Friday, January 30, 2015

Daddy Daughter Dance

The girls in the class will be bringing home an invitation to the PLAS Daddy Daughter Dance.  The dance will be on Friday, February 27.  The time will be from 6:00-8:00 in the Cafetorium.  The cost is $30 per family.  If you plan to attend with your daughter, the invitation and the money need to be returned to school by Friday, February 6.  Forms turned in after this date will not be accepted.

Also, 2nd grade is going to Landmark Park on February 19.  We will be taking the school's bus.  We will not need parent drivers.  Thanks to those who had volunteered at the beginning of school to drive for this trip.

Please remember that the money for the Atlanta field trip is due next Friday, February 6.

Have a great weekend!!!!

Mrs. Baggett

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Fundraiser

Parents,
I am sending home an envelope today that is a school fundraiser.  All you need to do is to complete the postcards in the booklet that is in the envelope, and return the booklet to school by Friday.  Please take a few minutes and do this.  Thanks!

Also, I am sending home a reminder today about payment for the Atlanta field trip.  It is a copy of the form you completed earlier.  The payment is due on Friday, February 6.

Mrs. Baggett

Monday, January 26, 2015

Atlanta Field Trip

Just a reminder that payment for the Atlanta Field Trip is due on Friday, February 6.

Children's Hospital and Solefood Ministries

SGA is having fundraiser for the Children's Hospital.  This is for K4 - 6th grade.  The girl who collects the most money will be crowned queen and the boy who collects the most money will be crowned king.  I sent home a flyer about this last week.

The Excel Club is collecting shoes for Solefood Ministries.  The shoes go to children in need in other countries.  They would appreciate donations of new or slightly used shoes that you have outgrown or don't need.  This will end on February 27, 2015.

January 26-30, 2015

Announcements
We will be having a kickoff on Wednesday, January 28, at 1:30 p.m. in the cafetorium for Liberty's Legacy Super Citizen Program.  You are invited to attend.  I sent home information about this today..  There is a website where you can learn more about this.  It is:

     The Next Great Americans Tour event for Pike Liberal Arts - Eventbrite

This will be our Social Studies for the next 10 weeks.

Also, the bookfair started today.  If you would like for  your child to purchase items from the bookfair, please send money with him/her.  I prefer that the students purchase at least one book before they get any of the other items that are available.

Tests
Wednesday - Math 16 test
Thursday - Test on Thomas Jefferson (Study sheet was sent home last week.)
                   Practice Spelling Test
Friday - Reading Selection Test
              Science Chapter 8 Test (Study sheet was sent home last week.)

Please look at the sheet attached to the Homework Calendar for Reading, Language, and Spelling that we will be working on this week.
In Math, the new concepts are borrowing from tens and hundreds, 14 addition family, Roman Numerals 1-12, and the meaning of multiplication.
In Science, we will be finishing up with Chapter 8 and having our test on Friday.
In Social Studies, we will be finishing up with Thomas Jefferson and having the test and beginning the Liberty's Legacy Program.





Friday, January 23, 2015

KING AND QUEEN CONTEST

King and Queen Contest for Children's Hospital
January 22 - February 12
For all K4 through 6th grade students

The boy that collects the most money will be crowned King and the girl that collects the most money will be crowned queen in February.  This is a big fund raiser for Children's Hospital and is a very worthy cause.  You may collect pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, or dollars.  Please have fun and help this worthy cause!


Tuesday, January 20, 2015

January 19-23, 2015

Good Morning!
I hope each of you had a great long weekend!!!

Announcements
If you have not sent 2 boxes of Kleenex and 2 rolls of paper towels, please do so as soon as possible.
Mrs. Becky Baggett will kiss the goat on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m..  The PLAS students brought in over 5,000 cans of food for the food drive!!!!!

Tests for this Week
Wednesday, January 21 - Math Test 15
Thursday, January 22 - Practice Spelling Test
Friday, January 23 - Reading Selection Test

Please refer to the sheet attached to the Homework Calendar for what we will be doing in Reading, Spelling, and Language.
In Math, the new concepts are the 13 subtraction family, three digit subtraction, and borrowing from the hundreds place.
In Science, we will begin reading and talking about Chapter 8 - Earth and Space.  The test will be next week.
In Social Studies, we will be reading and talking about Thomas Jefferson.  There will be a test on vocabulary that goes with the book I will be reading to the class.  The test will be next week.
I will send home study sheets for the Science Test and the Vocabulary Test later this week.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Food Drive and Classroom Supplies

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

PLAS is having a food drive to collect nonperishable food items for the Troy-Salem Baptist Association Food Pantry.  A letter went home about this last week.    The goal is to collect 5,000 cans.  Our class has not brought in very much.  If you can help with this, please send your items by Friday, January 16.  Thanks!!!

I have requested that each student bring 2 rolls of paper towels and 2 boxes of kleenex.  If you have not sent yours, please do.  Thanks!!!!

Mrs, Baggett

Monday, January 12, 2015

January 12-16, 2015

Announcements
Don't forget to send food for the canned food drive.  It ends this Friday, January 16.
Please send 2 boxes of kleenex and 2 rolls of paper towels if you have not already done so.  Thanks!

Tests
Wednesday - Math Test 14
Study sheets will go home on Tuesday.

Thursday - Practice Spelling Test
                   Chapter 7 Science Test (Study sheet was sent home last week.)

Friday - Reading Selection Test
             Test on Ben Franklin (Study sheet was sent home last week.)


Please refer to sheet attached to Homework Calendar for Reading, Language, and Spelling that we will be working on this week.
In Math the new concepts are scale drawings, mixed numbers, adding 4 numbers, symmetry, and writng "cents" in two ways.  We will have Test 14 on Wednesday.
In Science, we will be completing Chapter 7 on Weather.  The test is on Thursday.
In Social Studies, we will be finishing up reading and talking about Ben Franklin.  The test on Ben Franklin is on Friday.

Hope each of you have a great week!

Mrs. Baggett

Friday, January 9, 2015

Weekend Reminders

Good Morning!
I have just a few reminders for the weekend.

The Social Studies project related to Ben Franklin and electricity is due on MONDAY, JANUARY 12.  All you have to return is the sheet with your child's observations from the experiments.

The 2nd 9 weeks Honor Assembly will be on MONDAY, JANUARY 12, at 9:00 a.m..  This will be a regular school day afterwards.  WE WILL BE HAVING CLASS AND WORKING THE REST OF THE DAY!

Please support the Food Drive!!!! We are trying to reach a goal of 5,000 cans schoolwide.  The food drive will end on Friday, January 16.  Thanks for you help!!!!

Your child has received their new ZPD and goal for AR.  We can begin taking tests on Monday, January 12.

Hope you have a great weekend!!!

Mrs. Baggett

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Thursday, January 8, 2014

Parents,
Your child received 2 study guides today for tests that will be next week.  One of the study guides is for a Social Studies test on Ben Franklin.  That test will be on Friday, January 16.  The other study guide is for Science Chapter 7 on Weather.  That test will be on Thursday, January 15.

Don't forget that Social Studies project relating to Ben Franklin is due on Monday, January 12.  The only thing you need to send to school is that sheet where your child write his/her observations about the experiments.

Mrs. Baggett

Monday, January 5, 2015

Honor's Assembly

The Honor's Assembly for 2nd 9 weeks will be on Monday, January 12, at 9:00 a.m..

January 5-9, 2015

Good Morning!
I trust each of you had a Merry Christmas and have started off a Happy New Year!

Announcements
The Honors Assembly has been rescheduled for next Monday, January 12.
Josh Johnson from WSFA is scheduled to come visit 2nd grade this Wednesday, January 7, to talk with us about weather.  We are starting Chapter 7 in Science this week and it is on weather.
If your family has not contributed $10 toward the Deer Hunt, please do so.  The Deer Hunt is this weekend.
We need paper towels and kleenex!!!  Thanks to those who sent paper towels and kleenex today.  Each student needs to bring 2 rolls of paper towels and 2 boxes of kleenex.  Thanks!

Tests
Thursday, January 8 - Practice Spelling Test
Friday, January 9 - Reading Selection Test
Friday, January 9 - Grammar Test

This Week
Please refer to the sheet attached to Homework Calendar for Reading, Language, and Spelling for this week.  The Grammar Test on Friday will be on combining and rearranging sentences and sentence punctuation.  We will work on this through the week and your child will bring home papers that we do in class on this.  Use those papers to help your child study for the test.
In Math we will be working on subtraction with regrouping.  We will work on this all week.  We will have a daily grade  paper on this on Friday.
In Science we will begin Chapter 7 on Observing Weather.    Josh Johnson from WSFA is scheduled to come talk to us about weather on Wednesday.
In Social Studies we will begin reading and talking about Ben Franklin.  We will be doing a couple of projects.  I will send home information about this today.

Have a great week!!!
Mrs. Baggett