Enjoy your winter break!

I am so sad to have missed out on this week with the kids. Thank you so much for the kind messages wishing me well and all the sweet valentines! We're going to have a second mini Valentine's Day when I return so I can give the kiddos their valentines from me.

Please take some time over the break to wash your kid's backpack, lunch box, hat, coat. scarf, etc. This flu is no fun!

Reminders:
- If you did not send in your child's Six Flags reading log today I will take them the Monday we return from break. They must be turned in by then or they will not count.
- I'll be submitting our class Scholastic order on the 28th
- March 1st will be class picture day
- Our first week back will be Read Across America Week! Please refer to the flyer for dress up days!

What we're learning:

Reading- Point of view 

Grammar- simple and compound sentences 

Writing- Continuing with opinion writing on our favorite seasons

Math- 1 and 2 step word problems along with counting money (coins and bills)

Content- We will keep learning about Juliette Gordon Low and dental health 

*We will spend some time catching up on what we missed this week as well

Spelling-

softball

someone

nighttime

cherry pie

fire drill

high school

good-bye

part-time

ice-skater

asked

face

it's large

next

saw

watched 

Next Week In M3...

We had so much fun with our Jackie Robinson STEM project today! 3 of our 4 baseball tees were a success! Thanks for all the donations!

Reminders:
- Please don't forget to sign up to send in items for our Poetry Cafe next week: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-poetry
- Six Flags reading logs are due next Friday (February 16th)
- Next week is school-wide Kindness Week! Please help me by encouraging your child to write compliments to all our peers (not just their BFFs). Students can drop compliments in our box throughout the day and I will read them out loud at the end of the day
- In addition to our Poetry Cafe on Wednesday we will exchange valentines. I will have bags for the kids to decorate to hold their valentines that morning. Please make sure your child has a valentine to each classmate if they chose to bring some.
- We need volunteers to help our Relay For Life team sell emoji key chains: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4cafa729a1f58-relay
- I will submit our class Scholastic order on the 28th


What we're learning:
Math: We will continue working on word problems within 1000
Reading: Asking and answering questions
Writing: Continue working on our Caldecott writings
Grammar: Using commas effectivly in letters
Content: We are moving on to Juliette Gordon Low

Spelling:
puddle
saddle
bottle
table
noble
purple
bridle
marble
turtle

along
never
run
second
tree
under

Next Week In M3...

Happy Friday! 

This has been a great week in M3! Thank you to Mrs. Davis (Khronus' mom) for coming to teach us a little bit about plants and gardening today! This will come in handy a little later this year. 

Lots of little reminders this week - I promise it's worth the read!

Reminders:

- Sign up to come be our Mystery Reader http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-mystery

- Don't forget to order those yearbooks!

- I will submit our next Scholastic order on 2/28! Don't forget to use our class code: RBZR3

- I have sent home a class list with your child today! Please make sure your child brings a Valentine for each classmate. I will have bags for them to decorate that morning to hold their Valentines. 

- We will also be doing a Poetry Cafe to celebrate Black History Month on Valentine's Day. I have created a sign up genius for you all to send in yummy treats for the kiddos to eat during our cafe - more information to come on this! Be on the look out in your child's folder next Monday. 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-poetry

- Next Friday (February 9th) we will have a STEM day! We will be creating a baseball tee and testing them out! If anybody has any of the follow items laying around to donate, it would be greatly appreciated; empty bottles, shoe boxes, paper towel rolls, wrapping paper rolls, etc. We're really looking for materials that can be recycled. 

- We are running very low on Clorox wipes and Lysol and would love some donations! We've been wiping down our tables every morning and afternoon to try and keep the germs away. 

What we're learning:

Reading: Finishing up compare and contrasting stories 

Grammar: Shades of meaning - adjectives and verbs 

Math: We will review our CUBES strategy and dive back into word problems 

Writing: Continuing with our Caldecott Award opinion writing

Content: Finishing up Jackie Robinson 

Spelling:

claw

small

boss

draw

stall

gloss

salty

bossy 

jigsaw

head

last

near

really

school

under

us

Next week in M3...

Our first full week of school in quite some time has come to an end! I am constantly amazed by these sweet kiddos!

Reminder:
- Flyers for the Sweetheart Dance went home on Thursday. Our PTA website has more information
- Don't forget about sign ups to be a mystery reader:
 http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090549a8ad2da4f58-mystery
- Our Six Flags reading logs are going to be due next month! Don't forget to fill those up for a free ticket to Six Flags
- Order those yearbooks before it's too late!
- Remind your kiddos about the importance of washing hands and sneezing/coughing in their elbow! We're working hard to keep the germs out of our classroom
- I'll be submitting our next Scholastic book order on the 31st of this month you can place your orders online at scholastic.com/bookclubs with our class code: RBZR3
- On Valentine's Day we will have an exchange, NOT a party. I will send home a list of class names once it gets closer. Please make sure that your child has a valentine for each person in our class. I will have bags for the kids to decorate that morning.
- Please refer to the green school calendar that was sent home today for upcoming school events

What we're learning:
Reading: Compare and contrast two stories
Writing: Caldecott book award opinion writing
Grammar:Adjectives
Phonics: /oo/ syllable patterns
Math: 10 more, 10 less/100 more, 100 less (mentally adding and subtracting). We will also continue practicing adding and subtracting within 1000
Content: We'll start learning about Jackie Robinson

Bonus learning: To go along with our pushes and pulls unit that we did we are going to have a video call with the Denali Sled Dog team! We will do this next Tuesday (Target friends will join on a call with another class on Monday).


Spelling:
brook
push pull
push
look
full
bully
bookshop
seagull

away
got
later
head
read
saw


Wish List:
-Pencils
-Erasers
-Crayons
-Clorox wipes

THANK YOU to families that have donated to our class! We appreciate it more than we can say.

Updates for the week...

Spelling words will be the same since we were  not here to practice them. As far as what we're learning, we're going to keep on with was was planned for last week so we can be sure to get all that awesome knowledge in! 

*If your child did not complete last week's homework, it is up to you whether they do it or not. I am sending home a new homework sheet today that will cover the same material. 

 
THIS THURSDAY is STEM night at KSE! 6:30-8:30 on the 2-5 campus! We have many great presenters coming to show off their career in the field of STEM, a food truck, and a free raffle! I hope to see you all there. 

Ice Day!

You heard right, we’re out again tomorrow!

If your kids are just so sad about having no school work to do (I can almost hear the eyes rolling), don’t forget about our online resources! I have kidsa-z.com (reading) and mobymax.com (a little bit of everything) set up and the kids have all logged in before. Today I set up mathzor.com for everybody. The log in will be your child’s first and last initial @cpellegrini (ex: CP@cpellegrini) for the username and their password is 123. This is great fact fluency practice.

Spelling from this week will be assessed next Friday after we've been able to practice together. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I hope you’re all staying safe and warm! 

Next Week In M3...

Rain, rain go away! We miss the playground!

Reminders and announcements:
- NO SCHOOL on Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Mother Son Date night flyers went home yesterday! Make sure to get your tickets!
- I have received a couple questions regarding the Science Fair...We are completing our science fair project in class (importance of hand washing using slices of bread) so no need for you all to worry about getting a project done.
- I will submit our next Scholastic order on January 30th.
- Don't forget to keep filling in the Six Flags reading log for a free ticket to Six Flags!


What we're learning:
Math: Adding to sums within 1000
Reading: Finishing up with fables
Writing: We will dive into opinion writing
Grammar: Adverbs and adjectives
Phonics: /oi/ diphthong and /ou/ syllable patterns
Content: We will finish up our learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Spelling:
down
shout
mouth
town
sprout
south
surround
powder
outside

don't
head
last
put
saw
school
took

This link: http://academics.cobbk12.org/index.php/ad/tl/iandi/math/#1470316751360-16cb7b4c-0e7b will take you to a page that can also be found by navigating through the Cobb County website! If you scroll to the bottom of the page and chose 2nd grade there are math videos to each unit (except 4...which happens to be what unit we're on but I'm told that video is coming soon)! Please take a look.