Trunk or Treat

Parents and Readers of this Blog:

     Monday, October 31 at 1:30p.m. our class will be participating in the Trunk or Treat parade.
Our children will parade around the school and meet with parents who will distribute candy to our parade participants.

Children may come to school dressed in their costume...if not they can dress up before the parade.
Please don't forget a bag or something they can hold all of their goodies.

Mr. Fierros

PBIS Celebration, Awards Ceremony and Parent Teacher Conferences

Parents and Readers of this Blog:


     Parents,

This past PBIS celebration for good behavior was an outstanding success!! I want to thank all of the parents who donated goods, and helped out for this event.  As you know this event was created to award your students for outstanding behavior in the classroom and in school.

Awards ceremony will be held November 1st....but alas...I looked in the mail and I got this letter...I have been selected for JURY DUTY.....I will have a guest teacher pass out the awards in my absence...Remember all our children will be getting at least two awards....

Please come during my conference 12:40 pm, Monday thru Friday or after school to talk with the me about how your child is doing so far. Monday or Friday after school: (Tuesday : Jury Duty, Wednesday: Chess, Thursday: Dr. Appt.)  (who knew I would be this busy?)

I will post the new words on Spelling City on Monday, I forgot to pack my Teachers Edition with all the spelling words, sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank You Parents for all you do.
Mr. Fierros

2012 Election Project

The 2012 Election Project is our first big classroom project of the the year.
Every student will run for Classroom President. On Wednesday will be our primary election and Friday, November 16, the top 4 finalist will have a run-off election.

1. Students will create a poster ( like the one above) and I will post it in our room..(the earlier the better, the location) latest day is Friday, November 16
2. Prepare a campaign speech for Wednesday, November 14. and possibly for November 16.

3. During this week students may campaign, by talking, creating buttons, ribbons, (gasp!!campaign promises...)

4. I want to post some of the posters on the blog (permission slip signed for Audio visual use is optional), so please let me know if this is something you do or do not want to do.

5. If your child is a one of the 4 finalist they will have next weekend to prepare for the debate and election on Friday....(that should be a lot of fun!!!)

I do have some poster boards.

Thanks Parents for all you do!!!

Mr. Fierros

October 25th Red Ribbon Week

Parents and Readers of this Blog:

This week is Red Ribbon Week.  What is Red Ribbon Week? I found this on the internet and posted only an exerpt:
     Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation reaching millions of Americans during the last week of October every year. By wearing red ribbons and participating in community anti-drug events, young people pledge to live a drug-free life and pay tribute to DEA Special Agent Enriqué “Kiki” Camarena...

This week to celebrate Red Ribbon Week Activities:

Tuesday:  Wear Red and Boots
Wednesday : Mismatch Day
Thursday:  Tie Day
Friday Silly Socks

Does your child have some boots or something red to wear?
I found this website and you can print out and color the boots red and pin on your child
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/coloring/cowboy_boots.htm

Thanks Parent for all you do!
Mr. F

IMPORTANT DATES AT MISSION ACADEMY

Parents and Readers of this blog:

October 

24   Student Holiday                                                Red Ribbon Week

25   Book Fair Begins                        Wear Red and Boots  (give drugs the boot!)

       Zombie Grams on sale:  Theater Art Dept.                     

postponed till Tuesday, November 1st    First 9 weeks award ceremonies

                                       Mismatch Day (don't get mixed up with drugs)   

Kinder  8:30

1st        9:30

2nd     1:15   postponed till Tuesday, November 1st

27                                                     Tie Day  ( don't let drugs tie you down)                    

3rd        8:30

4th        9:30

5th      1:15

28                                                    Silly Socks    (sock it to drugs)

6th        8:30

7th        9:30

8th      10:30   (Library)

October 25-27   Parent-teacher report card conferences all week long during teacher's conference time, before and after school.  Call Mr. Fierros to set up an appointment.  

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after school I will be unavailable...

October 

27          Picture Retakes   2nd grade field trip to Jefferson High (Cinderella)

25 - 28   3rd - 8th grade fitness test  in P.E.  K-2 are not included.

October 28  6,7,8 the grade dance  PBIS Reward day  and 

                   

                    Family Movie Night

2nd grade PBIS Hot dog and a Movie    (don't forget your donations,  1:30p.m.)

October 31    Trunk or Treat and Parade:   1:30p.m.

November 2  Boy Scout sign up 6:00 p.m. cafeteria

09    Open House  4-6

10     Honoring our Veterans at 9:00 a.m.

          send a picture or video of your veteran or active duty hero.

all year Keep sending Box tops 

November 6  Daylight savings time   (Fall Back 1 hour)

16 -27  Thanksgiving Break

28 school resumes   

More info:  www.saisd.net/schools/mission210/

Week of October 25 Extended Practice Assignments

Week of October 25  Extended Practice Assignments

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	parent notes
	Math Workbook 5.5	Math workbook 5.6	Test Math workbook 6.1	Math Workbook 6.2	Topic :Money practice adding change.
Reading	Reading Super Storms	Reading Super Storms	Reading Super Storms	Reading test over  Super Storms	Children must read aloud 10 minutes every day
sign here	sign here	sign here	sign here	sign here	90 words per minute is our reading goal
Spelling	Spelling Word Search 5x each	Spelling High frequency word test today alphabetical order	Spelling pop quiz Vocabulary test today	Spelling test	Is your child doing all of their homework?
Language/	Language/  study flash cards for Target Vocabulary	Language/  Write sentences using spelling words	Language/  Verbs	Language/  Verbs	Verbs covered in class
Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies	Social Studies	PBIS Friday Hot Dog and a Movie
Spelling list Basic words dish shine than chase chest white such while thin these push flash	Review which  then Challenge catch  thumb	High Frequency Words  (must be able to read) before  my  eye open few  people happy starts high yellow	Target Vocabulary : must be able to define: see flashcards beware pounding damage prevent	bend reach flash equal

Check out our blog for latest class information:  http://fierros2nd.blogspot.com 
or type google and search for: 2nd grade fierros  fluency: read aloud everyday...practice Spellingcity.com  (your child has their password and username)
Timeme.com  (use this to time your child when reading out loud)

Changing Computer Lab time to Monday 1:00 -1:30

Wednesday  2:30 -3:00

Classroom Updates: Testing, Math unit 5, Trunk or Treat, PBIS and Hot Dogs

Parents and Readers of this Blog:

This week has been real hectic....FMA's testing for Reading, Writing have been given while Science will be given on Friday. Results are looking positive...please realize that this is a bench mark and is used to show improvement during the course of the year.

Math Unit 5:   Well we are underway with our unit on Money... Ooops...the district wants to cover this unit at the end of the year....so I thought should we skip to 6 or continue....I chose to continue since this unit is very short and we are ahead of the district timeline anyway.  

I believe that this unit, in this order, has actually been a positive with our kids....They are counting change faster than kids have done in the past...I can only attribute to the emphasis the math program does on looking at patterns in addition and subtraction (plus a few of my own!!)  Bottom Line is that we will still be well within the district timeline in math instruction and when "money unit" does come up be looking for some advanced math at that time (multiplication/ division)

Trunk or Treat:  This year as in the past we are asking parents to donate a bag of candy for "Trunk or Treat"

Trunk or Treat is when all the kids dress up for Halloween, go on a huge parade around the school and Trunk or Treat parents in the school parking lot (Trunks full of candy) and the kids get the treats as they go by during the parade.   This has been a lot of fun for our youngsters and we would like continue with this successful tradition. So please, if you can donate a bag of candy asap ...also the class with the most candy is supposed to win a prize!!!

PBIS:  Kids who have been on blue all nine weeks for behavior and have no make up work due to Mr. Fierros by October 27 will get to participate in a Hot Dog and A Movie!!!! 

On October 28, Mr Fierros will cook the hot dogs in the afternoon and then the class will enjoy the meal while watching a movie.  This is a reward for being prompt with homework, good behavior and completing the end of the nine weeks....

So parents keep an eye out for a donation request for our treat for the kids.

We are looking for the following items:

hot dogs

buns 

paper plates 

napkins

chips (potatoe, tortilla, and fritos)

pickles

catsup (kids like this more than mustard)

mustard (just one...honestly)

cups

sodas

On - line parents have first dibs on donations so send a note to Mr. Fierros so I can tally what we will need..

Parents, Thank You very much for making this a great year so far!!!! 

Mr. Fierros

B. O. N. E. S., (Books Offer Novel Excavations and Surprises)

    Mission Academy

9210 S. Presa

San Antonio, TX 78223

210-633-2546

Books Offer Novel Excavations and Surprises

Dear Parents,

The SAISD Library Media Services Department received an SAISD Foundation Grant of $5,000 to encourage children to read more of the books they want to read and also to encourage them to donate a book to their school library!

Here’s how B. O. N. E. S., (Books Offer Novel Excavations and Surprises) works!

1. Your child signs up with the school librarian and receives a reading log. Then s/he reads and logs the required minimum number of books or more:

• 15 Beginner Books OR
• 12 Easy Fiction and Nonfiction OR
• 8 Chapter Fiction and Nonfiction

2. Once our child has read and logged the minimum number of titles, s/he brings his/her reading logs to the school librarian. Entries will be marked by submission date. Submissions will be accepted until Monday, November 28^th.

3. Your child works with the school librarian to select the book your child will donate to his/her school library. The Library Media Services department will use grant funds to purchase the book.

4. When the book comes in, you and your child will have the opportunity to participate in a “shelving party”. A book plate will be placed in the book that reads “Donated by (your child’s name). Then with the help of the librarian, your child will shelve the book.

Thank you for your cooperation in working to support pleasure reading and increasing the number of books into our library collections.

Sincerely,

H. Esperanza Garza

Your School Library Media Specialist,

Maria Elena Garza

Your School Principal

and The SAISD Library Media Services Department

Parents: Your child does have the reading log (seperate from Homework). Please fill it out for your child  this is a great program!! .

Thanks Mr. Fierros

LMS Parent Letter – B. O. N. E. S. Grant

End of the Nine weeks:

Parents and Readers of this Blog:

The end of the nine weeks term is Friday the 21st

• For ANY missing grades or very low grades,  I will be giving your student a packet beginning on Monday and must be completed by Friday so I can record or change any grades. 
• Parents I thank you for participating in the popcorn sale and of course our PTA thanks you too.
• Any child that would like to join Chess club can certainly see me or the chess/scrabble website: http://missionchesscas.blogspot.com/ and download an application.
• This week, we will be doing money during math class:   practice skip counting by 5's, 10's, 25's and 50's
• also try mix skipping, for example: 25, ( by dimes) 35, 45, 55 ( by nickels) 60, 65, 70, 75, ( by pennies) 76, 77, 78..... It takes a while but this kind of drill is very effective when it comes to counting change....
• Monitor that your child does all his homework....this is important for practice and learning. 
• Reading:   I cannot emphasize enough about your child practicing to read by reading aloud everyday....Everyday? Well practically!!!! Fluency (which means making a selection sound like a story instead of a list) must be practiced.. the state of Texas requires  a reading rate of 90 words per minute (wpm) less if comprehension is very high....( so get those questions right).
• Remember...I am expecting more from your child this year than I have ever in the past....The new STAAR test is predicted to be very hard..  I really do want to have our kids to be ready for that challenge.

Mr. F

Week of October 17 Extended Practice Assignments

Week of October 17  Extended Practice Assignments

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	parent notes
Math Workbook 4.10	Test over 4 Math workbook 5.1	Math workbook 5.2	Math workbook 5.3	Math workbook 5.4	Topic :Money practice adding change.
Reading The Ugly Vegetables	Reading The Ugly Vegetables	Reading The Ugly Vegetables	Reading The Ugly Vegetables	Reading test over The Ugly Vegetables	Children must read aloud 10 minutes every day
sign here	sign here	sign here	sign here	sign here	90 words per minute is our reading goal
Spelling 5x each	Spelling Word Search	Spelling High frequency word test today alphabetical order	Spelling pop quiz Vocabulary test today	Spelling test	Is your child doing all of their homework?
Language/  study flash cards for Target Vocabulary	Language/  Write sentences using spelling words	Language/  Vocabulary Matching handout.	Language/  any work not finished in class will be done for EPA	Language/  Proper Nouns	Proper Nouns covered in class
Science 1. condensation 2. evaporation 3. meteorologist	Science 4. monitor 5. overcast 6. partly cloudy	Science 7. rain gauge 8. sunny	Science 9. symbols 10. weather 11. wind vane	Science definition test this week	Test will be matching
Spelling list Basic words dress  stuck spell  kick class  rock full  black add   trick neck  doll	Review will    off Challenge across pocket	High Frequency Words  (must be able to read) air    car   cried funny   he  pictures  pretty told  try window	Target Vocabulary : must be able to define: see flashcards blooming shovels scent  tough	wrinkled  plain muscles  nodded	End of 9 weeks: Students will be working on any missing assignments this week.

Check out our blog for latest class information:  http://fierros2nd.blogspot.com 
or type google and search for: 2nd grade fierros  fluency: read aloud everyday...practice Spellingcity.com  (your child has their password and username)
Timeme.com  (use this to time your child when reading out loud)

Changing Computer Lab time to Monday 1:00 -1:30

Wednesday  2:30 -3:00