Thank you!

Dear 2A, 

First and foremost, thank you all so much for everything you've generously done to celebrate our wedding. I cannot express with words how lucky and blessed I feel to have such a thoughtful group of parents and children celebrate this new chapter in our lives with us. Thank you for everything you've done! 

Here are a few photos from our trip to Regensburg and one from the wedding!

Important Dates for December:
Dec 4-13: DIBELS Testing for our middle of the year benchmark. I look forward to seeing your child's growth in reading!
Friday: Mr. High will be out working on Quarter 2 Narrative Evaluations! I’m really excited to share some comments about your child's progress for this Q2 Report Card with you.
Fri, Dec 15: Boxcar Feast
Mon, Dec 18: Boxcar Dioramas are due (Examples Below) :)
Tues, Dec 19: Half Day
Wed, Dec 20: Half Day
Thurs, Dec 21-Fri, Jan 5: NO SCHOOL *We will see you back on Monday, January 8th!

Next Week in 2A:

Literature: Our journey with the four Alden children comes to a close next week as we read the LAST two chapters (12 & 13). You may continue working on your Boxcar diorama at home! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at all. :)

Poetry: Please practice one part of The Night Before Christmas at home. Your child will only be graded on their recitation of one part of their choice. We will add in the last part to our class recitation next week.

Grammar: Prepositional phrases are being added to our question and answer flow. We will continue to practice this new skill to solidify our understanding.

Writing: Our excerpt next week is "The Young Man and The Cat" from The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. We will study the features of this traditional fairy tale.

Spalding:
Monday: holes, hotel, iron, living, live, monkey, myself, noise, pencil, pie
Tuesday: pull, sew (suture), sow (grow), so, steam, thread, thunder, tried, try, vein
Wednesday: except, aunt, ant, capture, else, bridge, offer, suffer, center, front 

Math: We're wrapping up our unit on division and multiplication! We'll have a cumulative test over units 1-6 on Wednesday! We will review the concepts previously covered on Tuesday, but keep a sharp eye out for a study guide that will be coming home on Tuesday night! This will complete our 2A workbook and we will begin working from our 2B workbooks beginning Wednesday.

Science: Insect learning will continue through studying insects that glow and sing (fireflies, grasshoppers, and crickets) and the LARGEST group of insects on earth (beetles)!

History: Students will continue to learn of many of the origins of western culture and influence. We will understand the premise of the Trojan War and learn how Athena is tied to the city of Athens. Ask your child to tell you a fun fact about one of the gods or goddesses and areas of interest in Ancient Greece. 

Happy Friday!

Warmest, 

Mr. High