• 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*

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Mon.: No School – Presidents Day
• Tue: – Library Day– Remember Books!!
• Fri: $1 dress down. Early Release Day 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: What do good citizens do?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Summarize a story and notice the characters points of view.
• Spelling Pattern: dipthongs (ou, ow) as in ‘cow’

Math in Class: -We have been studying analog and digital clocks, and we will test on Thursday. Please help your students with reading an analog clock. This can be a very hard concept for them. Students need to be able to tell and write time on an analog clock to the nearest 5 minutes. 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– Valentine Exchange 2:30-3:00
• Fri: Spirit Shirts. Early Release Day 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• Monday, Feb. 20 – No School – Presidents Day

Valentine Exchange:

• We will have a Valentine exchange for the students. If you child chooses to participate, please make sure they bring enough Valentines for every student. Please do not have your child write who the cards are to, just who they are from. It is very time consuming when passing them out. We have 26 students in our class. Students can decorate a Valentine box, or something similar, to bring in on that day. I will have a bag to give to students who do not bring a box from home. Students are able to hand out small, prepackaged treats. These treats will be sent home with students and are not to be eaten in class. Students will have to have a permission form filled out by parents to receive treats from their classmates. **Please keep in mind while buying treats, we have a student with SEVERE peanut allergies.
• Valentine Permission Form

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: What excites us about nature?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Visualize to read and comprehend poems.
• Spelling Pattern: r-controlled (ere, ear, air, are)

Math in Class: Word problems with money. -We will be testing our money skills on Monday. Then we will start time on Wednesday. Please help your students with reading an analog clock. This can be a very hard concept for them. Students need to be able to tell and write time on an analog clock to the nearest 5 minutes. 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. Early Release Day 1:20

• Upcoming Dates:
• Tuesday, Feb. 14 – Valentines Exchange
• Monday, Feb. 20 – No School – Presidents Day

Valentine Exchange:

• We will have a Valentine exchange for the students. If you child chooses to participate, please make sure they bring enough Valentines for every student. Please do not have your child write who the cards are to, just who they are from. It is very time consuming when passing them out. We have 26 students in our class. Students can decorate a Valentine box, or something similar, to bring in on that day. I will have a bag to give to students who do not bring a box from home. Students are able to hand out small, prepackaged treats. These treats will be sent home with students and are not to be eaten in class. Students will have to have a permission form filled out by parents to receive treats from their classmates. **Please keep in mind while buying treats, we have a student with SEVERE peanut allergies.
• Valentine Permission Form

Reading in Class:

• The essential question is: How can we understand nature?
• Comprehension Strategy and Skill: Visualize to retell and determine the theme.
• Spelling Pattern: r-controlled (eer, ere, ear)

Math in Class: Word problems with money. – Students should be able to solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. For example, if you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?

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.