May 9 - 13

                                  

Dates to Remember
Wed. May 11 - Field Trip to DuPage Children's Museum
                               *  Please be on time to school as we will leave promptly at 8:30
                               *  Bring a sack lunch.  We'll eat in the room when we return to school.
Fri. May 13 - Early Dismissal
Thurs. May 26 - Poetry Café  9:15 am
Fri. May 27 - Pen Pal Visit to PV
Mon. May 30 - No School  Memorial Day
Tues. May 31 - Parent Meeting at PV
Wed. June 1 - 6th grade concert at Ide
Thurs. June 2 - All School Picnic
Fri. June 3 - Last Day of 2nd Grade

ABC Countdown
Monday - Hat Day
Tuesday - Inside Out Day
Wednesday - Jeans and Joke Day
Thursday - Kid's Choice Movie
Friday - Lollipop Day

Thank you to everyone for all the cute handmade cards, chocolates, and gifts.  They were so sweet and it really started my day with a smile.  Thanks also to our PTO and parents who contributed toward the delicious lunches (and breakfast) that were provided to our staff this week.  Each day we were treated to a wonderful meal.  I am so grateful for all you do!

Reading -  This week we'll be reading The Three Little Pigs and The Three Little Javalinas. Our focus will be on retelling and determining the central message.  We'll also compare and contrast these 2 stories.

Vocabulary Words:  bundle, load, turnips, churn, fortune, and blazing

Math - We'll continue our work with multiplication next week.  We'll learn to multiply numbers in any order, learn the properties of multiplying with 1 and 0, and we'll solve problems by writing number sentences.

Butterfly Update - Eight of our butterflies have emerged from their chrysalises. Unfortunately, 3 of them were not formed correctly.  We were lucky enough to watch one of them emerge today.  Very cool!  We plan to let our 5 healthy butterflies fly away today and hopefully we'll have 2 more on Monday!

Positive Paw Winner - Ken
Estimation Jar Winners - Jack W. and David