**Field Trip Cost Update**

A note went home Friday for our upcoming field trip stating that the cost is $7.  Since booking the field trip the second graders received the opportunity to take a special class while at the museum and we decided to take them up on this opportunity.  Because of this we need to add $1 to the cost of the field trip.  We are sorry for the confusion and inconvenience.  The cost of the field trip is now $8.  Any students who already sent in the $7 will receive coupons when they bring in the extra $1.  Any parents that would like to chaperone can just let us know and they will still purchase their tickets at the museum that day.  Thank you!  Let us know if you have any questions.

Animal Ark Book Sale

As you can see on the March calendar below we will have our used book sale the last week of March.  The goal will be to raise $100 in order to adopt one animal from Animal Ark in time for our field trip there in May.  If we raise more we will adopt a second animal.   Last week we looked at the animals and voted as a class to hopefully adopt Zulu, the cheetah.  We have some great books that have been brought in but the more books we have to "sell" the better chance we'll have of raising $100.  So please take some time to go through any children's books that you may have at home and send in any that you are no longer using or have been read many, many times. :) All of the books will be set up as a store and sold for $1 or less.  Let us know if you have any questions. :)

March Calendar

March Calendar RT by funlab2

Field Trip to the Discovery Museum

We will be going on a field trip to the Discovery Museum on March 12th.  That is also the day of our Open House. The cost for the students is $7 including the museum ticket and bus.  A note is in your child's Friday Folder this week. Chaperones will purchase their own tickets at the museum the morning of the field trip.  We will be gone from approximately 9:15-11:45. Please send a cold lunch in with your child that day since we may be late returning to school and would have to eat in our classroom. 

Please send in the signed permission slip with the money ASAP. We'd like to have it in by next Friday, March 1st, if at all possible. If you'd like to help out and chaperone, please indicate that on the bottom of the permission slip form.  

VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY

            

 

Coupon Shopping

Our students had a very successful

coupon shopping event today!

With that said, we need another batch

of coupon items for our store because

our store supply is very low.

Our coupon value categories are:

5, 15, 25, 50, 75, 100

If you are out and about this week,

and find a few good items that you

would be willing to purchase and donate,

it would really help our store,

and we would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for anything you can do! :)

Math MAP Scores

Your student's MAP test scores will be 

coming home in their Friday Folder this Friday.

There is also a reference scoring guide attached to 

help you understand the scores. Please review them, and if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.

List of Valentine Party Goodies

Parents have volunteered to send in the items below... 

*Chocolate Chip Cookies 

*Heart-shaped Sugar Cookies

*Fruit Platter 

Our class Valentine's Day Party will be on 
Thursday,February 14th at 1:45ish.  
If you'd like to help by sending in a snack or treat for all to share at the party, please email us.  We usually do a fruit and veggie plate with a few other goodies. We are flexible.

Just let us know.  :)

Math Minute

Doubles (fact) and Doubles (fact) plus 1

     4       4

 + 4    + 5

                                                8       9

                 When you double a number, you add the number to

                                  itself.  6 + 6,  8 + 8,  10 + 10

  

                            So, if you know the fact   4 + 4 = 8, 

                             then it's easy to add---> 4 + 5 = 9...
                            Double the smaller number and add 1

Groundhog Day 2013: 

'Punxsutawney Phil' Predicts Early Spring

An early spring is on the way, according to groundhog "Punxsutawney Phil." When the Pennsylvania groundhog emerged from his dwelling at Gobbler's Knob Saturday morning, he did not see his shadow."And so ye faithful, there is no shadow to see, an early Spring for you and me," proclaimed Bob Roberts, one of Phil's handlers. According to folklore, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and see its shadow, then six more weeks of winter weather is on the way. But if it comes out and sees no shadow, spring is expected to come early.

This week in math

Adding 2 digit numbers with regrouping (carrying)

1st - Add the ones

Then - Carry (regroup) if you need to

Next - Add the tens

If you add the tens and you end up with a 2 digit number,

go to the next place value to write it.