Hello Parents!

Back to school is only a week away! How exciting! To help prepare for this, so you do not have so many things to do that night, please read and fill out the links below! Most links can also be found in the disclosure document.

Disclosure (Document): https://docs.google.com/document/d/13pCAplrMmMk79xogatz5LisK0pexsr8v/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103142566280884981809&rtpof=true&sd=true

Disclosure (Form to Sign): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLpycWp9caZE1Q-lPQwZUtQwjhh5atbXz-Ki6jIk9ShK2TCw/viewform

Food Permission: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCEFDUwhEVb-9OSOYXgysUYtq1zJsDIqF1D3pm8joH5YzlWw/viewform

Star Student Sign Ups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAA82AA7FEC25-57920845-star

Class Store Volunteer Sign Ups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAA82AA7FEC25-57629127-class

Thanks for helping us get a great start to the year!

If your student is not going to be attending days during the last week of school or not coming back after yearbook day, please let me know so I can coordinate when to send home their desk things!

The last week of school is all short days!
Thursday May 22nd – T will now be T is for Talent. We talked about it today and they are welcome to perform a quick talent for the class.
Friday May 23rd – Yearbook Day!
Monday May 26th – No school for Memorial Day!
Tuesday May 27th – Camp in the classroom!
Wednesday May 28th – Field Day (9:45-10:45)
Thursday May 29th – Elementary Talent Show
Friday May 30th – Last Day of School

If you have any grocery sacks you are looking to get rid of, I would love to take them off your hands as we start cleaning out our desks!

Tomorrow is J is for Jump Rope Day. If you have a jump rope, please send it with your student for them to use at recess.

Here is our ABC Countdown schedule! This will be coming home today. Days Y and Z will both be on May 30th.

Tomorrow for ABC Countdown it will be H is for Hat Day! Please send your student with a hat tomorrow!

Field day is coming up during the last week of school. For your student to participate, please fill out the form! https://forms.gle/NDqnuFmYRh9Nb64DA

This week we will be going over:
ELA: Theme – I can read a story and identify the theme.
Math: Line Plots – I can measure objects and create a line plot based on the data.
Phonics: Stable Syllables (-le, -el, -al)- I can read and identify words with stable syllables.
Sight Words: 6.3 – You can create flashcards, have your students use them in a story, or use them in sentences.

What is coming home this week?
There is a new reading and sight words tracker coming home. It is on a light green paper. Please ensure your child is reading and practicing their sight words!

Reminders:
– Our library day is on Mondays- please make sure your student’s library book comes back with them after the weekend. Please bring them back tomorrow if your child forgot them today.

We are celebrating:
-Maysen’s Star Student Week

For the next few weeks we are trying to make learning about the different syllable types fun! For the whole second grade we are going to identify different types of candy that have that type of syllable. (For example: Mike and Ikes has the vowel consonant e – CVCe type). Please keep this a secret until the end of the week! To have your student participate in this activity, please fill out the form here (https://forms.gle/b9iAtdwE6YfmXoME9) by Friday April 25th! If you have further questions please reach out.

This week we will be going over:
ELA: Summarizing – I can read and summarize a story.
Math: Partitioning Rectangles – I can partition rectangles into equal parts.
– Arrays – I can create arrays.
Phonics: Open and Closed Syllables – I can read and identify words with open and closed syllables.
Sight Words: 6.1 – You can create flashcards, have your students use them in a story, or use them in sentences.

What is coming home this week?
There is a new reading and sight words tracker coming home. It is on a light pink paper. Please ensure your child is reading and practicing their sight words!

There is also a new separate tracker on bright pink cardstock to use from 4/14-4/28 to encourage your students to read everyday until End of Year testing in 15 days! This is separate than the weekly one. If your student reads one day that week you get to put in on both trackers!

Reminders:
– Our library day is on Mondays- please make sure your student’s library book comes back with them after the weekend. Please bring them back tomorrow if your child forgot them today.

We are celebrating:
-James’ Star Student Week

This week we will be going over:
ELA: Reader’s Theatre – I can read and act out a script from a play.
Math: Partitioning Shapes – I can partition shapes into equal parts.
Phonics: Compound Words – I can read and spell compound words.
Sight Words: Review 5.1-5.5 – You can create flashcards, have your students use them in a story, or use them in sentences.

What is coming home this week?
There is a new reading and sight words tracker coming home. It is on a light yellow paper. Please ensure your child is reading and practicing their sight words!

There is also a new separate tracker on bright pink cardstock to use from 4/14-4/28 to encourage your students to read everyday until End of Year testing in 15 days! This is separate than the weekly one. If your student reads one day that week you get to put in on both trackers!

Reminders:
– Our library day is on Mondays- please make sure your student’s library book comes back with them after the weekend. Please bring them back Wednesday if your child forgot them today.
– Our field trip is TOMORROW! Please send your student in a red uniform shirt and uniform pants! If they are bringing any hats, sunscreen, jackets, etc. ensure they are able to keep track of their items by sending them in a draw string backpack or other small backpack. They will be in charge of their items at the zoo.
– If you haven’t filled out the permission form for your student to get close to or pet Mrs. Woodrow’s baby goats, please fill that out by TOMORROW. We will be doing this on Wednesday! Here is the form: https://forms.gle/97RCH5s7W8eoq6mw9

We are celebrating:
– Indie’s Star Student Week
– Quinn’s Birthday

Quest has a program for K-3 students called Kids Read Now. This program allows your child to choose 4 books to be sent to your house this summer! Get on and choose quick as there are limited quantities per book!

Here is a video with more all of the information needed for this program!

Mrs. Woodrow got two baby goats over spring break! She would love to bring them for the kids to love on! They are bottle fed by her family, so they love children. Please fill out the form to allow your children to look at and/or pet her baby goats. 

https://forms.gle/iZCdLBBo3gdaK6ts7