November 14 - 18

Veterans Day

We had the priviledge of meeting Captain Conley today.  He shared with us information about his experiences in the army.  He showed us his protective gear and answered many questions.  Thank you Captain Conley for your service to our country!  

Mrs. Johnson shared with us photos and information about her husband, Major Dale Johnson.  He was in the Air Force and served in several states in the U.S., as well as in Italy, Germany, Okinawa, and Bolivia. Their family has enjoyed so many unique experiences during his time with the Air Force.  We wrote letters to Major Johnson and thanked him for his service as well.

I'm so thankful for our veterans ~ such courageous men and women who love our country and are willing to sacrifice time away from their families to fight for us.  Thank you to Major Johnson, Captain Conley and so many others this Veterans Day!  

Dates to Remember...
Tues. Nov. 15 - Picture Retakes
Thurs. Nov. 17 - 2nd Grade Thanksgiving Sing at LV  7pm
Fri. Nov. 18 - Movie Night at PV
                     end of the 1st trimester
Tues. Nov. 22 - Grandparents Day at Ide
Nov. 23 - 25  No School  Thanksgiving Holiday
Wed. Dec. 7 - Early Dismissal

2nd Grade Musical is on Thursday evening at Lakeview.  Please have your child at LV by 6:45.  Students should dress in either jeans or khaki pants and wear a "fall colored" shirt.  The performance will begin at 7:00.

Reading Logs - Our class voted to have a stuffed animal day for their reading reward this month.  Please encourage your child to read and record their books and return their reading log on Wednesday, Dec. 1.

Reading - We will finish our Unit 1 Assessment and work on collective nouns.  We're starting a new unit this week, Neighborhood and Community.  We'll begin by reading and comparing two texts, Officer Buckle and Gloria and Officer Mike and Aero.  Our focus will be on identifying the main idea and details fo the stories, as well as drawing conclusions.    

Six Flags Reading Logs - Six Flags is again offering a free ticket to every student who completes their reading log recording 6 hours of reading.  The log is coming home today and must be returned by Feb. 21.  You may count the same reading/books for both our home reading log and the Read to Succeed log.  Any questions, let me know.

Math - The students are doing great with adding double digits.  This week we'll write equations to represent a problem and find sums for 3 and 4 addends.

Parent Teacher Conferences - It was great to meet with all of you this week.  I appreciate the time spent talking about your child's progress.

Positive Paw Winner - Cameron
Estimation Jar Winner - Andrew