2VS News for the Week of November 12th

It's hard to believe how fast this school year is going by! We are currently preparing for the first trimester parent/teacher conferences and report cards. The students worked very hard last week on the end of the trimester assessments in reading and writing. We will be sharing their progress with you at conferences. Just a reminder, the letter for conference sign-ups went home on Friday. Please return the letter with your selected day and time frame for a conference as soon as possible so that we can do our best to accommodate your first choice. Also, please remember that Monday is Veteran's Day and there is no school. For the week of November 12th, please focus on the Week 9 spelling words and Week 9 vocabulary words. For this week, students will be studying two syllable words. They will be learning how to scoop the syllables into smaller segments. This will help them read and spell with greater accuracy. You may reference the Unit 5 Fundations Family Letter on the website to further explain the phonics focus of the week. In math, we will continue in Unit 3 focusing on subtraction strategies. You may reference the Unit 3 Everyday Math Family letter for assistance with the math focus of this week. We are continuing our study of matter in science by focusing on the various textures of matter. The students will be sorting objects by describing whether the objects are hard, soft, rough, and smooth. Finally, in social studies, students will be reviewing maps, globes, continents, and oceans in preparation for our test on Wednesday. Please remember to use the study guide that was sent home last week to study for this test with your child. Also, please remember to have your children read and record their reading each night on their reading log to be turned in on Friday. The weather has cooled down quite a bit. Please send your child to school with a warm jacket for outdoor recess. We would like to remind you to check out our Twitter page so you ca