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Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: None
Spelling: High Frequency Words #1

over, new, sound, take, only, little, work, know, place, years, live, me, back, give, most, very, after, thing, our, just, name, good, sentence, man, think

These are words that second graders should be able to read and spell after first quarter. We  will test their spelling of these words on Tuesday.  We took a pre-pre-test on those words today. These are in your child's Friday folder if you would like to see what they need to practice. 

Phonics and Grammar: Review of long and short vowel sounds, commas in a date
Reading: Setting
Math: Review Centers
Science: What is Earth?
Writing: Writing Letters

Important News and Information:
-Our first field trip of the year is coming up on Friday, Oct. 21. We will be going to the St. Louis Art Museum. A permission slip was sent home in Friday folders. In order for the kids to be able to go on the field trip, this permission slip must be signed and returned by Monday, Oct. 17th. 
-Parent Teacher conference scheduled times were sent home in Friday folders. Please sign and return these to school as soon as possible.
-Also, in Friday folders is information about a service project we will be doing with our partner class, Mrs. Horn's PDO class. We will be collecting superheroes to donate to Friends of Kids with Cancer in memory of Drew Albritton. We will also make cards together later on this month to send along with the superheroes.
-We do not have school next Wednesday through Friday as the teachers will be in Grand Rapids for a conference.

We discovered that about 3/4 of the Earth is made up of water, and that most of that water is salt water. 

Playing verb charades

Practicing our vocabulary words for the week

Trash Crew

We had several kids decide to start a "Trash Crew." They spent several of their recesses picking up trash around the playground. What a great example of a servant heart! 

Cheering for the cross country runners on a great season