Just a reminder that it is not too late to donate for the Walk-a-thon or to sign up for the Koala Krawl and buy wristbands for the Fall Festival! Students who donate $25 for the Walk-a-thon will get to attend the highly-anticipated “Dance Party” at the end of the day on Friday, November 14th (the Walk-a-thon day). Additional donation and registration forms are available at the front office.
We are having a Spirit Week to build excitement and momentum for all of our fundraising efforts. Here is the schedule:
Our class had a wonderful surprise this week when we found out we won the AR trophy for 2nd grade!!! We had 11 out of our 18 students reach their AR goals for the first marking period. That is quite an accomplishment, but I know we can do even better this marking period. Our new class goal is to have 100% goal-getters in our class (18/18). I KNOW we can do it! Please keep encouraging your child to read 20 minutes every night and take at least one AR quiz per week.
There are no Challenge Spelling Words this week because we are studying the same pattern. Continue practicing last week’s Challenge Spelling Words list.
Fridge Notes November 10th PDF
Character Traits We are working on describing a character using character trait words. I’m attaching a list of character traits that you can use when you are reading at home with your child. It is very long and contains many higher level vocabulary words. I suggest introducing words on this list as you come across characters that display those traits in your reading at home. In order to understand these difficult words, the students need to be able to link them back to something. Kids have a hard time remembering what “arrogant” means on its own, but if they can link it back to a character in a story, the definition of the word is more likely to stick. Make sure you discuss what the character DOES in the story (actions, dialogue, thoughts, etc.) that shows that particular character trait. For example, if a character sticks up for his friend who is being bullied, that action shows that the character is loyal. After you find a character that exhibits a certain trait, highlight it on the list. This way you can keep track of the words your child has been introduced to!