MISS STANLEY’S NEWSLETTER
December 7 - 11, 2015
Dear Parents,
The weeks leading up to our winter
break are always hectic. I will do my best to
keep you all informed.
Please check with your child when they
leave the house in the morning to make sure
they have a coat. If your child does not bring a
hat and/or gloves, I have some that they can
borrow.
Thanks for all you do!
Miss Stanley
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 18: School Movie
December 18: Classroom Christmas Party
December 18: End of the Second Nine Weeks
December 21-January 4: No School/Winter
Break
Don’t forget that the grade school has a
drop off box for Toys for Tots!!
AR/Book Cart Books
I love that students are reading more
chapter books. Second grade is a when
students transition from picture books to
chapter books. There are chapter books in
upper levels, but students really enjoy checking
out harder books. When we take home books
from my book cart, I want the book in their AR
level. I don’t mind if they check out a little
harder books from the library, but I try not to
let them get too hard. I also wanted to say that
it takes some students a long time to read a
chapter book when they are reading 15 minutes
a night. That can make AR tests more difficult
to pass. Don’t hesitate to review with your
child at the end of the book. Ask them about
the characters. Have them tell you about the
problem in the book and/or details they
remember.
Gift Exchange REMINDER :
We will exchange gifts on December 18th
at our Winter Celebration. Girls will exchange
with girls and boys will exchange with boys.
Please keep gifts between $3-$5.
WEEKLY FOCUS SKILLS
Reading: Unit 3 Week 4
Genre: Expository Text
Spelling: Long e; e, ee, ea, ie, y, ey
1. we
11. grow
2. bee
12. toe
3. need
13. after
4. queen
14. every
5. mean
15. special
6. leaf
7. thief
8. chief
9. pony
10. keys
Go to www.spellingcity.com/kelliedstanley to
practice your spelling words!!
Vocabulary Words: damage, dangerous,
destroy, event, harsh, prevent, warning, weather
Vocabulary Strategy: Antonyms
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer
Questions
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key
Details
Grammar: The Verb Have
Math: Review
Science: Moon and Weather
Social Studies: Studies Weekly #11 Changes
for American Indians
Christmas Movie:
We have decided that this year students can
bring a water and a snack for the movie. The snack
must be in a sandwich sized baggie. Please let me
know if you have any questions about that.
Winter Celebration:
Just a reminder that the following are down for
treats:
Megan Carder: game or craft
Keyara Mader: 16 drinks
Draden Herl: 16 small treats
Avery Mauck: 16 large treats