Dec 15

Thompson Class News Dec. 15, 2014

Wow it’s hard to believe we’re in our last week of the semester.  Don’t forget if you are planning to attend the party you must have your ID scanned by Wednesday the 17^th.  They WILL NOT scan IDs on Friday.  The party will start at 10:30.  Wednesday is hat day if you pay your dollar.  And remember there is a book swap if you wish to participate, bring a wrapped book and put your name on the “From” line.  We’ll draw numbers so everyone that brings a book will come home with a book.

Thursday and Friday we will release at 11:55.

If I don’t see you have a Merry Christmas and I look forward to an amazing New Year!

This week in our learning

Reading : Fact/Opinion

Math: 2 digit subtraction

Writing: persuasive writing

Science: habitats

Spelling: double last letter and add endings

December 1

Thompson Class News December 1, 2014

Welcome back!  I really enjoyed the week we had off, now there are three short weeks until Christmas break.  Some of you asked me when the class party was. I was told our party will be at 10:30 on Friday the 19^th.  If you have not already returned your party letter, please do so ASAP.  I am trying to sort out what we have signed up for and what we are lacking.  Remember you may also bring a wrapped book for the book exchange.  Student Council is doing a fundraiser for December, bring a dollar and you can wear your holiday hat on a day the last week before we break.

This week in our learning:

Reading: types of media

Math: subtraction

Writing: procedural writing (recipes)

Spelling: ir, er, ur

Social Studies: westward expansion

Nov. 17

Thompson Class News Nov. 17

One more week before Thanksgiving break!  We received some amazing Turkey Projects today, thanks for keeping up with that.  For those of you that haven’t completed yours get them in this week.  Several parents have asked if we need anything for our class.  We our short on scissors and we need pencils.  Our class sharpener is on its last legs so it is eating through pencils.  The ones that seem to work best (don’t break, sharpen on both sides) are Ticonderoga and Papermate.  I know these are more expensive, but they are worth it.  The others just break over and over and we’re losing instructional time sharpening pencils.  If you find yourself out at the store this week and you can, would you consider gifting us some pencils?

This week in our learning

Reading: types of nonfiction text

Math:  subtraction

Social Studies: Pilgrims

Writing: procedural texts

Spelling: ar/or/oar/ore

Nov. 10

Thompson Class News Nov. 10

Parents last week I sent home a note about ordering t-shirts.  Please have your $5.25 in by Friday.  Wednesday is an early release day we get out at 11:55. Thursday and Friday are checkpoint test days.

This week in our learning

Reading: literary nonfiction

Math: adding on

Science: the night sky

Spelling: ar/or

Writing: biographies/pronouns

October 28

Thompson Class News Oct. 28

Welcome back!  Friday we will have the Pumpkin Run.  Students will be able to buy a bell necklace for the run for $1.  We are also having Red Ribbon Week this week.  Tomorrow we will wear Super hero shirts, Thursday is cap day and Friday is jeans day.

This week in our learning

Reading: character traits

Math ordering numbers

Spelling: long e spelled ee/ea

Social Studies: Early America

Writing: personal narratives

Have you signed up for REMIND yet?  I’ve been sending out reminders for our class.

Oct 7th

Thompson Class News Oct. 7^th

In all my days teaching I have never had the power go out during parent conferences, nor had I ever seen the school close because of no power.  What a wild weekend!  I hope you stayed safe, dry and warm.  I am sending home a letter about our next project. The note says the projects are due the 10^th.  Because of our crazy week, I want to bump that back to Tuesday the 14^th.  If you had a conference with me Thursday that we didn’t get to, let’s keep the same time and meet for that time on the 16^th, which is a Thursday.  If you can’t meet with me then let me know.  (I think there were only 5 conferences left when the power went out.

This week in our learning:

Reading: Main Idea

Writing: expository writing

Math: place value

Science: weather

Spelling: c/k words

Sept. 30

Thompson Class News Sept. 30

Our PTA fundraiser kicks off today, the kids will come home with information on that.  We had a checkpoint today and will have the Math one tomorrow.  I am so glad to get to meet with you this week.  We had ALL but 2 students pay for fieldtrip already. WOW!  Remember if you are planning on going with us, the background check form is now online at mesquiteisd.org.  Book fair is going on this week.  I submitted our book order last week and they tell me it will be here by Friday.  Thanks to those who were able to place an order. We got $25 in books for our classroom library.

This week in our learning

Reading: questioning

Math: place value

Social Studies: American Symbols

English: write what you know

Spelling: review sight words

Next Monday is FAIR Day, will I see you there?

Sept. 22

Thompson Class News Sept. 22

I am starting to feel that fall air and am so excited.  Next week we’ll have parent conferences, look for a paper to come home tomorrow asking what times/days work best for you.  Next Monday is a staff development day, the kids have the day off.  Progress reports will also go home tomorrow.  Please sign and return that way I know you’ve seen it.  We’ve had 6 people pay for field trip so far.  We need 4 more paid by Friday to hold our spot.  If you’re able to pay this week please do! Remember the cost is 9 dollars.  

This week in our learning: 

Reading- questioning

Math-subtraction

Writing-expository writing

Spelling-hard/soft c/g

Social Studies- government

Please consider joining PTA.  Through PTA we help pay for PTA programs’ decorations, Play Day water and bounce houses, and many, many other things.  The cost is $7.00.

Sept. 15

Thompson Class NEWS Sept. 15, 2014

It’s another exciting week here in 2^nd grade.  We will have CoGat testing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week.  Please make sure your student gets plenty of sleep and has a good breakfast.  Graded papers should come home tomorrow.  Book order money is due on Friday Sept. 26^th, or you can order online.  We’ve already had two online orders submitted, yea!  Look for information to come home this week about our field trip.

This week in our learning:

Reading/Writing: nonfiction text features

Math: addition/subtraction facts

Science: Air

Spelling: cvce word with blends and digraphs

Week of Sept 2

Thompson Class News Sept. 2, 2014

Parents thanks so much for getting all your forms in, I know it’s a lot of work.  The one form you filled out about Student Directory Information, I noticed a lot of you checked the box that said you don’t want information shared.  If you checked this box your student won’t appear in the yearbook.  If you would like your student to be included in the yearbook, please send me a note so I can go over your paper and make sure that a box his not been mismarked.  All spelling homework is due on FRIDAY.  I think I had everyone but one person turn in homework.  Your student’s Autobiography projects are due on FRIDAY.

This week in our learning

Reading: background knowledge

Math: Adding

Social Studies: communities

Writing: sentence variety

Spelling: multi-syllable cvc words

2014-2015 A BIG Year

                                              Ms. Thompson's class is ready for a big year!

                                               Here we are hard at work at literacy stations

                                                   

                                                   

                                                    Doing a little bit of word work.

                                                    We got into our writing station today.

May 19

Thompson Class News May 19

Hey parents!  I hope you are having a fabulous week.  Play Day is this Friday.  We will be outside from 8:30-11:30.  If you would like to come we would love to have you, just remember to have your ID scanned BEFORE Friday.  They will not scan you in on Friday.  Don’t forget if you signed up to bring things for our ice cream party that afternoon to have your goodies in by Friday.  We are going to bring the fun inside for the afternoon (and out of the sun).  Your students can bring board games for the afternoon.  

This week in our learning

Reading/Writing: Poetry

Math: Rounding

Science: Magnets

Social Studies: conflict resolution

Spelling: au/augh/aw

Cinco de Mayo

Thompson Class News May 5, 2014

Five weeks left!  The students are definitely feeling summer ahead of them.  It’s going to take a little creative teaching to keep them on target.  We will have Reading and Math checkpoints tomorrow and Wednesday.  As always, please make sure they eat and are getting plenty of sleep.  We won the PTA food drive!  We earned the extra time in the bounce house.  I wonder if they’ll let me bounce too?

This week in our learning

Reading: expository text

Math: choosing multi/div.

Spelling: ew/oo/ue/ui

Writing: media literacy

Science: states of matter

Social Studies: continents and oceans

April 21

Thompson Class News Week of Apr. 21

Parents this is another testing week for our upper grades, because of this we won’t be allowing parents to bring lunches up for students on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.  Our canned food drive is still going on.  We have about a dozen items so far. It will continue until this Friday.  We are working for extra bounce house time during Play day.  We won last year with over 100 items. We are running low on tissue if you happen to come across some we would be more than happy to take it off your hands.  I will be sending home the rubric for our Weather projects due next week.  Look for report cards on Thursday.  

This week in our learning

Reading: Texas Fairy tales

Math: multiplication

Writing: responding to reading

Science: things that roll

Social Studies: Our world

Spelling: ow/ou