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.