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Week of Sept. 14-18

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  • This Week’s Happenings: 
    Mon: Library 11:45-12:15 – (optional for e-learners)
    Tues: STEM 1:30-2:15 – (optional for e-learners)
    Wed: CODE 11:45-12:45 – (optional for e-learners)
  • Fri: Early Release 1:00

Announcements: Parents, next week (Tues. 9/22) we will be having our first math lesson with food. The permission slip for this was signed at the beginning of the school year. We will be having graham crackers, pretzel sticks, and mini marshmallows. E-learners, you are welcome to purchase these items so your child can participate.

Reading in Class

  • The essential question is: “How can a pet be a friend?”
  • We will be learning 2-letter blends for our spelling, ie. grass, crack, still, west, trips, mask, claps
  • Our Vocabulary words are: decide, different, friendship, glance, proper, relationship, stares, trade
  • Math in Class
  • We will learning different strategies to add 2-digit numbers with regrouping.

Reading Homework (optional, but highly encouraged!!) 
Please, please, please read with your child. Make it enjoyable and fun. You can even read to them!! 20 minutes a day is a great goal. 

Sept. 8-11

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This Weeks Happenings:

  • Monday: No School
  • Tuesday: STEM 1:30-2:15 (optional for e-learners)
  • Wednesday: Coding 11:45-12:45 (optional for e-learners). I will have a sub this day.
  • Friday: Early Release Day 1:00

Please be reading with your child at home. Have them read out loud to you and you can read out loud to them. Friday I will be sending home their beginning benchmark scores for acadience (Dibels). I cannot stress how important it is that you read with them for 20 minutes each night.

Aug. 31-Sept. 4

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We are off to a great start in second grade. It looks like I am still missing some students on our star student signups. If you haven’t done so, please click the link Star Student.

This weeks happenings:

  • Tuesday: Picture Day – Students must be in uniform
  • Thursday: Early Dismissal 1:00
  • Friday: No School

Back To School

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Welcome to 2nd Grade!! Please watch the Back to school video and click on the links below for Star Student and Food Permission. Remember, one of the best ways to contact me is through Bloomz, so please add the app by following the directions below. I’m excited to meet you all tomorrow night, whether it’s in person or virtually. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Back to School Video

Star Student

Food Permission Slip

Welcome to 2nd Grade!

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bird friendsI hope you all have been having an amazing summer! I have been enjoying this summer with my family. I have also been working hard with the other 2nd grade teachers to get ready for you to come back to school. Here are a few things you can do to get ready for the school year. 

BLOG: Please subscribe to our blog by clicking under “Subscribe to my blog” on the right sidebar. You will be sent a confirmation email. You need to click the link on the confirmation email to complete your subscription. Once this is complete, you will receive an email each time I update the blog.

DISCLOSURE: Click on the “Parent Info” tab to find our Class Disclosure.  Please read through the disclosure with your child and submit the Google form. 

SUPPLIES: Click on the “Parent Info” tab to see our supply list. I am more than happy to get all the supplies with a small donation. This way you don’t have to worry about them. 

Back to School Night is on August 18, 2020. At Back to School night, you will be able to sign up for volunteer opportunities as well as for your student’s Star Student Week.  Our first week of school will be August 20-21.  These are short days.  

I cannot wait to meet you in August!I Until then, have a wonderful summer break & keep reading! 

May 11-15 & Next Weeks Testing

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We’ve got this! This week will be our review week to help us get ready for the math and reading diagnostics that will be held next week. I will be sending an email with information about your child’s testing time. If you do not receive it or you have any conflicts with the scheduled time, please let me know as soon as possible. 

TESTING NEXT WEEK: May 18th-21st is our end of year Testing Week.  We will be using the i-Ready program to gather end-of-year data. Please discuss the importance of concentration, effort, and not rushing with your child. It is important for students to show a true picture of their level of learning. As much as we want to help our children with things that are hard, please DO NOT HELP them with this test. The software is adaptive, meaning that questions that are asked are dependent on the answers entered for previous questions. Helping your child answer questions they do not know  the answer to on their own, places them at a developmentally inappropriate place in the program. We are asking that the students only work on the diagnostic when they are online with us. They will need a quiet place to test, with the least amount of distractions. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns about the testing.

Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do to support your child and me throughout this incredibly difficult time!!! You are all AMAZING!

Talent Show

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Hello, Quest Families!
We are so excited for our first VIRTUAL talent show–RAMS GOT TALENT!!! Click here to access the virtual talent show website (Thanks for creating it, Jen Jones!). The talent show will be available to watch the week of May 18th! All video submissions are due May 8th, so get out your phones and start recording your talented kiddos (please ensure recordings are less than 5 minutes)! Though you’ll be able to upload videos from your computer, you might find it a bit easier to do so from your phone. I’ve provided a short recording to show you how to do this. RAMS GOT TALENT is for ALL Quest students, so we expect to see submissions from kindergarteners, 9th graders, and EVERY grade in between! See you on the virtual stage!
Quest Administration


ABC Countdown & Daily Work

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Here is a copy of our ABC countdown. These are some things we will be doing to count down the last days of school. 
ABC countdown – copy

I have also included a list of Must Do and May Do’s if you are wondering what it is that your child should be completing each day. Please let me know if you have any questions. 
Must Do _ May Do (1)








Just a heads up, we will be doing a year-end diagnostic online in i-ready math and reading starting the week of May 18. I will have a schedule out in the next 2 weeks to let you know your child’s specific time.