Monday, September 16, 2013


Hello Parents!
 
What a great weekend!  It felt like fall and I got to watch a lot of football!  Only bad part was none of my teams won - boo:(
 
Thursday will be make-up picture day and we will have class pictures taken.  Please turn in your order form for individual pictures.
 
Friday is WARRIOR WALK!  Please turn your pledge folders in by Thursday.  The children are getting very excited and hope to win the "Golden Shoe" award for the 2nd grade class that walks the most laps!  Our class color is dark blue.  Please help your child wear as much of this color on Friday as possible - shorts, bows, bandanas, etc.
 
We will have our Topic 3 test in Math on Wednesday over subtraction strategies.  Your student has brought home their study guide to be completed and returned by Wednesday (they have 2 nights to work on it).  They also have their Addition facts for 5's and 6's this week.  The practice for this is in their folder and should be completed tonight and returned tomorrow.
 
Wednesday we will also have our first unit test in Language.  This will cover sentences, subjects, predicates, and punctuation.  We started reviewing today and will continue tomorrow. 
 
Here is the homework and test schedule for this week:
Monday - Math facts practice, study guide (due Wednesday), spelling and reading (signed paper due by Friday)
Tuesday - practice math facts and spelling words, math study guide is not completed
Wednesday - Math Topic 3 test, Language Unit 1 test
Thursday - practice math facts and spelling words, complete spelling and reading homework if not already done.
Friday - Spelling test, Reading test, math facts speed drill, turn in reading/spelling homework sheet signed
 
Have a wonderful week!
 
Mrs. Kane

Thursday, September 5, 2013

They are here!  Our caterpillars arrived today!  Everyone named their caterpillar and we will have a great time watching the wonder of their journey to becoming butterflies!  

Tomorrow (Friday) we will celebrate our first completed class WOW ticket with PAJAMA DAY!  They can wear slippers in class, but please send regular shoes for recess.

Three day week, caterpillars, pajama day....Can this week get any better?  I think not!

Have a great weekend, 

Mrs. Kane

Monday, August 19, 2013

This week in 2nd grade we will have our first math test, start the first story in our new reading series, and have our first spelling test!  We will be busy this week.

Back to School night for 2nd grade is Tuesday, August 20th from 6:30-7:30.  I have a lot to share with you.  I hope you can make it!

Have a wonderful week,

Mrs. Kane

Tuesday, August 13, 2013


Hello Parents!

We are off t0 another great start this week.  Everyone is starting to get settled in to our daily routines.

This week in math we will continue with understanding addition and subtraction.  You will see the worksheets that we have been working on come home in their Wednesday folders.  You can help your student by having them practice math facts, both adding and subtracting to 20.  We will wrap up this topic and be looking at our first test early next week. 

During reading, we are learning how to "Read to Self" and building our stamina so that we are able to read for 20 minutes at a time.  That may not seem like a lot, but for a 2nd grader that is huge!  The more they read, the better reader they will become.

In language we are focusing on writing complete sentences and in spelling we are working on phonemic awareness strategies.

Please remember that the class book project is due on Friday, but your student can turn it in earlier if they finish.

Next week we will begin our new reading series.  I am very excited!

I hope everyone has a great week.

Mrs. Kane

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Welcome back to school and welcome to my class!  I am wild about 2nd grade and look forward to having a fun adventure with you this year.  You are going to learn and grow so much this year and I will be there for you every step of the way.  Enjoy your last days of summer and I will see you Monday, August 5th!

Mrs. Kane