August 29 - September 2

We're off to a GREAT start!

We have enjoyed a wonderful first week!  Although everyone is tired by the end of the day, the kids have worked hard, are learning each other's names, and have gotten along so well! We're going to have a great year!

Dates to Remember...

Week of Aug, 29 - MAPs Testing (Reading and Math)
Wed. Sept. 7 - 2nd Grade Curriculum Night
Fri. Sept. 9 - Students receive iPads
Thurs. Sept. 15 - Team 66 Circus at Ide
Thurs. Sept. 22 - Book Fair and Ice Cream Social

Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 7.  Curriculum Night for 2nd grade parents will begin in the gym at 6:30.

May 30 - June 3

They're Almost 3rd Graders!!

We met the 3rd grade teachers this afternoon as well as our pen pals!  It was an exciting time as Mr. Pagel shared some of the fun things we have to look forward to!

Dates to Remember

Mon. May 30 - No School  Memorial Day
Tues. May 31 - Parent Meeting for incoming 3rd grade Parents (no kids please)

Wed. June 1 - May reading logs are due
                     6th Grade band concert

Thurs. June 2 - All School Picnic 9:30 - 1:30

Fri. June 3 - Early Dismissal

                  Last Day of School  

ABC Countdown

Tues. - Walt Disney Day 

Wed. - eXtra Special Fun Today!

Thurs. - Year End Picnic!

Fri. - Zoom out of School!

Reminder - We will be cleaning out desks/cubbies on Thursday.   

Send a snack and backpack on Friday.  Students will be bringing home a few things and will still need a backpack.  

Every student returned their iPad and charger today!  Thank you for making sure everything was returned on time.    

Math - We will be completing our unit on Data and Graphs.  We'll practice finding points on a grid, review, and take a chapter test.  

Positive Paw Winner - Sara
Estimation Jar Winners - Ariana, Ken, Ben, and Grant

May 23 - 27

Dates to Remember
Thurs. May 26 - Poetry Cafe at 9:15
Fri. May 27 - Pen Pal Visit to Prairieview at 1:00
                     Last Spelling Test
                     iPad & Charger Collection
Mon. May 31 - No School  Memorial Day
Tues. May 31 - Parent Meeting at PV
Wed. June 1 - May Reading Logs due
Thurs.  June 2 - All School Picnic
Fri. June 3 - Last day of 2nd grade

iPad Collection - All iPads and Chargers will be collected next Friday, May 27.  If the ipad is damaged, please make note of that so we can repair it for next year.  Your child's earbuds and sylis do not need to be returned.  

Reading - We worked hard writing letters to our pen pals this week.  We will be reading fables and fairy tales next week.

Math - We have finished our unit on Multiplication and Division.  Our next chapter will focus on data.  We'll be learning to read bar graphs, we'll collect data from a survey, and make our own bar graphs.

Positive Paw Winner - Sara
Estimation Jar Winners - Dane and Olivia

June Birthday - Jake  June 18
August Birthdays - Ken August 6
                              Ben  August 10
                              Dane August 18

May 16 - 20

We had a great day at the DuPage Children's Museum!

We spent a portion of our morning in the lab learning about GeoSpace and making a very cool project!  The kids had a blast!

Dates to Remember
Fri. May 27 - Pen Pal field trip to PV
Mon. May 30 - No School  Memorial Day
Tues. May 31 - Parent Meeting at PV for incoming 3rd graders
Wed. June 1 - 6th Grade Concert
Thurs. June 2 - All School Picnic
Fri. June 3 - Last Day of 2nd Grade

Reading - Our pen pal letters from Mrs. Klaza's 3rd grade class have arrived!  We will spend the week writing a return letter to our pen pals.  On May 27, we will visit Prairieview and meet our pen pals!

We will also be reading fairy tales this week.  We'll discuss point of view as we read 2 versions of the same story.

Math - This week we'll begin division.  First we'll model and describe partitioning groups as equal shares.  We'll connect subtraction to division and finish the week with a chapter review and test.

Estimation Jar Winner - Dane
Positive Paw Winner - Sophia

May Birthdays
Caitlin - May 11
Grant - May 22
Ava and Ariana - May 25

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

May 2 - 6

We Dissected Owl Pellets This Week!

Dates to Remember                                                                          

Week of May 2 - MAP testing
Week of May 9 - Aimsweb Testing
Wed. May 11 - Field trip to DuPage Children's Museum
Fri. May 13 - Early Dismissal

ABC Countdown has begun!!
These days are completely optional, but fun for the kids!  A list of all of the days came home last week, so you can plan ahead if needed.  

5/2 - Crazy Hair Day
5/3 - Dance Day
5/4 - Exercise Day
5/5 - Freeze Pop Day
5/6 - Game Day

Reading - This week we're reading a selection called Carnivores, by Aaron Reynolds.  It is a humorous tale about 3 carnivores, a lion, shark, and timber wolf who realize that it's lonely at the top of the food chain.  They decide to become vegetarians to start making more friends.  They try disguises as well, but nothing works.  They finally learn to accept themselves and feel at peace.  

Vocabulary words this week:  frenzies, misleading, carnivores, vegetarian, disguise, appetite

We'll work on writing a story summary and answering the Five "W" Questions (who, what, when, where, and why) about a story.  We'll also discuss the topic of debating a subject.  The students will read a selection, form an opinion, then support their opinion with reasons. 

Math - We'll continue working on 3 digit subtraction this week.  Our next chapter will focus on arrays, multiplication, and division!

Estimation Jar Winners - Ken and Sophia
Positive Paw Winner - Christine

Reminder - A permission slip and fee needs to be returned for our field trip on May 11.  If you have not returned them, please do so as soon as possible.  Thank you!

April 25 - 29

Open House was Spectacular!

I really enjoyed seeing all of you again last night at our Open House!  The students were so happy to show off their hard work, buy some new books, and experience our first Art Show! What a great evening!  

Dates to Remember

Fri. April 29 - Reading Incentive Fuzzy Friend Day
Week of May 2 - MAP Testing
Mon. May 2 - April Reading Logs due
Week of May 9 - Aimsweb Testing
Wed. May 11 - Field Trip to DuPage Children's Museum
Fri. May 13 - Early Dismissal
Wed. May 18 - Career Day at Ide
Thurs. May 26 - Poetry Cafe 9:15am

Reading
This week we will focus on retelling as we read 2 selections about ants.  Two Bad Ants is a fiction story about two ants who decide to leave the safety of their home and explore a kitchen.  Ant is a non fiction story about the life cycle, habitats, and different types of ants. We'll compare and contrast the two selections and work on the reading strategy of visualization.

Math - We will be working on 3 digit subtraction this week.  We will also be adding and subtracting money as well as working on problem solving skills.

Positive Paw Winner - Sara
Estimation Jar Winner - Alyssa


Field Trip - The 2nd graders are taking a field trip on Wed. May 11 to the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville.  We'll be exploring the museum as well as learning about GeoSpace in the learning lab.  A fee of $5 is required along with the permission slip, which will come home on Monday, April 25.  Our PTO has generously donated money to help pay for a portion of the fee for the trip.