Mrs. Lindsey's Class

Hi!
I will be sending passwords for website activities that your child may do at home. The weekly spelling words are on spelling city so you can see what those are. It would be great if your child can do about 20 minutes a week on spelling city and 15 to 20 minutes a week on Prodigy for math practice. This is not required but would benefit your child and give you a way to keep them busy 🙂

We will be going on a field trip to Gibson’s Green Acres Farm on Friday, September 29th. We will be leaving at 10:00 and returning at 1:00. It is a $1 dress down and since we will be walking through a corn maze and dairy farm please ensure that your child wears good walking shoes.
We can have 5 parent chaperones. The first ones to sign up will be accepted and I will let you know who will be able to go.
We are asking for a $5 donation from each student to help with the cost of the field trip. Please pay that at the office.
Just click on the link to give your permission for your child to attend.


field trip permission

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Hello Parents!,
I did send calendars home today!
We are doing simple addition and subtraction for this unit in math.
It is mainly a review from first grade.
This week will you please write out a few simple addition and subtraction problems with your student such as:
4 + 5 =

6 + 4 =

2 + 3  + 1 =

5 + 3 + 4 =

9 – 3 =

8 – 4 =

Thank you so much!
Have a great week!
Susan Lindsey

Hello!
Wow! We have had a fast 2 weeks of school!
I will be sending a September calendar home with your student tomorrow. Please keep it and write the total minutes, on the date,  your child reads, at home, each day. You can have your student turn those in at the end of each month for a prize.
I will also post several math problems each week for you to print off and complete with your child.
Next week, on Wednesday, we will be having Loveland Living Planet Aquarium visit our class with animals of the rainforest, so don’t forget to ask your child about that!
Have a great holiday weekend!
Susan Lindsey

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Welcome to Second Grade
At back to school night I will have a volunteer list for parents to sign. 
I will also have a student of the week sign up sheet. This is your opportunity to sign your student up for the week that he/she will be our student of the week. You are welcome to send show and tell this week and/or email videos or pictures of your child to me, that I can share with the class.
Please bring your child’s signed disclosure form! It is included in the letter that your child received in the mail. Also, please ensure that you have signed the school’s technology policy online. This form should have been signed at registration. This is important so that your child can use technology as soon as we get started.
Here is a copy of our grading scale:

Elementary Grading Scale

4 – 100%-90%The student demonstrates mastery of the standard (can apply and

teach).

3 – 89%-80%The student demonstrates proficiency of the standard.

2 – 79%-60%The student is approaching proficiency..

1 – 59%-0%The student is well below proficiency.

6th-9th Grading Scale

A 100%-87%The student demonstrates mastery of the standard (can apply and

teach).      

B 86%-80%The student demonstrates proficiency of the standard.

C 79%-70%The student is approaching proficiency.

D 69%-51%The student is well below proficiency.

F>  50%The student does not attempt to meet the standard.

Understanding where students are in relation to mastery of Common Core standards helps teachers and parents know if students need additional help, if students are proficient, or if students need further enrichment. At Quest Academy, students grades are determined by student performance on various grade level assessments. Students are given multiple opportunities to demonstrate mastery and proficiency of standards. For example, if a student receives a below proficiency score, he/she will not only be retaught, but will also have the opportunity to raise his/her score by retaking the assessment multiple times throughout the term. We are excited for the implementation of this model and for the opportunities that will be offered our students for academic growth.

Good Morning!.
I can’t believe we are down to 5 days of school left!
Here is some information for activities this week:
Thursday will be field day. Any 2nd graders that are able to wear a purple shirt, that will our color for field day. It will be a nice day so please put sunscreen on your child before they come to school.
There will be NO school lunch provided that day. Please send a sack lunch with your child. It is early out.
Friday we will be signing yearbooks. The WILL be school lunch on Friday. It is also an early out day.
Please send your child with a backpack on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday so that I can send supplies home with them.
Please let me know if you have any questions,
Have a great weekend!
Susan Lindsey

You can copy and paste the following url to input your child’s reading minutes for the library reading challenge.
https://docs.google.com/a/questac.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScttdSYAfgCu2KCLseOXDYsAf6Hx4yp_dVTw7KNqBwg7c8YCA/viewform

Also, your child’s spring pictures should be coming home today. If you would like to keep them, please return your payment to the office by Monday.
If you choose not to keep them, please return the pictures to the office by Monday, May 1st.
Thanks!

Christmas Box donations need to be turned in by May 1st! Please help!!

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I can’t believe that we are down to 27 days of school!
In second grade we do an ABC countdown the last 26 days of school. There are a few days that we need parent help for the activity. Therefore I am posting the different activities so that you can help your child when needed. Such as, Monday, April 24th is baby picture day so your child may bring a baby picture of themselves.

The end of the year is almost here! We are going to count down the last 26 days by celebrating a letter of the alphabet each day. Participation in these extra activities will be based on student behavior in class. The countdown will start on Friday, April 22nd. Let’s make the rest of our 2nd Grade the Best Year Ever!

 
4/21 (Starts on Friday)

A-Art Day! We will do a fun art project in class today!

 4/24-4/28

B-Baby picture day- bring a baby picture to show your friends. Please write your name on the back.

C-Critter Day- we will have Scales N Tails bringing animals to show

D-Dancing Day – We will have some fun Dance time in class.

E-Experiment day- we will do some fun experiments

F-Fun in the sun day- we will have some outside lessons

 5/1-5/5

G-Game Day. We’ll play games during the day

H-Hat day. Wear a hat to school!

I-Incredible talent day. Come prepared to share a talent with the class.

J-Jump Rope Day. Participate in a jump rope challenge.

K-Kickball Day. We will play kickball with all of 2nd Grade!

 5/8-5/12

L-Lounge day- we will lounge around the room during some of our activities

M-Marker Day. We can do all of our assignments in marker for the day.

N-New name day. We will all have a new name to go by today.

O- Outside activities- some extra recess time

P-Picnic day- if the weather is good, we will have our lunch outside as a picnic

 5/15-5/19

Q-Quickest Day. We will have class Olympics outside.

R-Read a thon Day. Bring a book and get ready to read.

S- STEM activities- we will be doing some simple STEM activities today

T-Thankful day- we will write a thank you letter to someone

U- USA day- students with the last name A-H wear red,       I-P wear white and Q-Z wear blue shirts.

 5/22-5/26

V-Video Day. We will watch a video.

W-Watercoloring day. We will paint with watercolors today.

X-Xtra Nice Day. We will do something nice for another class.

Y- yearend party. We will have class fun activities for our year end.

Z-Zip Up Your Backpacks and Zoom Home Day!

Also, we are currently working on our rock unit. We will be having chocolate chip cookies as we mine for the chocolate chips, Snickers as we cut the open to see the layers and pop rocks to see how magma pops rocks. I have signatures for these items on the disclosure so I will not need to get further permission for these activities.

Thanks so much and have a great day!
Susan Lindsey