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Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 2/12/18
Reminders:
~ Feb. 10th: Sweetheart Dance
~Feb. 11th: Mother and Son Date Night 
~ Feb 14th: Valentine’s Day-We will be exchanging Valentine’s, if your student would like to participate please make a card for every student (class list at the bottom)! Also, if you would like to decorate a box for your student to collect their Valentine’s in you may, but I will have bags available for them at school as well. Please make sure the box can be easily carried on and off the bus.
~Feb. 19-23: Winter Break
Specials:
Next Week:
1:15-1:55
​Monday-Art
Tuesday-Music
Wednesday-PE
Thursday-STEM

 
Friday’s Block: PE
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Asking and Answering Questions  
Phonics- Consonant +le, al, or el
Writing- Opinion
Grammar- Using commas in greetings and closings of letters
Math- Continue addition and subtraction with two 3-digit numbers/ Word problems within 100
Content- Juliette Gordon Low

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!


Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: puddle, saddle, bottle, table, noble, bridle, nickel, label, global
High Frequency Words: along, winner, racer, fear, finish
 
Ajator, Treasure

Alexander, Leah

Barbieri, Louie

Bewley, Aidan

Bowman, Eliza

Carter, Zachary

Chidiebere, Chichi

Coleman, Jayla

Furlong, Wade

Hernandez, Janelle

Howard, Nina

Jacobi, David

Karuppannan, Harshith

Kelley, Ashton

La, Dang

Loadholtes, Allison

Lopez-Ramirez, AJ

Ordaz-Diaz, Anthony

Polemreddy, Ritvik

Upadrasta, Vaishnavi

Zegarelli, Ryan

 

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 2/5/18
Reminders:
~ Feb. 3 Spirit Morning at Rev Coffee
~ Feb. 6th Crafty Hog Spirit Night 
~ Feb. 10th Sweetheart Dance 
~ Feb 14th Valentine’s Day (We will be exchanging Valentine’s, if your student would like to participate please make a card for every student! –class list at the bottom of this newsletter-I changed some of the names this week to the names that the children go by)
Specials:
Next Week:
1:15-1:55
Monday-Art
Tuesday-Music
Wednesday-PE
Thursday-STEM
 
Friday’s Block: STEM
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story  
Phonics- Variant Vowel /o/
Writing- Opinion
Grammar- Shades of meaning
Math- Continue addition and subtraction with two 3-digit numbers/ Word problems within 100
Content- Jackie Robinson

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!


Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: claw, small, boss, draw, stall, gloss, salty, bossy, jigsaw
High Frequency Words: near, really, school, under, us
 
Ajator, Treasure

Alexander, Leah

Barbieri, Louie

Bewley, Aidan

Bowman, Eliza

Carter, Zachary

Chidiebere, Chichi

Coleman, Jayla

Furlong, Wade

Hernandez, Janelle

Howard, Nina

Jacobi, David

Karuppannan, Harshith

Kelley, Ashton

La, Dang

Loadholtes, Allison

Lopez-Ramirez, AJ

Ordaz-Diaz, Anthony

Polemreddy, Ritvik

Upadrasta, Vaishnavi

Zegarelli, Ryan

 

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 1/29/18
Reminders:
~ Feb. 3 Spirit Morning at Rev Coffee
~ Feb. 6th Crafty Hog Spirit Night 
~ Feb. 10th Sweetheart Dance 
~ Feb 14th Valentine’s Day (We will be exchanging Valentine’s, if your student would like to participate please make a card for every student! –class list at the bottom of this newsletter)
Specials:
Next Week:
1:15-1:55
​Monday-Art

Tuesday-Music
Wednesday-PE
Thursday-STEM
 
Friday’s Block: STEM
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story  
Phonics- Variant Vowel /oo/
Writing- Opinion
Grammar- Shades of meaning
Math- Continue addition and subtraction with two 3-digit numbers/ 10 more or less, 100 more or less
Content- Jackie Robinson

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!


Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: brook, push, pull, bush, look, full, bully, bookshop, seagull
High Frequency Words: away, got, head, later, leave
 
Ajator, Treasure

Alexander, Leah

Barbieri, Louis

Bewley, Aidan

Bowman, Eliza

Carter, Zachary

Chidiebere, Chimamanda

Coleman, Jayla

Furlong, Wade

Hernandez, Janelle

Howard, Nina

Jacobi, David

Karuppannan, Harshith

Kelley, Ashton

La, Dang

Loadholtes, Allison

Lopez-Ramirez, Alexander

Ordaz-Diaz, Anthony

Polemreddy, Ritvik

Upadrasta, Venkata

Zegarelli, Ryan

 

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 12/11/17
Reminders:
- December 15-Relay for Life Hat Day fundraiser-bring $1 to participate
-December 19-20-Early Release
-December 20-Class Holiday Party
-December 21-January 3-Student Holiday
-Have you bought your yearbook yet? Do it this month before prices increase!
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-STEM
Tuesday-Art
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-PE
 
Friday’s Block: Art
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Review and Assess
Phonics- No Spelling This Week!!
Writing- Informative
Grammar- Review and Assess  
Math- Measurement Word Problems and Line Plots
Content- Finishing up Pushes and Pulls and beginning Environmental Changes

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
No Spelling This Week!!
 

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 12/4/17
Reminders:
- December 5th is Crafty Hog spirit night from 4-10pm
-December 7th is the 5th grade performance at Griffin MS. We will also be seeing their performance during school that day.
-Have you bought your yearbook yet? Do it this month before prices increase!
Specials:
1:15-1:55
​Monday-STEM
Tuesday-Art
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-PE

 
Friday’s Block: Computer
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Asking and Answering Questions (focusing on text evidence)
Phonics- Vowel Diphthong /oi/ Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Informative
Grammar- Prefixes and Suffixes  
Math- Measurement Word Problems
Content- Pushes and Pulls

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: point, broil, boy, joint, spoil, toy, enjoy, poison, oyster
 
High Frequency: big, both, left, must, plant

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 11/27/17
Reminders:
December 1: Nutcracker Field Trip-I will contact you if I still need a permission slip signed for your student-Also, students should dress nicely for this occasion!
 
December 1: I sent home 2 packets of practice work and a Thanksgiving reading log. These are due by December 1st if the students would like to turn them in for a prize.  Each one is worth one prize. These are OPTIONAL!!!
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-STEM
Tuesday-Art
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-PE
 
Friday’s Block: PE
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Asking and Answering Questions
Phonics- r- controlled vowel Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Informative
Grammar- Apostrophes and Root Words
Math- Measurement  
Content- Economics and Pushes and Pulls

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: blare, hair, bear, flare, pair, wear, repair, cherry, barely
 
High Frequency: important, left, need, together, took
 
Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 10/30/17
Reminders:
October 29: Fall Festival @2-5 Campus from 1-5 pm
October 31: Bring $5 to dress up like a book character
November 13: Thanksgiving Lunch from 10:44-11:19
 
Specials:
Monday-Art
Tuesday-​Music
Wednesday-PE
Thursday-STEM
​ 
Friday Block Schedule: PE
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Connections
Phonics- r- controlled a Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Informative
Grammar- Reflexive Pronouns
Math- Subtraction and Addition within 100
Content- Sequoyah, Mary Musgrove, and James Oglethorpe

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: smart, scar, shark, start, star, spark, market, garlic, party
High Frequency Words: away, idea, left, near, play

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 10/23/17
Reminders:
October 23-27: Red Ribbon Week
Daily Activities       
Monday – “Your future is key so stay drug free”
Participation: Wear as much red as possible
                 
Tuesday – “Put a cap on drugs.”
Participation: Crazy hat or crazy hair day
 
Wednesday – “I have better things to do than drugs.”
Participation: Wear “what they do” such as a scout uniform, their team jersey, club shirt/mascot, musical note on shirt, etc.
 
Thursday – “Drugs are ridiculous.”
Participation: Wear mis-matched or ridiculous outfits
 
Friday – “Heroes are Drug Free.” Participation: Dress as a hero
 
October 28: Campus Clean-up @2-5 Campus from 1-3 pm
October 29: Fall Festival @2-5 Campus from 1-5 pm
 
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-Art
Tuesday-​Music
Wednesday-PE
Thursday-STEM
 
Friday Block Schedule: Art
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Connections
Phonics- Long i Digraph Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Informative
Grammar- Reflexive Pronouns
Math- Subtraction within 100/ place value
Content- Cherokee and Creek/Sequoyah

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: bright, pie, sigh, high, flight, lie, brightly, lightning, tighten
High Frequency Words: even, idea, later, still, took
Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 10/9/17
Reminders:
October 10: Spirit Night @ Crafty Hog (4-10 pm)
October 12: Early Release and Spirit Night @ Sparkles
October 14: Spirit Morning at Rev Coffee (7-12)
October 16-20: Early Release/ Conference Week
October 16: Spirit Night @ Los Bravos (5-9 pm)
Specials: 
​
Monday-STEM
Tuesday-​Art
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-PE
 
Friday Block Schedule: Computer
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Poems
Phonics- Long e Digraph Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Finishing Narratives/Starting Informative
Grammar- Review of nouns and proper nouns
Math- One-step word problems; Subtraction within 20
Content- Government; Laws and Rules/Cherokee and Creek/Sequoyah

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: dream, feel, yield, cream, wheel, field, greedy, increase, relief
High Frequency Words: always, far, play, put, school
Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 10/2/17
Reminders:
September 25-29: Fall Break
October 3: Relay for Life Spirit Night @ Zaxby’s 5-8 pm
October 3: Gifted Eligibility Meeting @ 2-5 Campus 6 pm
October 4: Walk to School Wednesday
October 4: Reflections Art Contest entries due
October 5: Matter Matters In-House Field Trip-Please turn in permission slips
October 5: Second Grade PTA Performance- please be here by 6:15pm
October 6: Movie Night @ K-1 Campus
October 6: Support the Pride Fundraiser Ends
Specials: Monday through Thursday the students will be practicing for their performance during specials.
 
Friday Block Schedule: PE
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading- Review of quarter 1 standards
Phonics- Long o Digraph Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Narratives
Grammar- Collective Nouns
Math- One-step word problems; Money
Content-Matter; Government; Laws and Rules

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: float, doe, grown, boat, shown, toe, below, yellow, toenail
High Frequency Words:  began, big, off, once, while
 
​Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 9/18/17
Reminders:
September 22: Picture Day RESCHEDULED
September 25-29: Fall Break
October 5: Matter Matters In-House Field Trip-Please turn in permission slips
October 5: Second Grade PTA Performance- the time of this event is TBA
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-STEM
Tuesday-​Art
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-PE
 
Friday Block Schedule: STEM
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading-Describing how characters respond to events in a story
Phonics- Long a Digraph Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Narratives
Grammar- Context Clues
Math- One-step word problems; Money
Content-GA Rivers; Matter

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: train, stay, eight, sprain, tray, freight, complain, obey, raisin
High Frequency Words:  along, both, off, went, walk

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 9/11/17
Reminders:
September 5-October 6: Support the Pride
September 11:Spirit Night @ Los Bravos 5-9pm
September 19: Picture Day
September 25-29: Fall Break
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-MUSIC
Tuesday-PE
Wednesday-STEM
Thursday-Art  
Friday Block Schedule: Music
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading-Describing how characters respond to events in a story
Phonics- Long a Digraph Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Narratives
Grammar- Context Clues
Math-Adding within 20; one-step word problems
Content-GA Rivers; Matter

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: train, stay, eight, sprain, tray, freight, complain, obey, raisin
High Frequency Words:  along, both, off, went, walk

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 9/4/17
Reminders:
September 4: Labor Day-No School
September 6: Walk to School Wednesday
September 7: Spirit Night @ Uncle Maddio’s 5-9pm
September 11:Spirit Night @ Los Bravos 5-9pm
Specials:
1:15-1:55 
Tuesday-PE
Wednesday-STEM
Thursday-Art
Friday-Music
 
No block schedule this week.
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading-Asking and Answering Questions from a text
Phonics- Open Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Narratives
Grammar- Irregular Plural Nouns
Math-Place Value/ Greater Than and Less Than
Content-GA Rivers/ Healthy and Unhealthy Foods

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: cry, go, she, fly, we, so, baby, robot, tidy
High Frequency Words:  because, done, don’t, know, together
Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 8/28/17
Reminders:
August 30: Early Release
August 31: Family Fun Night in K-1 Media Center @ 6:30pm
September 4: Labor Day-No School
Specials:
​
1:15-1:55
Monday-MUSIC
Tuesday-PE
Wednesday-STEM
Thursday-Art 
Friday Block Schedule: PE
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading-Gaining meaning from illustrations and words
Phonics- CVCe Syllable Pattern (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Narratives
Grammar- Irregular Plural Nouns
Math-Place Value
Content-GA Regions and Rivers

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern Words: crate, stroke, glide, woke, plate, pride, reptile, naptime, mistake
High Frequency Words:  another, don’t, kind, put, saw

Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 8/21/16
Reminders:
August 21: Eclipse Day! School will be let out 45 minutes later than usual (I sent out an email regarding eclipse day yesterday-please let me know if you have any questions)
August 24: Open House (date moved due to eclipse)
August 30: Early Release
August 31: Family Fun Night in K-1 Media Center @ 6:30pm
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-MUSIC
Tuesday-PE
Wednesday-STEM
Thursday-Art 
Friday Block Schedule: Art
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading-Asking and Answering Questions/ Retelling Stories
Phonics- Closed Syllables (See Spelling Words)
Writing- Narratives
Grammar-Plural Nouns
Math-Place Value
Content-Compass Rose and GA Regions

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
Pattern: shock, fish, chunk, rock, trunk, dish, napkin, magnet, basket
High Frequency: eat, food, sometimes, soon, watch
​
​Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 8/14/17
Reminders:
August 21: Eclipse Day! School will be let out 45 minutes later than usual (I sent out an email regarding eclipse day yesterday-please let me know if you have any questions)
August 24: Open House (date moved due to eclipse)
August 30: Early Release
August 31: Family Fun Night in K-1 Media Center @ 6:30pm
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-MUSIC
Tuesday-PE
Wednesday-STEM
Thursday-Art 
Friday Block Schedule: Computer
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading-Asking and Answering Questions
Phonics- Reviewing spelling patterns from first grade
Writing- Narratives
Grammar-Nouns
Math-Place Value
Content-Moon

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
We will be starting spelling words soon!
Mrs. Condon’s Weekly Newsletter
Week of 8/7/16
Reminders:
August 21: Eclipse Day! School will be let out 45 minutes later than usual; Open House at 6:00 pm
August 30: Early Release
August 31: Family Fun Night in K-1 Media Center @ 6:30pm
Specials:
1:15-1:55
Monday-MUSIC
Tuesday-PE
Wednesday-STEM
Thursday-Art
​ 
Friday Block Schedule: PE
 
Next week’s curriculum:
Reading-Genres; Comparing and contrasting fiction and non-fiction texts
Phonics- Blends
Writing- Narratives
Grammar-nouns
Math-skip counting
Content-Day and Night; Shadows

Homework:
We will have nightly homework, so please be sure to check your child’s binder each night!

Spelling Words:
We will be starting spelling words soon!

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