The daily Words of Wisdom go hand-in-hand with Character Counts!, and reinforce the Pillars of Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship.

Words of Wisdom

Each day, the students listen the day’s Words of Wisdom, and write a reflection in their classroom journal. Here is one from Dec.13: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” What are ways you can give to others this holiday season? Think about things you CAN’T wrap. There were numerous thoughtful responses. Here are excerpts from two entries.

“You couldn’t wrap some things, like friendships, love, respect, caring, and kindness.” G.E.

”I’d give my family hugs! You can’t wrap hugs.” K.F.

Homework-Wk. of Dec. 18-21, 2017 (with standards)

Reading: Mon.-Wed. nights-Students read from an appropriate-level, just right, good fit AR book for 20+ minutes and record the title in the AVID planner/agenda. *During the week, students may take home paperback AR books from the classroom library. (LAFS.2.RF.4.4.a)

Writing: Students choose at least one topic in their journal and write to respond (LAFS.2.W.2.5, LAFS.2.L.1.2.d, and LAFS.2.L.1.1.a).) Due by Thurs., Dec. 21.

Reading and Writing: Students read the fable from ReadWorks, The Ants and the Grasshopper, and complete the accompanying comprehension questions (LAFS.2.RI.1.1, LAFS.2.W.3.8, LAFS.2.L.3.4). Due by Thurs., Dec. 21.

As your child’s schedule permits: Students practice math skills online in Prodigy and Khan Academy (includes MAFS. 2. OA.2.2 and MAFS.NBT.1.2).

KETTERLINUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER MS. BALLINGER GR. 2

KETTERLINUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM NEWSLETTER MS. Wk. of Dec. 18-21, 2017

MARVELOUS MATH-The students learned the two-player math game, Shake, Rattle, and Roll. They had fun while they practiced mentally adding and subtracting 10 or 100 from the largest 3-digit number created (MAFS.2.NBT.8 and MAFS.2.NBT.9).

WJCT PBS Kids Writers Contest

Here’s another way to keep skills and minds sharp over the break: WRITE! The PBS writers contest opens Jan. 1 for grades K-3. For details, go to: http://www.wjct.org/writerscontest/

EARLY RELEASE ON WED.,

DEC. 20 AND THURS., DEC. 21,

1:50 p.m.

Accelerated Reader (AR) Update

As of Dec. 14, the class has read a combined total of 899 books and 1,993,629 words, as shown by passed AR tests. Congratulations to Camryn, Santiago, Clara, Mary, Savannah, Wilder, Gabe, Finn, Remi, Caroline, Mabel, Kaila, Sawyer, and Mallory for reaching (and exceeding) their personal goals for the second grading period. They’re cheering on Dylan and Nevaeh as they continue to work to meet their goals by Dec. 21.

Word Wizards: Finn (376,883); Gabe (350,318); Kaila (210,211); Caroline (190,613); and Mary (186,895).

Most books read: Savannah (111); Gabe (90); Mabel (82); Caroline (79); and Wilder (75).

The winter break is a good time to organize the home library. Students can find out if their books are ARs by entering the title or author in AR Bookfinder at http://www.arbookfind.com/.

Specials-Wk. of Dec. 18-21, 2017

Mon., Dec. 11-PE with Coach Allen, 1:45-2:25. Wear socks and sneakers, and pull back hair.

Tues., Dec. 12-Music with Mr. Gafford, 1:45-2:25.

Wed., Dec. 13-Art with Mr. Lewis, 10:10-10:50.

Thurs., Dec. 14-Computer Lab, 10:10-10:50 (flexible schedule/school sing-along in a.m.).