Ms. Kaley's Classroom Room 24

Hello Everyone!

Upcoming Week:

Book Reports:  We have some students that still need to turn in their book report.  Please have them turn it in as soon as possible so they can get credit on their progress report for completing it.

In school 2nd grade Zoo presentation rescheduled:  The zoo had to reschedule this past Thursday due to weather.  They are coming this coming Thursday Feb. 2nd.  Please have students bring back their games. We still stuck to the schedule this past Thursday and the students really well.  We made popsicle stick puzzles that were related to their geography lessons this past week.  We also had the marble maze open and then the board/card game area.  Students are welcome to bring in board and card games (no Pokemon/Magic or trading/collecting cards.  Also, please no electronics such as tablets etc.)

*The morning assembly on internet safety was also cancelled this past Thursday morning and will be rescheduled.

Parent Teacher Conference sign up:  Please sign up, if you haven’t already 🙂

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Class pictures makeup:  With the 2 day 2 hour delay that happened this past week the Yearbook Club didn’t do class pictures this past Tuesday afternoon.  They are wanting to make it up this coming Thursday.

Valentine’s Day Party:  I know that Valentine’s Day isn’t this coming week, but we will be doing a little party on February 14th from 1:00pm-2:30pm.  Students are welcome to bring in Valentine’s Day cards for their peers.  Students whose cards have a piece of candy can be brought, but all treats will have to wait to be eaten at home.  If you want to make a Valentine’s mailbox ahead of time and bring it in that is fine.  Student’s will make a bag or box for their cards at the party if they don’t make their own personal one.

Snack Sign up!: We don’t have anyone for snack this week or next.  If you guys could look at the sign up and do the 2nd half of the year, we have a lot of open slots to fill.  Snack has been going really well and working out nicely, so thank you all for your generous contributions!

School Gala class basket donations:  Our school gala is coming up on March 25th.  Each class is to have a basket to auction off.  Our basket theme is Rainy Day.  If you have any donations for our basket, please contact our room mother, Alicia, at tempygirl@gmail.com.  She is putting the basket together.  I can send anything home with her son too if need be.

Past Week:

This week in group leveled lessons:

Level 2s: Interior and exterior angles in geometry

Level 3s: Fractions on a number line “I have…Who has” card game

In cultural this week: Geography

Level 1s: Compass review, compass map activity, continent game with compass dice

Level 2s: Volcanoes: what are they, parts of a volcano, volcano model

Level 3s: Water cycle: what is it, sequence

Have a great upcoming week!

Cheers!

Ms. K

Hello Everyone!

Upcoming Week:

Book Reports are DUE FRIDAY the 27th!

Assemblies: We have the Hogle Zoo coming this Thursday for just 2nd graders.  They are going to do 2-1 hour rotations and our room and Ms. Marleen’s room will be used for their presentation.  This puts our 1st and 3rd graders without a room for a little bit.  I’m reserving our kiva space for them to be in to do some cooking with Ms. Anna.  If anyone would like to come in and help or provide some board games for them to play during this time, we would greatly appreciate it.

Thursday morning is also the Net Safety assembly from 8:45-9:15.  This yearly presentation is given to all students about the importance of internet safety.  Ms. Lori, please come after this time 🙂

Studio resumes this Friday!  With the exception of early outs, studio will go until March 31st.

Class Pictures: Tuesday will be class pictures for the yearbook.  Our class is signed up for Tuesday at 12:45pm.  This picture will be the whole classroom together, not individual pictures.

Winter Parent Teacher Conference Sign Ups!:  It’s that time again!  Please click on the link and sign up for your spot.  Please bring your child.  They will share a few favorite pieces of work.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERNCE- SIGN UP HERE!

Past Week:

We didn’t have any afternoon math groups this week because we had some celebrations of lives or I had to take care of school issues since Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Kacee were out of the building a few days this week.

We did get to:

Weekly writing: Review of MLK and what are the student’s dreams for the future?  Each student made a poster and they are hanging outside our room

Friday: We read Dr. Seuss’ ABC Book because it has great alliteration examples!  We went over alliteration and each student got a letter of the alphabet and an animal to focus on.  They made a funny fictional alliterative piece of writing, but also a non-fictional page for their animal.  Once they are all complete, we will laminate the pages and make a classroom alliteration book!

In cultural this week: Zoology/Physiology

Level 1s: Reptiles: what is a reptile and different kinds of reptiles

Level 2s: The nose, the tongue, and teeth intro.

Level 3s: Mollusks: what are mollusks, the 3 classes of mollusks, clam facts and model

Snack this coming week: Erik

Have a great upcoming week!  Please email me if you want to come in on Friday 12:30-2:30 to help 🙂

Cheers!

Ms. K

Hi Everyone!

Thank you to all for Wednesday’s field trip!  It was nice that the weather held off and the kids could go snowshoeing.  The students were broken into groups and rotated through a presentation on animal tracks, exploration, about the smallest hawk, and outside snow shoeing.  Everything went very smoothly with drop off and pick up, so we got back to school at a decent time.  Students then did an afternoon activity with one of our student’s grandpa, Mr. Will, a retired art professor.  He had them work on dinosaur tracks.

Upcoming Week and Dates:

Field Trips: Ms. Anna’s dad manages the manages the Mrs. Cavanaugh’s in SLC.  We are thinking of squeezing that field trip into our schedule.  I have to look into it a little bit, but we want to aim for February and make it a Valentine’s Day kind of field trip.  Students would learn about where chocolate comes from as well as how they make their chocolate.  This kind of field trip would require parent drivers.  We would start off a school and then leave late in the morning.  I’ll let you know soon if it will work out.

The Hogle Zoo has been touring around school districts and giving a presentation to second graders.  All Lower El teachers signed up to give our second graders an in-school zoo field trip.  The presentation will be an hour long in the afternoon on January 26th.  That morning of the 26th will be the Internet Safety assembly as well.

January Book Report:  I fell a little short on updating on this, but let’s get back on track!  January is a book report month!  Students will focus on a FICTION (made up) book of their reading ability and choose another project choice from the list provided.  Book’s may be from MyOn.  Projects are due January 27th.  This will allow students to share that Friday afternoon.

Book Report Presentation Choices

*You may only do 1 choice once

___Book cover

___Oral report to the teacher and/or class

___1 page written report

___A wanted poster for a character in your book

___Poster advertising your book

___Design a bookmark

___Make a poem about your book

___Create a picture book about your favorite parts from the beginning, middle, and end

___Create a video about the book

___Dress up as favorite character and tell about the book

___Create a mobile with 5 events

___Write and draw an alternative ending

___Create a timeline with at least 10 events

___Draw a map describing places

___Create a travel brochure

___Make a puppet show explaining your book

___Create a board game

___Diorama of a scene

___Do a 1 page report about the author

___Create a week long journal as if you were the character

Ms. Rachel’s next monthly Botany lesson is this Wednesday!  We have a fire drill in the afternoon and then when that is over, Ms. Rachel will be in.  Wednesday’s afternoon schedule will have to skip over the 2 math groups so that all 3 cultural lessons can happen.

*Second graders are in Physiology this week and will do some introductions on the nose, teeth, and the tongue.  I’m curious if anyone knows a dentist or hygienist to come in and further explain about teeth.  It doesn’t have to be this week.  If nobody knows a dentist, I’m also interested in a dermatologist, ENT, or really anyone who’s focus involves the 5 senses.  Second graders are wrapping that up so we can get into the body systems.  If anyone knows nurses and/or doctors to come in next month who would like to present, let me know 🙂

Past Week:

In group lessons this past week:

Level 1s: Time to the hour

Level 2s: Perimeter practice

Level 3s: Equivalent fractions practice

Weekly writing: MLK

In cultural this past week: History

Level 1s: field trip, Time to the hour

Level 2s: field trip, Mercury

Level 3s: field trip, Mesozoic Era and the Triassic Period

Have a great rest of your long weekend!

Snack for upcoming week: Kanon

Cheers!

Ms. K

Hello and Happy 2017!  I hope you all enjoyed your holiday and beginnings of 2017

Looks like January is going to be quite the cold snowy and rainy month!  Our office made the decision that when the weather got as cold as it did these past couple of days then the students will stay inside.  Since we are looking at snow being on the ground for awhile, please make sure your child has proper attire to be outside.  Waterproof boots are needed, as well as coats.  Snow pants, hats, and gloves are highly advised!

Field Trip Wednesday Jan 11th!– Last month, I posted that we have a field trip to the Nature Center on 12th street in Ogden.  Wednesday the 11th will be our half day field trip!  Students received their permission slips this past week.  I need them by Tuesday.  Students will MEET AT THE NATURE CENTER.  It is only a 2 hour trip.  We will begin at 9am and go until 11am.  Please drop off your child between 8:30-8:45am.  If you would like to attend this field trip, please email me and let me know.  We will need drivers/carpools to pick up your child to bring them back to MMA!  Once we are back to the school, it will be recess time, lunch, and then we are going to do a class art lesson on printing (since we will be learning about animal tracks in the winter at the Nature Center) in the afternoon.  Ms. Jalee’s class is also attending, so if you know someone in her class to help you arrange pick up for your child, then you may certainly plan for that.  I cannot arrange a carpool or pick up for you child.  If you need help finding a carpool for your child because you are unable to take and/or pick up your own child then please contact our room mother, Alicia Thomas to help you.  Her email is on the permission slip at the bottom (tempygirl@gmail.com)  We will be outside for a good part of this trip, so please make sure your child is wearing winter weather gear as the weather is calling for a mix of rain and snow on this day.

This Friday the students do not have school. It is an all day professional development for the teachers.  Monday is also a holiday 🙂

A skate night as been planned for January 24th!  A flyer will be coming soon for your child to take home.

Past Week (Wed-Fri)

Wednesday, when the students returned, we jumped right back into our schedule.  Even with the 2 hour delay this past Thursday, we switched our day around so that we did cultural in the morning and then had the students do their work cycle in the afternoon.  Friday I read the students the book Snowmen at Night and then we discussed how to do a creative narrative on if they made a snowman and it came alive at night, what would it do first, next, and last?  They turned out amazing!  Since it is our class’s turn to have work shown on the south side hallway hanger, I hung up our classroom’s work for all to see!

Snack for upcoming week- Brett (No snack needs to provided for Wednesday)

Have a great upcoming week!  Looking forward to seeing some of you Wednesday 🙂

Cheers!

Ms. K