Valentine's Day-Valentine cards

Dear parents,
Some of the parents have asked how many students we have in our classroom in order to purchase Valentine cards. We have a total of 28 students. You are not required to purchase cards, it's just a fun option. Your students do not have to put names on their cards, however, if they are giving out cards they must have a card for every student so no one feels uncared for. We will be doing a fun craft and, if we have parents that are able to donate from the list on my previous blog, we will also have yummy treats. It will be a fun day! I still need a couple of parent volunteers, so if you would like to join in on the fun, let me know. The party begins at 1:00 on Friday, February 12th.
Mrs. Marlatt

Spelling Words & Phonograms for Week of Feb. 1st

Spelling Words for the test on Feb. 5th, 2010:

freeze
gentle
grow
holes
hotel
iron
living
live
monkey
myself
noise
pencil
pie
pull
sew
sow
so
steam
thread
thunder
tried
try
vein
ant
aunt

Phonograms:

ay
ai
oy
oi
er
ir
ur
wor
ear
ng
ea
aw
au
or
ck
wh
ed

Valentine's Day Volunteers & Treats Needed

Dear parents,
I could really use your help. First of all, I will need 3 or 4 volunteers to help in the classroom on Valentine's Day. We will be doing a fun craft, handing out cards, and having treats. This tends to get very involved. :) Please let me know if you are willing to help. You will need to go to the front office and fill out a volunteer form and get your fingerprints ( $5.00) ahead of time. Also, please let me know if you are willing/able to bring treats. Here is a list of suggestions. Please remember that all treats must be from the store.
Vegetable Tray & Dip
Fruits
Crackers
Chips
Cupcakes
Cookies
Candies
Drinks in pouches
Plastic forks
napkins
* We have paper plates

Thank you in advance for your willingness to help our class to have a really special day. We hope to see you on Valentine's Day!
Mrs. Marlatt

Week of January 25, 2010 Spelling Words & Phonograms

Dear parents,
I will list the spelling words & phonograms on the blog each week. The majority of our 2nd grade class is doing a great job on studying for the test and their test scores are reflecting their efforts. Thank you, parents.
Spelling Words for week of January 25th, 2010 (test is on 1/29/2010) :
changing
change
pleasant
please
picture
pitcher
pitch
money
ready
omit
anyway
eight
breakfast
chance
climb
coffee
color
contains
daily
day
eagle
fancy
fly
forest

Phonograms:
p
r
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
sh
ee
th
ow
ou
oo
ch
ar

Spelling List for the week of 1-18-2010

Dear parents,
Please have your student practice their spelling words and phonograms with an adult every day as homework. In addition to spelling their words please have your student write each word on the list daily for practice.
Spelling list & phonograms for the week of Jan. 18th (final test on Jan. 22) :
took
again
inform
both
heart
month
children
child
build
built
understand
follow
charge
member
case
while
also
return
office
great
Miss
miss
who
died
die

Phonograms:
a
c
d
f
g
o
s
qu
b
e
h
i
j
k
l
m
n

Thank you,
Mrs. Marlatt

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If you are reading this blog please send a brief note with your child to let me know. I will reward your student with a choice of some free time, a trip to the treasure box, or a special treat for them. I'm trying to see if the updates are reaching parents. Thank you for your help.
Mrs. Marlatt

January Newsletter 2010

Dear Parents,
Welcome to 2010! We have a lot ahead of us so I just wanted to touch base on a few things. Since we are half way through the year there are some important things to talk about. First of all, we are in need of supplies. We need more pencils (most importantly), construction paper, and wide ruled paper as well. We are good on hand sanitizers and wipes.
Just a quick FYI, some parents called and expressed concern that their student did not bring home spelling words last Friday. I was in a car accident after work last Wednesday and was unable to return to work until yesterday. I was unable to copy the words until after school. The words were practiced in class, however, and a list will go home today.
This Friday, January 15th, is a half day and we are off on Monday, January 18th. Please, please, please make a note that Monday, January 25th, is the 100th day of school. This is a very important day for all of us and it's so important that your student be at school on that particular day. As an extra incentive, we will be celebrating the day with fun activities.
You may notice some changes over the next few months. During this week and next week our school will be busy with CBM (Curriculum-Based Measurements) tests. This means that we are not having reading groups, science, or social studies during those two weeks. We will be reviewing those subjects through special written activities, though. We will also begin preparing for Aims/Terra Nova testing very soon so that your student will be prepared for this important test. During our preparations we will refrain from dividing into math groups. Instead, we will have our own students and work on the areas they need help in.
Report cards are coming home on Friday, January 22nd, and if you have any questions please feel free to call. Even though we are not scheduled for parent conferences, I am willing to meet with any parent who would like to address their concerns. I am pleased that most of the students have all of their work completed, but concerned that some students came back from winter break with a very relaxed feeling, thinking that they didn't need to work as hard. This attitude will show in their grades. Please remind your student that school is very important and we are going to be working right up until school lets out for summer break.
Thank you to all of the parents who have indicated that they are willing to help on the field trip in March. I will get the volunteer forms out to you and send home more information as it becomes available. We are sorry that siblings are not able to go on the field trip with our classes. Grandparents who fill out the form and are fingerprinted are welcome to chaperone.
Thank you for your support. Have a terrific month!
Mrs. Marlatt