Monday, May 24, 2010
Happy Summer!!!
It is so hard to believe that I am sitting down to write our last blog post of the year! Tomorrow marks the last day of school. I want to thank all of you for a great year filled with too many fun memories to count. I have been very fortunate to be a part of your child's life this year. Have a wonderful summer, and be sure to stop in to say "hello" in the fall!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Approaching the end of 2nd grade!
As we coast into the end of the year, there are just a few announcements I want you to be aware of. Here they are!
1. Today was the last official spelling test of the year. For the next week, students will be working with frequently mis-spelled words, such as "usually", "think", "a lot", "supposed", "almost", and "until". Rather than taking a test on these words, students will practice using these common words in their everyday writing. I am not sending a complete list home...if you would like it, please let me know.
2. Our field trip to the Kansas City Zoo is scheduled for next Tuesday, May 11. Students, again, will need to bring a sack lunch with only disposable items and shoes appropriate for walking. Let's all cross our fingers for a much better day, weather-wise! We leave the school at 9:00 and return at 2:45.
3. 2nd graders brought home a letter last Friday regarding our upcoming "Teach the Class" project. The week of May 17th, each student will have a chance to teach his or her classmates how to do something. In the past, students have done small craft projects, sports, snacks, drawing lessons, etc. Please return the bottom portion of the form you received this week so that I can start putting a schedule together. I'm looking forward to seeing what your children come up with!
4. In math right now, we are working with point of origin and measuring distances. This would be a perfect time to sit down and look at a road map with your child! Good topics of discussion would be directions, following a map scale, and exact measurements.
5. We have been lucky these past few days to have a volunteer from the bank visiting our classroom to talk about needs and wants, the government, voting, and communities. Next week, we will take a few days during our science/social studies time to talk about animal adaptations.
6. I hope you got a chance to read your child's animal research book! I was impressed with all of the great information and writing presented. We are currently working on a descriptive writing project.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding end-of-the-year activities, dates, etc. Have a great week!
1. Today was the last official spelling test of the year. For the next week, students will be working with frequently mis-spelled words, such as "usually", "think", "a lot", "supposed", "almost", and "until". Rather than taking a test on these words, students will practice using these common words in their everyday writing. I am not sending a complete list home...if you would like it, please let me know.
2. Our field trip to the Kansas City Zoo is scheduled for next Tuesday, May 11. Students, again, will need to bring a sack lunch with only disposable items and shoes appropriate for walking. Let's all cross our fingers for a much better day, weather-wise! We leave the school at 9:00 and return at 2:45.
3. 2nd graders brought home a letter last Friday regarding our upcoming "Teach the Class" project. The week of May 17th, each student will have a chance to teach his or her classmates how to do something. In the past, students have done small craft projects, sports, snacks, drawing lessons, etc. Please return the bottom portion of the form you received this week so that I can start putting a schedule together. I'm looking forward to seeing what your children come up with!
4. In math right now, we are working with point of origin and measuring distances. This would be a perfect time to sit down and look at a road map with your child! Good topics of discussion would be directions, following a map scale, and exact measurements.
5. We have been lucky these past few days to have a volunteer from the bank visiting our classroom to talk about needs and wants, the government, voting, and communities. Next week, we will take a few days during our science/social studies time to talk about animal adaptations.
6. I hope you got a chance to read your child's animal research book! I was impressed with all of the great information and writing presented. We are currently working on a descriptive writing project.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding end-of-the-year activities, dates, etc. Have a great week!
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