Mrs. Dufresne's Second Grade
December 8-13, 2014
Curriculum Notes
For six days in one - hour sessions, the entire 2nd grade team of teachers is developing and teaching a unit on "Holiday Celebrations Around the World". Each 2nd grade teacher has chosen to focus on a country and culture. Exposing children to different cultures with food, games, customs and songs is our aim. Your child will "travel" with his / her passport to a different classroom each day to visit a different country.
In Math we are understanding how 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes are related, estimating and measuring with centimeters, using a line plot to display data and estimating and measuring with inches, feet, and yards.
Important Dates and Information
Parent / Teacher Conferences Tuesday and Wednesday December 9th and 10th from 3:30 - 6:30
Friday, December 20th - Holiday Party at 2 p.m.
December 20 - January 4th Winter Break
The funding for school wide healthy snacks has changed and our snacks will only be on Mondays and Wednesdays now. I would encourage you to send a snack with your student for the morning and then possibly one for the afternoon (especially on days that we will not have snacks - Tuesday, Thursdays, and Fridays).
Please remember to send your child with a warm coat, boots and shoes to change into, mittens, and a hat. We have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays - please make sure they have good PE shoes on those days!
Chocolate Sales
Class Party
Conferences
Please check the schedule on the back of this newsletter for your conference time. Wait on the chairs next to the classroom door in case the previous conference is running late. I will try my best to stay on schedule and appreciate your help with running on schedule - especially Wednesday because it is back to back!
Remember to check out the Lost and Found on the tables by the library while you are here!
Tuesday Conference Schedule
3:30 – 3:45
3:45 – 4:00 Noah
4:00 – 4:15 Taylor
4:15 – 4:30 Skyler
4:30 – 4:45 Elise
4:45 – 5:00 Braydon
5:00 – 5:15 Daniel
5:15 - 5:30
5:30 – 5:45
5:45 – 6:00 Cody
6:00 – 6:15 Skyler
6:15 – 6:30
Wednesday Conference Schedule
3:30 - 3:45 Tyisha
3:45 - 4:00 Addisen
4:00 - 4:15 Ethan
4:15 - 4:30 Reyna
4:30 - 4:45 Ava
4:45 - 5:00 Elijah
5:00 - 5:15 Karona
5:15 - 5:30 Damien
5:30 - 5:45 Mia
5:45 - 6:00 Flora
6:00 - 6:15 Dominique
6:15 - 6:30 Kaden
6:30 - 6:45 Melaina
Spelling Lists
List A - a lot, were, too, when, there, said, they, went, our, upon, your, how, now, girl
List B - because, Christmas, friend, know, people, outside, favorite, went, once, scared, again, would, could
List C - because, children, balloon, believe, describe, everybody, except, favorite, possible, something, different, finally, sometimes, through