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Family Traditions Project

Family Traditions

 

This is a family project all about traditions that are important to you and your family during the month of December.  Discuss them with your family to get more ideas.  (Think about traditions that you value, participate in, something you make, places you go, people you see, books you read, things you see, things you smell, things you hear, things you taste, something you help with, something you give.)

 

Make a collage (photographs, cut out pictures from magazines/newspapers, drawn pictures) that represent the most important traditions to you and your family.  Then write sentences telling about the collage and the traditions.

 

This Family Tradition Project is due on or before Friday, December 11, 2009.  The students will be sharing their Family Tradition Project with the class.

 

I am thankful! Celebration

Mrs. Kiley's 2nd grade class has a Thanksgiving presentation that you will not want to miss........   Date:   Thursday November 19th  Time: 8:15 - 9:15   Items Requested: Madison Jones - breakfast casserole Jordan Jones - fruit Sarah Hilliard - juice and cups Joey Blankenship - muffins/breads Taylor Smith - plates/napkins/forks   If you are unable to bring your requested item, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can make other arrangements.     Thank you in advance, and I look forward to seeing everyone on the 19th!   Sally Smith   Mrs. Kiley's room mom   Upcoming Events: December 18th - Winter Party

What we are learning

Social Studies- Cherokee Indians and the contributions of Tomochichi.

Science-Energy (motion, heat, light, and sound)

 

Writing- Informational writing, researching and summarizing facts, using commas and quotation marks correctly.

 

Math- Counting money, and giving change. Continue to review addition and subtraction regrouping.

Trade Fair

 

 

In Social Studies, we have been examining the Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past. We have learned that instead of using money for goods and services, Native Americans used barter or trade with each other and with settlers.

 

To give students a better understanding of trading and bartering, we are going to have a trade fair. On Monday, November 16th, the children should bring in TWO goods they are willing to trade. These goods should be inexpensive items ($1 or less) found at home. Examples of goods that may be brought in are: friendship bracelets or other homemade jewelry, stationery, cookies, bookmarks, trading cards, fast food toys, etc.

 

Please make sure that your children understand that the items will be traded, so items should be something that they don’t mind giving up. Students should bring in several items to trade.

 

This should be a meaningful learning experience for the children. Thank you for your support in making it a success!

 

In Social Studies, we have been examining the Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past. We have learned that instead of using money for goods and services, Native Americans used barter or trade with each other and with settlers.

 

To give students a better understanding of trading and bartering, we are going to have a trade fair. On Monday, November 16th, the children should bring in TWO goods they are willing to trade. These goods should be inexpensive items ($1 or less) found at home. Examples of goods that may be brought in are: friendship bracelets or other homemade jewelry, stationery, cookies, bookmarks, trading cards, fast food toys, etc.

 

Please make sure that your children understand that the items will be traded, so items should be something that they don’t mind giving up. Students should bring in several items to trade.

 

This should be a meaningful learning experience for the children. Thank you for your support in making it a success!

Skills Tutor

Skillstutor Challenge

Here it is students....your chance to earn lots and lots of beads!!!!  Yes...even from home you can be earning class beads!!!!!  Here's how to do it:

Click on this link to our Skillstutor Website:

www.skillstutor.com

Log in:  your 6 digit media center number

Password: 1234

Site: Kemp01

Take as many tests as you want.  For every test you take, you will earn one bead.  The top 3 test takers each week will get to have "lunch and a movie" with me every Monday.  Also.....the 2nd grade class that has the highest number of test takers each month earns a popsicle party!!! 

Here it is students....your chance to earn lots and lots of beads!!!!  Yes...even from home you can be earning class beads!!!!!  Here's how to do it:

Click on this link to our Skillstutor Website:

www.skillstutor.com

Log in:  your 6 digit media center number

Password: 1234

Site: Kemp01

Take as many tests as you want.  For every test you take, you will earn one bead.  The top 3 test takers each week will get to have "lunch and a movie" with me every Monday.  Also.....the 2nd grade class that has the highest number of test takers each month earns a popsicle party!!!