Program Poem needs to be memorized by April 30. Please practice at home so it can be passed off at school
With a Friend I can talk with a friend and walk with a friend and share my umbrella in the rain. I can play with a friend and stay with a friend and learn with a friend and explain. I can eat with a friend and compete with a friend and even sometimes disagree. I can ride with a friend and take pride with a friend a friend can mean so much to me! Dates to Remember:
May 1- No School May 8 - Friendship Program @ 2:15 High School May 11- Ridley's Field Trip May 14- Planetarium Field Trip May 22- Relay Recess Field Day May 25- No school May 28- Last day of school (early release) We had so much fun with Trade Day! thanks for your support!
I can't believe how quickly time is passing, it will be May before we know it. Our class is amazing and doing such great things, I am so proud of each of the students! This week we will begin an author study, learning about different authors and reading their books. In writing we are working on opinion/persuasive writing. Our science unit is learning about rocks. Our second grade Friendship Program will be May 8 @ 2:15. It will be held in the high school auditorium. This week we will celebrate meeting our Dr. Seuss reading minutes goal! We are having our very own Read-a-Thon Wednesday April 1. Students can bring their favorite books and a pillow. It will be great fun! Thanks for sending in the notes to help us reach our goal!
Remember trade day will be next week on the 10th. Students will bring items to "sell" . Please return permission note for items being sold. We are working on telling time in math, please provide opportunities at home for your student to tell time on analog clocks. Terms we are using include: half past, quarter til and quarter after. Have a great Spring Break! We have lots of things happening in second grade this week! We will go to 3 assemblies, Ronald McDonald on Monday, NetSmart on Thursday and we get to watch the 5th graders present their play on Friday.
In reading we will continue reading Fables. We have wrapped up our unit on non-fiction writing and will be continuing on with opinion and persuasive writing. Our new chapter in math is telling time, please provide opportunities at home to tell time on analog clocks. The last day of our weather unit will be on Thursday this week. Wednesday is Pajama day and our 3rd reading note is due. We are doing a great job with all of our reading minutes! The students are doing amazing! Thanks for sending those notes in!! Our trade day will be on April 10. Students have been earning dollars in class to spend on this day. Each student will bring items to "sell" to their friends. It is so much fun, something we are looking forward to doing. A note will be sent home on Tuesday the 24, please sign and return the note with the items on the 10th. We have lots happening in 2nd grade this week!
We will continue our chapter on Data in math this week thanks for practicing at home! We will do a short unit on Fables this week in Reading. In Writing we are finishing up our All About books. Remember to wear a hat on Wednesday and to return your second reading note. The line of footprints is getting very long, we are so excited! Class picture day is Thursday the 19th and we have early out on Friday for the end of the quarter. Wow! I can't believe it's March already! Time is flying by!
Thanks for all your hard work at home with your student, it definitely makes a difference. We will be kicking off our Dr. Seuss reading this week, watch for the note in Tuesday folders. Return the total minutes read each Wednesday when we dress up. This Wednesday is wear red and white to kick off our celebration. This week we will begin our unit on characters in Reader's Workshop, continue working on our All About books in writing and start a new chapter on graphs and data in Math. Mrs. Jackson has finished her time in our class, we loved having her in our room! We will miss her! This week we will continue working on Non-fiction writing and reading. In math we will be counting coins, please practice at home! On Tuesday we get to go to a storytelling assemble and listen to a professional storyteller!
The science test will be on Thursday, wrapping up our unit on habitats. This is the last week to turn in box tops, our class is currently in 1st place for 2nd grade! Please contact me with questions or concerns! |
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