March 20, 2015

Hello families!

Happy Friday! We hope you all had a fabulous week and are able to enjoy this coming weekend.

Keep an eye out for a letter, email, or sign up coming from your room parent(s) in regards to the spring auction baskets. Each year we are blown away by the creativity and generosity of our families. Thank you so much for your time that you put into this fun event to support our students.

Double check your calendars for this years Second Grade Performance. The classes will perform their hard work on May 7th at 2:30 to the primary grades and then there will also be an evening performance for friends and family at 6:30 on May 7th. All performances are here at the school in the gym.

Next week is a full week (only one more left!!!) we will be focusing on the following content:

Reading: Figuring out what is important and looking for key details as we compare and contrast different versions of the same story. For example "Little Red Hen" compared to "Gator Gumbo." "Gator Gumbo" has a southern twist to the traditional story "Little Red Hen."

Math: Second grade- we will continue with Unit 10 that focuses on money and decimal amounts with a calculator. Third grade-will finish up Unit 8, fractions.

Fast: We will move into concept 24 "Scribal O." Our spelling words will come from list 24 applying the FAST concept of "IGH as long I."

Writing: Our focus will be expository writing, and mini lessons based on each classrooms needs. As a grade level we are making sure students understand the purpose of writing and the process of editing vs. revising.

Social Studies: Maps and how to use a map is our focus.

Wordly Wise: Finish list 12



Have a fantastic Friday and a great weekend!

March 13, 2015

Hello families!

Happy Friday! We hope you all had a fabulous week and are able to enjoy this coming weekend.

Keep an eye out for a letter, email, or sign up coming from your room parent(s) in regards to the spring auction baskets. Each year we are blown away by the creativity and generosity of our families. Thank you so much for your time that you put into this fun event to support our students.

Next week is a full week (only two more left!!!) we will be focusing on the following content:

Reading: Figuring out what is important and looking for key details as we compare and contrast different versions of the same story. For example "Little Red Hen" compared to "Gator Gumbo." "Gator Gumbo" has a southern twist to the traditional story "Little Red Hen."

Math: Second grade- we will review and test on Unit 9, measurement. Then they will move into Unit 10 that focuses on money and decimal amounts with a calculator. Third grade-will continue Unit 8, fractions.

Fast: We will move into concept 23 "Ghost Letters." Our spelling words will come from list 23 applying the FAST concept of "Kind Old Words."

Writing: Our focus will be expository writing, and mini lessons based on each classrooms needs. As a grade level we are making sure students understand the purpose of writing and the process of editing vs. revising.

Social Studies: Maps and how to use a map is our focus.

Wordly Wise: Finish list 12



Have a fantastic Friday and a great weekend!

March 5, 2015

March 5, 2015

Hello families!

Thank you for taking the time to celebrate all the growth your children have made this year in second grade. We, the second grade teachers, all enjoyed this time with you!

Next week is a full week we will be focusing on the following content:

Reading: Understanding what it means to infer. Inferring the meaning of poems by merging background knowledge with clues from the text.

Math: Second grade- we will continue work on Unit 9, measurement. Third grade-will finish Unit 7 and start Unit 8, fractions.

Fast: We will move into concept 22 "Soft G and C." Our spelling words will be review words found on list 22. (Students will be tested on the words not in parentheses.)

Writing: Our focus will be expository writing. Making sure our opening sentences state a clear opinion addressing the prompt. The opening should be followed up with three reasons for their opinions and three examples that support those reasons. Then a closing that summaries the entire piece. 

Social Studies: Maps and how to use a map is our new focus.

Wordly Wise: Start list 12



Have a fantastic long weekend and a great week!

February 27, 2015

Hello families!

Next week is conference week. We look forward to sitting down and sharing our students' amazing progress with you. You should have received your child's progress report this afternoon. Please let your child's teacher know if somehow it didn't make it home! If you have not signed up for a conference time with your teacher, please do so!

Next week is a short week. In celebration of Read Across America day and Dr. Seuss' birthday, we thought it would be fun if we had kids bring in their favorite Seuss books. On Monday, 3/2/15, we encourage kids to bring in their Dr. Seuss books and a blanket. We will enjoy our books together in the afternoon. Please write your name inside the book, or use a sticky note, as many kids may own the same books!

This  (short) week we will be focusing on the following content:

Reading: Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day

Math: Second grade- we will continue work on Unit 9, measurement.Third grade-

Fast: We will use this short week as a review for both FAST concepts and spelling- no new words/test this week.

Writing: We will create our own Dr. Seuss character/creature and use his writing style as a model for our own.

Social Studies: We will be completing Chapter 10- Public Services

Wordly Wise: Finish Unit 11



Have a fantastic week!

February 18, 2015

February 18, 2015

Hello families!

I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend. It was nice to see so many of you for our Valentine's parties last week. Special thanks to our room parents for coordinating such memorable events for our kids.

This week we will be focusing on the following content:

Reading: Many changes have been made to our reading conference schedules. Please check with your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Math: Second grade- we are wrapping up our work on unit 8, Fractions.  We will review next Monday 2/23, and test Tuesday 2/24. Third grade will be continuing Unit 7, Multiplication Fact Power and Parentheses in a problem.

Fast: We will use this short week as a review for both FAST concepts and spelling- no new words/test this week.

Writing: We will be assessing expository writing with the prompt: "Is it hard to be a kid? Why or why not?"

Social Studies:  We will be introducing the unit "What are the public services in our community?" as well as emphasizing Presidents' Day/history of Washington and Lincoln. The month of February is also Black History month!

Wordly Wise: No new units this week


The second trimester grading period ends this Friday. Expect report cards to go home next Friday, 2/27. Conference sign ups will be rolling out through individual teachers. Please contact your child's teacher regarding specifics, or if you have any questions!


Have a fantastic week!

February 9, 2015

Hello families!
What a beautiful weekend we had! I hope you were able to get outside and enjoy it! We are gearing up for a long weekend coming up- hopefully the weather will hold out!

This is the last week for our Pennies for Patients/Make a Wish donation drive. Please continue to bring in pennies- every bit helps! You may make an online donation by visiting
http://rmt.dojiggy.com/ng/index.cfm/ac1c5ba/reg-pages/group-listing/b61b9aea
Feel free to forward the link as well!!!

This week we will be focusing on the following content:

Reading: Many changes have been made to our reading conference schedules. Please check with your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Math: Second grade- we are continuing our work on unit 8, Fractions.  Third grade will be starting Unit 7, Multiplication Fact Power and Parentheses in a problem.

Fast: In class we will be teaching lesson 19 , Long i/cy change.  If a word ends in a consonant-y, you change to y to i before you add any suffix, unless the suffix begins with an i. If a word ends in a consonant-y and you wish to make it plural, change to y to i and add -es.  For spelling we will be working on Lesson 20 (long a review), and will be testing on Friday.


Writing: We will be wrapping up our work on Expository writing, and responding to the prompt: "Which is your favorite special (class) and why?"

Social Studies:  "What are the public services in our community?"

Wordly Wise: We are continuing lesson 10, and will be testing by Friday


Pizza Hut Spirit Night- Thursday, Feb. 12. Flyers/vouchers come home Tuesday or Wednesday.
Valentine's parties will be Friday 2/13- check with your child's teacher for times


 There is no school on Monday, Feb. 16 (Presidents' Day) or Tuesday, Feb. 17 (teacher non-contact day) Enjoy your long weekend!


Have a fantastic week!

February 3, 2015

Dear Parents,

January was filled with many mid year bench mark tests., which are finally complete! Woohoo! Thanks for your patience as our conference schedule was altered as we assessed progress. 

This week we will be focusing on the following content:

Reading: Many changes have been made to our reading conference schedules. Please check with your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Math: Second grade- we are finishing unit 7, testing on Wednesday, and beginning Unit 8, fractions.  Third grade will be finishing unit 6, Geometry, and testing on Friday.

Fast: In class we will be teaching lesson 18 , yellows. "Yellows" fit what we know, but there's something to be aware of. Use caution with -ou, -ow, -ea, -y, and -igh.  For spelling we will be working on Lesson 19, and will be testing on Friday.

Social Studies: Some classes are concluding lesson 12 "How do we have a voice in our community?", and others have concluded and will be beginning lesson 10 "What are the public services in our community?"

Wordly Wise: We are starting lesson 10

This Friday is Pajama Day for Friday Fun Donations for Pennies for Patients


Have a fantastic week!