First grade has math homework tonight.

An update for second grade families from Mrs. Van Zeeland -

Second Grade Math and Phonics:

We just finished Unit 6 in Math where we worked on time,  picture graphs and line graphs.  We made graphs on our favorite puppies and kittens.  We had an apple tasting contest and then made a graph to show which ones we liked the best.  Our two favorites were Red Delicious and Granny Smith.  Our least favorites were MacIntosh and Golden Delicious.  Golden Delicious was too "squishy"!  

We are inching closer to finishing our second grade books.  We are starting Unit 7 today where we will be learning to add 3 digit numbers to over 1,000!  There is only one unit after unit 7!  Thank you for helping and reminding your child to practice math facts.  We always test on Thursdays!  

In phonics, we have been working with different ways to spell long vowel sounds and y at the end of words.  We have learned 17 different suffixes so far.  

This year seems to be flying by.  This is such a great class - so much fun to work with!!

Mass Parts
Greeters - Maxim, Rowen, Max, Kyan
Cross - Katey
Book - Ella
Introduction - Madison
First Reading - Cullan, Monika
Responsorial Psalm - Jonas, Claire
Petitions - Gabriel, Clara, Kate, Landon, Jonah, Anna Meyer, Mario
Bread - Ryan
Wine - Anna Miller

Mass parts went home today.  If your child has a reading part please practice with them at home.

***We will be having Mass tomorrow instead of Thursday this week.

***This Thursday grades 1-4 will be going to NDA's Christmas play.  Permission slips are going home today.  Please return ASAP.  Thank you.

***Weekly Spelling Lists -

First Grade - Phonetic List - Suffix s

bugs

cats

pigs

sits

runs

gets

cards

chips

twins

pumps

First Grade - High-Frequency List - Words 91-100

long

little

very

after

words

called

just

where

most

know

Second Grade - Phonetic List - Long e Words (ee, ea)

sea

week

eat

beef

neat

need

seat

seem

read

seen

Second Grade - High-Frequency List - Words 291-300

face

door

cut

done

group

true

half

red

fish

plants

***We have Mass on December 17th.  We are picking parts this afternoon.  After the parts are assigned I will let you know who has which parts.

I just found out...Tomorrow is a Packer Dress Down Day!

She's back!  For our first grade families - she is our classroom elf!  Her name is Samantha Snowbell!  She returned today from the North Pole!  The second graders  were very excited to see her again and the first graders were very excited to meet her!

Last week Wednesday St. Matts spent the day with us.  Here's one of the projects that we did - the students had to write something on a leaf that they were thankful for.