February 17-March 2

Hello Families! We had an exciting week- Valentine's Party and the all school trip to see Willy Wonka. Both events were fabulous. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped with the party! Here are some important happenings in our classroom:
Service Project: Before we headed off to the middle school production of Willy Wonka on Wednesday, the entire school participated in a service project for local community shelters and rehabilitation centers in need of food. Each child decorated a lunch bag at the Valentine Party and saved a Valentine treat. Then we all formed a line to assemble lunches including ham and cheese sandwiches, carrots, oranges and pretzels. Tonawanda volunteers then delivered all the lunch bags to each facility for lunch that day. It was a wonderful feeling to help someone in need!
TGIF Journal: Thank you for writing back to your kids every week. We'll continue the weekly letters until the journals fill up.
Plants!: We had a great time when Boerner Botanical Gardens came to our classroom to teach us about Stir Fry Plants. We learned that we eat roots, stems, leaves and flowers. We've had a lot of fun "mowing" our lawns and watching them grow.
Animal Reports- a letter went home in Friday Folders today asking families to help their child find a picture of the animal they chose. The picture could be from the internet or a magazine. If you don't have access to a printer, I can help find a photo at school. Thanks!
Nonfiction Author's Celebration: Our class will host an author's celebration in the first couple weeks of March. We will share all of the nonfiction pieces we have written, highlighting the animal reports. We will begin writing our animal reports on Monday. It is hard to guess when we will be ready to present so I will let you know the exact date of the celebration as soon as I know.
Reminders:
No School Thurs and Fri
Conferences Wed evening, Thursday PM
Ask Your Child:
What is something plants can do that humans can not? (grow their own food)
Why do we read nonfiction? (to learn)
What does median mean?
Can you give me a summary of your day at school?

February 3-February17

Hello Families! 3rd Quarter is off to a great start. February is a very busy month- Stir Fry Plants presentation, Willy Wonka, Valentine's Party. 100th Day of School, Dr. Seuss' birthday, conferences... Look at the right sidebar to see what we're learning in class in each subject.

1st place in the Penny Drive- 2nd grade donated the most money in the penny drive so we won a cocoa party for the grade level next Friday.
Math Facts Tests- This quarter, we will be taking both addition and subtraction timed tests every week. You will notice facts tests assigned as homework some days. Please have your child complete the rest of the test and return it to school. Your child's goal is 54 facts in 3 min for both addition and subtraction facts.
Reminders-
*Valentine Party is on Tuesday 2/14. We will exchange Valentines, enjoy treats and play games. I will send home a class list next week to help with Valentines.
*All School field trip to see Willy Wonka 2/15. All permission slips and fees were due today.
*Conferences - Feb. 22 and 23-No school for kids 2/23 and 2/24
Ask Your Child
*Can you retell the class read aloud The Mouse and the Motorcycle?
*Which Community Worker did you research for your slideshow?
*What are the steps in the life cycle of a Brassica plant?
*How are goods made and transported?
*What topic did you choose for your True/False book?