Dear Parents, 

This week we are reading two versions of Cinderella.  One is from China and the other is from Egypt.  We will be compare and contrast the stories.  We are reviewing adverbs and how they help us write better sentences.  Our spelling pattern is over long e using the letter y.  Students have been trying to beef up their writing, and I hope to see more Super Sentences on the spelling test Friday!  

In math we are beginning unit 7 and will be measuring, learning about fractions, and adding and subtracting two and three digit numbers.

Tomorrow we go to the book fair to shop.  Today you child previewed the books they would like to purchase.  Their list and the total for that list is in their Wednesday folder.  Please send any money you would like for them to spend at the book fair tomorrow.  The book fair will also be open until 6:00 pm tomorrow if you would like to come after school to shop with your child.

Permission slips and information about our field trip are also in their Wednesday folders.  All money must be turned in by April 8th.

Have a wonderful week!

Amy Kane

2nd grade

Indian Lake Elementary

Happy Monday!

This week we are reading Henry's Freedom Box and will discover that books can create a mood. We will also practice writing text dependent questions.  We will use conjunctions to combine sentences, and our spelling pattern is long i using -i, -igh, -ie, and -y.

In math we will wrap up our unit on geometry with our test on Wednesday.  I will send the pretest home tonight for practice.  Please send it back to school tomorrow as we will go over it in class tomorrow as a review.

Class pictures are in.  If you didn't purchase one, but would still like to they are $10.  We only have a few extras.

Have a wonderful week!

Amy Kane

2nd grade

Indian Lake Elementary

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Dear Parents, 

This week it's all things POW WOW!

First, I need volunteers to fill two open slots of the ring a pop game that we are responsible for. We need a volunteer for 12:30-1:30 and 1:30-2:30.  Please email aimeegingerich@yahoo.com asap to lend a helping hand!  It is my understanding from the PTO that there will be plenty of high school students on hand to help.  We just need to provide the adult supervision.  It is so important that we have these slot filled!

Friday is the last day to buy presale tickets and wristbands.  These will be sent home with your child on Friday afternoon.  If for some reason your child is not at school on Friday, they will have them at the ticket booth waiting on you Saturday.

Friday is the last day to Raise an Arrow for ILE.  When you raise an Arrow to support our school, your child has a chance to win one of three really big prizes - Pac Man arcade game, hoverboard, or gokart!  

Lastly, during the auction at the POW WOW dinner you will have a chance to bid on teacher experiences.  This year the second grade teachers will host a swimming party for 15 second graders.  There will be swimming, pizza, drinks, and dessert! If you are not coming to the dinner, you can have someone bid for you.

I look forward to seeing you at the Pow Wow on Saturday!

Amy Kane

2nd grade

Indian Lake Elementary

Happy Monday!

This week we will be doing a lot of writing!  We are writing opinion paragraphs where we must state our opinion and give reasons to support our opinion.  We are also writing our papers for our biography projects.  As a reminder, the people posters are the optional part of this project that are done at home. We will practice understanding characters when we read We Love You Mr. Hatch.

Our spelling pattern this week is compound words and our test will be on Thursday this week.

In math we are learning about 3 dimensional shapes. While in science we are investigating weathering and erosion.

This Friday we will have spring individual pictures and class pictures taken.  If you want to order a class picture you must prepay for it by Friday.  Individual pictures will be ordered from proofs.

Money and reservations are due this Friday if you are going to attend the POW WOW dinner and auction on Friday, March 1st.  Please make plans to come to the POW WOW Festival on Saturday, February 23 11:00-3:00.  There are lots of new games this year!

Thursday is Valentine's Day💗💗Please bring your shoe box and valentines on Thursday!

Have a wonderful week!

Amy Kane

2nd grade

Indian Lake Elementary

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Happy Monday!

This week we will be doing a lot of writing!  We are writing opinion paragraphs where we must state our opinion and give reasons to support our opinion.  We are also writing our papers for our biography projects.  As a reminder, the people posters are the optional part of this project that are done at home. We will practice understanding characters when we read We Love You Mr. Hatch.

Our spelling pattern this week is compound words and our test will be on Thursday this week.

In math we are learning about 3 dimensional shapes. While in science we are investigating weathering and erosion.

This Friday we will have spring individual pictures and class pictures taken.  If you want to order a class picture you must prepay for it by Friday.  Individual pictures will be ordered from proofs.

Money and reservations are due this Friday if you are going to attend the POW WOW dinner and auction on Friday, March 1st.  Please make plans to come to the POW WOW Festival on Saturday, February 23 11:00-3:00.  There are lots of new games this year!

Thursday is Valentine's Day💗💗Please bring your shoe box and valentines on Thursday!

Have a wonderful week!

Amy Kane

2nd grade

Indian Lake Elementary

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Dear Parents, 

On Monday we will begin writing our papers in class for our biography project.  Students need to have their books read and the questions answered and brought to class on Monday.  We have had time each day to work on this and some are finished with this part of the project.  Some are bringing home the books and questions to finish this up over the weekend.  If your child has their book and questions at home, PLEASE help them remember to complete them and bring them on Monday! 

If your child is making the people poster for their presentation, you can keep the picture at home for reference.

What I love most about this project is that afterwards, most students get really excited about reading biographies!

Thank you for your help and have a wonderful weekend!

Amy Kane

2nd grade

Indian Lake Elementary

Hello All - 

This week we will continue reading Dex Heart of a Hero and practice identifying how characters respond to major events in a story.  Our spelling pattern this week is long o using -oa, -ow, and -o. We will look at the shades of meaning between different adjectives and verbs (fast, swift, rapid).

We are reading our biographies in class and answering the questions about our person.  Please help your child remember to bring their book and questions to school if they have not already.  The people posters will be due on the date your child presents their report - boys on Feb. 20th and girls on Feb. 21st 

We are beginning our unit on geometry.  This is always a fun unit.  Students love to learn about shapes!  In science we continue our unit on the Earth's surface and will be looking at bodies of water.

Looking ahead to next week we will have spring and class pictures taken on Friday, February 15th.  Class pictures must be preordered, but you will be able to order individuals from proofs.  

On Thursday, February 14th we will exchange Valentines with each other.  Information and a class list came home on Friday.

Have a wonderful week!

Amy Kane

2nd grade 

Indian Lake Elementary