Happy Birthday Aaron

Happy Birthday Aaron...... never run with cupcakes! I am sorry my hand slipped with the cupcake.... Cole pushed my hand!

Literacy Week

 ~It's Literacy Week in Duval County!   We had a blast reading to our Reading Buddies in Grade 2 today!

NEW Word Study

Milkweed 23-45 Word Study
1. nimble- adj.- to be quick on your feet
2. deport- v.- to send away: kick out of the country
3. wallop- v.- to hit someone really hard
4. flamethrower- n.- a device to shoot flames over many feet
5. milkweed- n.- a plant with milky sap and pods that split     open to release tufted seeds
6. veer- v.- to go around
7. goad- v.- to urge or pressure someone into doing  something
8. chiseled- v.- formed or crafted with a chisel and hammer
9. gratitude- n.- the state of being thankful
intruder- n.- one who enters without permission

Bonus: Mordechai Anielewicz

Water - Who Needs It?

~What is water conservation?  We just finished writing about saving water in Writing.  We read two articles and formed a controlling statement.  Pretty cool video to back up reinforce what we read.

Connection Section Milkweed

 ~These are actual pictures taken from Gesia Street in the Warsaw Ghetto.  These pictures were taken while there was still some food available in the ghetto.  This is where Misha and Kuba stole the cooked birds and where some people were selling cooked "squirrel".

End of Month Luncheon

~Due to a scheduling conflict, our End of Month Luncheon next week is on Thursday the 29th at 11:45!  Hopefully, your child has met his or her reading goal and can attend, and we will see you there!

Acheive3000

Congratulations to the Gibbons and Goodman Apes!  They won some cool prizes from the Achive3000 national office for their high scores and consistency in logging on! Way to go Apes!

STAR Students!

 ~Congratulations to Reese and Vance!  They are this week's STAR Students.  They both worked hard and deserve to be recognized!

Yearbooks

Yearbook order forms went home today!!!!!!!!

Tuesday

Presidents Quiz Tomorrow!

Polk

Tyler

Taylor

Milkweed

~Stopthieif was given a name.....Misha Pilsudksi from the land of Russia. He is from a Gypsy family of 13.  He was separated from his family when the Nazis bombed the roving clans.  Well, this is the story that Uri, another homeless street orphan, gives him.  We know that the story is all made up by Uri. He loves hazel nut butter-creams and wants to be a Nazi when he grows up.  Boy is he naive!  Misha witnesses unspeakable acts against the Jews of Warsaw in 1939. 

STARS!

 ~Congratulations to Derrick and Jaydyn.  They are this week's STAR Students!  We are proud of both of you!

San Pablo 5K!

~Register now for the San Pablo 5K for Play!  Click HERE to register!

~Perks for running:
*Pizza lunch on February 11th!
*$25 in your class account!
*5Kfor Play Tshirt
*Race is professionally timed!
*Free food and drinks after the race!
*Almost all the money goes to OUR PTA!
*Already registered: Colin, Davis, Olive, Mr. G!

Good to be back!

~We jumped right back into our routine like we never left!  We picked right back up with Gilly and her attitude..... "Stopthief" and his chaotic life in 1939 Warsaw...... Avchieve3000..... lunch with the Brady Bunch...... R.A.C.E.....

The Jacksonville Marathon

~Hopefully everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Winter Break, Coach Gilbert, Mrs. Goodman, and Mr. Gibbons ran in the Jacksonville Bank Half Marathon, along with thousands of others!  It was awesome!