Happy Monday Everyone!

What a beautiful day to start our week! It was wonderful getting outside for recess. Please remember to send your child to school with a jacket. Spring weather is unpredictable, but we will always go out if weather permits.

We have started new units in math and language this week. In math we will be working with numbers and number patterns to 1000. In language we will begin writing a descriptive paragraph. Put all of that good knowledge of adjectives to work!

Our story in reading is My Name is Gabriela and we will be examining characters. Our spelling pattern for the week is long -e spelled with -y.

If your student is writing a story for Celebrate Literacy, those are to be turned in by Friday so that Mrs. Pam has time to laminate and bind them.

The POW WOW is fast approaching. If you have not signed up to work a shift, please email Aimee Fuqua to find out what spots are still open. We need everyone's help for this event to be a success.

Homework:
Monday-Thursday: 15 minutes of reading and 2 complete sentences - due by Friday morning
Study spelling words
Read this week's story and Spelling homework due by Friday morning

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Kane

 

No school on Monday, February 17th.

Parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday, February 18th!

Enjoy your long weekend!

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents!

Welcome back from another long weekend! We only have 5 snow days left, so let's hope we don't go over. It is only the beginning of February!

This week we are continuing our unit on time and temperature in math. We will have a test on this unit on Friday. In language, we continue to work with adjectives. Our test on this unit should be next week. I will let you know more about that next week.

In reading we are studying about story structure - setting, characters, beginning, middle, and end. Our story is Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble. We are also reviewing our infer/predict skills.

Homework:
Tuesday - Friday - 15 minutes of reading each night with 2-3 sentences about the reading, study spelling words, read this week's story.
Wednesday - math study guide due on Friday

Friday - Spelling test, phonics assessment, reading assessment, math test

Last week I sent home a pink sheet explaining our Valentine's day activities. Please help your child decorate a shoe box to hold their Valentines and bring it in on Friday, February 14th. Although there is not an actual party, we will exchange Valentines and have a special snack.

Progress reports will come home on Thursday. Please sign the copy and send it back the next day.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents!

I hope everyone is keeping warm on these frigid days! Although it has been too cold to go outside, we have been having a fun time playing in the classroom. Kids are so flexible!

Biography projects are due this Thursday and Friday. Girls will present on Thursday and boys will present on Friday. If you have any questions, please let me know. Please have your student practice "wearing" their people poster and reading their report to you at home.

We are continuing our math unit on time and temperature, as well as adjectives in language.

We are reading Officer Buckle and Gloria and reviewing the skill of cause and effect this week.

Homework:
Due by Friday: Reading and spelling homework, 4 nights of 15 minutes of reading and writing 2 sentences about what you read.
Monday - math facts practice sheets, study spelling words
Tuesday - practice math facts, study spelling words
Wednesday - Girls - biography projects are due tomorrow
Thursday - Boys - biography projects are due tomorrow
Friday - Reading and spelling tests

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Mrs. Kane

Happy 100th day of school to us!

We have had a fun day of learning/celebrating, and to top it off we got out of school early!

 

Because of the short week, we are not doing our normal weekly story and spelling this week. However, students are responsible for 3 nights of 15 minute reading/writing homework that must be turned in no later than Friday morning. 

 

We will begin our math unit on time and temperature and we will continue learning about adjectives in language.

 

This Friday, the second grade classes will be having a "Winter Read-In". This is a fun day filled with reading, reading, and more reading! The students will keep a reading log of all the books they read that day, and will also illustrate their favorite book.

 

For the Read-In, students may bring a sleeping bag or blanket (beach towels also work great!) to school. The students will have to carry their sleeping bags on the bus, so we will not have room for pillows. We are looking forward to a fun day filled with reading!

 

If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Have a wonderful week!

 

Mrs. Kane

Hello Parents!

 

I hope each of you enjoyed the beautiful weekend since we are starting off to a soggy week!

 

We have a lot to cover so here it goes............

 

On Friday, your child brought home their Biography Project information.  Please help your child choose a famous person

to read about.  They must have a book on or close to their reading level.  They must have their book approved by me no later than this Thursday, January 16th.  They will present their projects on January 30th and 31st.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Your child will have new reading homework starting tonight.  They are required to read 15 minutes Monday - Thursday nights and write 2-3 sentences about what they read.  They have a sheet to fill out in their Take Home Folders.  This sheet will be turned in on Friday mornings.  They will receive one reading grade, based on the completion and accuracy of this homework, each of the remaining 9 weeks.  This is to help with two areas of focus this semester.  One is to build up their reading ability by being able to write about what they read, and secondly to be able to write a compete sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.  They may use their reading of the weekly story as part of their required 15 minutes.  Directions are included on the sheet.  Again, if you have questions, please let me know. 

Mrs. Kane

Dear Parents,

We are having a wonderful time learning about other countries this week! The only homework this week is to complete

the Holiday Around the World project. Girls will make their presentation on Wednesday, and boys will make their presentation on Thursday. Please let your child practice their oral presentation at home in front of you or other family members. They always enjoy doing this and they learn so much about the world around them!

Friday we will have our party starting at 10:30 with dismissal at 11:30.

Can you feel the excitement in the air? I can!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Kane