Hello soon to be 2nd graders! I hope you all are having an awesome summer! I am excited to meet you in August! Here is some information that might be helpful until then.

Back to School Night will be held on Monday, August 14th, from 6-8 pm. Presentations will be given every 30 minutes starting at 6:00 pm, with the final session beginning at 7:30 pm. Our classroom is room 118.

The First Day of School is Wednesday, August 16th. The first three days (August 16-18) are early out days with dismissal at 1:10 pm.

Here are a few things you can do now to prepare:

1. Please subscribe to my blog by clicking on the icon to the right and inputting your email address. (If you’re on a phone, it will be at the very bottom.)
2. Parents and students, please read through the Class Disclosure  together and sign the form Class Disclosure e-Signature .
3. Parents, please consider paying a class supply donation of $35 here: Online Payments,  marking “Other” and typing “Snitker Supplies.” You can also pay in the Q1 Office. Please do so on or before Back to School Night and I will take care of all the shopping, labeling, and organizing of class supplies.
4. Fill out the   Yearly Food Permission Slip

Additionally, students will need to bring the following items on the first day of school:

• Headphones or earbuds–labeled with the student’s name. Parents will be responsible to replace broken or damaged headphones/earbuds throughout the year. We use headphones multiple times throughout the day in the classroom. Please try to find the highest-quality headphones possible. 
• A backpack (standard-sized). Please do not purchase the smaller-sized backpacks, as your student will be frustrated at not being able to fit books and papers neatly inside.
• Water bottle–Student may bring a small, closable water bottle with their name on it. Water Only! Water bottles help so much, because the student doesn’t have to leave the classroom just to get a drink.

The $35 class supply donation will provide each student with the following supplies that will be used daily. 

• Fabric Pencil pouch
• 12 sharpened pencils *the Ticonderoga pencils are best
• 2 large pink erasers and pencil top erasers
• 6 black ink fine tip Expo markers
• 1 magic eraser
• 3 poly folders with pockets and prongs (different colors)
• 1-wide ruled notebook
• 1-writing journal
• 1-3 ring binder
• 4-6 glue sticks
• 1 pair scissors (kids safety scissors)
• 1 box of 24 Crayola crayons-washable
• 1 box Crayola colored pencils
• 3 red ball point pens
• 2 yellow highlighters
• For the classroom: tissues, zipLoc bags (sandwich, quart, and gallon size), hand sanitizer, clorox wipes, paper towels, and band-aids.

If you would rather purchase these items yourself, please send me an email prior to school beginning and I can give you specific colors for the folders and notebook.

Please note, these are the only supplies allowed. I do not allow other items to be in their desks, especially personal pencil sharpeners. Anything not on this list will be sent home.

Additional donations for field trips and class parties may be requested as their respective dates approach.

Notice: The items on this list will be used during the regular school day. They may be brought from home on a voluntary basis, otherwise, they will be furnished by the school.

Please email me with any questions or concerns you may have. We’re going to have an incredible year!

See you soon!

-Mrs. Snitker

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Mon & Tue: Math Diagnostic Test
• Tue: – Library Day – ALL library books DUE!
• Wed: Hogle Zoo Field Trip *Buses leave at 8:45
• Fri: Spirit shirts and *Early Release Day 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• May 24 – Field Day 9:00-11:15

Field Trip Wednesday -May 10

Please have your student wear their RED uniform shirts with their uniform pants/shorts. Students can also wear a hat while at the zoo. Please be on time. The buses will promptly pull out from the school at 8:45am sharp, no chaperones are allowed to ride on the bus.
Lunch: Please remember to send a completely disposable lunch if you are sending one from home.

Reading in Class:

• Readers Theater
• Spelling Pattern: 6 syllable types

Math in Class: -We will be taking our math diagnostic for the end of the year.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

Your child will still be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Mon: Reading challenge papers due and Acadience Math Test
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Thur: Acadience Reading Test
• Fri: Spirit shirts and *Early Release Day 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• May 10 – Zoo field trip

Reading in Class:

• Readers Theater
• Spelling Pattern: long vowels

Math in Class: -We will be learning about shapes. Please see the family letter below.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

Your child will still be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Mon: Reading challenge begins (see papers coming home)
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Fri: Spirit shirts and *Early Release Day 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• May 1 – End of year testing begins
• May 10 – Zoo field trip (more info. to come)

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: Why is teamwork important?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: summarize the main idea and key details of a text
• Spelling Pattern: c+ le syllables

Math in Class: -We will be learning about line plots. Students should be able to read them and create them on their final test this Friday (4/21).

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**We will be making a big push for these next 2 weeks. Please watch for some special passages to come home each Monday. As part of their 20 minutes of reading each night, Students should read these passages and answer a section on the back. 

Your child will still be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Fri: Spirit shirts and *Early Release Day 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: How do we use energy?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to identify the author’s purpose
• Spelling Pattern: CVCe syllables (a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e)

Math in Class: -We will be reviewing this week to make sure we still have mastery on the standards we have learned this year so far.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Fri: Spirit shirts and *Early Release Day 1:20*- There will be a substitute this day.

• Upcoming Dates:
• Monday, 3/27 – There will be a substitute this day.
• Spring Break is April 3-7

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: Why are rules important?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Make predictions and find the cause and effect in a text.
• Spelling Pattern: short vowel digraphs (ea, ou, -y-)

Math in Class: -We are learning about comparing lengths and finding the difference. We will most likely test on Wednesday. Then we will be solving word problems that involve length.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Fri: Spirit shirts and *Early Release Day 1:20*

• Upcoming Dates:
• Spring Break is April 3-7

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: How can we protect Earth’s resources?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Summarize a story in sequential order.
• Spelling Pattern: /au/ sound (a, au, aw, augh, ough, al)

Math in Class: -We are learning about estimating the lengths of objects. We will probably be testing on Wednesday or Thursday this week. Please see the letter below.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Fri: Spirit shirts and *Early Release Day 1:20*

• Upcoming Dates:
• Spring Break is April 3-7

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: What do heroes do?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Summarize a story in sequential order.
• Spelling Pattern: Spoon and Book sounds (oo, u_e, u, ew, ue, ui, ou)

Math in Class: -We have started our measurement unit. Students are learning about feet and meters. They will need to be able to determine which tool they will use to measure an object. Please see the letter below.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Fri: Dr. Seuss Day – Students can dress up as a character or wear a Dr. Seuss themed shirt. *Early Release Day 1:20*

• Upcoming Dates:

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: How do people get along?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Summarize a story and notice the characters points of view.
• Spelling Pattern: dipthongs (oi, oy) as in ‘boy’

Math in Class: -We have started our measurement unit. Students will learn about inches and centimeters. Please see the letter below.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 

**Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them and then ask them questions!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Your child should be bringing home decodables each Friday in their green folders. These stories can be read and returned for class money. If they read them 3 times out loud with you, please sign it and have them bring it back. It is so important to read every day and ask fact finding questions from the story to develop your student’s comprehension; this is key to meeting the end of the year benchmark goals for 2nd grade.

As many of you are aware, there are winter warnings and advisories about today’s and tomorrow’s winter storm. The recommendation has been to avoid commuting or traveling tomorrow morning, as the roads are predicted to be unsafe. Due to these advisories and the distance many of our families and employees travel to attend Quest, students will be learning from home tomorrow. In the jr. high, students will access assignments and other learning resources via their Google classrooms—it is not necessary to login to Google Meet. Students are welcome to email teachers with any questions they have regarding their posted assignments. Elementary students have learning packets that were sent home previously to provide learning from home in these situations. However, please watch for additional resources to come home today with Q1 students. Their teachers will be contacting you shortly via their blogs or email.

Please note that we will watch conditions closely over the next couple of days to determine student learning on Thursday (late start, learning from home, regular school day, etc.). Thanks so much for all you do. We hope your families stay safe!

**Please pull out your student’s REMOTE DAY PACKET that we sent home earlier this year and work on it tomorrow and/or Thursday. As well as the paperwork that we sent home today. Make sure they have a total of 30 minutes in Lexia by Wednesday and 45 minutes by Thursday. iReady math they should have a total of 24 minutes by Wednesday and 35 minutes minutes on Thursday **if we end up with a remote learning day on Thursday as well.

They may also get a green light in Reflex. They also brought home their decodable stories that they can find the ‘cow’ sound words and read the story 3 times.

*Please email me or send me a message on bloomz if you have any questions. I will be checking it often*