Happy Monday!

There will be no homework this week other than preparing for

our Holiday Around the World presentations.  We had some

wonderful presentations today and I look forward to the presentations

the rest of the week!

Our class party will begin Friday at 10:30 and we will

dismiss from school at 11:30.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope everyone enjoyed time with your families during

Thanksgiving.  It is hard to believe we only have three

weeks left for this semester!

This week we are reading the story Schools Around the World.  The

skill we will focus on is identifying the main idea and the details of

the passage.  Our spelling words have the long a sound using -ai and

-ay.  In language we are learning to write friendly letters and then

we will write a letter to Santa!

In math we are working with graphs and then we will begin our

unit on measurement.

Don't forget our field trip to see Charlotte's Web is Thursday.  We will

have an early lunch in the classroom and will depart the school at

10:45. Because we are eating early, everyone must either bring their

lunch, or purchase a sack lunch from the cafeteria.  You indicated your

preference when you filled out your field trip paperwork.  If you are

unsure what you selected, please let me know.  We should have our

field trip t-shirts tomorrow.

Second grade does a social studies unit on holidays around the world.

Your child will pick a country to learn how they celebrate winter holidays.

If their is a country of special interest to you and your family, please talk

to your child about that tonight.  We will pick our countries tomorrow.

I will send home the requirements for the project tomorrow.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday!

This week we will wrap up our unit on Native Americans and

learn about the Pilgrims and their voyage on the Mayflower!

There will be no reading or spelling this week.  In language we

will continue our unit on verbs.  While in math, we will finish

our unit on adding and subtracting within 100 with a unit

test tomorrow.

Homework:

Monday - Math

Just a reminder that we will be going on our field trip to see

"Charlotte's Web" at the Nashville Children's Theater

on Thursday, December 3rd. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Blessings!

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents!

Progress reports come home today.  Please sign one copy and return it

tomorrow.  The other copy is for you to keep.

This week we are reading a passage called "Native Americans: Keeping the Past

Alive."  The skill we will focus on will be comparing and contrasting.  Our spelling

words are base words with endings -s and -es.  We have begun our language

unit on verbs and incorporate some informative writing.  In math we continue

our focus on adding and subtracting within 100.

We have begun our social studies unit on Native Americans and next week

we will tie it in to the pilgrims and Thanksgiving.

Homework:

Monday - math (we did most of it in class)

Tuesday - I-ready reading for 20 minutes.  If your child doesn't have

access to a computer, please have them read for 15 minutes and write

3 complete sentences about what they wrote.

Wednesday- Wednesday folders, math

Thursday - Read this week's passage, study spelling words

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents -

This Friday is our Thanksgiving lunch.  I hope you can join us!  Our lunch

time is 12:20 and we will be sitting at table 2 in the cafeteria.

When we go to the library tomorrow, we will be able to purchase items

from the book fair.  Please send money with your child tomorrow, if

you would like them to make a purchase.  We will also visit the bookfair

after our Thanksgiving lunch on Friday.

This week we are reading a fun folktale, How Chipmunk Got His Stripes. 

Our spelling words this week are contractions.  After we finish our

informative writing about our animals, we will begin our unit on

verbs in language.  In math we continue our unit on adding and subtracting

within 100.

ILE is collecting items for animal shelters if you would like to donate.  Those

items can be brought in this week.

Homework:

Mon: Read and write 3 sentences

Tues:  Read and write 3 sentences, math

Wed: Wed. folders, read

Thurs: Read How Chipmunk Got His Stripes, write 3 sentences, math, study spelling words

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed an extra hour

of sleep!

This week we will continue our reading about animal habitats from our

science books.  We will focus on text features and comparing and contrasting.

Our spelling words this week have -ed, -ing endings.  In language we will

focus on informative writing.

We will begin Unit 3 in math and focus on addition and subtraction within

one hundred.

If your child needs to have their picture taken, or re-taken, tomorrow

is re-take picture day.

The deadline to be a underclothes superhero has been extended until this Friday.

If you would like to send in new underclothes for those in need, please do so

this week.

Homework:

Monday - Read and write 3 sentences

Tuesday - Read and write sentences, math

Wednesday - Wed. folders, read for 15 minutes

Thursday - Read and write sentences, math, study spelling words

I am sending home a fun homework project that is due Monday, November 9th.

We read the story  Plump and Perky Turkey.  The assignment is to disguise their

turkey so it can hide and not become Thanksgiving dinner!  The children always

come up with fun, creative ways to hide their turkeys.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday Everyone!

This week we are reading about animal habitats from our science books.  We will be reading from these chapters for two weeks, therefore, there will not be a reading test this Friday.  We will focus

on text features and comparing and contrasting.  In language we will wrap up our unit on nouns

this week with a test on Thursday.  We will have a review on Thursday and it will come home Thursday night so that you can review with your child.  Our spelling pattern this week is consonant digraphs th, sh, wh, ch, tch, and ph. The spelling test will be on Friday.

This week we are moving into Unit 3 in math, Addition and Subtraction within one hundred.  It will include making graphs, solving story problems, adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers using strategies, and representing addition and subtraction on a number line.

Friday is ILE's annual fall parade.  Information is coming home with your child today about the parade.  Please do not wear any costumes to school.  They should be brought to school and we will change into them

before the parade.  Your child should be able to put their costume on by themselves.  Please practice

this at home.  The parade will begin at 2:00 and our fall party will be immediately following.  Students may be checked out early from our classroom.  There will be a sign out sheet in my room.

Homework:

Monday:  Read a book and complete the book report sheet.  This is due by Friday. 

Tuesday: Math

Wednesday:  Wed. folders

Thursday: Math, study spelling words

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents!

I hope your week is off to a great start!

This week we will be giving the Quarterly Assessments for ELA,

Math, and Writing.  It is very important for your child to be

here and to be on time.  Because of the time it takes to

complete these assessments, we are moving our weekly reading

test to Monday.  Your child will still bring their book home on

Thursday to read the story.  We will still give the spelling

and phonics assessments on Friday.

Thank you to everyone who came out Friday and stood in the rain

to cheer us on during Warrior Walk!  We had a great time.  A little

rain didn't dampen their spirits or their drive to run!  Please turn

in all Warrior Walk packets by this Friday.

This week we are reading Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type.  Our spelling

words have final blends of nd, ng, nk, ft, xt, and mp.  We are continuing

to learn about nouns.  In math we are learning place value and some

measuring.

Homework:

Monday - Reading and writing sentences

Tuesday - Reading and writing sentences and math game with worksheet -

they only need to return page 51 completed

Wednesday -  Reading and Wed. folders

Thursday - Reading and writing sentences, study for spelling test

If you have not requested a Parent-Teacher conference time, I have just a

few spots open.  Please let me know if you would like a conference.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday Everyone!

This week we are reading the chapter on Animals from our science

book!  Our focus will be on how text features help us understand

what we are reading. Our spelling words all have consonant blends using r, l, and s.

We continue to learn about nouns in language.

In math we continue to work on adding and subtracting with larger

numbers and measuring.

Most of our caterpillars are now in a chrysalis!  We are so excited to

watch their transformation!

Don't forget this Friday is Warrior Walk!  We will be walking from 1:25-1:55.

Our class color is light blue.  We want to wear as much light blue as we

can.  However, hair color is not allowed.  Your student is bringing home a

Warrior Walk form in their Take Home folders.  This needs to be returned

by Wednesday.

If you haven't turned in your request for a parent-teacher conference, please send

those in as soon as possible.

Homework:

Monday - Reading and writing sentences, math

Tuesday - Reading and writing sentences

Wednesday - Wed. folder and math

Thursday - Read Science book chapter 2, lessons 5, 6, and 7, write sentences and

study spelling words

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday!


Today your child meet and named their very own CATERPILLAR!! 
We are so excited to start our Life Cycle of a Butterfly unit.  This is
always a favorite of all second graders.


This week we are reading Henry and Mudge and our skill is sequencing
and inferring and predicting.  Our spelling words have the long o, u, and e
sounds.  In language we will begin our unit on nouns.


We are beginning our second unit in math where we will be counting,
adding, and subtracting large numbers, as well as measuring length.


Homework:
Monday - Read and write sentences, math game/worksheet
Tuesday - Read and write sentences
Wednesday - Wed. folders and read, math
Thursday - Read Henry and Mudge and write sentences, study spelling words
Friday - I will be sending home math homework.  HOWEVER, it is not due until
Tuesday!!!  If you wish to complete it and turn in on Monday that is fine.  But you
may choose to have your child do it on Monday and turn in on Tuesday.


A look ahead.....  Second grade will be going to see the play "Charlotte's Web"
December 3rd.  Be on the look out for more information later this month.


Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Kane

Hello All!

Welcome back from our long weekend!

This week we are reading a short text titled "Moths."  This is not located

in our reading book, but rather a copy of a text from ReadWorks.  Every

student has their own copy that we are highlighting important information

on.

Our spelling pattern this week is long a and long i words.  We will be wrapping

up  our first unit in language with a test over complete sentences, naming parts,

telling parts, statements, questions, commands, exclamations, beginning

sentences with capital letters, and ending with punctuation.

In math we continue to learn strategies for adding and subtracting.

Homework this week:

Tuesday:  Read and write sentences, math

Wednesday:  Wed. folders, read

Thursday:  Read "Moths" and write sentences, study spelling words

Mark your calendars for Warrior Walk - Friday, September 25th! 

We hope you can join us!

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday Everyone!

This week we are reading a nonfiction story called Jellies and we will be

learning about facts and opinions.  Our spelling words this week will have

the short o, u, and i sounds.  In language we continue to work on writing

sentences.

This week in math we continue to work on addition and subtraction

strategies.

We should finish up our social studies unit on maps and globes. 

Ask your child to sing the continents and oceans song for you!

Beginning today, your child will have a behavior chart in their Take Home

folder.  At the end of every day they will color their day based on where

they ended on our class behavior chart.  At the end of the month, I will

collect these, and your child will receive a ticket for every day they

stayed on green (ready to learn).  Everyone who stays on green for the

entire month will get to eat lunch in the classroom and watch cartoons

with me!  Please do not take this out of your child's folder. 

When you send lunch money to school, please put it in an baggie or

envelope with your child's name on it.

Homework:

Monday - Read and write sentences

Tuesday - Read and write sentences, math

Wednesday - Wed. folders and read

Thursday - Read Jellies and write sentences, study spelling words, math

Tomorrow is picture day!

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday Everyone!

I hope you enjoyed the week-end and are ready for a full week of learning!

We are starting this week with our first reading story "Teacher's Pet." 

With this story we will examine the story structure - characters, setting,

and plot.  In language we are working on writing complete sentences and

identifying naming and telling parts of sentences.  In spelling we are working

with short -a and -i words patterns.  Your child has their spelling list in the

back pocket of their Take Home folder.  PLEASE leave it in that pocket. 

Your child needs to use their list during the week in class.  As long as your

child brings their folder back and forth to school, they will always have

their list at home at night to study.

We are continuing our first unit in math with a focus this week on addition

and subtraction strategies.

In social studies we are exploring maps and globes.

Homework:

Monday - Read and write sentences

Tuesday - Read and write sentences, math

Wednesday - Wed. folders, read

Thursday - Students will bring their reading books home to read from this

week's story and write sentences, math, study spelling words

On Friday we will have our first reading, phonics, and spelling tests.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday Everyone


Well we didn't make it outside today, but they enjoyed playing games in the
classroom!


This week we continue to build our reading stamina by practicing our
independent reading.  We made it to 9 minutes today.  Our goal is to be
able to read independently for 20 minutes.  We can do it!


We are starting homework this week.  Your child will have a green
reading sheet in their Take Home folder.  They will need to read for 15 minutes
three nights this week and then write 3 quality sentences about what they
read.  I don't want them to copy sentences from the book.  Just in their
own words tell me what they read.  They can read from any book they
like.


We will have math homework on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week.


Please turn in all blue forms for t-shirts by Wednesday.


Please let me know if I can help your child in any way.


Have a wonderful week!


Mrs. Kane
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Just a little information to get the year started.  We will have a snack in the mornings around 10:30 since our lunch is not until 12:10.  Please keep these snacks simple and easy as we will only have 5 minutes for snack.  Please do not send messy snacks such as fruit cups, pudding, and nuttella.  My suggestions would be fruit, granola bar, crackers, cheese, pretzels, or something similar.

We have P.E. on Thursdays so please make sure your child wears their athletic shoes on this day.

Many of you were not able to take the parent survey during registration night.  There is a link on the ILE website if you would please take a few minutes to complete this it would be greatly appreciated.

I look forward to a fantastic year.  If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!

Mrs. Kane

Happy Monday!


This week we started our novel study of Stone Fox and will be reading and working
from this novel for the next two weeks.  Our spelling pattern is -ai, -ay, -igh, and -y.
Since we are having Field Day on Friday, the spelling test will be on Thursday.
We will be reviewing in language and will continue working on multiplication this
week.


Tomorrow is our "Read In" in the library.  Students may bring blankets and stuffed
animals to take to the library during related arts tomorrow.  Please make sure that
your child can handle carrying anything they bring.  My suggestion is that it fit in
their backpacks.


Friday is FIELD DAY!  Please send a water bottle with your child's name on it to
carry with us while we are playing the games.  It is going to be hot and sunny on
Friday.  I would also suggest putting sunscreen on your child BEFORE they come to
school.  We will have a picnic style lunch outside so please send a towel that your
child can sit on during lunch.  I would love to have some parents help with field
day.  If you have never come before, we walk from game to game and the directions
for the game are there for the adults to explain to the children.


Homework:
Monday - math worksheet
Tuesday - Read for 20 minutes
Wednesday - Wed. folder, study spelling words
Thursday - Read for 20 minutes


If you have any questions, please let me know.


Have a wonderful week!
Mrs.Kane

Happy Monday Everyone!


This week we are reading from our science books about the Sun, Moon, and
Earth.  We will discuss cause and effect and non-fiction text features.  Our
spelling pattern is -oo like in book.  In language we are learning to use quotation
marks and we will be reviewing.  We are learning about graphs in math.


We will not have a reading test this Friday like normal since we are using our
science books.  This unit will last into next week and we will test on it next week.
However, we will have our spelling and phonics test on Friday.


If you haven't turned in your blue registration form, please turn it in no later
than Friday.  If your child will not be attending here next year, please attach
a note to the registration form and send it in as well.


Homework:
Monday - math worksheet
Tuesday - Book report due by Friday
Wednesday - Wed. folders and progress reports come home
Thursday - Study spelling words


Have a wonderful week!


Mrs. Kane

Welcome Back Routine!!


Having a break is always nice, but there is something to be said
about routines!  I hope you enjoyed your time with your kiddos!


This week we are reading Officer Buckle and Gloria.  We will focus on cause
and effect as our skill.  Our spelling words have -aw, -al, -au, -a, and -o as the
spelling pattern.  In language we are working on dictionary skills
and writing opinion paragraphs.


In math we will continue our work on telling time.


Because our fieldtrip is this Friday, we will have our spelling, phonics, and
reading tests on Thursday.  This means that your student will bring home
their reading books on Wednesday to read our story. 


Please have all fieldtrip forms and money turned in no later than
Wednesday, April 8th!


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Homework:
Monday:  math (due on Tues.)
Tuesday:  Book report (due on Fri.), fieldtrip money and forms due Wed.
Wednesday:  Wed. folder, study spelling words, read Officer Buckle and Gloria
Friday:  Arrive at school on time.  We will depart at 8:45!  Don't forget your
lunch if you are bringing it from home!


 


Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Kane

​Happy Monday Everyone!


This week we are reading about our economy from our Social Studies book.  There will not
be a regular reading and vocabulary test this week. This unit will take us through next week
and we will test next Wednesday.  With this unit, 2nd grade will have a "Market Day." 
Students will decide if they will produce a good or provide a service.  They will produce
(create) their products at school, not at home.  I will have craft supplies that they can use,
but if there is a special suppley they need to create their product they can bring it from
home.  Please do not go to any expense for this activity.  Suggested products have been: paper airplanes, drawings, "cutie catchers", writing stories or poems.  Suggested services have been: 
organizing someone's desk, painting nails (polish coming from home) tutoring someone in reading or math, magic tricks.   I will give them time in class to make their products or business cards if they are providing a service.   All students must have their  good or service approved by me no later than Wednesday.   Market Day will be Thursday, March 26th. All students will receive a grade for 
participating in Market Day.  


Have a wonderful week!


Mrs. Kane