Happy Friday! It is getting cold, fast (what happened to Fall??). Please make sure your kiddo comes to school with the appropriate clothing to play outside.

Reminders & Announcements:
- I had a few Scholastic orders earlier this month that I went ahead and ordered. I will still put in another on the 31st if we get more orders in. 
- On Tuesday we will be having a DEA visit again. This was a super cool experience for the kids last year!
- Pumpkin Day is next Wednesday. Thank you so much to all who have sent in items/volunteered their time. The kids are going to love this!
- Tomorrow is KSE Spirit Day at Grub Burger
- Your child can dress up as their favorite book character next Wednesday with the donation of $5 :

October 31^st will be Jr. Beta Club’s Book Character Dress-Up Day fundraiser for hurricane relief. Students must pay $5 in order to participate. The class with the most will get a tasty treat! We will collect the money Oct. 29-31^st.

What we're learning:
Reading- making connections
Writing- informational- pumpkins
Math- adding and subtracting within 100- focus on expanded form
Grammar- Reflexive pronouns
Phonics- r controlled o syllable patterns (ie: born, worn, pour)
Content- finishing Creek and Cherokee and moving into James Oglethorpe and Mary Musgrove

Spelling Words:
part
so
their
there
they're
they
up
we
who
write

Next Week In M3...

Happy Wednesday! As I prepare to leave town I wanted to go ahead and get you all the information for next week as I am not sure what my internet connection will be like for the rest of the week. I am going to miss the kiddos so much Thursday and Friday. Please help remind them to be on their very best behavior for our wonderful guest teacher.

Reminder & Announcements:
- Our next Scholastic order will be put in on October 31st.
- Next Tuesday is parent math night. Please see the attached flyer for details
- We still really need donations and volunteers for Pumpkin Day to be successful
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-pumpkin
- Door decor sign ups are still open https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-door
- Next week is Red Ribbon Week

KSE Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 22 – 26, 2018

“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”

Monday –“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”

Participation: Wear as much red as possible

Tuesday – “I have better things to do than drugs.”

Participation: Wear “what they do” such as a scout uniform, their team jersey, club

shirt/mascot, musical note on shirt, etc.

Wednesday – “Put a cap on drugs.”

Participation: Crazy hat or crazy hair day

Thursday – “Drugs are ridiculous.”

Participation: Wear mis-matched or ridiculous outfits

Friday – “Heroes are Drug Free.”

Participation: Dress as a hero

Thank you again for sharing this most important message with our kids!

KSE PTA Red Ribbon Week committee

What we're learning:
Math: addition and subtraction strategies within 20
Reading: Making connections
Writing: Informative
Content: Continuing with Creek and Cherokee with drug and alcohol prevention
Phonics: r controlled a syllable patterns (ie: smart, scar, spark, carpet)
Grammar: reflexive pronouns

Spelling Words:
Call
Did
First
Had
Him
In
Long
May
Now
One

Next Week In M3....

There will be NO phonics (spelling test) next week due to early release all week!

Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit our next Scholastic reading order next week. https://clubs.scholastic.com
Code: RBZR3
- All of next week is early release! Please be sure to send in a note if your child will go home differently
- I will be out on Thursday and Friday of next week. Please help remind your kiddos to be on their best behavior. I know they will make me so proud!
- 2nd grade Parent Math Night will be October 23rd at 5:30pm
- Pumpkin Day will be October 31st. We still need volunteers.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-pumpkin
-We still have one more mystery reader slot open  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-friday
- We also still have slots open for our door decoration https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-door

- The week of October 22nd is Red Ribbon Week! We will have something special going on each day.

KSE Red Ribbon Week

Oct. 22 – 26, 2018

“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”

Monday –“Life is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free”

Participation: Wear as much red as possible

Tuesday – “I have better things to do than drugs.”

Participation: Wear “what they do” such as a scout uniform, their team jersey, club

shirt/mascot, musical note on shirt, etc.

Wednesday – “Put a cap on drugs.”

Participation: Crazy hat or crazy hair day

Thursday – “Drugs are ridiculous.”

Participation: Wear mis-matched or ridiculous outfits

Friday – “Heroes are Drug Free.”

Participation: Dress as a hero

Thank you again for sharing this most important message with our kids!

KSE PTA Red Ribbon Week committee

What we're learning:

Content: Cherokee and Creek 

Grammar: Pronouns

Reading: Poetry 

Math: Adding and subtracting two digit numbers 

Writing: Friendly letter and How To writing 

Reminder: There is NO SPELLING this week

Next Week In M3...

Happy Friday! We all made it through the first week back from fall break. I know many (including me) had a hard time turning those alarms back on.

Reminders & Announcements:
- We have our in-school field trip next Wednesday. If you have not sent back your child's permission slip please do so by Monday. I am happy to send home another copy if needed
- I am starting my conferences next week. I will send your kiddo home wearing a reminder bracelet the day before your conference.
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order on October 31st. Thank you so much to those of you who are ordering! We are getting so many free books to support our learning
- The Fall Festival is this Sunday! Come see me in Trunk Or Treat along with many other familiar second grade faces. You can find more information on the PTA website
- Next Thursday the 11th is an early release day. Please be sure to send in a note if your child will be going home differently
- The second grade team will be hosting a parent math night on October 23rd at 5:30pm. More details to come
- We will be doing a pumpkin day on October 31st! I will send out a sign up genius for supplies and volunteers. I have already had a couple of people let me know that they would like to volunteer and I have those names written down.
- We still have some mystery reader slots open https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-friday

What we're learning -
Math- Money word problems and moving into adding and subtracting with 100
Reading- Poetry
Grammar-  Collective nouns and quarter one review
Phonics- Long I digraph (fright, tie, design)
Content- Cherokee and Creek Indians
Writing- creative writing

Spelling words:

another, away, boy, end, give, here, kind, letter, all, at