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Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter http://weeklynewsletter2and3.wikispaces.com November 1, 2010

//** Report cards go home Monday, Nov. 1st. School is closed Nov. 2nd, Election Day. **//

** What we are studying this week: ** 2ND ENGLISH 2.1 oral language, 2.2 following directions, listening and vocabulary development, 2.4 phonics, 2.7 fluency, 2.8 read and comprehension fiction, 2.9 read and comprehend nonfiction 2.10 handwriting, 2.11 writing projects, 2.12 writing grammar and mechanics 3RD ENGLISH 3.1 oral communication, 3.2 present reports, 3.3 word analysis, 3.4 use reading strategies, 3.5 comprehend fiction, 3.6 comprehend nonfiction, 3.7 use references sources, 3.8 cursive, 3.9 writing process, 3.10 writing mechanics

2ND MATH 2.1 Place value, rounding & comparing numbers, 2.22 Equalities and inequalities 3RD MATH 3.8 Money, 3.6 Multiplication

2ND SOCIAL STUDIES 2.2 First Americans 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 Economics

2ND SCIENCE 2.6 Weather 3RD SCIENCE 3.7 Soil

November 1 – Report Cards go home November 2 – Election Day---School Closed November 4 - Flu Mist for Students who previously returned forms to the nurse. November 12 – Reward Day for students meeting AR goals for the 1st 9-weeks November 15 – PTA Program (4th, 5th, & 6th grade) – 6:30 PM November 17 – School Picture Retake Day November 22-26 School closed for students November 22 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (12-7 PM)
 * Reminders and notes ** :

BOXTOPS!! Please save and send BoxTops to school. The NEEDS Team is collecting aluminum cans.

Read for 20 minutes every night. Word Study assignments are listed in the word study book. Study to recall math facts every night. Ask parent to sign Planner every night.
 * Homework and tests: **

Contact information: psmith1@bedford.k12.va.us, mports@bedford.k12.va.us , asimonds@bedford.k12.va.us