Newsletter 11-3-15

Parents,

We are moving through unit two in Reading Streets.  Last week we read “Scarcity” and talked about consumers and producers, as well as needs and wants.  We continued to work on plural nouns and informative writing. 

This week we’re reading “The Bremen Town Musicians” and acting it out as a play.  We’re learning about irregular plural nouns and practicing homophones.  We’re also learning about fairy tales and folk tales.

We finished our unit on place value in math and are starting topic six, mental addition.  We are learning different strategies to add two digit numbers in our heads.  Its fun to see all the different ways the children can find the correct answer.

We are so excited for our RAD Kids graduation this Friday from 8:30 to 10:00.  The students have been working hard and learning many safety rules.  We hope you will be able to join us.  Thank you to our moms who have helped!

We’re looking forward to our field trip to Alta to see Cinderella on November 17.  If you haven’t returned the permission slip, please do so as soon as possible.

We had a fabulous Halloween party!  Our room moms had crafts, games, stories and treats; everyone had a great time.  The kids looked terrific in their costumes!

  

It’s been nice seeing so many October reading calendars come back this week.  Our students who met the goal got a Pizza Hut book-it coupon.  Keep up the good work with the November calendar!

Thank you for reminding your kids to bring their homework back on time each week.  It’s been nice seeing which spelling activities they are doing.

Thank you for your help and support at home and in the classroom.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Adams

kristen.adams@canyonsdistrict.org

Newsletter 10-22-15

Parents,

It was great meeting with so many of you at parent-teacher conferences.  Thank you for making the time to look at your child’s progress and set goals.

We are in unit two in language arts.  Our big idea is “How can we work together?”  We are enjoying our story about Abraham Lincoln and learning about how he changed history.  We have been reading books and gathering information about Lincoln.  Ask your child why Abraham Lincoln grew a beard.J  We are also studying nouns and beginning informational writing.

Our students did great in math topic four, Repeated Addition.  We are studying place value now.  The test will be next Friday.

We are so excited to be in RAD Kids!  If you can help the next two Tuesdays from 12:15 to 1:15, our teachers will really appreciate it.  They can also use help the next two Wednesdays from 9:15 to 10:15.  Please email me if you can volunteer at any of these times.

Book orders are due tomorrow for paper orders or by Sunday at 8:00 for online orders.

Our Halloween party will be next Friday at 10:15.  Thank you to those of you who have volunteered to help with it.  I will send home more information about Halloween next week.

Thank you for making sure your child has his or her planner signed each day and homework turned in on time each week.  It’s nice for me to see the spelling activities students have completed.  If it’s not a written activity that they can attach, please mark the square with the day it was completed.

Reading charts are due Friday, October 30.  Children will receive a Pizza Hut coupon if they meet their goal.

Keep sending in box tops with your student.  Not only does it earn money for our school, we could win a pizza party!

Thanks for all your support.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  

Mrs. Adams

kristen.adams@canyonsdistrict.org 

Newsletter 9-27-15

Parents,

Our story in language arts was a drama called The Strongest One.  We choral read it, reread it and answered questions, then assigned parts and practiced.  On Friday we acted it out in our classroom.  It was a lot of fun and a great way to practice expression!

We have learned several strategies for subtraction and have been practicing them this week.  Subtraction tends to be more difficult than addition for most kids, so please practice fluency at home by using Reflex Math or flashcards.  You can also practice orally in the car, while making dinner, or any time you have a few extra minutes.

We practiced logging in with the computers in the lab this week.  We took our first weekly test online and explored the Pearson website.  The kids did an awesome job and had fun playing all the songs and games that come with our reading program.   

Thank you to all of you who attached spelling activities to the homework packet this week.  Next week is a review week for unit one in language arts.  We will practice our concepts all week, then we will take the CFA to test our skills.  I will share this information with you at parent-teacher conferences.  Because it is a review week, we will not have a spelling test, and there will be a smaller homework packet.  Reading calendars are due this Thursday, October 1.

Please see the attached parent guide to find out how you can access your child’s test scores on Pearson.  Whenever a student misses a concept on a test, it will show what it is and link to a skills page that you can print to have your child review the concept.  This is a great resource for you to use at home.    

If you haven’t signed up for parent-teacher conferences, please do so as soon as possible.  I look forward to meeting with you and your child and setting goals for the new school year.

Thanks for all you do.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Adams

kristen.adams@canyonsdistrict.org

Newsletter 9-19-15

Parents,

We’ve had a terrific week in second grade!  We read about the desert in language arts and learned about plant and animal adaptations.  We made crayon-resist, watercolor cactus pictures.

Spelling tests will go home on Monday.  To achieve mastery, students need to be able to apply the spelling rule to words that are not on the weekly list.  The activities in the homework packet can help with this application level.  Please have your child attach the three spelling activities they practice that week and also attach the words in a baggie or envelope, so I can see that they have done the spelling sort.  

We finished Topic 2 in math, Addition Strategies.  We made some fun flip-flop facts and cool doubles dudes.  We will be starting Topic 3, Subtraction Strategies, on Monday. 

We’ve had a lot of students get on Reflex Math at home.  Way to go!  The log-in information is in the packet I sent home on back-to-school night.  We’ve also had a couple kids get on our Pearson Success Net website and check out our language arts and math lessons and activities.  The log-in information is in the packet I sent home on back-to-school night.

Picture day is Tuesday, September 22.  If you want to purchase pictures, please send your child’s envelope that day.

Thank you for reminding your child to bring their take-home folder and signed planner to school each day.  Homework is always due on the last day of the week.

Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers.  We appreciate your help so much!

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Adams

kristen.adams@canyonsdistrict.org

Newsletter 9-6-15

Parents,

We’ve had another great week in second grade!  We have learned our rules and procedures, and we’ve been working hard in all our subjects.  

We read “A Day in the Life of an Astronaut” and learned about outer space.  We talked about whether we would like to take a journey into space, and we learned more about our galaxy.  We performed a readers’ theater about the solar system.  

We finished our first math unit, Understanding Addition and Subtraction.  Our new unit is Addition Strategies.  Ask your child about the doubles rap we learned in class!

I am going to extend the time on book orders, since some kids thought they still might want to order.  Please send your in order or place it online by Tuesday.

Thank you to those of you who have sent Kleenex, dry erase markers, and other classroom supplies.  We appreciate it so much!

If you haven’t returned the school disclosure form or our classroom disclosure form, please send it as soon as possible.

Remember to keep signing the planner and reminding your child to use her or his take-home folder.

Our latest volunteer schedule is below.  If you still want to be on the schedule, please email me.  I would like to start this coming week.  Please let me know in advance if you won’t be able to help at your scheduled time.

Thanks for all you do.  Your kids are wonderful!

Kristen Adams

Volunteer Schedule (10:30-11:30)

Monday

 (1^st week) Megan Cassidy

 (2^nd week) Katie Rasmussen

 (3^rd week)

 (4th week) Katie Rasmussen

Tuesday

 (1st week) Robyn Burningham

 (2^nd week)

 (3rd week) Sarah Anderson

 (4^th week)

Wednesday

 (1st week) Leslee Douglas

 (2nd week) Tamara Jones

 (3^rd week) Leslee Douglas

 (4^th week) Tamara Jones

Thursday

 (1^st week)

 (2nd week) Jen Pappas

 (3rd week)

 (4^th week)

Friday 

 (every week) Joni Anderson

Newsletter 9-2-15

Parents,

We had a great day!  Our class did much better on behavior.  They worked hard on their tests, and they had fun with the assembly, math games, and science.

If you want to turn in a book order, please send it to me by Friday.  If you want to order online, please have it sent in by the end of the weekend.  Online ordering is easy, and it gives you the freedom to shop for books in different book orders.  Any books you order earn bonus points for our class, which allows us to get more books for our classroom library.

I am sending a tentative volunteer list for classroom helpers.  If you need to make changes or want to be added to the list, please email me.  Thanks for your help!

Mrs. Adams

Volunteer Schedule (10:30-11:30)

Monday

 (1^st week)

 (2^nd week

 (3^rd week)

 (4th week)

Tuesday

 (1st week) Robyn Burningham

 (2^nd week)

 (3rd week) Sarah Anderson

 (4^th week)

Wednesday

 (1st week) Leslee Douglas

 (2nd week) Tamara Jones

 (3^rd week) Leslee Douglas

 (4^th week) Tamara Jones

Thursday

 (1^st week)

 (2nd week)

 (3rd week)

 (4^th week)

Friday 

 (every week) Joni Anderson

Newsletter 8-27-15

Parents,

It was great seeing so many of you at Back to School Night.  If you weren’t able to make it, I will send home a packet tomorrow with the information I covered last night.  Please send back the green disclosure slip and the volunteer sheet, if you are interested.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Our new Reflex Math user name is 2kadamscsd.  The password is still your student’s ID number.  This is on the green sheet I gave you, and I will also send home a bright orange log-in sheet tomorrow.  I hope your child will take advantage of this terrific, educational resource.  

The homework packet is due tomorrow.  Please make sure your child writes his or her name at the top of the front page of the homework each week.  Students who return it will get a sticker on our sticker chart.  

Thanks for signing your children’s planners each night and making sure they are prepared for school.  I would like students to use their purple take-home folders to take papers home and to bring papers back each day.  Even if the folders are empty, I would like them to get in the habit of doing this.

 

We have been working hard learning the rules and procedures in second grade.  The students are showing a great deal of improvement, and it’s been fun getting to know them.  Thank you for your support at home!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Adams

kristen.adams@canyonsdistrict.org