November 28th-December 2nd

Greetings Families,

        I hope you all had a very nice Thanksgiving and enjoyed the extra family time!  It’s hard to believe December begins this week.  We have many special activities and projects that occur in December, so be sure to keep reading the Palermo Post for updates. 

We are skipping ahead to Topic 8 in math (Adding 2-Digit Numbers).  We will be discussing regrouping, also known as “carrying,” when adding 2-digit numbers.  It’s important that students keep up addition fact practice at home to make two-digit addition a little bit easier.

In Reading we will continue our “Working Together” unit.  This week we are reading Scarcity, which introduces producers and consumers and how many things can affect what we buy, such as price and changes in weather.  In writing we will discuss and write about wants and needs for the holiday season.  You can continue these conversations at home!

We had an excellent start to our Barnes and Noble Fundraiser on Saturday.  Just a reminder, you can still shop online until Thursday (Dec.1^st).  If you choose to shop online, please use our promo code: 12013090.

If you have any questions, please call the school, email me: alipal1@gpsk12.org or write me a note in the O.W.L. binder. 

All the Best,

Mrs.Palermo

Important Dates:

November 28-Dec. 1^st-Barnes and Noble online Fundraiser, promo code: 12013090

December 6^th & 7^th -Winter MAP Testing

December 16^th-All-School Sing Along 8:30

December 20^th-Gingerbread House making (more information to follow)

December 21^st-GHS Chorus visits for holiday music 1pm

December 22^nd- January 2^nd Winter Break

January 19^th- UMass Women’s Basketball Game Field Trip

November 14th-November 18th

Greetings Families,

We have a full week ahead, with no half days or days off.  This may feel a little different because November is so full of short weeks!  We will dive into our next math unit: Mental Addition.  This unit will provide students with strategies to add in their heads.  Please continue to practice math facts at home to solidify these skills.  Last week I put a login sheet into the back sleeve of the binder.  This sheet provides all the logins for programs we use at school, which can be used at home too!

        In reading we are continuing Unit 2: Working Together.  This week we will explore the question: How has working together changed history?  We will learn about Abraham Lincoln and his effects on our history. 

        This Friday we have our November All School Meeting which 2^nd grade will be hosting.  We hope to see you there!

This week’s focus words are as follows:

Spelling Words Contractions Can’t           it’s      he’s      I’m        didn’t      who’s She’s         aren’t     isn’t Haven’t      hadn’t     I’ll

Amazing Words Identify Significant Ingenious Architect Participate Scour Aloft tinker

If you have any questions, please call the school, email me: alipal1@gpsk12.org or write me a note in the O.W.L. binder. 

All the Best,

Mrs.Palermo

Important Dates:

November 16^th Fundraisers Due

November 18th All School Meeting 8:30

November 23rd Early Release Thanksgiving Break

November 26th Barnes and Noble Fundraiser (see back for more info!)