Newsletter 4-27-16

We spent last week reviewing for our language arts CFA, and our class did great!  This week we are reading Just Like Josh Gibson.  Ask your child what he or she learned about how baseball has changed over the years.

We practiced opinion writing in class by writing essays about what we thought was the best season. 

We just finished our unit on money.  Our students did well on the test, and they made these fun piggy banks to combine math and art.

It was interesting to see the money students brought to show the class, especially coins from other countries.  Please continue to have them count money at home.

Our Ugly Duckling play was a huge success!  The kids did a fabulous job.  Thank you for your support.

Tianna earned our citizenship award for forgiveness!

We have a couple kids that are close to passing off their Reflex Math addition and subtraction facts.  Students need 100% by May 5 to earn the party.

We have had fun practicing our skills with a computer quiz game called Quizizz.  Here are some students working hard while having fun!

Many students have not had their planners lately.  Please continue to sign and send them back each day.

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

Newsletter 3-3-16

We had a fun, busy week!  We celebrated college week with all sorts of activities.  On Career Day, we got to hear from a forensic scientist, a doctor, a computer programmer, and a graphic designer.

The computer programmer gave us the link to the programs he explained to us.  The kids were excited to try it at home.  Here it is: http://mjgyesme.github.io

We ended the week with our traditional College Week assembly.  Our second-graders were from Second-Grade Seals University.  Ask your child to show you our cheer! 

Sadie got to represent second grade in a dance-off.  She did an awesome job!

We finished our math unit on geometry and will be starting our money unit after spring break.  The more your child is exposed to money at home, the easier this unit will be.  There are some fun educational money games on our blog that the kids can do over the break.

Please have your child continue to read over spring break.  Our April reading calendars were not handed out, so please keep track of minutes read.  The break is also a great time to work on Reflex Math.  Our goal is to be 100% fluent in math facts by May 5.  We have some students who are getting close!

We had a fantastic time on our field trip!  Our groups got to explore the museum and see many things we had studied in class like rocks, erosion, plants, and weather.  There was a traveling exhibit with geckos, which we all loved seeing.  Thank you to all our parent volunteers who helped out that day!

We have been collecting pretend money for good behavior in class, and I’m planning to do a class store soon.  If you are able to help with the store on a Friday or donate any items for the store, please send me an email.

We’ve been practicing for our second-grade performance of the Ugly Duckling.  The students are doing well learning their lines, songs, and dances.  As a reminder, the parent performance is Thursday, April 14 at 2:00.

We’ll have our Fun Run assembly the day we come back from spring break.  The Fun Run will be Thursday, April 21.

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

 

Newsletter 3-23-16

We are learning about geometry in math and studying the attributes of solid figures and plane shapes.  We also had fun with Lucky Charms graphing for Saint Patrick’s Day.

Our next math unit will be money.  Because it can be a difficult concept, we are already learning the names and values of the different coins.  The more your child can work with money at home, the easier it will be for her or him when we begin our unit.  There are also some fun money games on the blog.    

The students are earning plastic money for good behavior, which they will be able to use to buy items at a class store.  If you are able to donate any small items, (stickers, pencils, toys, etc.) for the store or help run it on a Friday, please email me.

Keep having your child work on Reflex Math.  We have some students who are getting close to 100% mastery! 

Please remind your child to bring his or her homework back on time each week.  Students know that they need to cut out their spelling words and do three activities to earn their sticker on the chart.  You can always do a practice test as one of the activities.  Just write it and initial it on the activity page.  

Alia earned our citizenship award for cooperation.  Way to go!

We are excited for our field trip to the Natural History Museum this Friday!  If your child signed up for a home lunch, please make sure they have it that day.

We have been practicing our parts for our second grade musical, The Ugly Duckling.  This program ties in with our language arts standards and citizenship skills.  Our performance for parents will be Thursday, April 14 at 2:00.  If it is not possible for you to attend the 2:00 performance, there will be limited seating at our student performance at 9:00.

Thank you for all your help and support at home.  Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.  

Newsletter 2-29-16

In language arts this week, we’re wrapping up unit four and reviewing for the CFA test on Monday.  There is no homework packet or spelling test this week.  Please use the extra time to go on the Pearson website and see what skills your child missed in the weekly tests.  Clicking on these skills will print out a specialized practice page.  I’ve sent the instructions again as an attachment.

This would be a great week for your child to get extra practice on Reflex Math.  Many of our students are less than halfway to our goal of 100%.  It is important for all of our children to be fluent in their math facts to 20 by the end of second grade, and those who make the goal by May 5 will earn a party!

Thanks for sending back the February reading calendars today.  If your child forgot, please send it back tomorrow.  Please encourage your child to read every day.  Students who meet our goal of 400 minutes get a coupon for a free pizza from Pizza Hut.

We had a fantastic Valentine’s Day party!  Thank you so much to our room moms, Mrs. Pappas, Mrs. Anderson, and Mrs. Douglas.  I also want to thank you for the nice gifts and chocolates!

We learned a lot about Utah history from our Mountain Man assembly.  

Congratulations to Gaby for earning the citizenship award for friendship!

We are still doing Jump Rope for Heart, and some of our kids have been practicing at recess.  It has been exciting to see the donations they have brought for the American Heart Association.

Have a great week!  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs. Adams