Mrs. Spencer's Classroom Blog

I am so proud of the children for the wonderful Thanksgiving plays they performed for parents today. Here are a few pictures to enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow is pajama day! So we will do our plays in our pajamas which will make it even more fun!!

It is also gym day tomorrow so students need to wear their gym shoes.

Thanksgiving Plays are at 10:00 and 2:50. Please give yourself time to sign in at the office. The plays are short so don’t be late or you might miss them.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

There is no spelling test this week because of the  short week.  There is no school on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.

Thanksgiving Plays will be presented on Tuesday, November 21 at 10:00 and 2:50. The same plays will be presented twice. They are very short so please be on time. 

Tuesday is Gym day.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Weekly Spelling Words – long e spelled ea, ee, —y

Pattern – treat, clean, seat, mean, need, feed, week, peek, very, baby

Dolch – new, must, ate, any, over

Parent/Teacher Conferences are on Wednesday and Thursday this week. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s progress in 2nd grade. I will send a reminder note home so please check your child’s folder.

The PTA sponsored  Scholastic Book Fair is this week. We will be going to browse at 2:00 on Monday. Students can bring money anytime this week. Remember to include enough for taxes. 

Math – we will be learning how to tell time this week. Please call your child’s attention to a clock at home, analog preferably , several times this week and ask them the time.

Thanksgiving Plays – we have started practicing our Thanksgiving Plays on the stage. My goal is for us to perform them for you on Tuesday, November 21, at 10:00 and repeat them at 2:30. 

I will let you know if something changes. 

HOMEWORK  is sent home in your child’s folder  Monday – Wednesday. It is due the next day. Thursday’s homework is to practice spelling words for the test on Friday. READING is HOMEWORK EVERYDAY!! Students will not make progress if they are not reading at home. Set a time for your child to read and please ask them to tell you about what they are reading.

If you can spare a box of Kleenex it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support!

Wednesday is Library Day!! Please remind your child to bring their library books on Wednesday!

The Scholastic Book Fair is next week! We will be going to the book fair on Monday afternoon.

Next Wednesday is a Late Start! School will begin at 9:40.

One more Halloween picture.

Weekly Spelling Words

Long o sound spelled with ow, oe, oa

Pattern words – know, snow, low, row, toe, foe, road, toad, coat, goat

Dolch words – want, came, will, saw, eat

There is NO SCHOOL for students on Tuesday, November 7. Teachers will have professional development and it is Election Day!

Parent Conferences are coming up on this week on Thursday, and next week on Wednesday and Thursday. A blue note was sent home last week with the date and time of your conference. Please let me know if the time is good for you by returning the blue note. I look forward to meeting with you.

Halloween was a lot of fun! Thank you to Aleen’s mom and Abbas’ mom for helping out. Here are a few pictures from our fun day!

Weekly Spelling Words

 i, y, ie(long i)

Pattern – try, fry, cry, dry, pie, die, tie, lie, wild, mild

Dolch- myself, down, was, are, under

HALLOWEEN  is tomorrow,  Tuesday, October 31. Students may bring their costumes to school in a bag. Because we have gym right after lunch, we will put our costumes on before we go to lunch. STUDENTS MUST WEAR GYM SHOES TO GYM. We will have some fun on Halloween doing a variety of activities in the classroom in the morning. If you have a volunteer form on file in the office you are welcome to come in to help. Please be at school at 10:30.  You are welcome to come to the school costume parade  at 2:00 which will be on the school track if the weather is good. We will parade in the halls if there is bad weather. 

Feel free to send in a Halloween treat if you would like. We have 26 students in our class. 

October Reading Logs are due on Wednesday.

Friday is a half day for students. Teachers will be working on report cards and getting ready for Parent/ Teacher conferences.

There is no school for students on Tuesday, November 7. Teachers will have Professional Development.

SCIENCE

We have been learning about matter and the properties of matter. Last week, we did an exploration about the insulating property of cotton socks/gloves, aluminum foil, and Styrofoam.

Tomorrow we will be going to the school library to check out new books. Please help your  child remember to bring their library books to school tomorrow. 

Brrr! It is getting cold outside. Please remind your child to wear a coat to school. We wait outside in the morning before school and go out to recess daily. 

Tomorrow is the last day to bring $4.00  for the Pumpkin Patch on Friday, October 27th. 

Weekly Spelling Words

Long a spelled ai and ay

Pattern words – main, train, sail, tail, wait, play, stay, may, say, day

Dolch – have, like, went, two, out

Practicing spelling words at home is part of daily homework. 

Today is picture day! Bring your best smile!

HALLOWEEN  is Tuesday, October 31. Students may bring their costumes to school in a bag. Because we have gym right after lunch, we will put our costumes on before we go to lunch. STUDENTS MUST WEAR GYM SHOES TO GYM. We will have some fun on Halloween doing a variety of activities in the classroom in the morning.  You are welcome to come to the school costume parade  at 2:00 which will be on the school track if the weather is good. We will parade in the halls if there is bad weather. 

Feel free to send in a Halloween treat if you would like. We have 26 students in our class. 

Students are enjoying the fresh fruit and veggie snacks.

Please remind your child to read daily and color the correct square on the reading log so they can earn a Personal Pan Pizza from Pizza Hut.  October Reading logs are due on Wednesday, November 1.

HALF DAY – Friday, November 3. School will be dismissed at 11:45. Teachers will be working on report cards and preparing for Parent/ Teacher conferences.

Due to a power outage at Henry Ford Elementary there is no school for students today. Please have your child spend at least 20 minutes reading today.

Have a good day!