I was completely floored by the students’ country research presentations!  We learned so much and tasted some DELICIOUS and NOT so delicious (Vegemite!  Ha!) foods.  It was truly an international feast!  Graded rubrics are stapled to the back on student reports that are displayed in the hallway.  Way to go, 2nd graders!  

Wishing everyone a restful and joyful Thanksgiving.  I am so blessed to teach your children each and every day.  They work hard and keep me on my toes!  Thank you for instilling the importance of education and kindness in your family!  

Important Dates:

• 11/27 – 11/29 – THANKSGIVING BREAK!  Gobble!  Gobble!
• 12/6:  Mystery Reader:  Chris Pacetti – email me your three clues!
• 12/6:  Food truck ornament and gift card donations for our class tree due!  Thank you for all your support!
• 12/13:  Mystery Reader:  Christine Schnitzler – 2:15 pm
• 12/14:  Breakfast with Santa
• 12/20:  Class Holiday Breakfast – 9:15-10:00… SAVE THE DATE!  More info to come soon!

Reminders:

• Don’t forget to hit up some food trucks for donations for our class tree over Thanksgiving break!  Hopefully, they will feel very generous at this time!

Game, SET, Match!  

You can practice this fun game at home!  https://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle

Happy Birthday, Maddox!

We are in desperate need of donations for our Food Truck themed Holiday Tree.  Please send anything you are able to contribute – gift certificates to food trucks, small food ornaments, cash, etc.  Thank you for your support!  This is our last big fundraiser!  

http://nalusstaugustine.com/

cravestaug.com

http://villagegardenftp.com/

https://www.thefriedchickenkitchen.com/

https://funkadelicfoodtruck.wixsite.com/funkadelicfoodtruck

http://bigislandbowls.com/

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Class Novel:  The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin; explaining how images support text; guided spelling with words ending in -le.

Writing:  Fictional animal stories

Math:  Money

Students of the week:

N/A – Short week!

Important Dates:

• 11/25:  COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECTS DUE
• – Presentation Schedule  
• Monday (10:00-11:00):  Phoebe, Alsea, George, Isabela, Tibor, Zinnia, Maddy, Ellie, Declan
• Tuesday (10:00 – 11:00):  Kalilah, Eleanor, Layla, Sam, Maddox, Zeva, Perry, Nolen, Noah
• I
• 11/27 – 11/29 – THANKSGIVING BREAK!  Gobble!  Gobble!
• 12/6:  Mystery Reader:  Chris Pacetti – email me your three clues!
• 12/6:  Ornament and gift card donations for our class tree due!  Thank you for all your support!
• 12/13:  Mystery Reader:  Christine Schnitzler – email me your three clues!
• 12/14:  Breakfast with Santa
• 12/20:  Class Holiday Breakfast – 9:15-10:00… SAVE THE DATE!  More info to come soon!

Reminders:

• We are collecting loose change for the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum with the monies going to continue research and save the World War II stories for an upcoming exhibit!  Thank you!

Tick, tock!  Tick, tock!

Fun with clock games during small group

Thank you to Mrs. Laura for being our MYSTERY READER today!  We loved hearing all about the many HATS you wear and your love of Dr. Seuss! 

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Class Novel:  Thanksgiving on a Thursday by Mary Pope Osborne; connecting words and pictures; alphabetical order

Writing:  character elements and dialogue

Math:  time

Science:  Weather

Students of the week:

Eleanor and Ellie

Thank you for taking INITIATIVE and being respectful!

Important Dates:

• 11/15:  Interims sent home – please sign and return the envelope
• 11/25:  COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECTS DUE
• 11/27 – 11/29 – THANKSGIVING BREAK!  Gobble!  Gobble!

Reminders:

Good afternoon, parents!

It seems as though time is moving in fast forward, and the trees for Festival of Trees is already on the horizon.

I would like to do a ‘food truck’ tree for Mrs. Saxon’s class.

I think it will be cute to decorate our tree with sparkling lights and various food themed ornaments, like a taco, piece of pizza, and coffee mug to name a few. If you are out shopping and see one you’d be willing to donate, that would be amazing.

I could then get gift cards to as many food trucks around town as possible. I am hoping that maybe some trucks will either match my dollar amount or generously donate a gift card. If you know anyone who owns a food truck, and you would be willing to reach out to them, that would be great!

I know this is a tough time of the year, so any monetary donations toward our tree will be greatly appreciated! I was blown away by your support of our Plinko booth, so I hope we can have a stellar tree this year!

Trees are due on 12/6, but I’d like to start making my rounds and cross this off my to do list, so if it’s possible, please send in donations prior to Thanksgiving break.

Thank you all for your support!

Heather Beidle (Kalilah’s mama)

Colonial in-school field study!  A great trip back in time!

Thank you to Phoebe’s dad for bring our MYSTERY READER this week!  We enjoyed hearing about your job as an engineer and reading “Rosie Revere, Engineer”… an excellent book on being a risk-taker and GROWTH MINDSET!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Class Novel:  Mayor Hubble is in Trouble by Dan Gutman; story elements – beginning, middle, and end; alphabetical order

Writing:  elaboration and detail in writing

Math:  Word problems

Science:  Solids, liquids, gases

Social Studies:  Veterans Day

Students of the week:

Alsea and Tibor

Thank you for going the “extra mile” in your work  and being showing self-discipline this week!

Important Dates:

• 11/11:  Veterans Day – No school
• 11/15:  Laura Inman – Mystery Reader – send me your 3 clues!
• 11/25:  COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECTS DUE
• 11/27 – 11/29 – THANKSGIVING BREAK!  Gobble!  Gobble!

Reminders:

Thank you to Isabela’s mom for being our Mystery Reader!  We loved the book ROT and the MORAL – staying true to yourself!  What a great message!

Congratulations to Zinnia for being voted by her peers to represent our class for the Character Counts pillar of CITIZENSHIP! 

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  Class Novel:  Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen; text features – glossaries, indexes, table of contents; adding -ing to base words

Writing:  Writing fictional stories

Math:  Word problems

Science:  Matter

Social Studies:  Explorers

Students of the week:

Maddy and George

Thank you for having a POSITIVE ATTITUDE and being extra PATIENT this week!

Important Dates:

• 11/5:  Colonial In-school field trip
• 11/8:  Thomas Inman – Mystery Reader – send me your 3 clues!
• 11/11:  Veterans Day – No school
• 11/15:  Laura Inman – Mystery Reader
• 11/25:  COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECTS DUE
• 11/27 – 11/29 – THANKSGIVING BREAK!  Gobble!  Gobble!

Reminders:

What a bunch of characters!  Ha!  We have some fun personalities in this class! 🙂

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   Class Novel:  Totally Disgusting by Bill Wallace, using context clues to determine unfamiliar words,  adding -ing to words

Writing:  temporal words

Math:  measurement

Science:  MATTER

Students of the week:

Sam and Kalilah

Thank you for being KIND and RESPONSIBLE this week!

Important Dates:

• 10/25:  Fall Festival – 5:30-7:30
• 10/29:  Report cards on HAC
• 11/5:  Colonial In-school field trip
• 11/8:  Thomas Inman – Mystery Reader
• 11/11:  Veterans Day – No school
• 11/15:  Laura Inman – Mystery Reader
• 11/27 – 11/29 – THANKSGIVING BREAK!  Gobble!  Gobble!

Reminders:

DEM BONES! DEM BONES! DEM DRY BONES!

Thank you to SAFD for giving us some helpful tips about fire safety!

Measuring in inches, feet, and yards!

Happy Birthday, George!  EIGHT IS GREAT!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   Class Novel:  Snot Stew by Bill Wallace, finding the MAIN TOPIC, spelling pattern practice

Writing:  editing and revising

Math:  measurement

Science:  Distinguishing human body parts (specifically the skeleton) and their functions

Students of the week:

Zeva and Declan

Thank you for showing GRIT and determination this week!

Important Dates:

• 10/24:  Send in bags of candy and trinkets for our Fall Festival booth!
• 10/25:  Parade of characters – 8:45 am – meet us at the bus loop!
• 10/25:  Sam Stark – Mystery Reader @ 9:30 (email me if you need to make any changes and
• your CLUES for me to give the class!)
• 10/25:  Send in items for class celebration!  Fire Prevention Poster due (information below if you are interested in participating!)
• 10/25:  Fall Festival – 5:30-7:30
• 10/29:  Report cards on HAC

Reminders:

We had so much fun with Diamond Del!  What a cool experience!

Thank you to Mrs. Valla for being our Mystery Reader today!  We enjoyed the book “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey.  We loved hearing about your job as a brain trainer and giving us some helpful strategies on how to cope with intense feelings!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   Class Novel:  The Giraffe, the Pelly, and Me by Rolad Dahl, asking and asnwering questions in non-fiction text, oi and oo sounds

Writing:  SPOOKY STORIES with a focus on beginning, middle, and end.

Math:  strategies for subtraction

Science:  Rocks and Minerals

Students of the week:

Isabela and George

Thank you for working hard and being extra kind this week!

Important Dates:

• 10/11: 1st quarter ends
• 10/14:  HURRICANE MAKE-UP DAY
• 10/18:  A.R Snow Cone Party – Did your child meet their goal?
• 10/24:  Send in bags of candy and trinkets for our Fall Festival booth!
• 10/25:  Parade of characters – 8:45 am – meet us at the bus loop!
• 10/25:  Sam Stark – Mystery Reader @ 9:30 (email me if you need to make any changes and
• your CLUES for me to give the class!)
• 10/25:  Send in items for class celebration!
• 10/25:  Fall Festival – 5:30-7:30
• 10/29:  Report cards on HAC

Reminders:

KAHOOT math strategies in action!  Students were excited to use dry erase markers on their desk to show addition strategies of their choice to solve equations! 

Good luck to Ms. Royal!  We so enjoyed working, teaching, and learning with you for 8 weeks!  Go inspire the next generation!

Thank you to Kim Pacetti for being our Mystery Reader this week!  We enjoyed hearing “The Blue Balloon” by Melanie Cavanaugh.  It was so cool to see LOCAL sites in the book and dicuss the importance of proctecting our sea life!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   Class Novel:  Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary, CENTRAL MEANING, MORAL, or LESSON in a fable, bossy r

Writing:  SILLY SENTENCES with a focus on writing complete, quality sentences

Math:  Partial sums and a continuation of addition strategies

Science:  rocks an minerals to prepare for our excavation next week with Diamond Del!

Students of the week:

Eleanor and Maddox

Thank you for showing perseverence and being TEAM PLAYERS this week!

Important Dates:

• 10/8:  In-school GEM field trip
• 10/10:  Gifted screener – if your child has already been identified, they will not be tested again and will go to the guidance counselors room at that time.
• 10/11:  Liana Valla – Mystery Reader @ 9:30 (email me if you need to make any changes and your CLUES for me to give the class!)
• 10/11: 1st quarter ends
• 10/14:  HURRICANE MAKE-UP DAY
• 10/25:  Parade of characters – 8:45 am – meet us at the bus loop!
• 10/25:  Sam Stark – Mystery Reader @ 9:30 (email me if you need to make any changes and your CLUES for me to give the class!)
• 10/25:  Fall Festival – 5:30-7:30
• 10/29:  Report cards on HAC

Reminders:

FUN RUN!!!  WHAT A BLAST!!!  THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DONATIONS TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL!!! 

Thanks to Kalilah’s brother for being our first Mystery Reader!  We enjoyed reading “NUGGET AND FANG” by Tammi Sauer!  We loved hearing about your positive experience in middle school so far!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   Class Novel:  Esio Trot by Rolad Dahl, Asking and answering questions – WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY to demonstrate an understanding of key details, long/short vowel review

Writing:  Narratives using with a focus of using ADJECTIVES

Math:  Addition strategies using place value and base 10 blocks

Science:  Scientific Method

Students of the week:

Nolen and Ellie

Thank you for being showing GRIT and WITH-IT-NESS this week!

Important Dates:

• 10/1:  SAC meeting @ 3:00 in the Media Center
• 10/4:  Kim Pacetti- Mystery Reader @ 9:30 (email me if you need to make any changes and your CLUES for me to give the class!)
• 10/8:  In-school GEM field trip
• 10/10:  Gifted screener – if your child has already been identified, they will not be tested again and will go to the guidance counselors room at that time.
• 10/11:  Liana Valla – Mystery Reader @ 9:30 (email me if you need to make any changes and your CLUES for me to give the class!)
• 10/11: 1st quarter ends
• 10/14:  HURRICANE MAKE-UP DAY
• 10/25:  Parade of characters – 8:45 am – meet us at the bus loop!
• 10/25:  Sam Stark – Mystery Reader @ 9:30 (email me if you need to make any changes and your CLUES for me to give the class!)
• 10/25:  Fall Festival – 5:30-7:30
• 10/29:  Report cards on HAC

Reminders: