Sept. 28 - Oct. 2

Dates to Remember...
Sat. Sept. 26 - Team 66 Family Day
Tues. Sept. 29 - Last Magazine Drive turn in day
Wed. Sept. 30 - Go For the Goal Day * Wear your football tshirt/jersey
Thurs. Oct. 1 - Reading logs are due
Tues. Oct. 6 - Fall Picture Day
Wed. Oct. 7 - Literacy Night
Fri. Oct. 9 - Early Dismissal  11:35
Mon. Oct. 12 - No School  Columbus Day

Reading
Reading logs are due on or before Thurs. Oct. 1.  Our class voted to have lunch in the room as their reward!  All students who return completed logs will be able to have lunch in the room and watch a fun movie.

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

This week we will read the text, Owen and Mzee.  It is a story about 2 animals that formed a bridge of friendship, that also helped them live happier lives.  Discussion will focus around author's purpose and we'll talk about using context clues to find the meaning of unknown words in a text.  

Grammar lessons will focus on plural nouns this week.    

Math  this week we will continue to work with story problems and we'll also review addition strategies.  Our unit 1 test will be on Wednesday.  Our next unit will focus on place value.  

Our second 5 minute addition and subtraction timings will take place this week.  Please encourage your child to practice thier math facts at home with one of the fact fluency apps or Xtra Math.  
   
Estimation Jar Winners - Sara and Ben
New Student of the Week - Aili
Positive Paw Winner - Jania

Have a great fall weekend!

September 21 - 25

Fall is in the air!                                                                  

Math - We are continuing to work on addition strategies, odd and even numbers, number lines and patterns.  We've been adding lots of activities to our Math Work Places to help us practice addition strategies and subitizing.

Next week we will focus on stubtraction strategies and using our number racks to help solve story problems.

Reading - This week we will read do a close read of Weird Friends:  Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom.  We will read to determine the main purpose of a text and also discuss how specific images in a book help to clarify the text.  Next we will read, The Name Jar.  This story is about a little girl who recently moved to America from Korea and is getting used to a new school.  Students are bringing home a "questionaire" today.  Please take a few minutes to answer the questions relating to your son/daughter's name.  We will be discussing our names next week and this information will be helpful.

Literacy Night - Our first Literacy Night of the year will be on Wed. October 7.  The deadline to sign up is today, Sept. 18.  Follow the link below if you are interested.  The evening is for both parents and kids!

Literacy Night

Spelling - Our first spelling test will be next Friday, Sept. 25.

BOOK FAIR - I hope everyone enjoyed the Book Fair and Ice Cream Social last evening!  Thank you to the Hines, Durkin, Spencer, and Flannery families for donating money for new classroom books!  I was able to purchase lots of fun books for us to read!  The kids were SO excited to see them on Friday morning!  Thanks also to those parents who volunteered their time to scoop ice cream and sell books.  We so appreciate you!  Thank You!

Magazine Drive turn in dates - Tuesday, Sept 22
                                             Thurs. Sept. 24
                                                                    Tues. Sept. 29

IPads - We have had great fun this week as we have looked at apps to use during our Reading and Math blocks.  The students received earbuds which they will be keeping at school.  Please support us by not installing apps from home.  The ipads are intended for instructional use only. 

Positive Paw Winner - Alyssa

New Student of the Week - Ariana

Estimation Jar Winner - Emily

Dates to Remember
Thurs. Sept. 24 - Early Dismissal  11:35
Sat. Sept. 26 -TEAM66 Fall Family Day and BBQ
Mon. Sept. 28 - Art to Remember artwork is due
Tues. Oct. 6 - Picture Day at Ide
Wed. Oct. 7 - Literacy Night Daily 5 Night at Ide

September 14 - 18

We're Getting in the Groove!

Reading  We're finished with our Fall Reading and Math MAPS Assessments.  Next week the studens will take the AimsWeb Reading test (on Wed morning).  We'll continue our launching of Daily 5 by working on Word Work as well as continue to build stamina on Read to Self, Read to Someone and Work on Writing.  

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.  We'll also practice making text to text connections.  

Literacy Night will be held on Wed. Oct. 7 in the evening at Elizabeth Ide.  Follow the link below for information and to register.  

Register for Literacy Night

Math - This week we will finish our chapter on number facts by working with number combinations to ten and more.  Then we'll begin a new chapter focusing on Addition and Subtraction Strategies.  We'll start with Doubles and Halves, then Doubles Plus or Minus One.  We'll continue to review odd and even numbers.  

Spelling - Your child will be given their first word sort on Monday.  We have been practicing how to work with the sorts this week.  Please encourage your child to work with the words each night.   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.  

iPads - We spent time today discussing proper care, use, and safety of the iPads.  We also took a "scavenger hunt" learning about the basics functions of the iPad.  Please help in reinforcing responsibility with your child's iPad.  They know to be sure it's fully charged when arriving at school each day.  

                         

Dates to Remember

Monday, Sept. 14 - District Magazine Kickoff Assembly

Thursday. Sept. 17 - Fall Book Fair and Ice Cream Social at Ide

Thursday, Sept. 24 - Early Dismissal  11:35

Thursday, Oct. 1 - Reading Logs are due

Tuesday, Oct. 7 - Literacy Night at Ide  

Positive Paw Winners - Dane and Caitlin 

Estimation Jar Winners -  Ariana and Emily

New Student of the Week -  Sophia

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!

September 7 - 11

It's Official!  We're the Golden Eagles!

Curriculum Night for 2nd grade parents is Wednesday, September 9 at 6:00.  The evening is for parents only please.  We will talk about this year's curriculum, daily procedures, and iPads.  Please be sure to bring your child's apple id on Wednesday evening.  Any questions, please call the school office.  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 each day in the morning.  

We have been working on our Daily 5 structure and are building stamina during Read To Self and Read to Someone.  We've learned 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.  

Grammar - We'll begin working on nouns this week.    

Science  We will continue a unit on nutrition!  We met "Little D and the Royal Food Family" and 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 unit, Sorting and Graphing.  We've been introduced to Work Places and will continue to practice using them.  

Dates to Remember 
Wednesday, Sept. 9 - 2nd Grade Curriculum Night  6:00 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, Sept. 17 - Book Fair and Ice Cream Social at Ide  6:30 pm  
Thursday, Sept. 24 - Early Dismissal  11:35

Estimation Jar Winners  - Jack B. and Ben                            
                                 
Positive Paw Winner  - Jack W.

Have a great weekend!