Mrs. Spencer's Classroom Blog

Here is Nora enjoying a book at Reader’s Workshop time.

I love March not only because spring is coming, but because March is Reading Month!  I really enjoy sharing my love of reading with my students.

We will be enjoying many reading activities this month. This week the  oldest student in each family will be bringing home a chapter book to be enjoyed as a family. We have included a calendar with suggested pages to be read each day. The calendar also has special events listed on Fridays.

Family Literacy Night is Thursday, March 5, from 5:00 to 6:30. Students will have the opportunity to participate in several fun reading activities. One of these activities is Reader’s Theater. We always have a good time.

Our class will be attending our schools Spring  Scholastic Book Fair on Thursday, March 12, at 10:30.

A note will be coming home inviting parents to come in to read a favorite book to the class. We look forward to your visit!

This is the view out our window. The new wing is coming along.

This is the news our class has been waiting for . Our class read 9, 369 minutes over the Christmas break. We read the most minutes of all the 2nd grade classes. We will enjoy our reward on Wednesday afternoon!! Way to go class!! Keep on reading!!!

Next week is a short week. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.  Ask your child what they know about MLK. Ask them to tell you how life was different when MLK was a boy. Ask them to explain what segregation and integration mean.

There is a HALF DAY on Thursday, January 22 for teacher duty day. This is time for teachers to work on report cards.

There is NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, January 23 for teacher professional development. Teachers will be reviewing the procedures for giving the NWEA which begins the following week.

We will have a Unit 5 math test on Tuesday. Students have been practicing the skills needed in class and on their homework.  The Unit 3 Social Studies test is on Thursday morning. Studying for Social Studies will be the only homework for next week. There is a lot of material in their study booklet. The test  is a multiple choice test that I will read to them.

We will be taking the NWEA math test on Tuesday, January 27 in the morning and the reading test on Wednesday, January 28 in the afternoon.  Please make sure your child gets a good night’s rest by having them in bed by 9:00 at the latest.  Also, please give them a good breakfast in the morning. We want the students to do their best and show growth from the fall score.

What a fun day! Everyone did a wonderful job today!

A Friend of the Pilgrims

A Native American Welcome

The Mayflower

The Mayflower – the dream

The children worked together to make our backdrops for the Thanksgiving plays.

Working on the backdrop for The Mayflower.

We spent some time planning, drawing, and hanging our backdrops for the Thanksgiving Plays. It was a group effort!

We will be performing the same three plays on Tuesday, November 25th in the morning at 9:15 and the afternoon at 1:30. Our plays are short so please be on time and don’t forget to check in at the office.

Students were busy researching how the Pilgrims lived. They learned about the Pilgrim children’s chores, school, homes, and food. The children will be writing about what they learned in an informational piece of writing.

The PTA sponsored Book Fair is coming up next week. We will be attending the book fair on Wednesday afternoon. It is always so hard to choose a book. There are so many good ones!