Class Party

Parents,
Our class has earned another class party by filling up our marble jar. The class party will take place this Friday, January 30^th. The class has voted on having a breakfast party (I will bring in glazed donuts, kolaches, and orange juice for them) and bringing two items from home.

Please allow your child to pick two items from the following list below to bring in on Friday:
Small blanket
Pillow
Stuffed animals
Sport related item (to be played at recess)
Toy (no electronics)

Also, Please help us have a wonderful Valentine's Day party in class by donating the following items below. This party will be held at the end of the day on February 13th and will only be for the students. We will have other celebrations in the near future that we would love for you to attend. Here’s the link to sign up http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C44A9AC2FA1FF2-kids
Please send your child with valentine treats/cards to pass out to their classmates on that day. We currently have 23 students in our class. Please look at the attached documents for a list of names.

Upcoming Events:
Wednesday 1/23 – Spanish Day, Early Dismissal 12:30pm (please return the dismissal form tomorrow)
Friday 2/13 – Valentine’s party
Saturday 2/28 – Roberts’ Auction (2^nd Grade Team auction item – Bowling Party in May)

For the next two weeks, in the following subjects we will be working on…

Language Arts- syllable patterns; adverbs that tell when and where; vowel digraphs oo, ue, ew, ui; adverbs that tell how

Reading- plot and theme, monitor and clarify

Math- finding halves, find patterns for doubling and halving, solve “what’s my rule?” problems for doubling and halving, calculate dollar and coin amounts, estimate weight, compare numbers, collect and record data, compare inches and centimeters, find median in a set of numbers, use frequency tables, line plots, use graphs to answer questions and draw conclusions

Science- investigating the effect of an object by increasing or decreasing sound energ

Social Studies- 100^th Day, introduction into biographies, discussing your personal history, Groundhog Day

 

Thank you so much!

Weekly Objectives

Good Morning Parents,

On Tuesday I sent home a new reading form with your child’s new reading level on it. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me. The students all have been working so hard and it truly shows! Starting next week, we will be working on our summative project for this IB Unit of inquiry. Your child will pick a friend from class and together they will be working on creating a weather report to present to the class.

Starting on Tuesday, January 20^th we will a student teacher from the University of Houston join our class. Ms. Johnson will be with us from January until the middle of May. There will be times where Ms. Johnson will take over certain lessons. I wanted to share this news with you so that you won’t be surprise when you start to hear stories about Ms. Johnson from your children.

Since we started this new semester of school we have experience a high volume of tardies here at Roberts. Please remember that the first bell rings at 7:55 and students should be seated at their desks by 8:00. Thank you so much for making every effort to get your children here to school on time. I really do appreciate it!

For the next two weeks, in the following subjects we will be working on…

Language Arts- vowel pattern oo, u; adjectives for number, size, and shape; diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy; comparative and superlative adjectives

Reading- sequencing, fact and opinion

Math- multiplication with arrays, make arrays to represent equal groups, create multiplication number stories using rectangular arrays, writing multiplication number models, division stories, equal share, division number stories,

Science- storms, weather fronts, research different kinds of weather, mapping the weather forecast

Social Studies- how weather affects human activities, MLK Day

 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, 1/19 – MLK Day, No School

Wednesday, 1/28 – Early Dismissal, 12:30pm, Spanish Fun Day with Senora Brandon (in the morning), Parent Conferences (please email me if you would like to set up a conference time on this day to talk about your child’s progress)

Tuesday, 1/3 – 100^th Day of School

 

Have a wonderful three day weekend with your family!! I will be running in the Houston Chevron Half Marathon this weekend so I am very grateful to have a day off on Monday to rest.

Best regards,

Cathy Reyes

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Parents!

I hope you had a wonderful time with your family and friends over the Holiday break. I’m excited to start this new semester of school and to see all of your children again tomorrow.

For the next two weeks, in the following subjects we will be working on…

Language Arts- comparative endings: -er, -est; verbs: am, is, are, was, were; final syllable –le; adjectives

Reading- fact and opinion, drawing conclusions

Math- addition of three or more numbers, comparison number stories, collecting and analyzing data, mixed addition and subtraction stories, subtraction strategies, creating equal size groups, using geoboards to create arrays, solve multiplication number stories using rectangular arrays

Science- water cycle review, moon phases, measuring wind, temperature, and precipitation, observe cloud patterns

Social Studies- New Year’s Celebrations/Resolutions, Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Have a wonderful afternoon!

-Cathy Reyes