Cheesy Spider Webs

Thanks again to Andrew and Raymond for being our "Snazzy Snack" shoppers for the month of October!  The kids had a blast making "Cheesy Spider Webs" today!!  We even had a Watch Dog, Mr. Blair, that was able to join in on the fun!  Check out the pictures of our exciting day:

Mystery Reader Pictures

Thanks again to all the Mystery Readers we've had so far!  

Matthew's mom, Mrs. Koss

Raegan's mom, Mrs. Blair

Andrew's mom, Mrs. Fedmasu

Mackenzie's mom, Mrs. Scheidt

Bohdan's mom, Mrs. Purtell



Mackenzie's dad, Mr. Scheidt

 Nicole's mom, Mrs. Ortiz-Jones

Carter's dad, Mr. Prochaska

The Weber Weekly

This school year is flying by; I can't believe it's almost November!

Our week was packed full of fun and interesting activities.  Here are the highlights:

A big congratulations goes out to Joshua Stratton for being selected as our "Student of the Month" as well as Andrew Fedmasu for being selected as our "Pillar of the Month".  Keep up the great work, boys!  

The kids are LOVING science!  It's so fun to see their excitement for each new experiment we do in the classroom.  They know all about mixtures and solutions now.  We performed experiments working with oil and water, salt water, lemonade, and Jell-o.  Make sure to ask your second grader about the soup factory separating activity!  Next week we will begin to explore solids, liquids, and gases with a lot more experiments. 

We read Cinderella and worked on creating summaries of the story for writing.  Be on the lookout for your child’s writing piece later in the week.  They blew me away with their quality summaries and illustrations; we may just have some future authors or illustrators in our classroom!

Math has been all about place value, ordering numbers, and greater than/less than.  We played place value BINGO for prizes earlier in the week.  Friday we had a little fun with a mystery monster grid.  Students followed the mysterious Battleship-like directions to reveal Frankenstein on graph paper.

We've been reading Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle for two weeks now.  The children wrote about their favorite part so far and it seems like the majority of the class agrees:  they LOVE the sassy, rude parrot that Mary is dealing with right now!  Ask your child to tell you about it. 

The Monster Bash was a huge success last night.  Thank you to everyone that was able to come out for some spooky fun!  Miss Hampton enjoyed seeing so many of the second graders there.  She was amazed by the packed dance floor filled with kids showing off their moves!

Don't forget Monday is our special PJ and Stuffed Buddy Day.  The children have definitely earned the celebration with their spectacular behavior and hard work.  We can’t wait to dress comfy and meet all the new stuffed friends that will be joining our class!  

Be sure to take note of these upcoming events:

November 1st - PTO Meeting in the Media Center at 6:00 PM

November 3rd - School "Rainbow" Spirit Day (Second graders wear YELLOW)

November 10th - Market Day pick-up at 4:45 in the gym

I'd like to give a special thanks to several family members:

Thank you to Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Korwin, Mr. England, Mrs. Koss, and Mrs. Saavedra for planning and running our Fall Celebration.  It was so nice to be able to sit back and watch the kids enjoy themselves at the party.  We can tell you put a lot of time into organizing the afternoon and we applaud your efforts.  Thank you!!

Thank you to Mrs. Fedmasu for being our Mystery Reader this week.  She read one of her favorite Disney stories, Atlantis.  The kids really enjoy having family members visit our classroom to share their love for reading.  If you'd like to sign up, check the Mystery Reader schedule below to see what date works for you.

BIG thanks to everyone that donated items from our "Giving Tree".  Your donations of baggies, plastic silverware, disinfecting wipes, construction paper, and candy will really make a difference in our classroom.  I am so thankful to have such wonderful, supportive families this year.

Thanks to our "Snazzy Snack" shoppers for the month of October.  We are really grateful for the families of Luke Deal, Andrew Fedmasu, and Raymond England.  These three boys are bringing in all the supplies and ingredients that we'll need for our "Cheesy Spider Webs" that we're making on Monday.  

Cardinals

THIRTY minutes until game time!  Go Cardinals!!!  

Fall Party

The party today was a huge success!  I'd like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Lori Johnson for her hard work in coordinating all the fun games and activities.  I'd also like to thank Mr. England, Mrs. Korwin, Mrs. Saavedra, Mrs. Koss, and Mrs. Lewis for taking time out of their busy days to help out at the party.  We couldn't have done it without all of you.  Thank you so much!! 

The kids loved showing off their costumes at the parade.  I'm glad so many family members were able to come out and watch.  We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather this afternoon either.

Here are a few pictures from the parade and party; enjoy!!

I have several more pictures to post, but for now I have to get ready for the CARDINALS GAME!!!!  Check back a little later this weekend.   :)

PJ Day

Our class has earned our tenth ribbon on our "Award Winning Behavior" board!  When this happens we have some type of celebration in the classroom.  Monday, October 31st, we are going to have a Stuffed Buddy and Pajama Party!

On Monday the children will be allowed to wear their pajamas and bring one, small stuffed animal.  Please make sure this stuffed buddy does not make any noise and that it will fit on top of your child's desk.  In the afternoon, we will be reading to our stuffed friends and enjoying a small treat. 

We hope the kids enjoy this celebration; they've worked so hard to earn it!!   

Fall Festival

Question:  What is a ghost's favorite day of the week?

Answer:  Fright-Day!!

 We're having our Fall Celebration this Friday!  The parent volunteers have been working really hard to plan a fun, organized party for our class.  The kids are super excited!!  I want to remind you of a couple of things:

• The children are not allowed to wear their costume to school tomorrow.  Instead, have them bring it in their backpack.  We will spend some time after lunch getting into our costumes and preparing for the parade.  Remember that your child needs to be able to get into costume by his/herself since there will not be anyone to assist with getting ready.  I encourage you to save the face paint and make-up for after school.  Also, please remember that scary costumes or masks are not allowed at school.  
• I hope that all of you can attend the parade at 2:00.  The parade will take place on the outside of the building, weather permitting.  All three parking lots (west, east, and north) will be available for parking.  Staff members will be directing traffic, so please watch for them and follow their directions.  Once the lots are full and/or the children are parading, the lots will be closed.  Additional parking is available across the street at CVS.  After parking, family members can stand on the blacktop to watch the parade.  Keep in mind that no one will be allowed into the school unless they are on the volunteer list.  
• If you are a parent volunteer, you may enter the building at 1:45.  Please use the south gym doors, not the main office.  Grade level tables will be set up in the gym.  Make sure you have your ID with you, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter the school.  At 3:30, all volunteers will be asked to leave so that we have time to pack up and prepare for dismissal.      
• The parade will take place from 2:00-2:30 and the party will follow in the classroom from 2:30-3:30. 
• We hope all the children have a safe, exciting time at our Fall Festival!

Half Birthdays

Several children in our classroom have summer birthdays when we're not in school.  We want to be able to celebrate every child in our class, so therefore if you child has a summer birthday, we will celebrate his/her half birthday in second grade.  Please keep in mind that the date we're celebrating might not match exactly to your child's birthday because it could fall on the weekend.  I've assigned each 1/2 birthday kid a date in which we will celebrate.  Feel free to send a birthday item (treat or gift) on this day.  Here are the children we'll be celebrating 1/2 birthdays for:

December
Emily - 5
Lamarques - 22

January
Matthew - 9
Carter A. - 9
Tori - 23

February
Nicole - 6
Carter P. - 10
Ali - 13
Jo'shari - 15

GO CARDINALS!!!!!

Have any of you been watching the baseball playoffs?  I'm SO EXCITED that the Cardinals are going to the World Series!!!!  All you Cubs fans better watch out; I might have your child converted to a different team this school year!!  :)  :) 

Fire Safety

Wow, we had a great time learning about Fire Safety this week!  We had the privilege to have two different visitors share safety tips and stories with us.  Our first visit was Thursday; our classmate, Connor, won a surprise ride on a fire truck.  An engine from the Joliet Fire Station picked Connor up at his house and drove him to school.  Our class was able to go out in front of the school and watch Connor's big arrival.  The lights and sirens were on and he even honked the horn a couple of times!  The class had so much fun checking out the different parts of the truck and asking the firemen questions.   

 

Our second visitor came on Friday from the Bolingbrook Fire Department.  Mr. Purtell, Bohdan's dad, shared important safety tips and answered questions that were concerning to us.  He reviewed all the things we should and should not do in the event of a fire, such as calling 911 during emergencies and stop, drop, and roll.  Thank you, Mr. Purtell, for sharing your tips with our class!