Pajama Day!

It was PJ Day today!!  The kids looked adorable in their comfy pajamas. 











Elizabeth Ide Book Drive
Families are being asked to donate any gently used books to our book drive!  All books will be donated to Whitehead Elementary School, Mr. Lazar's former school.  We will accept donations until Feb. 27th.  What a great way to not only clean out your bookshelves, but share literacy with others.  

Scholastic Book Order
If you plan to order books from Scholastic, I will finalize the order on Wednesday, Feb. 11.  You may order online, or send a check to school with a paper order.  

Dates to Remember

Wed. Feb. 4 - Jumprope for Heart Assembly
Feb 9 & 10 - Parent Teacher conferences
Thurs. Feb. 12 - Classroom Valentine Party  2:00
Fri. Feb. 13 - No School due to P/T Conferences
Mon. Feb. 16 - No School  Presidents' Day
Fri. Feb. 27 - Dr. Seuss Day - Wear backwards or mismatched clothes and 
                    bring your favorite Dr. Seuss book to read.

Volunteers are needed for the Valentine Party on Thursday, Feb. 12.  If you would like to help with the party, please contact  Mrs. Harvat.  We would love to have you join us!

Valentines - The students will be exchanging valentines on Thurs. Feb. 12. Please have your child sign their name to the back of 19 valentines.  No need to address them.  Send them to school anytime.  

Six Flags Reading Logs - If you are participating in Six Flags Read to Succeed program, remember to record your reading on the gold student reading log. They must be returned by Monday, Feb. 23, to qualify for a free ticket.  Any questions, let me know.  

Our class has won the Boxtop Treat Day Reward - We collected the most boxtops of all the 2nd grade classes!  YEAH!!  We have earned a treat, and the class has voted to have donuts next Friday, Feb. 6.  Thank you for sending in boxtops and remember ~ the contest is not over.  Final winners will enjoy a pizza party!  Keep collecting!  

Volunteers are needed for the Valentine Party on Thursday, Feb. 12.  If you would like to help with the party, please contact  Mrs. Harvat.  We would love to have you join us!

Valentines - The students will be exchanging valentines on Thurs. Feb. 12. Please have your child sign their name to the back of 19 valentines.  No need to address them.  Send them to school anytime.  

Positive Paw Winner - Gage
Student of the Week - Charlie
Estimation Jar Winners - Joseph, Alyssa, Ashlyn, and Ariella 

Google Maps - Our class used Chrome Books again and this time we searched National Monuments as a follow up to our Social Studies lesson on monuments. The kids enjoyed exploring some of our nation's famous monuments up close! 

Math 
We will continue to work with adding and subtracting three digit numbers this week.  We'll practice this skill in vertical format, with mental math, and by estimating sums and differences.  

Reading
This week we'll be discussing an article titled, Little Free Libraries.  Our Essential Question for the week is, Can small acts bring a community together?  We'll be doing a close read of the article, looking for text evidence to support our answers, and working with new vocabulary:  stunning, encourage, contain, public and variety.