Week of August 25-29

Hello families!

It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces at Chik Fil A last week. Thank you for coming out to support our school! We look forward to seeing you at Coyote Hills Night on Weds. Aug. 27th, from 6-8 pm. We will be hosting two different information sessions (6:00-6:45 and 7:15-8:00), so that families with more than once child may attend their respective grade level presentations. We will be presenting as a team in Mrs. Ruter's second grade classroom in room 33 (across from the k-1 pod doors). In between sessions, Mrs. Tolbert and the PTCO will be presenting in the gym. Hope to see you there!

This week we will focus on ....

Math: In both 2nd and 3rd grade math, we are all working through unit 1. For both math classes, this unit is a review unit, designed to warm students up for the year. All classes will be starting regular math fact testing. Math facts tests are given weekly. Students are given 2 minutes and 15 seconds to complete their facts, and all students will be given a practice sheet to help them prepare at home. Please check with your respective teacher for the testing days!

FAST (phonics):  We are continuing concept 1 (closed syllables) this week. We will follow up this concept by beginning FAST spelling Lesson 1 this week, with our first spelling test on Friday, August 29th. You may find the spelling words on the sidebar of this page, or in your child's Spelling notebook, that they should be bringing home this week! Spelling homework is just practice, as none will be collected,but we encourage you to try some of the many suggested activities! Please remember that although the lists start off with very easy words, they quickly become much more difficult!

Wordly Wise: Wordly Wise is a vocabulary curriculum. We will be finishing up Unit 1, which focuses on the words calf, claw, couple, cushion, flap, groom, share, shelter, yard, and zero. If you'd like t practice the words with your child, please check the Wordly Wise 3000 link on the sidebar.
 
Reading: The next 2 weeks will be focused on Monitoring Comprehension with a focus this week on Non-Fiction text features. 

Writing: We will begin a narrative writing unit this week, in which we model writing to a prompt "Tell about a fun time you had in your community."

Social Studies:  We will complete Unit 2, "What is a community?", in preparation for Unit 2, which goes into greater depth with types of communities (rural, urban, suburban).

FOSS:  FOSS science will begin after Labor Day.

Upcoming dates to know:

8/27 6-8 pm Coyote Hills Night- we will be presenting information and hopefully answering all the questions you ever wondered about second grade at Coyote Hills! Please join us!
9/1 Labor Day no school
9/5 Donuts for Dad
9/6 CCSD Fitness Festival
9/19 student non-contact day- no school for students
9/22-9/26 Scholastic Book Fair
9/26 Muffins with Mom

Week of August 18-22

Hello families!
We have all successfully made it through the first week back to school! It was a week of getting back into the swing of things for all of us, I think! Classes spent time learning procedures, getting to know classmates, and their teachers. We look forward to another wonderful week!

This week we will focus on ....

Math: In both 2nd and 3rd grade math, we are all working through unit 1. For both math classes, this unit is a review unit, designed to warm students up for the year. All classes will be starting regular math fact testing. Math facts tests are given weekly. Students are given 2 minutes and 15 seconds to complete their facts, and all students will be given a practice sheet to help them prepare at home. Please check with your respective teacher for the testing days!

FAST (phonics):  We are starting concept 1 (closed syllables) this week. We will follow up this concept by beginning FAST spelling next week, with our first spelling test on August 29th.

Wordly Wise: Wordly Wise is a vocabulary curriculum. We will be starting Unit 1, which focuses on the words calf, claw, couple, cushion, flap, groom, share, shelter, yard, and zero.
 
Reading: The next 2 weeks will be focused on Monitoring Comprehension. Additionally, teachers will be finishing up DRA testing.

Writing: We will administer a narrative writing pre-assessment, in preparation for starting a narrative writing unit next week, and continue our instruction on Thinking Maps, which all classes started last week.

Social Studies:  We will begin Unit 1, "What is a community?"

FOSS:  FOSS science will begin after Labor Day.

Upcoming dates to know:

8/20-21 Chik Fil A Community Spirit Nights
8/27 6-8 pm Coyote Hills Night- we will be presenting information and hopefully answering all the questions you ever wondered about second grade at Coyote Hills! Please join us!
9/1 Labor Day no school
9/5 Donuts for Dad
9/6 CCSD Fitness Festival
9/19 student non-contact day- no school for students
9/22-9/26 Scholastic Book Fair
9/26 Muffins with Mom

Welcome Back!

Welcome to 2nd grade at Coyote Hills! We are an experienced, innovative team of educators who love teaching and learning. We are excited to meet you and your children! Here are some important dates to remember:

• Coyote Hills Registration/Testing Days - Aug 6 - 7
• First Day of School - Monday, August 11
• SummerFest Carnival - Friday, August 15
• Chick Fil A Community Nights - August 20-21

Coyote Hills Night - Wed, August 27, 6-8pm

2nd grade supply list:

http://coyotehills.cherrycreekschools.org/Pages/SupplyLists.aspx

HELLO FAMILIES!!

We have 1.5 days left of school!  Welcome to our last week of school!  We will dismiss students for summer vacation on Tuesday, June 10th at noon. 

Let us begin by thanking each and every one one of you for helping make this year a tremendous year of growth, excitement, happiness, and maturity.  We have loved spending time with your children and learning about each and every one of them.  Thank you for taking the time to create a relationship with us to best support your child.

  We look forward to seeing you next year!  We encourage you all to stay in touch and please let us know if there is anything we can do for you and your child.  We will always be advocates and friends when and if you need us!  

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:

• REPORT CARDS WILL GO HOME IN FRIDAY FOLDERS on TUESDAY, JUNE 10th.  (If your child is not here on the last day of school, your child's report card will be mailed - unless we've communicated otherwise.)
• Inside Report Cards is a copy of your child's MAP scores and reading level (lexile level).  I have highlighted your child's reading level.  Please remember that this is one piece of a body of evidence determined by one test in May.  We look at many factors when determining a child's overall reading proficiency.  
• Inside Report Cards are a few sheets recommending summer reading and math activities, as well as the lexile website where you can find books at your child's reading level. 
• Reading Binders and remaining workbooks and spirals will go home this week.  Inside your child's reading binder, is his or her goals' sheet, fluency graphs, and spelling graphs.  Please look in the goals' section for beginning to end of the year progress  and growth for your child in reading.  
• TUTOR------  Michelle Neuder, our 2nd grade support teacher and next year's 2nd grade classroom teacher, is available for tutoring.  If you are interested, please let me know, and I will be happy to forward your information on to her.  PTCO is also gathering tutoring information for parents, so stay tuned for that as well.

Here is what we are up to this week:

Week of June 9, 2014

SPECIALS:

Monday:  No Specials due to PACK Assembly

Tuesday:  No Lunch or Specials - We are dismissed at NOON!

HOMEWORK:

No homework!  ENJOY SUMMER READING!

COMMUNITY NEWS:

June 9:    PACK Assembly at 1:30pm in the Gym
June 10:  Last Day of School, DISMISSAL AT NOON!

Happy end of the year everyone and enjoy your summer! 

May 27, 2014

May 27, 2014

Hello Families!
I hope you all enjoyed a fun three day weekend, while honoring and remembering those who are the reason for the Memorial Day holiday.

Thank you for your flexibility regarding our change in schedule for Walk-a-Thon last Friday. We had such a crazy weather week, and didn't want our students to miss their Walk-a-Thon. In the end, the timing was perfect as we finished up right as the rain moved in. Hopefully the weather cooperates as we enjoy Field Day tomorrow and the Coyote Hills' carnival on Friday evening.

This week we will focus on ....

Math: In Second Grade math, we will be taking an end of year test. There will be no math homework this week, due to testing and Field Day tomorrow!

            In Third grade math, we will continue  Unit 10, a review of length and measurement. NO Math Homework Weds. due to Field Day.

           Continue to practice math facts for fluency.  We want all students to be proficient in addition and subtractions facts by the end of second grade.

FAST:  We are testing Friday on Lesson 31 spelling words- Last week for Spelling!!!!

Wordly Wise: We will be finishing up Unit 15, and taking cumulative vocabulary tests.

Reading: The next 2 weeks will be focused on Synthesizing and Summarizing. 

Writing: Most of the classes are focused on Report Writing

Social Studies:  Unit 6 is continuing with... "How are goods made and brought to us?"

FOSS:  FOSS has completed for the year.

Grade Level News:

• Wednesday, May 28th:  Field Day 9:30-11
• Friday, May 30:  Evening PTCO Carnival
• Tuesday, June 10:  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL:  Dismissal at Noon.

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May 19, 2014

Hello Families!

It was wonderful seeing so many of you at the auction this weekend. Thank you for all you do in supporting our school. We are truly lucky to have such generous and supportive families.

This week we are wrapping up DRA testing, going on a field trip, walking for our Walk A Thon, and looking forward to a three day weekend!

About our Field Trip-
A few reminders:
All students will need a sack lunch (preferably disposable rather than in a lunch box) on Thursday. Please do not send your child with any money, as snack bar items will not be purchased!!
All chaperones must drive themselves to the Wildlife Experience. It is easy to find at the corner of Peoria and Lincoln. google map to Wildlife Experience 

We will be leaving Coyote Hills shortly after 9:00 (as soon as everyone's here and we can get loaded), and will meet the chaperones at the entrance to the Wildlife Experience.
Chaperones, it may be a good idea to bring a backpack to help carry students' snacks, etc.
 We will watch an IMAX movie at 12:00, and load buses to return to Coyote Hills about 1:00.
We will provide chaperones with an agenda on Thursday. 
Look for more information via email this week from your child's teacher.

Walk a Thon is Friday during our specials time (2:00-2:45). Please join us!!

This week we will focus on ....

DRA testing- All classes will be wrapping up

Math: In Second Grade math, we will continue unit 12, a review unit.

            In Third grade math, we will wrap up our math test from Friday, and begin Unit 10, a review of length and measurement.

           Continue to practice math facts for fluency.  We want all students to be proficient in addition and subtractions facts by the end of second grade.

FAST:  We are testing Friday on Lesson 30 spelling words.

Wordly Wise: We will be continuing Lesson 15 this week, and tests will be given May 23- May 30 depending on the class.

Reading: The next 2 weeks will be focused on Synthesizing and Summarizing. 

Writing: Most of the classes are focused on Report Writing

Social Studies:  Unit 6 is continuing with... "How are goods made and brought to us?"

FOSS:  FOSS will continue Monday and Thursday afternoon- Last week for FOSS!

Grade Level News:

• Thursday, May 22:  Field trip to the Wildlife Experience 
• Friday, May 23rd:  Walk a Thon during SPECIALS 2-245.
• Monday, May 26th:  No School, Memorial Day
• Wednesday, May 28th:  Field Day
• Friday, May 30:  Evening PTCO Carnival
• Tuesday, June 10:  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL:  Dismissal at Noon.

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May 13, 2014

  Hello Second Grade Families!

 

We are in that end-of-year, fast and furious, filled with fun and activities timeframe. It is unbelieveable that time is moving so fast!


This week we will focus on ....

DRA testing! MAP testing has concluded and teachers are busy administering the DRA test to all students.

Math: In Second Grade math, we will finish/assess unit 8, Fractions, and begin unit 12, a review unit.

            In Third grade math, we will finish/assess on Unit 9, involving multiplication and division of 10s, 100s, and 1000s.  

           Continue to practice math facts for fluency.  We want all students to be proficient in addition and subtractions facts by the end of second grade.

FAST:  We are testing Friday on Lesson 29 spelling words.

Wordly Wise: We will be starting Lesson 15 this week, and tests will be given May 23- May 30 depending on the class.

Reading: The next 2 weeks will be focused on Synthesizing and Summarizing. 

Writing: Most of the classes are focused on Report Writing

Social Studies:  Unit 6 is continuing with... "How are goods made and brought to us?"

FOSS:  FOSS will continue Monday and Thursday afternoon.

Grade Level News:

• Thursday, May 22:  Field trip to the Wildlife Experience 
• Friday, May 23rd:  Walk a Thon duringSPECIALS 2-245.
• Monday, May 26th:  No School, Memorial Day
• Wednesday, May 28th:  Field Day
• Friday, May 30:  Evening PTCO Carnival
• Tuesday, June 10:  LAST DAY OF SCHOOL:  Dismissal at Noon.