• This Week’s Happenings:
• Tue: – Library Day–REMEMBER BOOKS!!..
• Fri: Early release 1:20pm – Wear spirit shirts

• Upcoming Dates:
• Friday, December 16: Around the World Holiday Party
• December 17-January 1: Winter Break- No School

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “How can people help out their community?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to understand the author’s purpose.
• Spelling Pattern: Long o (o, oa, ow, oe)

Math in Class: Please see the family letter below. We will continue to compare 3-digit numbers and how to use symbols to represent greater than, less than, and equal to ( < > =).

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: Early release 1:20pm – Wear spirit shirts

• Upcoming Dates:
• Saturday, December 3- Reindeer Run and Breakfast with the Grinch Click here to register: Online Registration Fun Run Video: Reindeer Run 2021 Video
• Friday, December 16: Around the World Holiday Party
• December 17-January 1: Winter Break- No School

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “What can we see in the sky?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to understand the sequence of a story.
• Spelling Pattern: Long i (igh, y, ie, i)

Math in Class: We are learning how to read and write 3-digit numbers. Please see the family letter below. Thursday we will be starting to compare 3-digit numbers and how to use symbols to represent greater than, less than, and equal to ( < > =).

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:
• Student Presentations Monday- Thursday 2:40-3:10
• Tue: – Library Day–REMEMBER BOOKS!!..
• Fri: Early release 1:20pm, $1 dress down, Mrs. Snitker will be gone.

• Upcoming Dates:
• Thanksgiving break Nov. 21-25
• Reindeer Run Dec. 3

We are excited for our upcoming Annual Reindeer Run. Fun Run Video: Reindeer Run 2021 Video Sign up now to get early bird pricing. Click here to register: Quest 5K and Fun Run Registration

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “How do the Earth’s forces affect us?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to find the author’s purpose.
• Spelling Pattern: Long a (ai, ay, ea, eigh, ey, a_e)

Math in Class: We are learning about place value and 3-digit numbers. Please see the family 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: Early release 1:20pm, Spirit Shirts

• Upcoming Dates:
• Nov. 14-17 Student Presentations 2:40-3:10
• Thanksgiving break Nov. 21-25

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “What do we love about animals?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to find the key details
• Spelling Pattern: 3-letter blends

Math in Class: We are learning how to solve 2-step word problems. Students need to understand which operation to use and then solve the problem. Students struggle with word problems, so any extra help at home is appreciated. Please see the family 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: POSITIVE ME WEEK (See info below)
• Mon: Halloween parade 9am (parents welcome), Halloween Party 10-11 ~ Early release at 1:20pm
• Tue: – Library Day–REMEMBER BOOKS!!..
• Fri: Early release 1:20pm

POSITIVE ME WEEK: List of dress up fun

• Monday- Halloween
  • Scare drugs away. Wear your Halloween costume!
• Tuesday- Twin Day
  • Dress like someone who doesn’t do drugs!  Twin with a friend, teacher, celebrity, etc.
• Wednesday- Wacky Hair Wednesday
  • Drugs are WACKY, don’t do them!
• Thursday- Throwback Thursday
  • Decades Dress. Drugs are so in the PAST!
• Friday- Flannel Friday
  • Don’t fall for drugs!

• Upcoming Dates:
• Thanksgiving break Nov. 21-25

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “How are offspring like their parents?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Reread to find the Main idea
• Spelling Pattern: Digraphs (wh, sh, th, ch, tch, & ph)

Math in Class: We are learning how to solve 2-step word problems. Students need to understand which operation to use and then solve the problem. Students struggle with word problems, so any extra help at home is appreciated. Please see the family 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:
• Canned Food Drive from October 17th – 27th
• Book Fair Monday-Thursday
• Mon: 5 Cans dress down day. Scales and tails in house field trip 2-3pm
• Tue: – Library Day–REMEMBER BOOKS!!..
• .Wed-Thur: Parent Teacher Conferences 2-8pm. Early release 1:20
• Fri: No School, Teacher work day

• Upcoming Dates:
• Halloween: Monday, Oct. 31 – Parade 9am (parents welcome)
  • Party 10-11am ~ Early release at 1:20pm
• Thanksgiving break Nov. 21-25

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Sign-ups are posted on Bloomz. (Please make sure your are signed up to Bloomz. See the paper below.)

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “What are features of different animal habitats?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Make predictions and find the Main idea
• Spelling Pattern: Soft c and g (ce, ci, dge, ge)

Math in Class: We are learning how to solve 2-step word problems. Students need to understand which operation to use and then solve the problem. Students struggle with word problems, so any extra help at home is appreciated. Please see the family 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:
• Canned Food Drive from October 17th – 27th
• Monday & Tuesday: Mrs. Kearns will be subbing
• Tue: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky pickup 1:00-5:00 pm in the Q1 building
• Tue: – Library Day–REMEMBER BOOKS!!..
• . Fri: Optional dress down day with 5 cans of food donated. Early Release 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 26 & 27: Parent Teacher Conferences (short days)
• Friday, Oct. 28: No School

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Sign-ups are posted on Bloomz. (Please make sure your are signed up to Bloomz. See the paper below.)

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “What can animals in stories teach us?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Make predictions about the events in a story.
• Spelling Pattern: Short u and long u (u_e)

Math in Class: We will continue learning strategies to subtract 2-digit numbers within 100. We will test on Friday this week. Please see the family 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!!.
• Wed: Picture retakes
• . Fri: Spirit shirts – Early Release 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: Evacuation Drill (Fill out Form!!) https://forms.gle/EDgbqzdWEgTjJ4yp8
• Wednesday-Friday, October 12-14: NO SCHOOL Fall Break
• Monday, October 17: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky pickup
• Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 26 & 27: Parent Teacher Conferences (short days)
• Friday, Oct. 28: No School

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Sign-ups will be posted Weds. 10/05 on Bloomz. (Please make sure your are signed up to Bloomz. See the paper below.)

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “How do animals survive?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Make predictions about the events in a story.
• Spelling Pattern: Short o and long o (o_e)

Math in Class: We will continue learning strategies to subtract 2-digit numbers within 100. We will test on Friday this week. Please see the family 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: Fundraiser orders and Money due. Library Day-First day of book checkout.
• . Fri: $1 dress down – Early Release 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• Wednesday, October 5: Picture retakes
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: Evacuation Drill (See email administration sent out)
• Wednesday-Friday, October 12-14: NO SCHOOL Fall Break
• Monday, October 17: Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky pickup

Here are some things to know about the fundraiser:

• The fundraiser sale begins NOW
• Money is due by Sept 27
• Checks payable to: Quest Academy
• All orders need to be entered into the Scoreboard app (code QUE266)
• Teacher name is: Mrs. Snitker

Watch this short, instructional video to get started on the Scoreboard app (there are also instructions in the student packet).  The code you’ll need to enter in the app for Quest is QUE266.

Thank you for your support!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS WITHIN THIS 2ND GRADE PRESENTATION!!!!

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “What happens when families work together?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Ask and answer questions to identify the key details in a text.
• Spelling Pattern: Short i and long i (i_e)

Math in Class: We will continue learning strategies to add 2-digit numbers up to 100. We will most likely test on Thursday or Friday this week. Please see the family 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
• . Fri: Spirit Shirts – Early Release 1:20

We are selling Cookie Dough & Beef Jerky to help fund student activities (ie field trips) and school improvements. 

Here are some things to know:

• The fundraiser sale begins NOW
• Money is due by Sept 27
• Checks payable to: Quest Academy
• All orders need to be entered into the Scoreboard app (code QUE266)
• Teacher name is: Mrs. Snitker

Watch this short, instructional video to get started on the Scoreboard app (there are also instructions in the student packet).  The code you’ll need to enter in the app for Quest is QUE266.

Thank you for your support!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS WITHIN THIS 2ND GRADE PRESENTATION!!!!

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: “How do we care for animals?”
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Ask and answer questions to identify the key details in a text.
• Spelling Pattern: Short a and long a (a_e)

Math in Class: We will be taking our assessment on Tuesday for bar graphs and picture graphs. Then we will be learning different strategies to add 2-digit numbers within 100. Please see the family 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.