Hallowe'en

This will be a busy week. Excitement is mounting with Hallowe'en on Friday. We will be going from room to room in grades K-2 in the afternoon. Each teacher has an activity planned. The boys and girls in Kindergarten will be visiting the Nursing Home Thursday morning, so they will be bringing costumes,( remember permission slips too please). If the Grade One and Two students want to bring a costume for the afternoon, they may.
Book orders should be here this week.
Grade Two- Homework as usual, ten spelling words for grade Two. The words are fairly simple. I encourage the girls and boys to study them on their own and to write them down. It seems to prepare them better for the test on Friday. Please continue with nightly reading. Remember to show your children newspapers, magazines and even the writing on cereal boxes. The more "print" they see , the better. They will surprise you with what they can read.
All for now, have a great week! M.Cronk

Fallish Weather

Fall is indeed here. Please be sure your "little ones" are dressed warmly. The playground can be cold especially if the wind is blowing.
K-2 have forms in their agenda bags to subscribe to Chickadee magazine. If you are not interested please sign the form anyway as we can get free stickers,etc. for the class, thanks.
Grade two : Please, please see that your children are reading every night. I have told them they may not get much of a chance on the weekends and that is fine. I do not want them to think of reading as work, but something they do for enjoyment and knowledge. It is not a contest. I am happy to say that almost everyone is reading every night. Also, don't be alarmed if your child brings home a book at a level lower than what he/she has been reading. Many good books have been overlooked as children move on to higher levels. If you notice however that he/she is always bringing a book that is three or four levels lower, please remind your child to pick something more challenging.
Gr. Two -The spelling words for this week are: hop, fit, grin, buzz, cross, less, miss, go, no, and fuss. Great job having homework in on Friday or before! Thankyou, have a good week. Mrs. Cronk

Thanksgiving weekend approaches

Welcome everyone to K-2 Cronk. It has taken a little while to get up and running, but here we are. The weather is certainly changing and our days are shorter. We are in full swing here in K-2 and things are busy, as you well know.
This week your children are bringing home a magazine catalogue for you to peruse. As the note states, if you or a family member wish to order something,just follow the instructions on the envelope and return the order form and money to me. The children at this grade level are not allowed to go door to door canvassing.
Grade Two- Our spelling words for this week are as follows: ox,run from, will,bell,doll,skull,there,they and windmill. The boys and girls are working hard and doing well with homework and nightly reading. Keep up the good work! This Friday, I will be testing the children on their "Doubles" and "Magic Numbers". Please be going over them until they know them well. Have a great week. Mrs.Cronk

Short week.

It has been a while since I've blogged. We really have been plodding along with our work and making good headway. I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend and is now ready to settle down to a three day week.
Homeroom K-2 - nothing new to report here.
Please remember that our "Library Day" is Wednesday. Your child may have a book that is over due. It would be a good idea to check with him or her.

Grade Two-
We will begin our Literacy Assessment this Thursday, May 22nd. Please try to keep healthy and well rested. We will finish up May 30th.
There will be no written homework this week. Please continue to read though. M. Cronk

Earth Day April 22nd

Nothing too out of the ordinary this week, so far.
Grade Two-
The boys and girls got a headstart on their homework this morning. Our spelling words are: such,truck,home,froze,foal,stone,toast,snowball,fifteen and sixteen. The last couple of weeks, we have done very well in spelling. Keep up the good work boys and girls! Please continue with your nightly reading, bring your little blue books on Friday.
We are working on "time", please talk about this with your children. Ask them at different times through the day, what the time is.
Earth Day is this week. Really every day should be Earth Day. You would be so proud of your children if you could see them on the playground voluntarily picking up garbage.

K-2
There will be an assembly this Friday in the Great Hall at 9:00 am. All are welcome.
Have a great week. M. Cronk

Trouting season begins!

Hello to you all!
Please remember that there is no school this Friday, April 18th, due to a Professional Development Day for teachers.
Grade Two Homework-
Homework is due Thursday, and we will have our spelling test then as well.
This week's words are: clump, flex, flying, sight, side, die, bright, sunshine, thirteen, and fourteen.
Reading- every night please(that's why you are all doing so well).
Reading Club reading, and possibly an exercise (Tues. and Thurs.)

Have a great week! M. Cronk

Spring???

Hello everyone.I hope you are all managing to keep these "new" germs away.

K-2
~ Your child will most likely have a book to read to you from "Reading club" (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
~ the playground has been very wet so rubber boots really are a necessity


Grade Two
~ regular homework, due Tuesday
~ ten spelling words, listed in your child's agenda
~ nightly reading and recording of titles (VERY IMPORTANT)

* Report Cards
Report cards will be going home early next week, April 7th or 8th.
Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held on Thursday evening, April 10th from 6:30-8:00
and Friday morning (April 11th) from 9:00-12:00.
This year, when you arrive, you will be able to put your name down for your ten minute appointment. The sign-up sheet will be outside your child's classroom. We are hoping to avoid the long wait that many of you have had to endure in the past. This should allow you to visit with other teachers if you like, and not miss your spot.We always look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress. Until then, M. Cronk

Another short week!

Hello to you all out there in Bloggerland. Well winter is still with us, or so it seems. At least the days are longer.
Homeroom K-2
Tuesday March 18th- Egg Stravaganza at the library, from 1:50- 2:50, egg decorating and snacks.

Grade Two

The regular homework was started in school on Monday so it shouldn't take long
to finish up.
Spelling Test on Thursday, no school on Friday (Good Friday)
This week's list:
buzz stomach
fizz Christmas
echo character
choir ache
November December
leprechaun

Please pay special attention to the "ch" words which have a "hard" sound.
We are currently testing "reading levels" so be sure to read every night, to stay sharp.
That's it for this week. M. Cronk

March Madness

Hello everyone. We are well into another month. I trust you have all had a restive and/or exciting March Break.Time is passing quickly. Before you know it, report cards will be going home. There isn't quite as much homework as usual this week. Grade two will have their regular spelling test on Friday. The focus this week is on "air" words. Grade two will also be working on "plurals" and addition of two-digit numbers.We have started a unit on "mass". We will be doing a lot of measuring and weighing this next little while. Please encourage your child to look at the kilograms printed on different food items, such as sugar, flour, peanut butter, etc..
We will be learning about our "community" in "You and Your World" over the next couple of weeks and then we will continue working with our Reading Club.

The weather is still cold as you well know. Please don't forget to send hats and mittens with your little ones.
This coming Friday there is a movie playing in the cafeteria. There is a notice in your child's agenda with the details. Keep your eyes open for signs of spring. Until next week, M. Cronk.

March Break approaching!

Whew! February has been a very busy month, what with speeches, Valentine's Day and Day 1oo! I think we are all ready for a break.
Homeroom
~ You may want to come in and check our "Lost and Found" tubs, i
f your child is missing any items of clothing.
~ We have birthday greetings for Isaac Sampson, who has a birthday on February 28th and to Brooke-Lynne Mullen who is celebrating on February 29th, our Leap Year baby.
~ Bookorders went home today but I won't send them in until after the break, probably March 11th or thereabouts.

Grade Two
~ Only spelling words and two sheets of homework this week.
~ Please do keep reading nightly. You are doing a fantastic job grade two. Almost half of our class has read over a hundred books (each of you). Very impressive!
~ Tell your families about the Free Verse poetry we are working on. Write a poem for them, it really is fun. Write about anything!

Have a great March Break! See you all after the Break! M Cronk

February already!

This is my third attempt at writing this so I will be brief.
Grade Two Homework
~Weekly duotangs due Friday
~Spelling-ten words (see agenda)
~Nightly reading/bring blue log books on Friday

Homeroom class
~Book orders are going home this week for Feb./ due Feb. 15th
~Day 100 coming up in 9 more days (be thinking about projects)
~Valentines Day/ class list will be on back of Day 100 information sheet


Public Speaking Finals were held tonight. Super Evening. CONGRATULATIONS to all who participated and your speeches were all great!
Enjoy this wonderful winter weather. M.Cronk

Public Speaking Time Again

January 30th/2008

K-2 Happenings
~ K-2 Assembly, Great Hall, Friday at 9:oo
~ Friday, Feb. 1st. 7:00 pm. "The Bee Movie"
~ K-5 students are encouraged to dress in black and yellow on Friday
~ Feb. 4th - Public Speaking-Grade Level Trials K-2, 9:00 am. Great Hall, ( Gr.3-5 - 1:00 pm. )
~ Feb. 6th - Wed. Public Speaking finals , 6:00 pm.

Grade Two- no SPELLING this week. Hopefully, you have all been working hard on your speeches. Homework is due on Friday, (or sooner). I am so pleased with those of you who are reading every night. You are becoming very good readers. You are also choosing some interesting books from the library. Keep up the good work! M. Cronk.

Cold Monday Morning!

Another week begins.

Grade Two Homework-
~ weekly duotang due Friday
~16 spelling words for Friday's test
~please be sure to take a book home every night, or have one on the "go"(chapter book). Make sure you are recording your title and date yourselves, students
~speeches are coming up right away, (Jan. 31st, please be working on them)
~only 20 more school days until "Day 1oo", that is hard to believe

Drama is on Wednesday for cast members only.

* Please give your child an opportunity to count change. It is a wonderful activity to help your child with " number sense". Counting by "tens", starting from numbers other than 0 or 10 is a bit more challenging and an important skill. Have a good week. M. Cronk

Happy New Year !

Hello to everyone and all the best in this new year. Everyone seems happy to be back at school. We have a regular amount of homework this week. Ten spelling words with related work sheets and some word problems in math. There are also some exercises on "wh" words and some work on antonyms and synonyms.
Please see that your child is reading to you each night. He /she should have a book from school, perhaps a chapter book, and he/she should be reading a chapter or a short book aloud. Please ask your child questions about the story and make sure the book that he/she chooses is not too difficult nor too easy. If they happen to forget a book, it is fine to read one from home.
Nothing else new for now, enjoy your week. The days are getting longer. M. Cronk