Ms. Pickens’ 2nd Grade December 2016 News Calendar December 9th December Book Order Due December 9th Christmas Tree Project Due December 15th Holiday Music Concert @ 7:00 -Students meet @ 6:30 in Building #3 December 20th Tentative Class Christmas Party December 22nd - January 2nd No School – Holiday Break Happy Birthday 31st – Hadley November in the Classroom!!! Students did a wonderful job learning and retaining information on Native Americans. They learned the reservations and tribes that are in Montana, they gave themselves a Native American name, made tepees, and made a dream catcher. Students also gained knowledge of how Native Americans see the world from listening to many Native American legends. Ask your 2nd grader if they can name the 7 reservations located in Montana! Thank you all for taking the time to attend parent/teacher conferences. It was very nice to visit with you about your wonderful children.  December’s Learning Targets Phonics- Long e: ee, ea, y, Long o: oa & ow, Compound Words Grammar- Verb Tense, Contractions, Transitional words, Prepositions Vocabulary Words - Chance, Comment, Compare Math - 2-digit addition Writing - Christmas/Holiday writing activities, Narrative writing with a Beginning, middle, and end, and Writing sequences Handwriting – Everyday neatness, line use, formation, and finger spaces. Science & Social Studies - Holidays Around the World Art- Christmas Crafts and Gifts Counselor’s Lesson – Zones of Regulations Christmas Around the World! In December, second graders will be traveling around the world learning about the different traditions other countries partake in to celebrate the holiday season. Students have already noticed that just in our classroom, there are so many different beliefs, traditions, and ways the holiday season in celebrated in America. Second graders will do a journal entry, craft, and sample a special treat from each country. When your child brings the final project home to share with you, there will be QR scanner codes included on each county’s page. This code can be scanned with a smart phone or tablet to discover more about each country! Pizza Hut Book-It! Don’t forget to turn in your November Book-It calendar, and start on the December calendar. All second grade students are required/encouraged to read 20 minutes a night as homework, so you might as well earn a pizza for all of your hard work! Classroom Christmas Party We will be celebrating the Christmas holiday by makings gingerbread forests! Watch for more information coming soon. Holiday Program 2nd graders will be preforming the Polar Express on Thursday, December 15th. If your child would like to practice the songs please locate them on Mrs. Flesch’s school webpage. Happy Practicing! November MBI Award Tylynn and AJ are the classroom winners! Nice job showing honesty during the month or November! December’s theme is caring. Comments, questions and concerns – By Phone – School 721-2160 ext. 2080 By E-mail – apickens@hellgate.k12.mt.us