Flat Stanley!

 

We have had a fun week reading about Flat Stanley's adventures and answering comprehension questions.  Each student made his/her own Stanley which we will be mailing to a friend or relative.  I will be reading another Flat Stanley adventure this week and at the end of the week Stanley will come home with a journal.  Your child can write in the journal about adventures that he/she has with Flat Stanley during the winter break.  Please be sure to send both the journal and Stanley back to school so we can mail them out.  
    

     This week we used the ipads to write a digital story about a snow adventure.  Everyone who was in school on Friday was able to record the story and I emailed your child's story to you.  If you did not receive it please let me know.  If your child absent on Friday we will record the story next week.

    In Math we once again worked with mental math.   I know it is difficult to get through but it really does make sense.  As with anything new, it takes a lot of practice.  The third grade teachers assure me that an introduction to mental math in second grade makes it a little easier when they have to use it in third grade.  I do know the students think it's great to add 100 or 10 to a number without having to write it down!
      In Science we continue to learn about weather and the water cycle.  In SS we learned more about using a map and started discussing Presidents Lincoln and Washington.
    In Religion we are learning about the 7 sacraments.  A Baptism interview sheet was sent home.  Please have it completed and sent back in by Monday.

 We have been getting a lot of great questions to our answer; "Under the bed".  Examples: Where does my dog hide?, Where do I put my smelly socks?  If you have not sent your questions back yet, please do.  We enjoy listening to the questions and calling out the answer- Under the bed!

One of my students brought in her first sewing project that she made on her sewing machine.  I thought she did a great job and wanted to share it. :-)

     Special Dates:
2/11- Mass at 9:40
2/12- stamps and address for Flat Stanley due
2/13- Last Mass with Fr. Vatter, Valentine party 
Note: Due to the cold I was only able to take the students out for one day in the last few weeks.  They SO enjoyed it!  If the temperature and wind chill are above 20 degrees we do go out.  Please make sure your child is prepared with snow pants, boots, mittens, and a hat.  Thanks!