Harvest

Happy Fall! The second grade team is looking forward to seeing all of you on October 25th. The children are getting excited about our harvest supper. We are hoping for a really good turn out! We will have good food, students work on display and a video slide show of what we have been working on so far this year, especially our visit to the farm. Please call Mrs. Wagnor and let her know you will be coming and what you will be bringing. Our classroom is in charge of salads, veggies, and appetizers. I think we already have enough bread items. Enjoy this beautiful New England fall weekend and see you all next Wednesday night!

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Thanks for Coming!

I enjoyed meeting all of you last night, it's nice to put faces with names. Please mark your calendars for October 5th. We will be going to Casey Farm for a field trip. Also on the evening of October 25th we will be having a Harvest Supper from 5:30-7 PM. Please save these dates. My classroom will be bring salads, veggies, and breads. Please be thinking of a couple of choices so when our room mothers call you will have an idea of what you might want to bring. More information will be coming home soon. Thanks for all your kind words, thoughts and help! This is going to be a great year!

Open House

We have had a great week in school! Our insects have changed and it has been very exciting. We are moving along in all areas. We have finally finished the reading tests! I am looking forward to meeting everyone at Open House. Please be sure to sign up for a conference and volunteer opportunities. The sheets will be on the back table. Have a great weekend and I'll see you on Tuesday.

Information You May Need!

We are moving right along in second grade! All the students seem to have settled in. On Monday, you may have noticed, I sent the homework for the week home. This helps some families with their schedules. In fall and spring there are many sports and other activities that take place after school and I try to be as flexible as possible to accommodate the needs of families. It is the intention that students do the nightly assignments and turn them in daily but if need be there is flexibility!
Reading folders will be coming soon. The reading should be about 20 minutes and fairly easy for the student to read. The purpose is to increase fluency. If it is to easy/hard, please let me know and I will adjust their program. Also the reading is one piece of the homework they must complete each night because it needs your signature. The folder comes back to school and it is recorded and a new book/chapter assigned.
I am in need of some classroom volunteers. If you have the time, let me know. I have also created an e-mail list so if you did not get an e-mail from me, it is probably because I don't have your e-mail. Please send me one through the school web site.
If you would like to help our classroom but you can't volunteer, there is a wish list on my home page. Also disinfecting wipes, kleenex and zip lock bags with the zippers would be appreciated. Don't hesitate to e-mail or call if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

What a wonderful week!

Dear Parents,

What a great week with your children. We did a lot of learning, begining of the year "stuff" and fun too. We are settling into the second grade routine, learning names and new faces. Welcome everyone! Have a safe and happy weekend.

Oh My Gosh!!!

The end of the year is coming and so much more to do and finish. We had a wonderful time on the field trip yesterday. It is very informative for the students and I always learn something new. I saw lots of cameras taking pictures....Any pictures you may have of the year would be greatly appreciated. You can e-mail them, put them on a disk or send hard copies. We are in the process of making a memory book for the year.
I like to take this last chance to wish all my military families all the best in your move and in your new home. You all give a lot for all of us and I want you to know how I personally appreciate all the sacrifices you make as families.
To all my second grade parents, thank you for trusting me with your children. They have grown and learned so much this year and are ready to move on to third grade. Likewise with each group of second graders I learn too!
Have a wonderful summer and I hope those of you still in Jamestown will stop in to see me once in awhile.
All my best,
Mrs. Goodyear

Happy Spring!

I think spring is finally here. Tonight your child will be bringing home a permission slip for our field trip on Friday. I'd love to have as many parents that want to come join us. Don't worry if you can't, there will be several other opportunities. Please mark next Wed., May 4th on your calendars. The students will be presenting their projects on China to you. They will make their own official invites to you this week. The presentations will be from 1:30 to 2:15. We hope you will be able to stop by and see them.
We will be starting the weather unit this week and using the data that we have kept all year. It is awesome that we now have a projector and they can watch the weather live on Turnto10.com.
We will also start the farm unit after our China presentations. We are right on schedule for math and the 6 traits of writing. I can't believe this is our last quarter in school! Have a good week!

I think spring is finally starting to give us hope with the few warm days we have had. The students have finished the science unit and a new one on weather will be coming. We have been keeping weather data since September and right now there is much in the papers and news. Please save any papers, magazines or articles and send them into school.

During the next month we will be studying about China and other Asian countries. We will learn about the geography, climate the people and their culture. We have a mini museum set up in the room in case anyone would like to add to it. The students will have a project due the week before vacation so you will be hearing about that soon!

This week the students will be taking the Unit 7 math assessment and the science assessment on solid and liquids.

We are learning 2 new cursive letters each week so by the end of the year they will know all the lower case letters.

I know with the good weather coming it is hard to get the reading completed each night but it is important that they keep reading and don't forget to sign the sheet. It costs them 5 minutes of recess if they forget to have you sign their form. ;(

We are writing and reading and working hard each day! Have a good week!

Snow, Snow and More Snow!!!

I am so glad to be back to school! We are moving right along and working very hard. We are continuing spelling with a new lesson each week. The homework assignments are in the packets sent home on the first day of the school week. Almost each morning we do a daily language activity. Students are expected to proof read and correct all their work before handing it in. Our social studies unit concluded with the map reading activities. Our next unit will be about China. Please look for anything we can put in a classroom museum. We have started the science unit "Liquid and Solids". This unit is always lots of fun. In math we will finish unit 5 by the end of the week...hoping we don't have a snow day. Stay safe and warm and enjoy all the winter activities.

Happy Holidays !

I wish for all of you a very happy holiday season. I am looking forward to seeing all of you in January. Stay safe, stay healthy, have fun and have a good rest.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so proud of all my students! You have been working so hard and doing wonderful work and it shows. Keep up the great work. Our traditional second grade Thanksgiving play is approaching fast. It will be on Wednesday, November 24th at 9:30 am. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and travel safely.
November is always a very hectic month. There is so much to do and there is never enough time! We have multiple holiday days and we have several practices for the Thanksgiving musical and the big finale. We are also wrapping up the insect unit.
In December we will study about Mexico, the people and their culture. If you have items from Mexico, your child might want to bring it in to share on their sharing day. We will also include some geography, map skills, and volcanoes. Our next science unit will start in January after the holiday break.
I hope you will all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and safe travels where ever you may be going.

Hooray for Butterflies!

Our beautiful butterflies have emerged and are flitting around the butterfly house. What will happen next we wonder? The meal worms are alive and doing well. They are thriving on cornmeal and sweet potato. We are watching and waiting to see what will happen. Next week our milk weed bugs arrive and last we will welcome crickets into our classroom.

Our math unit has been practicing addition and subtracting, learning many different shortcuts. There are 14 lessons in this unit.

We started writing our books about the life cycle of the butterfly. This is the first quarter assessment piece in writing.

During reading we have been focusing on insect themed fiction books and will start non-fiction books next week.

If anyone has holly hock plants, we could use one for our butterflies. Have a great week everyone!

Welcome to Open House!

Welcome to Open House!
The children have worked very hard to have a good sampling of work for you to view. I am looking forward to seeing all of you tonight. There are sign-up sheets for parent conferences on the table as well as some volunteer opportunities. Shortly we will be in desperate need of Milo or Hollyhock leaves for the caterpillars. Please scope out a source now so you will know where to find them. See you tonight!

Home Work Procedure

Today we put all the HW for each day of the week in the planners and all the papers are in the yellow folder. The assignments should be done nightly and returned the next day. If you have a busy evening, the assignments can be done ahead of time, as long as they are completed and turned in on Friday. Once the planner is filled in with the assignments for the week on Monday, the children do not need to bring it back to school until the following Monday. I tried this last year and it worked out very well. With all the activities children are involved in it seemed to work well for families. I hope all goes well. Let me know what you think! Have a good week and remember no school tomorrow.

Off to a Great Start!

Hi all,

We are off to a windy and rainy start thanks to Earl. In the classroom we are settling into our routines and have gotten right down to work. The kids are great and so cooperative! Please help them to remember to bring their planners and homework each morning to school. If you write a note in the planner for me remind your child to show it to me. This is an important organizational skill in second grade. If you ever have any questions or concerns about homework send me an e-mail or note. I try to check my email each morning.

We have started our science unit on insects. If you have any interesting objects, dead insect bodies, or books we would love to see them. In math we have started the first unit and completed the beginning assessment. Formal homework for the units will start by the end of the month. This Monday the children will bring home their first list of spelling words. Each night there will be a spelling assignment to go along with the spelling words. Soon they will bring home a reading folder. In the folder is a book for reading aloud and a signature sheet. please record the pages/chapter read and return each morning to school. They are checked each day. The children should be able to read the book easily and fluently so if they struggle, please let me know. Likewise if the reading is too easy.

I am looking forward to a wonderful year with your children and value the trust you have placed in me. It will be great to meet all of you at open house. Have a good weekend! My best.

Welcome to the School Year 2010-2011

Welcome to second grade Thomas, James, Sadie, Matthew, Adriona, Finn, Justin, Emily, Gutherie, Luke, Dean, Ellie, Samantha, Riley, Kyle, Julia! I am looking forward to meeting all of you very soon. I hope you have had a great vacation time and are ready to settle into second grade. It is very exciting to learn many new things. One of my favorite units is the Insect Unit in science where we watch and observe the insect's behaviors. Have a good night's rest on Wednesday and I will see you all on Thursday.

Parents, please send me your e-mail address to goodyear.lark@jamestownschools.org; thanks. I look forward to meeting all of you too! Our apologies to those of you who mistakenly received supply lists in the first grade report cards. I have given those children the choice of leaving them in school or taking them home. Thanks for your understanding.

Walking Trip!

Tomorrow we will be leaving school at 8:30 and going to see the bee hives and then to the museum to see the farm exhibit. We will be back at school in time for lunch. Please have your child wear sunscreen, sneakers ( no sandals or flip flops), and a hat and sunglasses. Since we will be walking, I have suggested they might want a fanny pack with a small bottle of water and snack to eat while walking ( suggestions, fruit roll up, granola bar, etc.) Thanks!

Hello everyone!

Tomorrow is field day so .... remember proper clothing and sneakers, water, and sunscreen. We will be going outside at 9am. Just a reminder, the kids earned the privilege of not having the formal reading folder each night but they know they are on their honor to read 1 and a half hours a week. Most of them have indicated they are doing so. They still have weekly spelling and should be studying their math facts, telling time and counting money!

We had a wonderful afternoon visiting the 3rd grade. They children toured Mrs. Boothman's room, asked the kids questions and looked at their books. It was lots of fun and I hope this will ease some of the apprehension they may have.

We also had some very exciting news. Each classroom will be getting 4 new computers.

Dates to remember:
June 11th field day
June 14th in school assembly (am)
June 16th walking field trip to museum 8:30-11:30; this date is confirmed
June 18th penny carnival in pm
June 23rd all school assembly 1 pm

Report cards will go home on the 23rd. If your child is not in school on the 23rd the report cards will be mailed.

Good Morning Jamestown Almost 3rd Graders!

Good Morning,
I thought I would give you all some dates:
On Wednesday we will have a visiting teacher from EG for the morning;
Friday, June 11th is field day;
This week we will finish our last assessment - math;
Thursday, June 16th or17th (I'm waiting for a confirmation) we will walk to the museum to see a special exhibit about farming in Jamestown @ 9:00 am;
June 18th is the penny carnival in the afternoon after lunch;
and on our last day, June 23rd there will be an assembly at 1:00 pm!

So much to do and so little time...but we are right on track, chugging along!

Have a great week!