Hello all! Unfortunately I will be absent on Monday & Tuesday. I have a family funeral to attend. Ms D will be subbing for me and has everything she needs to keep the class running. I will be periodically checking email so let me know if you need anything.

Hello parents! We have had a busy and productive week! I let them know… 3 weeks until another break and report card grades are due. We are going to be working on Benchmark Unit 4 during these weeks and strengthening our fiction writing and reading. The fiction story coming home this week we did together as a class to learn the writing maps and process. Next week they will start creating their own fiction stories. For Eureka math we worked on lessons 20-24. All of the lessons were subtraction with either drawing or using the stamp game in class. And slowly but surely we are finishing up the amplify life science lessons with the Bengal Tigers and chalta trees. Our days seem to fly by so fast we run out of minutes to get everything done!

Reminder that your child should be reading nightly! Everyday at pack up time I remind them to take home book bags. They should be reading nightly for 20 minutes. We want to keep pushing forward with our awesome reading growth and this is done by continuing to read and practice. I purposely give them easy, medium and a hard leveled book for their book bag each week.

Candy cane gram order forms coming home in folders today! Discuss with your child how many they would like to send and then send in the order form next week with EXACT CASH! Your child will bring the candy cane grams home to fill out. Send back completed grams to school by Monday, December 16th. Before winter break each child will get their bag of candy cane grams.

Reminder of Grinch movie night on Tuesday, December 10th at 5 pm in the gym. Parents must stay with children for the movie. Pillows, blankets, and pjs are encouraged. Food and drinks will be for sale by PTA.

Have a great weekend!

Today in folders you will find our second grade reading chart. We have filled out our beginning of the year level and where they ended up when I tested them in November. Each grade level is between the black lines to help you understand where they should be. All students should be at a 28 by the end of this school year.

Some things to understand:

The levels go up not just based on reading! They have to retell the story (beginning, middle, end details, characters, setting, main idea, problem, solution), identify words and meanings, and in the levels above 24 they have to have WRITTEN responses to the text! So it is much harder to go up levels the higher they get. That is why you will see Kindergarten and first grade are required to pass 5 levels each where in second grade we only have 4 to master, third grade has 3 and so on.

I can tell you all of the students stopped at their particular reading level because of story retell, comprehension and writing responses. This is why this is a part of our daily Montessori work time and a big part of our small group time. The more we practice the better we will get at it.

Congrats to all my little readers! I am so proud of you and your progress this year so far… I reminded them also.. Keep reading! We want to get as far as we can at the end of the year! 🙂

We go outside if the feels like is above 20. So remember to wear big/warm coats, hats, gloves, scarves, snow pants, and boots! Even with no snow the snow pants might help keep them warm when the temperature is in the 20s. All of these things can be kept in lockers. (Do not wear snow pants in…. Send them in a bag).

Also remember gym shoes! We work on the floors so we change out of boots as soon as we get to school each morning.

I hope everyone had a great long weekend and holiday <3

Hello All! Quick week = quick updates!

Last week I sent home next weeks words. Spelling test will be on Friday, December 6th. We begin Unit 4 when we come back on Monday. Eureka math continues with subtraction for the next few weeks and we finish module 2 right before winter break.

Today I am collecting reading book bags. After break they will have new reading groups because I have tested them the last few weeks. So proud of their growth! They all have moved up reading levels and the groups will be switched up. They will get new book bags next Monday when we return from break. They can read books from home or you can visit the library this week.

NEED– we are out of paper towel rolls! If you are able to send in any I would be appreciative!

Happy Thanksgiving- I am so thankful for you all as parents and this group of kids…. It has been a blessing to be back with your families and teach them again. I love the gains, laughs, fun, and work we get done each day. I count my blessings each day and your children are 20 of them on my list <3

Enjoy, relax, and have the best family time this long weekend!

What a busy week! We ended the week with our star jar reward party- bagel and donut breakfast. I am so proud of how hard they have been working! Great job friends! They already chose their next reward they are working towards—- slime party. I will be watching and awarding stars as they continue to shine.

You will notice in folders today I have sent home Unit 4 Week 1 fliers and the next spelling choice board papers however we will not be starting this until December. With next week being only a 2 day week and the sickness continuing to spread I figured better to be safe and just send home with all of you. It is in folders and we begin that until on Monday, December 2nd. The choice board and spelling test will be on Friday, December 6th. Just hang on your fridge until needed 🙂

Reminder that each child has their own locker! I encouraged them to keep a pair of gym shoes, hat, gloves, and snow pants in their locker for the winter season. These will of course come home over long breaks but just keeping them at school helps with the morning chaos. They can always be available when needed if left here. Just please remember to label them with your child’s name.

ALSO some may not know…. we work on our floors during our Montessori work time! I do not want boots in the classroom. Please send in gym shoes to keep in lockers for the winter months. We change our shoes when we go outside for recess then change back. This helps keep our floors clean and dry so we can continue our flexible seating options during work times.

For eureka math we worked on lessons 14- 18 this week.

I hope you have a great weekend <3

What a busy week! It was so nice to see all of you for conferences. So many things to discuss but thank you all for being patient and respectful as I tried to keep on pace the best as I could. I also thank you for being timely and keeping to the schedule. It was great to hear all the positive stories and how some of you see the growth as well. I am blown away at how well they are doing. It has been a great first marking period and I can not wait to see the growth by the end of the year. With your support we will surely soar this year!

In Benchmark we will head into our last week of Unit 3 next week. Benchmark ends the unit with a historical fiction story about George Washington.

This will also wrap up our Social Studies Government unit. We will shift our focus from national government to the local government and specifically discuss Dearborn.

This week we worked on lesson 9-13 in Eureka squared. I know many of you would like to keep up with the apply lessons which is very helpful for them. Lesson 13 starts subtraction and this will be a work in progress… so please font stress this weekend. It was rough today with this lesson. We will work more on it next week.

Lastly, we are two stars away from earning our class incentive for positive behavior! Our bagels/donuts breakfast with Mrs. Angela will most likely happen next week. We earned stars based on working hard, trying our best, being good role models in the hallway and during lunch/recess, and making good choices. I am excited to celebrate our successes together! I will let you know when they have earned this.

Have a great weekend.