Home Breault Class Search		Breault Class Welcome!!! Mrs. Breault's First and Second Grade Combination Class Pierce-a-Palooza Class Basket- Art Basket Please send donations into school prior to February 3rd. Items Needed   foam paper paper stamps pencils/smencils pictures to copy play-doh erasers (in different shapes) gel highlighters erasable highlighter stickers (smelly, foam) water color paint doodle tops water color pencils cardboard fabric cotton balls gem stickers twist ties double sided tape yarn/rope/string straws wooden letters, shapes, frames (things to paint) tissue paper wall/window clings/gel clings or another item that you would like to donate Already Donated- Thank you!!!! Glue Sticks Twistables 1 large basket/bin/ container 1 package of pipe cleaners 1 package of craft sticks Craft beads Alphabet beads google eyes paint brush pom pom balls colored pencils chalk glitter markers oil pastels duct tape glitter glue sketch book clay crayons staples tape pens highlighters construction paper pencils paint liquid glue scissors Assembly Information- 1/17/12 http://www.rocknropewarrior.com/home.cfm Young Authors Timeline- A letter is going home before winter break explaining Young Authors. January 31- A reminder letter will go home. February 15- Young Authors Projects due March 9- Winners announced March 12-April 11- District 58 winners from each building will be on display at the Downers Grove Public Library May 19- The Pierce Downer winner will represent our school at the Illinois Statewide Young Author's Conference at Illinois State Ozzie's Reading Club Read 150 minutes every 2 weeks to earn a ticket to a Cougars game (and other small prizes)! Begins January 9th Final sheet due March 1st Turn in sheet every two weeks (1/20, 2/3, 2/17, and 2/20) Important Announcements: If your child forgets an item needed for school (homework, fruit break, lunch, etc.), please label it with their name and our class name (1/2B) and put it on the table outside of the office.  The students know that they should check there for items they need that day.   The large math facts packet in your Curriculum Night packet can be used as the math facts practice (Purple Sheet-Reading Log).  It is NOT homework and does not need to be returned.  You can have your child play math games on the computer, review math facts with you while driving, or use the packet.  It is your choice of how to review facts. Keyboarding practice from Mrs. El-Badwi- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/  Don't forget fruit breaks!  We will be eating a fruit/vegetable break at about 10:00 every day.  Send a spoon if the break requires it.  Thank you!  Also, feel free to send a water bottle with your child each day. Please check homework schedule below for assignments.  Assignments are listed on the day assigned and are due the following morning, unless otherwise noted. Please look at the Pierce Downer School Calendar for important information and events.  You can go to the District 58 homepage and then choose Pierce Downer under schools.  Or, you can click on this link (red button).     ACCELERATED READER- Provided by the Pierce Downer PTA  If you are looking for books for your child to read, a good place to look would be in the AR Bookfinder.  This link will help you find books that are at the correct reading level and also of interest to your child.  The link is listed below (red button).  Once these stories are read, the students can let me know they are ready to take their AR quiz.  Thank you for your support from home!   Ask Me About...Please read this section under each grade level below.  Students will update this section weekly.  You can use this section to help you to ask more specific questions about what your child is doing at school. Supplies Needed-  Recess Balls/Materials (jump ropes, etc.)- If you have an extra ball or recess toy to donate, please send it in with your child. Reading A to Z (RAZ Kids) can be used at home.  http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login  Use this link.  Our teacher user name is the first initial of my first name, my last name and the letter "a" at the end. (no spaces).   General Information: Physical Education-Mondays and Fridays.  Because gym shoes are not a required school supply, please make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing to be able to participate in activities on our scheduled days for PE.   Music- Tuesdays Art- every other Thursday (Please send in your art smock if you have not already) LRC- Book Checkout- Wednesdays.  Please make sure your child returns his or her so they are ready to choose new books to read.  Because the first and second grade students have different comfort levels with technology, some LRC classes will be taught together and other lessons will be grade level specific. Ask Me About: Mrs. Breault's Class   How do we work every day to "Fill each other's Buckets"? What is 6 Minute Solution?  Who is my partner? Who is my LTR teacher?  Where do we have class?  When is my LTR homework due?  What skill am I working on in LTR? What is my ZPD (reading zone)?  Have I taken an AR quiz yet?  If not, please bring in a book after you finish reading so we can quiz.  We have new ZPD levels after 10-21.  Look for the new letter to come home soon! What did we learn from Mrs. Mulford about our "engines" and how they run?  When our engine in running too fast, we can make a house (push hands with a friend), Blow up a balloon (deep breathing and move hands up), and chair push ups.   What is Turtle Time?  How does it help us with our feelings?   Ask me what color I got on my rainbow chart.   First Grade: How can I tell time to the half hour?  What is another way to say 4:30? (half-past 4) How much is a nickel worth?  How many pennies do I need to trade in for a nickel? Second Grade: What did you learn about the darkling beatle?   How did I do on my social studies assessment? What did we do in LRC on Wednesday? Ask me about my mealworm.  What does it eat? Second Grade students learned how to play Name that Number in math.  How do you play?  Can you play with a regular deck of cards?   2nd graders learned about temperature today (11-9-11).   First Grade: Homework Schedule- Homework due following day (unless otherwise noted) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday January 23-27 Reading Log Due Math 6.2 LRC Books due today Math 6.3 Spelling Test Math 6.4 Stamped and addressed envelope due today LTR Homework due Fun Lunch Math 6.5 January 30- February 3 Report Cards Go Home Reading Log Due Math 6.6 Math 6.7 Parent/Teacher Conferences LRC Books due today Math 6.8 Parent Teacher Conferences Spelling Test Math 6.9 Spirit Day- PD Shirt LTR Homework Due Math 6.10 Class Basket Donation due today (or sooner!) February 6-10 Reading Log Due Math 6.11 Math 6.12 LRC Books due today Math 6.13- Family Letter goes home Spelling Test Math 7.1 Fun Lunch Math 7.2 No LTR Homework Book Orders Go Home February 13-17 Reading Log Due Valentine's Day Parties 1:30 - Bring in Valentines to share with other students in our class (Students may also bring a decorated box.  We will supply a paper bag if they do not decorate a box) LRC Books due today Book Orders Due Pierce-a-Palooza (PTA Fundraiser) tomorrow February 20-24 No School Reading Log Due LRC Books due today Fun Lunch February 27-March 2 Reading Log Due Today 6 Flags Read to Succeed sheets due by today (optional reading program.  Please turn your sheets in as soon as you are finished) LRC Books due today LTR Homework due No School March 5-9 No School Reading Log Due Today LRC Books due today LTR Homework due Fun Lunch Math and Science Night March 12-16 Reading Log Due Today LRC Books due today Spirit Day-Oldies LTR Homework due DGN Concert- All school assembly.  Lunch 10 minutes early.  We will walk to Downers Grove North for a PM assembly March 19-23 Reading Log Due Today (No new reading log going home) LRC Books due today Fun Lunch End of 3rd Quarter March 26-30 No School- Spring Break LRC Books due today Upcoming Events/Announcements: Second Grade: Homework Schedule- Homework due following day (unless otherwise noted) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday January 23-27 Reading Log Due Today Permission Slips go home for Art Institute Field Trip- Return by February 3 Math 6.3 LRC Books due today Math 6.4 Spelling Test LTR Homework due Fun Lunch Math 6.5 January 30- February 3 Reading Log Due Today Report Cards Go Home Math 6.6 Math 6.7 LRC Books due today Parent/Teacher Conferences Math 6.8 Parent/Teacher Conferences Math 6.9 Spelling Test LTR Homework due Math 6.10 and Review Packet for Test goes home Spirit Day-PD Shirt Art Institute Permission Slips Due Class Basket Donation due today (or sooner!) February 6-10 Reading Log Due Today Filed Trip to the Art Institute (2nd grade only)  Pack a bag lunch Math 6.11 LRC Books due today Math 6.12 Math 7.1 Spelling Test No LTR Homework Fun Lunch Math 7.2 Book Orders Go Home February 13-17 Reading Log Due Today Math 7.3 Valentine's Day Parties 1:30 - Bring in Valentines to share with other students in our class (Students may also bring a decorated box.  We will supply a paper bag if they do not decorate a box) LRC Books due today Math 7.4 Math 7.5 Spelling Test LTR Homework due Book Orders Due Pierce-a-Palooza (PTA Fundraiser) tomorrow February 20-24 No School Reading Log Due Today Math 7.6 LRC Books due today Math 7.7 Math 7.8 Spelling Test (no new list) LTR Homework due Math review packet goes home (no Homelink) Fun Lunch February 27- March 2 Reading Log Due Today Math 7.9 6 Flags Read to Succeed sheets due by today (optional reading program.  Please turn your sheets in as soon as you are finished) LRC Books due today Math 7.10- Assessment (Family Letter goes home) LTR Homework due No Spelling Test this week No School March 5-9 No School Reading Log Due Today 1:15 Second Grade Music Show LRC Books due today Spelling Test LTR Homework due Fun Lunch Math and Science Night March 12-16 Reading Log Due Today LRC Books due today Spirit Day-Oldies Spelling Test LTR Homework due DGN Concert- All school assembly.  Lunch 10 minutes early.  We will walk to Downers Grove North for a PM assembly March 19-23 Reading Log Due Today (No new reading log going home) LRC Books due today Spelling Test Fun Lunch End of 3rd Quarter March 26-30 No School- Spring Break Upcoming Events/Announcements:
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