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Mrs. Jordan's 2nd Grade Class |
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AnnouncementsOur "Christmas Around the World" Research Project information went home today(Monday, Nov. 30th). The projects are due on Monday, December 16th which gives the students 2 weekends and more than 2 weeks to complete their projects. We have done a lot of research in class during the last few weeks with our famous figures in Georgia history and Creek and Cherokee Indian cultures, so the students are becoming very independent with research skills, organizing details, and writing informational paragraphs. I feel sure that most or all of their projects can be done with very little help from parents. Students were assigned countries today in class by "drawing names" out of a can. They genuinely love researching topics and learning facts, so they are excited about this project and ready to get started! The projects will be shared in class on Dec. 14th - 16th. We will have a "Christmas Around the World Celebration" on Wednesday, Dec. 16th which is when students will bring a traditional holiday food from their country to share with the class. We will definitely need parents to help make this a success by assisting your child with choosing and preparing a holiday food to share with the class. Our Class Christmas Party will be on Thursday, December 17th at 1:00. Parents will be invited to join us to make gingerbread houses! More details coming soon! Thank you to those of you who have joined the Eagle Ridge PTA! Your child has earned a Homework Pass! :) Please let me know if you have joined but did not receive your Homework Pass yet. We hope to have 100% participation from our class. The cost is only $5.00 per member. Grandparents can join too! We were recently given a printout of parents who have joined so far. Please let me know if you know you joined but do not see your name listed. They are Hannah Ahuja(2), Mark Bayon(1), Masson Forte(1), Luke King(2), Blake McNeill(1), Sarah Punjani(2), and Genesis Winston(1). Please remember that an adult membership is needed for each child in your family who attends Eagle Ridge in order for us to get 100%. With all of the budget cuts from the state, we need our PTA more than ever! By joining and supporting our PTA, you are helping your child and our school! Thanks! Have you heard the latest, greatest news? Our class won the Music Trophy for the Highest Music Achievers of the 1st Nine Weeks!! Mrs. Geeslin recognizes one class in the lower grades(K-2) and we were chosen!!! We were so excited when it was announced on the Broadcast! We celebrated by turning on the music and dancing around the classroom! Mrs. Jordan took lots of photos! Check out our "Music Trophy Winners Celebration" Photo Gallery link to see how excited we were! It's no trick....the "Addition Facts Ice Cream Sundae Celebration" was here! We celebrated knowing our addition facts on Friday, October 30th! The more facts we knew, the more toppings we got on our ice cream sundaes! Thank you, parents for sending in items for our big treat! Mrs. Jordan will post pictures of our celebration soon! It's not over yet! Keep studying those facts! We will continue having timed drill tests in class. Anyone who makes a 100 on 100 facts within 5 minutes gets a dollar for the class store! Masson, Luke, Sarah, Blake, and Hannah have already earned dollars! Also, please check out our website "links" page for helpful timed drill practice sites that make it fun to study facts! Hannah Ahuja was chosen as our 12th SOAR(Self-Respect, Obedience, Attitude, Responsibility) Student of the Week! Check out our "SOAR Student of the Week" link to see why she was chosen! Congratulations Hannah and keep up the great work! Our class is so excited about taking Accelerated Reader(AR) Tests! Thirteen(15) students have already earned enough points to climb on to the Monkey Tree! They are Masson Forte, Hannah Ahuja, Blake McNeill, Dominique Webb, Sarah Punjani, Nico Walton, Mary Kate Gibson, Emily Whitaker, Luke King, Hunt Haralson, Allison Oliver, Genesis Winston, Mark Bayon, Markwan Luttrell, and Kejuan Luttrell! Masson, Hannah, Sarah, Blake, Nico, Mary Kate, Luke, Dominique, and Emily have already climbed up to the 25 Point Club! Congratulations Masson for being the first one to reach the 50 Point Club! Sarah joined her on 11-6-09 and Hannah joined her on 11-17-09!! Check out our link featuring "AR Monkey Tree Point Clubs"! AR Point totals are sent home in the "Parent Connection Folders" weekly. However, if you would like to be informed of your child's results every time he or she takes a test, then you will want to get connected with "Renaissance Home Connect". The information was given to parents at Parent Orientation and/or sent home in Daily Folders on the next day. If you log on to "Home Connect", you will automatically receive emails letting you know how your child does on each and every AR test! It's an excellent way to stay connected with your child's AR progress, so I encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity! Please let me know if you need additional information. Thank you for encouraging your child to read at home! Please remember to record at least 80 minutes of reading per week in your child's Reading Log! |
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