,again, agree, away, above, ago, along, idea, comma, and alike. We have been talking about our habits here at school and this week we are focusing on responsibility. We have been jumping around a little bit in our math books. The next few lessons all deal with subtraction and regrouping. Since we have already spent sometime on this strategy-we just did a few problems from each of the next three lessons. I will send home a study guide tomorrow for our mid module assessment to practice this weekend. Otherwise,we have been completing our biography assignments. Most of the class got their figures to decorate-you may use whatever craft items you would like on this assignment. They aren’t due until next week!

Have a wonderful night!!

Mrs. P.

Valentine’s Day update!
We will have a celebration next Thursday, February 14 from 10:30-11:40 for Valentine’s Day! I am keeping this party very simple-it is a half-day of school and we have 2 specials in the morning. Parents are welcome to come-we will be decorating bags, having a donut and juice and playing a Valentine BINGO game. Students are welcome to bring in Valentine’s and/or a treat to pass out. Midwinter break will begin at 11:45 am next Thursday, February 14 and we will return to school on Tuesday, February 19. Please do not send in treats that contain nuts as we have a nut allergy in the classroom!
Here is our class list:
Elena
Rukhiya
Andrei
Adam B.
Marianna
Mohamed
Fatima
Abbey
Lillian
Mahdi
Julia
Gavin
Oliver
Sami
Zahrae
Michael
Dalal
Mae
Rayann
Melina
Omid
Adam M.
Talia
Hala
Luke

Thanks so much!!!

Mrs. P. 🙂

Good Afternoon!

I was able to meet with all of the students that were here today and gave them each a biography book to read and write information about.  We will be focusing on biographies for the month of February.  I collected January book logs today and gave out February logs.  Please turn in the January logs this week!  Our spelling words for this week are harder words so please be sure to practice spelling each night:-)  Our words are pause, cause, draw, thaw, launch, crawl, hawk, bawl, haunt, and law.

Candy grams are for sale this week-they are $1.00 a piece and are being sold at lunchtime!  I will send home a note about Valentine’s Day tomorrow!

Have a wonderful day!!

Mrs. P. 🙂

Good Afternoon!

First of all-please stay safe and warm!!  NWEA testing is done!!  Yippee!!  So proud of everyone!  I sent home our spelling words for the week-if your child left early today please note that this is a different list.  I will have our spelling test this Friday-so please work on the tic tac toe paper tomorrow:-)  No school tomorrow-will wait to see what happens Thursday.  No official word yet!  Here are our spelling words for the week: oil, moist, boil, royal, soy, joy, toy, hoist, soil and broil.  Report cards came home today-please keep the card at home and just send back the envelope.  I also included a close reading activity that will be due on Friday in the folders today.

Enjoy tomorrow and please stay warm!!

Mrs. P.

Good Afternoon!
First-report cards will be distributed on Monday, January 28. The Language Arts NWEA will be given on Monday as well. I sent home the practice packets with the students that completed them so that they can look them over this weekend for review. You may keep those packets at home. I am going to list a few concepts that may be on the test that you can review this weekend as well. Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!!
Mrs. P
NWEA REVIEW CONCEPTS:
Noun: Person, place, thing or idea
Proper noun: Haigh School, Mrs. P., January
Verb: Action word-running, playing
Adjective: Describing words-shiny, soft, hard, rough
Pronoun: Take the place of a noun-he, she, they, we
Adverb: Describes a verb, may end in ly nicely, completely, beautifully
Homophone: Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. road/rode blue/blew there/their/they’re
Antonym: Opposites high/low tall/small
Synonyms: Different words that mean the same thing
chilly/icy/cold
Prefix: Comes before a base word
rewind-wind again review-view again
Suffix: Comes after a base word
quckly, writing, cooked, playing
Long/Short vowel sounds
Text features: Glossary-mini dictionary
Caption-describes a picture
Italicized word/bold word-A word that looks different and is important in the reading or article.
Index: Words listed in alphabetical order where you can find within the text. (Not defined.)

I think that everyone is ready and will do very well on the reading part of this test. I hope this helps. Don’t feel you have to spend a lot of time on these concepts this weekend-just a short review would be great!
Thanks and Have a Wonderful Weekend!!!
Mrs. P.

Good Afternoon!

If you are unable to complete the NWEA packets by tomorrow-it is ok to turn them in on Monday. Also, if you cannot complete a problem it is fine to just X it out. I apologize-there is a problem with the spirit wear and I am working on fixing it as soon as possible. Please send me a private message if you ordered spirit wear for your student. Library is tomorrow so please remember to bring your books! I have a family matter that needs my attention for tomorrow-so I will not be here this Friday. Everyone has strategy group homework to work on-but I did not send home math homework tonight and there will be no math homework this weekend. NWEA testing will begin on approximately Jan. 23. I will let you know the exact date as it gets closer but it will not be before that date.
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Mrs. P.

What a wonderful day! Thank you to all who volunteered time, supplies and your wonderful craft ideas to make our party today such a success!! A really great time was had by all and I appreciate all of your continued generosity for our class. I hope that this break finds you happy, restful, lots of laughs and time together with your family! Thank you for the pleasure of having your students each day and a happy 2019 to all!!! See you next year! Book logs and NWEA packets are due on Friday, January 11. Otherwise, please just enjoy some well deserved family time!!! Thank you again!!

Also-I forgot to pass out the spirit wear orders:-(  I will have them ready on Monday, January 7.

Hi Everyone!

Here are the happenings in Room 27 for the rest of 2018 🙂

Strategy groups have their homework and should be working on it over the break.  There will be a social studies test this Thursday-I have sent home a study guide of terms and definitions to review.  Our spelling test will be Friday morning.  Book logs will not be due until after the break.   I will be sending NWEA packets home tomorrow that will not be due until Friday, January 11.  I will send home a packet based on your child’s RIT score on their Fall NWEA test.

Here is the letter for the class party.  Hope to see you there!

Dear Parents,

We have an exciting end of the week planned for the class.  On Friday we will be having a “P” day!  That is pajamas, pancakes, pizza and popcorn for a movie in the afternoon.  Friday morning Mr. Polidori will be coming in to make pancakes for our class so please send your student in hungry.  Then we will have pizza for lunch around 12:30.  In between the eating we will have a winter break party from 10-12 with crafts, snacks and bingo. After lunch we will watch a movie with some popcorn.  If your child would like to bring in a blanket to lay on for the movie-feel free to send it in!! Everyone is welcomed to come in and join the fun! 

Hope to see you on Friday!!!

Mrs. Polidori

Just a reminder that it is a late start tomorrow!!  Arrival time is 9:35!!

Math homework will begin again tomorrow!

Mrs. Polidori 🙂

Good Afternoon!

Some of the students received patch tags for completing their book logs for October and November!  Great Job Everyone!  There are a few students who did not turn in book logs for either month.  Please understand that Haigh is asking that all second graders complete a book log each month.  I am hoping for 100% participation in December and beyond!!  We have library tomorrow so please bring your library books.  Their is a math test coming up next week-the study guide will be sent home tomorrow.

Thanks for all that you do and congratulations to those students receiving patch tags!!!

Mrs. P. 🙂