• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• Fri.: Spirit Shirts – Early Release 1:10.
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Tuesday, April 15: Field trip to the Hogle Zoo

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!):Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**End of Year testing starts the week of April 28 (3 weeks away!). Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Make sure they are reading out loud!! Your child should be bringing home decodable stories each Friday in their black folders. These stories are great to read again and again. The words will become automatic, so when your child sees them in another text, they won’t have to stop and sound them out. 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.

Star Students: Apr. 7: Liam ~ Apr. 21: Taylee ~ Apr. 28: October

Reading in Class: We are reading expository text and learning how to tell what the author’s purpose is for writing the text. In phonics we are learning the 3 short vowel digraphs (ea, ou, y). See the paper below.

Math in Class: We will be learning how to recognize and draw shapes based on the characteristics. Please see the family letter below and consider doing the activity with your child.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• Fri.: Spring pictures (only students who have prepaid by 3/27 FORM )
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• March 31 – April 4: Spring Break
• April 15: Field trip to the Hogle Zoo

Spring Pictures: Lifetouch will be photographing only those students who have prepaid for photos, so we would like parents to fill out this form beforehand.  FORM 

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!):Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**End of Year testing is the 1st and 2nd week of May (a little over a month away). Please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. 20 minutes a day is a great goal.  Make sure they are reading out loud!! Your child should be bringing home decodable stories each Friday in their black folders. These stories are great to read again and again. The words will become automatic, so when your child sees them in another text, they won’t have to stop and sound them out. 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.

Star Students: ~ Mar. 24: William ~ Apr. 7: Liam ~

Reading in Class: We are reading realistic fiction and learning how to identify characters in a story. In phonics we are learning the /aw/ sound and how it’s spelled in different ways (a, au, al, aw, augh, ough). See the paper below.

Math in Class: We will be learning how to use a number line to add and subtract lengths of objects. This can be very hard for 2nd graders to understand. Please see the family letter below and consider doing the activity with your child.

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Mon.: St. Patricks – Students can wear green tops – uniform bottoms
• Tues: Hogle Zoo Field Trip – Be here at 8:25!!
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Fri., March 28 – Spring pictures (only students who have prepaid by 3/27)
• March 31 – April 4 Spring Break

FIELD TRIP: On Tuesday, March 18  we will be leaving at 8:45 Sharp!! We can NOT wait for you. We also ask that you do NOT send your student with any money. Students will not be allowed to purchase anything at the zoo. –Dress for the weather!! It might be rainy and cold. –Bring lunch from home if you didn’t sign up for a school lunch. We will arrive back at the school around 2:00pm.

Spring Pictures: Lifetouch will be photographing only those students who have prepaid for photos, so we would like parents to fill out this form beforehand.  FORM 

Star Students: ~

Reading in Class: We are reading realistic fiction and learning how to identify characters in a story. In phonics we are learning diphthongs spelled in many different ways but sound like “book” & “spoon”. See the paper below.

Math in Class: We will be working on word problems that involve measurement. Please see the family letter below and consider doing the activity with your child.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**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 black 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.

Hogle Zoo Field Trip March 18th! Please have your child wear a red shirt. I currently only have 4 students who have paid the 5$ donation. This helps us cover the bus cost. Please consider donating the $5 by Friday, March 14.

 We will be leaving at 8:45 Sharp!! We can NOT wait for you.   We would like the students to wear red uniform shirts. If you are bringing a lunch from home, please make everything disposable. We will return to the school at approximately at 2:00. We also ask that you do NOT send your student with any money. Students will not be allowed to purchase anything at the zoo. 

Volunteers that are free for the zoo: (1 per family)

Lennon Lincoln Eli Adriel Ivie

All other volunteers will need to purchase an entry ticket @ the zoo: 

Kruz Taylee Tenley October Mia Kade Vyom

William Hudson Molli Janae Adeline

Volunteers who get to ride the bus: (if not on this list you will need to drive yourself.)

Ivie – Kruz – Adriel – Eli – Adeline

Please let me know ASAP if anything has changed and you are no longer able to volunteer. I will be putting groups together on Friday, the 14th. Thank you!!!

• This Week’s Happenings:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Tues., March 18: Hogle Zoo Field Trip

FIELD TRIP: We have a field trip on Tuesday, March 18  to the Hogle zoo. Please consider paying a $5 donation to the office to help pay for the buses. The zoo entrance is free for all students. We will be leaving at 8:45 Sharp!! We can NOT wait for you. We would like the students to wear red uniform shirts. If you are bringing a lunch from home, please make everything disposable. We will return to the school at approximately at 2:00. We also ask that you do NOT send your student with any money. Students will not be allowed to purchase anything at the zoo.

Star Students: ~ Mar. 10 – Vyom ~Mar. 17 – Tayzer

Reading in Class: We are reading biographies and learning how to summarize them. In phonics we are learning diphthongs oi and _oy. See the paper below.

Math in Class: We will be learning how to measure objects and determine the difference in length by adding or subtracting. Please see the family letter below and consider doing the activity with your child.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**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 black 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:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Tues., March 18: Hogle Zoo Field Trip

FIELD TRIP: We have a field trip on Tuesday, March 18  to the Hogle zoo. We would love to have volunteers for this. Here is a google form with more information. Please read  through it and fill it out. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://forms.gle/LZrAWdG1TPvURqaR9

Star Students: Mar. 03 – Leo ~ Mar. 10 – Vyom ~Mar. 17 – Tayzer

Reading in Class: We are reading biographies and learning how to summarize them. In phonics we are learning diphthongs ou and ow. See the paper below.

Math in Class: We will be learning how to estimate how long an object is based off of what we already know. Please see the family letter and consider doing the activity with your child.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**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 black 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:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Tues., March 18: Hogle Zoo Field Trip

FIELD TRIP: We have a field trip on Tuesday, March 18  to the Hogle zoo. We would love to have volunteers for this. Here is a google form with more information. Please read  through it and fill it out. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://forms.gle/LZrAWdG1TPvURqaR9

Star Students: Feb. 24 – Artemi ~ Mar. 03 – Leo ~ Mar. 10 – Vyom

Reading in Class: We are reading expository text and comparing using a venn diagram. In phonics we are reviewing r-controlled vowels. See the list below for examples.

Math in Class: Our measurement test using different tools will be Monday. Then we will be reteaching 1-step word problems and retesting on Friday. Please help your student with this. They really struggle with word problems. Please see the examples below.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**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 black 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:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Tues., March 18: Hogle Zoo Field Trip

FIELD TRIP: We have a field trip on Tuesday, March 18  to the Hogle zoo. We would love to have volunteers for this. Here is a google form with more information. Please read  through it and fill it out. Let me know if you have any questions.
https://forms.gle/LZrAWdG1TPvURqaR9

Star Students: Feb. 24 – Artemi

Reading in Class: We are studying poetry. In phonics, we are learning about more r-controlled vowels (air, ere, are, ear /air/). See the list below for examples.

Math in Class: We are learning how to measure objects using different tools. Please see the family letter below and consider doing the activity with your student.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**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 black 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:
• Thurs: Library Day – Remember your Books!
• Fri: Valentine exchange 12-1:00 PERMISSION FOR TREATS
• UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
• Mon., Feb. 17: NO SCHOOL – Presidents Day
• Tues., March 18: Hogle Zoo Field Trip (more info. to come)

Star Students: Feb. 10 – Tenley ~ Feb. 24 – Artemi

VALENTINE EXCHANGE: We will exchange valentines on Friday, Feb. 14 from 12-1:00. 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. We have 26 students in our class. Students can decorate a Valentine box, or something similar, to bring in on that day. The opening on the box should be about a 3×5 or 4×6 size. Please do not bring it any sooner than the 14th. I will have a bag for 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 need a permission form filled out by parents to receive treats from their classmates. We will also be having a sugar cookie with frosting and conversation hearts. The permission for this was signed at the beginning of the year. Please let me know if anything has changed.

Reading in Class: We are reading informational text and learning about the author’s purpose. In phonics, we are learning about r-controlled vowels (eer, ere, ear /ear/). See the list below for examples.

Math in Class: We are learning how to measure objects in centimeters and inches. See the family letter below and consider doing the activity with your student.

Reading Passages (optional, but highly encouraged!!): Stories go home each Friday. Encourage your child to read them to you (3 times), sign it, and send it back with them. They get class money for this!

**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 black 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.