December 22 - January 9

I count it a privilege to work with these sweet kids each day.  They are such a great group!  Happy Holidays to all of you!  

Thank You to Mrs. Harvat for organizing a wonderful holiday party!  Thanks also to Mrs. Bende, Mrs. Jonuskas, and Mrs. Murphy for helping with games, ornament making, and treats.  We had a great afternoon!  

Thank You to all the parents who sent in cookies and appetizers for our annual cookie exchange.  The treats were delicious and I took home a wonderful assortment of yummy cookies!  Thank you very much!

Dates to Remember

December 22 - January 4 - No School  Winter Break

Mon. Jan. 5 - School resumes

Week of Jan. 5 - MAPS Testing 

Week of Jan. 12 - Benchmark Testing

Reading - We will begin a new unit in Reading, Neighborhood and Community.  Our first story is Officer Buckle and Gloria.  We will focus on main idea/details, and determining the story summary.  Our grammar lessons will focus on contractions.  

Reading logs for December should be returned on Monday, Jan. 5.  Our class has voted to have a popcorn party for everyone who returns a completed log.  I hope everyone can join us!

Math - We will review two digit subtraction when we return from holiday break and take a chapter test.  We'll then move on to our new topic, Place Value to 1,000.  

Continue to practice math facts at home.  This week's fast facts will be +8 (again).  Many of the students had not mastered these facts when they were tested mid December, so we will be working on them again.  Students should no longer be counting on their fingers.  It's important that they memorize the facts.

New Student of the Week -  Aleck

Positive Paw Winner -  Joseph

Happy Holidays

Dates to Remember

Monday, Dec. 15 - *  Holiday Caroling at Fairview
                                      Village   Bring a sack lunch today!
                               *   Wear a Santa Hat if you have one!
                               *   Holidays Around the World

Tuesday, Dec. 16 - Early dismissal  12:00

Dec. 17, 18 - More Holidays Around the World

Friday, Dec. 19 - Classroom Holiday Party  2:00 

Dec. 22 - Jan. 4 - No School  Holiday Break

Week of Jan. 5 - Benchmark Testing

Reading
During our reading block this week, all second grade students will take part in Holidays Around the World.  Students will have a chance to learn about how people in different parts of the world celebrate holidays.  Students will have a passport and travel to the different 2nd grade classrooms as they learn about holidays in Sweden, Poland, Mexico, Israel, and China.  Look for your child’s Holidays folder to come home on Thursday. 

Students should continue filling in their reading logs through the end of December.  Return them to school on January 5.  

No spelling lists or tests this week.  We'll continue our Word Studies in January.  

Math
No Fast Facts this Week.
We will continue working with subtracting 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping.  We'll learn to use addition to check subtraction and finish the week by solving two question problems.  The students have really done well learning this difficult skill.  Thanks for your support at home.  It's important that parents check homework and give encouragement when needed.  

Mitten Tree

We will continue to collect hats, mittens, and scarves for our Mitten Tree.  Donations will be made to local families in need.  

Positive Paw Winner - Ashlyn
December Birthday - Ashlyn   December 17
Estimation Jar Winners - Gage and Lindsy

Stocking Stuffers - Many children could use new markers, colored pencils, dry erase markers, etc to start the new year!  If Santa is coming to your house, maybe you could tell him to add some supplies to your child's stocking!  

Have a wonderful holiday with your families!  

December 1 - 5

Dates to Remember

Dec. 11 & 12 - Holiday Shopping at Ide

Mon. Dec. 15 - Holiday Caroling at Fairview Village
                      * Bring a sack lunch

Fri. Dec. 19 - Holiday Classroom Party 2:00
                    Silly Sweater Day

Dec. 22 - Jan. 4 - No School  Holiday Break

Week of Jan. 5 - Benchmark Testing

Reading

We will conclude our Friendship unit this week by comparing several different texts.  We'll summarize our ideas and write an opinion piece about the special qualities we think are important to have in a friend.  

Our grammar lessons will focus on verbs, past and present tense. 

Math

This week we'll begin Subtracting Two Digit Numbers.  We'll start by using base ten blocks to decide if regrouping is needed.  We'll then move on to subtracting with and without regrouping.  We'll be explaining our steps and write story problems to match a number sentence.

Junior Achievement

Mrs. Jonauskas has been volunteering through the Junior Achievement program to teach the class about communities.  We've learned about different jobs, what it means to have a skill, and what a businesses does for the community.  We've done several fun activities.  Ask your child about it!

Science  

We have finished our unit on Natural Resources and will have a test on Monday. Your child brought home a study guide with vocabulary words highlighted. Please go over that information prior to our test.  

Positive Paw Winner - TJ
New Student of the Week - Marifer 
Estimation Jar Winner - Aleck

Mitten Tree  - Elizabeth Ide is collecting hats, mittens, and scarves for local families in need.  If you are able to donate items, please send them with your child to be added to our Mitten Tree in the library.  Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving

Dates to Remember

Tues. Nov. 25 - Flashlight Reading Day  Students should bring their own flashlight
Nov. 26, 27, 28 - No School  Thanksgiving Holiday
Mon. Dec. 1 - Reading logs are due
Tues. Dec. 2 - Report Cards go home
Dec. 11, 12 - Holiday Shopping
Tues. Dec. 16 - Early Dismissal  12:00

Musical

The students did such a great job at the concert! They worked really hard with Ms. Wyse and they really enjoyed the music!  I was so proud of them!
If you'd like to order a copy of Bugz Christmas, use the order form below and return it to school by December 2.  

2nd grade musical video

Reading

After the Thanksgiving holiday we will be reading our anchor text for this unit, How to Be a Good Friend.  
Vocabulary words will include:  complained, bothered, enemy, ruined, respect, considerate, disagree, and discouraged. 
Grammar focus of the week will be verbs and verb tenses.

Reading logs should be returned on Monday, December 1.  Our class voted to have a Stuffed Animal Day for everyone who returns a completed November reading log!  I'm hoping everyone can participate.  

Our next spelling test will be Fri. December 12.  

Math

We have been working on addition with 2 digit numbers, with and without regrouping.  The students have been doing fantastic!  We will continue to work on this important skill for the next few days. Our chapter test will be the first week of December.  Our next chapter will focus on Subtracting Two Digit Numbers.  

New Fast Facts:       7 + 2       7 + 3       7 + 4       7 + 5
                              7 + 6       7 + 7       7 + 8       7 + 9

Continue to practice math facts at home.  Students who are not fluent with math facts are slower to solve two digit problems.  

Estimation Jar Winners - Aleck, Marifer, and Ashlyn
New Student of the Week - Cam
Positive Paw Winner - Lindsy

November 17 - 21

Dates to Remember                                 

Thurs. Nov. 20 - 2nd Grade Concert
Friday, Nov. 21 - End of 1st Trimester
Nov. 26 - 28  No School  Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, Dec. 2 - Report Cards go home

Positive Paw Winner - Alyssa 
Estimation Jar Winner - Mikella
New Student of the Week - Joseph


                                       

Reading

This week we'll be reading Tarra & Bella:  The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends.  We'll compare and contrast two books with the same theme ~ friendship.  We'll work on sequencing details in a story and we'll continue to discuss main idea and details.

Our grammar lessons will focus on verbs.    

Math

We'll begin a new chapter this week, Adding Two Digit Numbers.  We'll begin by using models to add a one digit number to a two digit number.  We'll decide if regrouping is necessary.  

New fast facts are:       6 + 2       6 + 3       6 + 4       6 + 5       
                                  6 + 6       6 + 7       6 + 8       6 + 9


Science

A study guide will come home on Friday, Nov. 14.  Students should go over highlighted words.  A test over Exploring Earth's Surface will be at the beginning of next week. 

We'll be doing an investigation using an empty can.  Please send in a washed out, empty can ~ no sharp edges please.  We'll need the can at the end of the week.  

Have a great fall weekend!  

 

Nov. 10 - 14

Dates to Remember

Mon. Nov. 10 - Picture Retakes
Fri. Nov. 14 - Movie Night at PV
Thurs. Nov. 20 - 2nd Grade Music Concert at LV
Nov. 26 - 28 - No School  Thanksgiving Break

Estimation Jar Winners - Aleck, Filip, Cam, and TJ
Positive Paw Winner - Aidan Peterson
New Student of the Week - Brendan

Math

We'll continue working with Mental Subtraction this week.  We'll use a hundreds chart to subtract two digit numbers.  We'll also solve problems with missing information or extra information.  

Fast Facts for this week are:  5 + 2      5 + 3       5 + 4       5 + 5
                                           5 + 6      5 + 7       5 + 8       5 + 9



Reading 

This week we'll be gathering information to write our first research project. We'll fill out graphic organizers with information and later in the week use it to write our first expository paragraph.

Science

We are finishing our first unit on rocks and soil.  We'll review mid week and have a chapter test.  Our next unit will focus on Natural Resources.  We'll start by learning that the Earth has many natural resources that people use and why it is important to protect them.  

November Birthdays
Marifer - Nov. 13
Arianna - Nov. 29

November 3 - 7

Dates to Remember...

No School on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 3 & 4

Return Reading logs no later than Wednesday, Nov. 5
Mon. Nov. 10 - Picture Retakes
Thurs. Nov. 21 - 2nd Grade Concert
Wed. Nov. 25 - 28 - No School  Thanksgiving Break

Positive Paw Winner - Filip N.
Estimation Jar Winner - Ashlyn M.

Thank You for meeting with me during Parent Teacher conferences!  It was wonderful to be able to share your child's progress and hopefully I answered some questions you may have had.  

Math
We will continue working with Mental Addition this week.  We'll Look for patterns to solve problems, review, take a chapter test on Friday.  Our next chapter will focus on Mental Subtraction.  

Fast Facts will be a review this week of doubles, near doubles, 2s, 3s. and 4s. 

Reading
As we continue working with our text, Owen and Mzee, we'll work on summarizing this week.  Please remember to return October reading logs by Wednesday, Nov. 5.  Our class voted to have lunch in the room as their reward this month!

Science
We are focusing on the Essential Question, What are Rocks, Sand, and Soil?  We have done investigations observing weathering, comparing the physical properties of minerals, and this week we'll learn about the many different types of soils.  

 Halloween Fun

Thank you to Mrs. Harvat for planning a great Halloween party for us!  The kids decorated pumpkin buckets, played games, and had yummy treats! Thanks to Mrs. Doudourekas, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Urias, and Mrs. Jonauskas for helping with games and refreshments.  Thanks also to Mrs. Barowski, Mrs. Mesker, Mrs. Bende, and Mrs. Butterfield for sending in juice and paper goods, and treats. Arianna brought in fun goody bags for the whole class!  We had a great afternoon!

Enjoy the long weekend!  

October 27 - 31

A Trip to the Fire Station!  Fireman Jamie gave us a great tour of the DWFD this week!  We even heard the alarm and watched as a fire truck responded to a call.  Thank you to our local fire department for a great afternoon!

Musical Reminder ~ Ms. Wyse would like each student to bring a small flashlight to use for the program next month.  The students are using them now to practice.  It will be returned after the concert.  Thank You!

Dates to Remember

Week of October 27 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Thurs. Oct. 30 - Spooky Story Day  Wear black or orange and bring a Halloween
                        book from home if you have one.
Friday, Oct. 31 - Halloween Costume Parade  1:45
                         Classroom Party  2:00
Mon. Nov. 3 - No School due to Parent Teacher Conferences
Tues.  Nov. 4 - No School  Institute Day
Mon. Nov. 10 - Picture Retakes

Math 
This week we'll begin Topic 6, Mental Addition.  We'll begin by adding tens, then ones using the strategy mental math.  Next, we'll add 2 digit numbers using a hundreds chart.  This can be a difficult concept for some 2nd graders.  Please check your child's homework while they are working and help them if needed. Fast facts this week are +4.    

Reading
We're continuing to work with the text, Owen and Mzee this week.  Our focus will be on text features, which we will record in our booklets.  We'll discuss the author's message in the book and relate it to the essential question, "How can stories help us learn life lessons?"

We'll use a Venn diagram this week to compare the characters Owen and Mzee. Remember to return October reading logs on Friday, October 31.  

Grammar lessons will focus on Irregular and Collective Nouns.  

Halloween Reminder
We will have an all school costume parade around the building (weather permitting) at 1:45 on Friday.  Everyone is invited.  Our classroom party will follow at 2:00.  Due to limited space, only parents who have volunteered to help with games at the party will be allowed to stay.  

Halloween costumes should be brought to school in a bag and should be easy to put on over clothing.  No make up will be applied at school and toy weapons are not allowed.  

Positive Paw Winner - Aleck 
Estimation Jar Winner - Mikella
New Student of the Week - Arianna

October 20 - 25

Dates to Remember

Tues. Oct. 21 - Field trip to the Darien/Woodridge Fire Station

Friday, Oct. 24 - PTO Family Halloween Party  6:30 pm

Week of October 27 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Thurs. Oct. 30 - Spooky Story Day

Friday, October 31 - All school costume parade  1:45
                              Classroom Party  2:00

2nd Grade Concert  
Please remember to send a flashlight for your child to use during the concert.  It will be returned after the program!  

Reading 
Next week we will discuss the author's purpose for writing.  We'll learn to look carefully at the unlikely friends in Owen and Mzee.  Owen, a frightened young hippo was separated from his family during a tsunami, and bonded with a tortoise named Mzee. 

Grammar lessons will focus on possessive nouns.  

Writing - We'll be writing Halloween stories about our costumes or scary stories.  
Math 
We will continue to work on place value and numbers to 100.  This week we'll identify and write numbers that are 10 more and 10 less than given numbers. We'll identify odd and even numbers and use data from a chart to solve problems.   

Fast facts are "+3" this week.  Continue to practice math facts at home!  

Estimation Jar Winners - Arianna and Charlie
Positive Paw winner - TJ Harvat
New Student of the Week - Gage

Reminder ~ Progress Reports should be signed and returned as soon as possible.

October 13 - 17

Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up!!

Parent Teacher Conferences are the week of October 27.  Sign up will be online through Sign Up Genius. You should have received an email and link earlier today.  If you did not, please let me know.  

Progress Reports were sent home with all students today.  Please sign and return it to school on Tuesday.  

Dates to Remember

Monday, Oct. 12 - No School  Columbus Day

Tuesday, Oct. 21 - Field trip to DWFD  12:45  Please return permission slip asap

Friday, Oct. 24 - PTO Halloween Party

Week of Oct. 27 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday, Oct. 31 - All School Parade 1:40  Everyone is invited! 
                        Classroom Halloween Parties  2:00 - 3:00

Musical  Our 2nd grade musical will be held in the Lakeview gym on Thursday, November 20.  Ms. Wyse is asking each student to bring a small flashlight to school to be used for the concert.  I will store them in our room and they will be returned after the concert.  

Math  We finished the week with a topic test on subtraction strategies.  Our next topic will focus on Place value to 100.  We'll start by modeling tens and ones, then look for different ways to read and write the same number.  We'll also use symbols to compare numbers ( <, >, and = ).  

Reading  This week we will read Owen and Mzee.  It is a story about 2 animals that formed a bridge of friendship, that also helped them live happier lives. Students will learn to look for information to determine the author's purpose. We'll discus context clues and different strategies to find the meaning of unknown words in a text.  

Grammar lessons will focus on plural nouns this week.  

Estimation Jar Winner - Lindsy
New Student of the Week - Sean
Positive Paw Winner - Gage

Have a great fall weekend!

It's October!

Reading
We're going to do our first close read this week using the text, Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom.  Close reading is a careful and purposeful rereading of a text to "dig deeper".  We'll read the text 3 times and look for a different purpose each time.  

Grammar lessons will focus on proper nouns.  

I'm so proud of our class!  Almost every student returned their September reading log!  They enjoyed having a Show & Tell Day today!  Next week we'll vote on a reward for October!  Thank you for your support in filling them out at home.  

Thank you for filling out the Name Jar information this week.  We had some wonderful conversations about the origin of the students' names!  Students wrote in their journals about their names!

Math
We have been working on Subtraction Strategies.  This week we'll continue to relate addition to subtraction as well as to problem solve with 2 step problems. We'll have a topic review near the end of the week, then begin Topic 4, Working with Equal Groups.

Dates To Remember:

Tuesday, October 7 - Literacy Night at Ide  5:45 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Picture Day
Friday, Oct. 10 - Early Dismissal  12:00
Monday, Oct. 13 - No School  Columbus Day
Tuesday, October 21 - Field Trip to the Fire Station
Friday, October 24 - PTO Family Halloween Party at Ide


New Student of the Week - Ashlyn

Positive Paw Winner - Alyssa

Estimation Jar Winners - Lindsy, Sean, Cam, and Gio

Have a great weekend!

  

Sept 29 - October 3

Reading

This week we'll be reading the text, The Name Jar.  It's a story about a little girl who recently moved to America from Korea and is getting used to a new school. Students brought home a "questionnaire" on Friday.  Please take a few minutes to answer the questions relating to your son/daughter's name.  This will be helpful as we discuss their names this week!

Our discussions will focus on determining the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to an area.  We'll also use information from illustrations to show knowledge of the characters and setting in the story.

Please help your child to return their completed September reading log on or before Wednesday, October 1.  Our class voted to have a Show and Tell Day as their reward!  All students who return completed logs will be able to bring an item for show and tell on Friday, October 3.

Math

This week we will finish our chapter on Addition Strategies and take a Topic test on Tuesday.  Our next Topic will be Subtraction Strategies.  

Fast Facts  The first set of 8 fast facts is being sent home on Friday, Sept. 26. Please encourage your child to pull the doubles facts from their addition flash card box.  They will be quizzed on the facts on Friday and should know them without hesitation.  No fingers...

Social Studies

We will begin our first unit in social Studies this week, Where We Live.  We'll begin by previewing new vocabulary.  Our first few lessons will focus on laws, voting, and our community.  We'll also learn about city maps, symbols, and how we use maps to find locations.

Music

Ms. Wyse has been talking to the students about their upcoming musical, A Bugz Christmas.  The concert will be on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 pm in the Lakeview gym.  Mark your calendars!  Also, Ms. Wyse is looking for parents to help make headbands for the students to wear at the concert.  If you are interested in helping, please contact Ms. Wyse at jwyse@ccsd66.org.  Please follow the link below to get the lyrics and listen to the music for the show.

  2nd Grade Musical

Dates to Remember

Wednesday, Oct. 1 - Reading logs due

Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Literacy Night at Ide

Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Picture Day

Friday, Oct. 10 - Early Dismissal  12:00

Monday, Oct. 13 - No School  Columbus Day

Friday, Oct. 24 - PTO Halloween Party  6:30 - 8 pm

September Birthdays  - Filip - Sept. 1

                                  Maddie - Sept. 24

                                  Aleck - Sept. 26

New Student of the Week - Filip

Positive Paw Winner - Arianna 

Estimation Jar Winners -TJ, Cam, Sean, and Aleck

Have a great weekend!  

Fall is in the Air!

Math  

We've had our first Topic test and are now working on Topic 2, Addition Strategies.  Lessons next week will focus on Doubles Facts (2+2, 4+4...), Near Doubles (3+4. 7+8), adding in any order, different ways to add 3 numbers in a row, and making a "10" to add.  

Reading

We will be reading Chester's Way this week and our lessons will focus on making text to text connections and learning about character traits.  We'll also compare and contrast characters in the story.  Our grammar lessons will focus on nouns. 

Literacy Night at Ide is Tuesday, October 7th at 6:00.  If you are interested in attending or want more information, follow the link below.  

Literacy Night

Reading logs - The class has voted on a reward for returning in September reading logs ~ Show and Tell Day!  Please encourage them to read 20 minutes each night and fill in their home reading log.  They should be returned on Wednesday, October 1.  

Thank You to the Rivera, Harvat, and Majchrzak families for donating money for classroom books.  We love getting new books and will enjoy reading the new ones we were able to purchase for our classroom library!

Estimation Jar Winner  Aidan

Positive Paw Winner  TJ

New Student of the Week  Ariella

Dates to Remember:

Thursday, Sept. 25 - Early dismissal

Magazine Turn in Days:  Tuesday, Sept. 23
                                    Thursday, Sept. 25
                                    Tuesday, Sept. 30

Wednesday, Oct. 1 - Reading Logs due

Tuesday, Oct. 7 -Literacy Night at Ide

Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Picture Day

We're Getting in the Groove!

Reading  We're finished with our Fall Reading and Math assessments!  Next week we'll continue our launching of Daily 5 by working on Read To Someone. We'll discuss, model, practice, and build stamina.  The students will learn to sit EEKK and check for understanding while partner reading.  

We'll begin on our first Literacy Unit, Friendship.  We'll read books and do activities focusing on "What it means to be a good friend".  We'll learn about character traits and compare and contrast various characters in the texts.

Literacy Night at Ide is Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm for all Ide families. Follow the link below for more details!

Literacy Night at Ide

Math  This week we'll continue to work with subtraction by writing subtraction sentences to solve problems about comparing numbers.  We'll write related addition and subtraction sentences.  They'll learn that every subtraction fact has a related addition fact.  We'll also use objects to model addition and subtraction problems.

We'll take a Topic 1 test at the end of the week and then begin Topic 2, Addition Strategies.  

Spelling  Your child will be given their first word sort.  A letter will come home explaining the program, Words Their Way, as well as an explanation of many different sorts you can do with your child at home to practice their word patterns.   No test will be given this week.  

Science  We will learn about the last of the 5 food groups, the Grain Group.  The students have learned not only why we need to eat a balanced diet, but what those food can do to maintain a healthy body.  

Dates to Remember

Tuesday, Sept. 16 - District Magazine Kickoff

Thursday. Sept. 18 - Fall Book Fair and Ice Cream Social at Ide

Thursday, Sept. 25 - Early Dismissal  12:00

Wednesday, Oct. 1 - Reading Logs are due

Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Literacy Night at Ide

Wednesday, Oct. 8 - School Pictures


Positive Paw Winners  Ariella  and Joseph 

Estimation Jar Winners  Lindsy and Alyssa

New Student of the Week  Mikella

It was so nice to see all of you at Curriculum Night!  I enjoyed meeting with you again and hope I was able to answer some of your questions about 2nd grade. Feel free to email me if you have any specific questions or concerns.  

We had a GREAT week!  Have a nice weekend!

It's Official... We Are the Cheetahs!

Curriculum Night for 2nd grade parents is Tuesday, September 9 at 6:00.  The evening is for parents only please.  We will talk about this year's curriculum, daily procedures, and signups will be posted for volunteers.  You'll get a better idea of what is expected in 2nd grade.  I'm looking forward to seeing you all again!  

Reading  Students will be taking the MAPs Reading and Math tests this week.  It is a test taken on the computer similar to those they took last year.  The kids should be familiar with it.  Our class will be taking the tests on Tuesday and Thursday morning.  

We have been working on our Daily 5 structure and are building stamina during Read To Self.  This week we'll learn how to choose "Good Fit" books.   We'll begin Work on Writing and learn what good writers do to develop independence.  We'll be reading several selections to learn how to make good text-to-self connections.  

We'll also begin working on the comprehension strategies, Check for Understanding and Cross Checking for accuracy.    

Science  We have started a unit on nutrition and have met "Little D and the Royal Food Family".  We have learned the importance of eating foods from all 5 food groups.  Ask your child what they have learned about the milk and meat groups.  This week we will learn about the vegetable and fruit groups.

Math   We'll continue to work on our first topic, Understanding Addition and Subtraction.  This week we'll practice writing subtraction sentences and discuss separating parts from a whole and comparing two different parts.   

Dates to Remember 

Tuesday, Sept. 9 - 2nd Grade Curriculum Night  6:00 - 7:00 pm

Mon. Sept. 15 - District Magazine Drive Kick Off

Thursday, Sept. 18 - Book Fair and Ice Cream Social at Ide  6:30 pm  

Thursday, Sept. 25 - Early Dismissal  12:00


Estimation Jar Winners  Ariella U.
                                   Arianna R.
                                   Aidan P.

Positive Paw Winner  Joseph D.

Have a great weekend!

Our First Week!

We have had a great first week!  We're all tired, but adjusting to new routines, learning each other's names, and making new friends.  What a terrific group of kids!  I couldn't be happier with how our week has gone!

Welcome to 2nd Grade!

I'm very excited to start a new school year!  Our Open House is Tuesday, August 26 and I can't wait to meet all of you.  We are going to have a terrific year!  2nd Grade is the BEST!

Be sure to mark your calendars for Curriculum Night, Tuesday, September 9.  If you have any specific questions or information that I should know, send a note with your child or email me at joliver@ccsd66.org.  I will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Education is a partnership between parents, school, and community.  Together we can make school enjoyable, fun, and challenging.  Thanks in advance for working with me to make 2nd grade a great year!

Mrs. Oliver