Week before Vacation

It's Friday afternoon, the snow is falling like crazy and I am happy to say, "We made it!" We've had a week full of final program practices, presents to make, give, and unwrap, a fiesta to prepare and enjoy, then decorations to take down and pack away. 

Many thanks to Mrs. Gifford for organizing all the things we needed to take home, Mrs. Colson for volunteering to take down many of our decorations in the hall, and Mrs. Akey for helping with our fiesta. We loved our taco dip! To quote Daniella, "It was delicious!" Thanks to all who sent in the ingredients, especially Mrs. Grega who sent in everything that was left on our list! 

You would have been proud of your children today. They were so gracious and joyful as they gave and received their Secret Elf gifts. We sure had a lot of fun guessing who gave each gift. Several times we heard students exclaim, "You're going to love this!" as they predicted how their gift would be received. The giving and receiving of gifts is an important opportunity to practice generosity and gratitude. Thank you for taking the time to send in a gift with your child.

If you're reading this blog, chances are you've also seen the Second Grade News page linked to the NCS website. I apologize for the layout issues that need to be fixed. I'll work on cleaning them up over vacation. Our thanks to Mr. Clapper for linking us to the site on such a hectic afternoon. 

The snow is still falling with the promise of two more storms before Christmas. Enjoy this special time with your families and have a very Merry Christmas!

Mrs. Lanie Groff

Keep Track of us Online

Dear Families,

We're all trying to be a little bit greener and in order to save paper we're hoping you'll enjoy being able to take advantage of the convenience and conservation of accessing class information online. We'd like to eliminate any unnecessary paper information traveling from school to home. Please check your child's home folder for a form asking you to indicate whether or not you'd be willing to receive your information online. Those who indicate a preference for online information will stop receiving paper publications of snack calendars, party reminders, class schedules, etc. Information from the main office will still arrive in paper form for everyone at the present time. 

Each week this blog will be updated with current spelling and vocabulary words, homework assignments, and class events. Our homepage will be updated monthly with a description of our current social studies / science theme, objectives, schedule of events, snack calendar, etc. I'm hoping to be able to post some of the many photographs we've taken of class activities as well.

I hope you'll feel comfortable communicating with me through this blog. Please feel free to ask questions or voice concerns.