I sent home a list of spelling words for the children to study. We will be selecting a 2nd grade spelling champion from our room.   We will have a spelling bee in the classroom using the words on the list.  The children have a little over 2 weeks to prepare for it. The spelling bee will be the week of Dec . 19 - 22.
Also coming home tonight is the book fair brochure.  The book fair will be next week from Dec. 7 - 10.

Homework tonight is to study spelling and work on their reading log.

Tonight's homework is a spelling paper.  Some of the children have to finish reading and religion also tonight.  The weekly reading log will be due on Friday/
For our advent giving this year the entire school will be collecting money to  help buy uniforms for the children at our twinning parish in Honduras. When the children bring in any amount of money they will fill in an ornament for our Christmas tree in the hall. We are also collecting gently used shoes for the same children.
Gratitude assignments are due tomorrow.

I am sending home a reading log tonight.  It will not be due until Friday, December 2.  Remember to keep your child reading over this break.  
If you would like a head start on the spelling words for next week, here they are:  long, little very, after, words, choose, letters, story, write, and good.  Remember that words from the past are also continued on each test especially words like there, their, because, different, story and write.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish each of you a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Since we only have a 2 day week next week, there will not be a new spelling unit.  We will work on words from the past that are still giving us trouble. 
I will not be requiring a reading log to be due on Tuesday, but could you please keep the children reading over vacation.  The daily practice is so very important to helping them become better readers.

Tomorrow is green and gold day.  We are to wear our school colors.  We will be having a pep rally in the afternoon.
Homework tonight is the reading log and to study for spellling.

Tomorrow is dress up day.  If the children decide to dress up they still need to bring their gym clothes to change into for gym class later in the morning.
Homework tonight is a spelling paper and their weekly reading log.

First Reconciliation tomorrow morning in the church.

On Monday we will have the large traveling map of south America in the gym.  We will be using it at 1:40 - 2:20.  As a result of it being on the gym floor our class will have gym outside Monday morning, please make sure your child is dressed for the weather.

I have had a couple of children wearing gym shorts without sweatpants or long pants over them.  Please be sure your child wears long pants over their gym shorts.