Last Weekly Update for Your 2nd Grader! :-(

Sigh........

It's always been "Happy Friday" but this is a very sad Friday for me...

It's the last Friday I will be your child's teacher. I have grown so close to these kiddos and we are truly a family here in room 12. This is such a bittersweet time - it breaks my heart to see them leave and move on to the world of 3rd grade, yet it makes me so proud to see how far they've come since August.

The tests are taken, the grades are in, I guess it's really over.

As can be expected, next week our schedule is a bittttttttt crazy...

Monday is the rescheduled "Tacky Day"...along with being tacky we will be completing our last "repeated tasks" for the year. These will be put in your child's data binder that will come home. Along with the data binders you can expect to see your child's scrapbook and weekend news book.

We will also be practicing our timeline presentation. Students are SO excited about this. The students have written scripts to tell what happened during each month of our school year. They also have created posters and are choosing their favorite songs to sing for you. I sure hope you can make it at 2:00 on Tuesday to see them perform!

We will be bringing our biomes unit to a close by having lunch at the "beach" in our own little "forest" we have behind our school on Monday (weather-permitting).

Wednesday will be Field Day from 9:00-11:30. We will be down on the soccer field and it is supposed to be in the high 80's. Please have your child dress in his/her PE uniform and bring a water bottle ONLY. Unless your child did not order the hot dog lunch, students will not need ANYTHING at school other than themselves and a water bottle on Wednesday. It is optional to pick your child up after 12:00 for early dismissal. Mrs. Hinesley is hosting an end of year pool party in her neighborhood if you decide to pick your child up early. Please let me know if you plan on doing this!

Reminders/FYI:

• Monday - Tacky Day
• Tuesday - PE Uniform and End of Year Timeline Presentation at 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday - Field Day (wear PE uniform and bring a water bottle ONLY)

Weekly Update - May 25th

Happy Friday...A Day Late!!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

ELA: We will continue our novel study on Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. During this study we will focus on fact/opinion, synonyms & antonyms, adverbs, possessive nouns, classifying/categorizing, characters, summarizing, and vocabulary. We just finished two Roald Dahl books this past week: Esio Trot and The Enormous Crocodile...this week we'll read our last book of his for the year - Danny Champion of the World!

 

Math: Next week we will begin to review for our end of year test. We will focus on arrays, line plots, and graphing. Our end of year test will be the week of June 3rd. 

 

Social Studies: We will continue our unit on biomes. Last week students learned about rainforests, caves, and wetlands. This week students will focus on oceans and the arctic.     

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. In addition, students should create a puppet for their role in our puppet show. All puppets are due May 29th. 

Friend of the Week: Ms. Kayla  

Reminders/FYI:

• P.E. days next week are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• Monday May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)
• Friday May 31st: Our Class Puppet Show! It will be performed in our classroom at 10:30 a.m. Each student will be responsible for creating his/her puppet at home for homework!
• Spirit Week June 3-7: Monday-Pajama Day, Tuesday-Tacky Day, Wednesday-Favorite Character Day, Thursday-Nerd Day, Friday-Crazy Hair/Hat Day
• Tuesday June 11th: Our End of Year Timeline Presentation
• Wednesday June 12th: Last Day of school and FIELD DAY!  

Weekly Update - May 17th

Happy Friday!!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

ELA: We will begin our novel study on Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. During this study we will focus on fact/opinion, synonyms & antonyms, adverbs, possessive nouns, classifying/categorizing, characters, summarizing, and vocabulary. We will also begin our new Roald Dahl books Esio Trot and The Enormous Crocodile...these tie right in with our biome unit!

 

Math: Next week we will continue with Saxon focusing on 3D shapes, measuring using centimeters, multiplying by 1 and 100, and perimeter.

 

Social Studies: We will continue our unit on biomes. Last week students learned about deserts and prairies last week. This week they will be learning about rainforests, caves, and wetlands.    

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. 

Friend of the Week: Kelley Wilhelm  

Reminders/FYI:

• P.E. days next week are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• Monday May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)
• Friday May 31st: Our Class Puppet Show! It will be performed in our classroom at 10:30 a.m. Each student will be responsible for creating his/her puppet at home for homework!
• Spirit Week June 3-7: Monday-Pajama Day, Tuesday-Tacky Day, Wednesday-Favorite Character Day, Thursday-Nerd Day, Friday-Crazy Hair/Hat Day
• Tuesday June 11th: Our End of Year Timeline Presentation
• Wednesday June 12th: Last Day of school and FIELD DAY!  

Weekly Update - May 10th

Happy Zoo Trip Friday!!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

ELA: We will continue Journeys for the LAST week and review story structure stew and predicting. We will review multiple meaning words and contractions. Our spelling focus will be on words with oo, ew, ou. We are reading Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach...we hope to finish it this week!

Math: Next week we will continue with Saxon focusing on estimating, quarters, rounding to the nearest 10, finding half of a set with even/odd numbers, measuring using feet and inches.

 

Social Studies: We will continue our unit on biomes. Students learned about freshwater habitats and mountains last week. This week they will be learning about wetlands and prairies.    

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. To make the homework load a little more bearable, there will no longer be spelling or handwriting for the year. Students will only have Study Island and 60 minutes of reading each week.
 

Friend of the Week: Denise Vu
Click on this link to see the F.O.W. schedule for the entire year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_iR7kLmmMpdGw0RC1hZmlIeWtPWDd3NTE0QmV4SVE#gid=0

 

Reminders/F.Y.I:  

• P.E. days next week are Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 
• MAP testing will be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week (May 13-15). Please make sure your child is at school these days!!
• Reflection Folders will come home Monday instead of today since students are not bringing backpacks to school today. Please go over these with your child and sign and return them by Wednesday the 15th.
• Celebration: Students filled our marble jar again! They have voted on a popcorn and movie party! We will be celebrating on Friday the 17th and watching A Bug's Life that correlates with the insect unit we just finished.
• May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)

Weekly Update - May 3rd

Happy 1st Friday in May!

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

 

ELA: We will continue Journeys and review comparing/contrasting and visualizing. We will also review dictionary skills and introduce prepositions. Our spelling focus will be on words with oa, ow, ee, ea. We are reading Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach...the kids are loving it!

 

Math: Next week we will continue with Saxon focusing on subtracting two-digit numbers with regrouping, subtracting 6 facts, solving a problem by guessing and checking, and covering the same design in different ways using tangram pieces.

 

Social Studies: We will begin our unit on biomes. Students will be learning about different biomes including: fresh water, wetlands, grasslands, mountains, prairies, forests, rainforests, deserts, caves, the arctic, and oceans.   

Homework: As a second grade team we have decided to open up the rest of Study Island and have the students work at their own pace. We would like all assignments due by June 3rd. To make the homework load a little more bearable, there will no longer be spelling or handwriting for the year. Students will only have Study Island and 60 minutes of reading each week.
  

Friend of the Week: 

Ella VanDenBerg
Click on this link to see the F.O.W. schedule for the entire year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_iR7kLmmMpdGw0RC1hZmlIeWtPWDd3NTE0QmV4SVE#gid=0

 

Reminders/F.Y.I:  

• P.E. days next week are Tuesday and Thursday. 
• May 6th: Progress Reports available on TeacherEase
• May 7th: Mandatory Zoo Trip Meeting for all volunteers/chaperones @ 4:15 in Room 14.
• May 10th: Zoo Field Trip - Students should wear PE uniforms and plenty of sunscreen. Please apply the sunscreen before students come to school. The bus will be leaving the parking lot promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will return around 4:00 p.m. Chaperones are $12 at the gate and you will buy your own lunches when we get there.
• May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)

Weekly Update - April 26th

Happy LAST Friday in April! Time is flying by...only 32 days left!  

 

Next week we will be working on the following topics:

ELA: We will continue Journeys working on Lesson 25. In lesson 25 we will review sequencing. We will review context clues and more irregular action verbs. Our spelling focus will be on words with au, aw, al, o, a. We have started to read Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach...it ties right in with our insect unit!  

     

Math: Next week we will resume Saxon focusing on covering designs using tangrams, writing money amounts using dollar signs and cent symbols, subtracting two-digit numbers with regrouping.



Science: We will continue our unit on insects. Students will continue their research in class, creating their research flip books. Students should bring their insect projects to school on Thursday, May 2nd. We will be displaying these during our extravaganza!  

 

Garden Tea Party: Friday, May 3rd 10:30-11:30 We hope to release our butterflies into our brand new butterfly garden [also known as Rachel's Garden] located between the main building and E.C. building. Students will participate in a tea party, modeled in the book Matilda. The research homework about The Queen's Tea has helped students prepare for what to wear and expect to eat/drink at this event. We are also asking you to write a letter to your child telling them how proud you are of their amazing growth this year - please send this to school by Thursday, May 2nd in an envelope addressed to me. Please have your child bring in a tea cup/coffee mug from home so we can be Earth friendly and not buy plastic ones.

 

EOG Week Volunteers: Since K-2 will be on lockdown during testing, I am looking for parent volunteers to come into the classroom during our regular essentials times to do activities with the students. These can be musical, kinesthetic, artsy, or just plain fun. Please let me know if you are interested. This will be the week of May 13-17th.  

 

Book Fair: Next week (April 29-May 3). This time it is BUY ONE GET ONE FREE! What an easy way to donate books to our classroom library! :-)

Friend of the Week: Banks McAfee

Click on this link to see the F.O.W. schedule for the entire year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_iR7kLmmMpdGw0RC1hZmlIeWtPWDd3NTE0QmV4SVE#gid=0

 

Reminders/F.Y.I:  

·         P.E. days next week are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 

·         April 26th (tonight): Movie Night - showing Wreck it Ralph

·         April 29-May 3: Book Fair - BOGO

·         May 2nd: Extravaganza @ CIS 5:30-7:30 p.m. All 2nd Grade projects will be displayed in Room 14.

·         May 3rd: Garden Tea Party 10:30-11:30; Early Dismissal @ 12 p.m. 

·         May 6th: Progress Reports available on TeacherEase

·         May 7th: Mandatory Zoo Trip Meeting for all volunteers/chaperones @ 4:15 in Room 14.

·         May 10th: Zoo Field Trip - Students should wear PE uniforms and plenty of sunscreen. Please apply the sunscreen before students come to school. The bus will be leaving the parking lot promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will return around 4:00 p.m. Chaperones are $12 at the gate and you will buy your own lunches when we get there.

·         May 13-17th: Parent Volunteers needed for EOG Week activities (See note above)

·         May 27th: Memorial Day Holiday (No School)

 

Weekly Update - March 15th

Happy Friday! 

Next week we will be working on the following topics: 
ELA: We will continue Journeys working on Lesson 21. In lesson 21 we will review main idea and details and inferring/predicting. We will review adjectives and dictionary entries. Our spelling focus will be on words with er. We are continuing to read Roald Dahl's Matilda...the kids are LOVING it.        

Math: Next week we will resume Saxon focusing on subtracting 10 from a 2-digit number, measuring and drawing line segments to the nearest half inch, adding 2-digit numbers with a sum greater than 100, representing and ordering numbers using base ten blocks.

Science: We will continue our unit on weather. We will focus on clouds and the water cycle. Rocket Ryan is coming again on Friday, March 22nd!!         

Friend of the Week: Siraj Mahmood

Click on this link to see the F.O.W. schedule for the entire year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_iR7kLmmMpdGw0RC1hZmlIeWtPWDd3NTE0QmV4SVE#gid=0

  Reminders/F.Y.I:  

• P.E. days next week are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 
• Wedding - I will be out from March 20-29th for my wedding and honeymoon. Mrs. Bacharach will be my substitute. She knows the ins and outs of how my classroom runs, so I expect it to go very smoothly. If you need to inform her of any thing please send in a hand written note. 
• No Computers/Technology - Teachers will not have computers or internet access the week of March 25-29 and phones may be down. Please be sure to send in a handwritten note if you need to contact administration or teachers. Thank you for understanding. 
• Recycled Art Project - Look for information coming up in an email about a portion of this project your child will need to complete at home and bring to school on March 26th.  
• 2nd Grade Ball - This will be a culminating activity for our unit on Cinderella Around the World. Students are asked to dress in their fanciest clothes. Students may wear their fancy clothes to school all day. This will be from 2-3 p.m. on March 27th. 
• Science Fair - The date has been changed to Thursday, March 28th from 9-11 a.m.
• Fun Run - March 29th...Commitment forms are due Friday, March 22nd. Pledge money is not due until after spring break. 
• Early Dismissal - March 29th. Please pick your child up at 12:00 p.m.
• Spring Break - April 1-5