The Weber Weekly

OH MY, we have a BUSY week ahead of us!!  Today we kicked off our Community Worker visits by welcoming Officer Burgess into our classroom.  Mr. Burgess was fully dressed in his police uniform and ready to answer questions from the curious minds of our classroom.  He explained the importance of following the law and staying safe.  He even showed us some of the tools he needs for his job, such as his flashlight, badge, and handcuffs.  Thanks for visiting our classroom, Mr. Burgess!  We will have several other guest speakers from the community this week including the Mayor, a firefighter, and a nurse.  I can't wait to post pictures of all of our visitors.

In math this week we will learn how to write numbers up to 99.  We will also learn how to compare two-digit numbers using models and symbols.  Don't forget to encourage your child to practice his/her math facts.  Every Friday we will have our Minute Math test, which is a timed 1:20 for 40 addition problems and a 1:20 for 40 subtraction problems. 

Our wonderful writers have been so busy drafting, editing, and revising descriptive paragraphs.  Mrs. Starkman invited us into the Media Center to publish the paragraphs using Microsoft Word.  The kids began typing their paragraph today and will continue to publish on the computer all week.

We began a new nonfiction big book today, Tell Me a Story, Grandpa.  The kids will be learning about and then applying skills to help them decode unfamiliar words in this text.  These strategies will be useful when kids come to tricky words during independent reading. 

Other things happening this week:

Tuesday 

• Zoo Day - Your child can bring his/her favorite stuffed animal.  Please make sure the stuffed buddy is small enough to fit on top of a desk and that it doesn't make any noise.
• Mystery Reader Day 
• Mayor Collins and a firefighter (Mr. Kraft) will be visiting for Community Workers Week.
• PTO Meeting - 6:00 PM in the Media Center

Wednesday

• Picture Day - If you would like to order pictures, payment and order form must be sent to school. 
• Naglieri Testing for 2nd Grade
• A nurse (Mrs. Erhardt) will be visiting for Community Workers Week.  

Thursday

• Grand Prairie Spirit Day - PJ Day!  Your child can bring slippers to wear in the classroom, but please make sure he/she wears gym shoes to school.
• Fire Station Field Trip - Don't forget that this is a walking field trip.  Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately and has comfortable walking shoes.  
• Market Day orders are due

Friday

• International Walk/Bike to School Day 
• Taffy Apple order forms due 

In other news, I would like to congratulate Colin and Ashlee for being named our "Pillar of the Month" and "Student of the Month" for September.  Congratulations; keep up the great work!!  

Finally, I would like to thank all of you for thinking of me on my birthday.  You sure made my day extra special!  I was amazed with all the cute home-made cards, gifts, and well wishes.  Thank you!!  I couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather this weekend either.  Mr. Weber and I took our little guy to Honey Hill Orchard to pick apples and pumpkins and to see the animals in the petting zoo.  It was a perfect day!   

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! 

Career Visitors

Do you have an exciting career that you'd like to share with 2nd grade?  Of couse you do!  All careers are exciting to seven and eight year olds!!  I'm looking for a few family members to volunteer 10 minutes of their time next week to share a description of their career.  We're finish up our Social Studies unit on communities and have learned about various workers in and around the community.  To conclude our unit, I'd like to have a few people come in and describe the job that they provide for the community.  If you'd like to volunteer, please email me at jweber@psd202.org
The following are the dates and times that we have available:

Wednesday, October 12th

3:00-3:10

3:10-3:20

3:20-3:30

 

Thursday, October 13th

2:20-2:30

2:30-2:40

2:40-2:50

 

Friday, October 14th

2:20-2:30

2:30-2:40

2:40-2:50

 

We hope you'll consider visiting our classroom!