Field Trips This Week!

Tomorrow is our field trip to Watson Farm! Then on Thursday we will be going to RISD and Roger Williams park! It will be a fun week and I am looking forward to seeing some or all of you. Thanks. Please make sure your child is getting enough sleep each night as we will be having some end of the year testing. Have a good week and I hope to see you!

May 17, 2010

Good morning everyone!
It is such a beautiful day out. My meteorologists (I have 14 of them now) are telling me there is rain for tomorrow. If you haven't looked at last week's blog, there are some important dates for you. It's hard to believe that summer is almost here and school will be over. I have enjoyed this year so much with all your children. They are so enthusiastic and love to read and learn. As the school year is coming to a close, if any of you would like to conference about your child's progress, please let me know so I can make an appointment for you between now and the first week in June. It gets a little hectic the last week of school. Have a good week everyone!

Fantastic!

Like Charlotte who leaves clues and messages in her web, I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. We are moving forward with the farm unit and have a couple of field trips planned. Please put the dates on your calendar and join us if you can. On May 14th we will be touring channel 10. This will mostly be inside but if it is nice out we will be eating snacks and lunch outside. The permission slips are in the backpacks today. May 25th is the second grade annual trip to Watson Farm. It is a long and sometimes hot day. Please send plenty of water. Then on May 27th will be a trip for our class only. Thanks to a generous parent we will be going to RISD to look at the artifacts from Asia. Then we will go to the National Park for lunch and a program before returning to school. In the classroom we are moving forward with our studies. We are right on target for finishing all the second grade work. Have a great week!

Welcome Back!

We're back into full swing in the classroom. This week we will finish the unit on Asia. It has been fun learning about China, Japan and Korea. I wish we had more time! The museum artifacts have been sent home today. Our next unit will be the unit on farms and weather. This Friday we will be going to Casey Farm to learn about farm equipment and simple machines and how they help make farming easier. On May 14th we will be visiting channel 10 to investigate how the meteorologists predict and forecast the weather. The permission slips will be coming home next week. Please save the date if you would like to chaperon. We are on time for finishing the math and spelling units. Next week will be our last formal lesson on the 6 Traits but we are never finished writing. It would be fun to have a culminating activity at the end of school. Does anyone have any ideas? It has been such a great year with your children, they have grown up before my eyes and it would be fun to celebrate their accomplishments!

Recall...Recall...Recall...

My apologies for any confusion. Yes, it is true. I asked students to bring in the homework packets I sent home. I will send one home on the Monday after vacation. Have a great week of vacation and remember to keep smiling. My Best.

Dear Families,
The holiday and long weekend has passed but what beautiful days, sunny and warm! I hope everyone has pumped out the water and is nice and dry now. We are starting the week with a new math unit and will be working hard on Asia. The beginning of next week we will start a new science unit on weather. This kit is new to second grade so we will all be learning it together. The homework will be coming home today in a packet for the entire week. Have a great week everyone. LG

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Happy cold Saturday! It's 22 degrees at my house down in the woods. This week there will only be homework on Monday and Tuesday. It will be review math and grammar worksheets. We had a great afternoon on Friday working on the simple machines building with legos all afternoon. We will try to finish up the writing this week so the students can share with their families over the holiday (if time).
We are getting into Asia and China in our social studies unit. The children have been reading folktales and fables and comparing them. If you have anything you would like to share with the students please send a note. We would love to have you come.
I am looking for someone to read with students on Tuesday and Thursdays first thing in the morning. Please let me know if you have time.
On Tues. or Wed. the children will be taking the math assessment for unit 8. We are right on target with the second grade curriculum. The children are fantastic and eager to learn and experience all the activities.
Have a great weekend and wonderful holiday next week.
My Best to all!