Greetings!

Today your child has brought home their Unit 1 Math Test. Please review it with your child and have him or her make corrections in the white space near the problems they answered incorrectly. If you need more room, you can use the back or attach a sheet of paper. Please SIGN and RETURN the test so that I can ensure that you saw your child’s grade. Your child will be keeping all math tests in their Data binder at school.

Correcting and reviewing their test is their most important math homework tonight. There is a one question assignment on Google Classroom. Please only have your child do tonight’s homework on Google Classroom. I have two other assignments that we are working on in class.

Also don’t forget your reading and spelling activities!

Today is a half day. Students will be dismissed at 11:45.

We will still have morning snack.

Don’t forget your homework notebook and homework menus!

 

Enjoy the fall weather.

Dear Parents,

If you are an AOL email user, please be aware that you may not receive email notifications due to AOL policies. We are working to resolve this issue with AOL.

Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher.

Sincerely,

Technology Department

Support River Oaks’ PTA and sell some delicious Krispy Kreme Donuts!

Order forms were sent home Wednesday. A box of a dozen of either chocolate frosted, raspberry filled, lemon filled, or creme filled are $9/box (one flavor per box). A box of a dozen glazed donuts is $8/box. Coffee is also available.

All forms and money are due MONDAY, October 10th. Please make sure your child’s first and last name are on the form and envelope. Also please write the teacher’s name at the top to help the PTA know where the orders go to. Remember cash or checks ONLY. Checks should be made payable to River Oaks PTA.

Thanks!

Tomorrow is Friday! And that means the Homework Menus and notebook are due tomorrow!

Please make sure that your activities are signed and that your notebook is up to date. There should be 4 Reading activities and 4 Spelling activities completed for this week.

KIds — make sure you don’t forget! It’s NOT your Mom and Dad’s homework…it’s YOURS!!!!

Today in class we played a game called, Race to 20. This was a fun game to help us get used to using a numberline to solve math facts.

I sent a copy home with your student. Please play this game tonight with him/her and have them explain the rules.

Here is what you need:

• game board (supplied)
• paper clip (supplied)
• 2 game pieces (either from another game, or Cheerios, M & M’s, buttons, etc.)
• pencil or pen to use with the paper clip as the spinner.
• good sportsmanship (positive attitude and kind words)

Rules

• Put your two game pieces at start (10 on the numberline).
• Player 1 spins  to decide addition or subtraction. Then player 1 spins for the number of hops to move.
• Then Player 1 moves his token accordingly.
• Next Player 2 spins both  spinners and moves his/her piece.
• The game continues until one player lands on 20.

Things we learned playing the game.

• There are no “do overs” if we don’t like what we spun.
• If we are on 0, and we spin subtract, we miss a turn.
• We say positive words when our partners are frustrated.
• We are good sports about winning and losing. We don’t make a player feel bad.
• We play fair and honest.

Enjoy the game. The board and paper clip are yours to keep!

Tomorrow we will be doing an experiment on insulating properties of materials. Please send to school with your child tomorrow, if possible,:

• a pair of socks that they can put their hands in. (These will be sent home unharmed).
• 1-2 EMPTY plastic bottles with screw caps (like from bottled water or pop)

Don’t worry if you do not have an item, we will make due with what we have.

Thanks for your help.

 

Today is our late lunch. Make sure you bring a healthy snack!

Today your child brought home a note explaining how to access Google Classroom from home. On it were his/her username and password. Please keep this sheet in a safe place. Please do not allow siblings to access the programs assigned to your second grader.

New this year is a portal available to Dearborn students which then allows them access to the programs provided to them by the district. This portal is called Clever. I have placed a link to this on my blog page under Class Links. Clever can also be accessed through the Dearborn Schools Student Resources page located by clicking on the Resources tab at the top of the district’s homepage.

Please send me a note if you have any difficulty accessing it. I know that a few families do not have access to a computer. Please do not worry. Your child will not be penalized for not doing the assignments online. I will make them a packet with the same assignments that they can turn in weekly.

Parents and families, please be aware that you will receive an email by this weekend asking you to join my Google Classroom as a Guardian.

When guardians join Classroom, they receive regular email summaries for each of their students. Guardians choose the frequency of the emails—daily or weekly—and can unsubscribe at any time.

Guardian email summaries include:

• Missing work—Work that’s late at the time the email was sent
• Upcoming work—Work that’s due today and tomorrow (for daily emails) or work that’s due in the upcoming week (for weekly emails)
• Class activity—Announcements, assignments, and questions recently posted by teachers

This will keep you informed of your student’s homework progress.

Enjoy and happy Googling!

Below are the directions that I sent home.

Accessing Google Classroom

1. Go to my blog, Mrs. Fowler’s Classroom, at https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/fowlerj/. Please bookmark my blog so that your child can find this site quickly on a regular basis. My blog will be the gateway to many opportunities.
2. On the side menu under Class Links, click on Clever. This will open up a secure portal for Dearborn students.
3. Your student will be prompted to sign in with their Google Account/Gmail.
   1. This is your child’s student number@dearbornschools.org. For example if your student’s number is 2003223, then their account is 2003223@dearbornschools.org.
   2. Their password is their birthday in MM/DD/YYYY format. For example if your child’s birthday is July 31, 2016, then their password is 07312016.
4. A portal will open with several programs that your student has access to through Dearborn Schools. Click on the Classroom This should bring up either my classroom or a selection of classrooms. Please click on Mrs. Fowler’s 2^nd Grade.

 

My username is __________________________________@dearbornschools.org.

 

 

My Password is ___________________________________________

Don’t forget your money!

Today is River Oaks’ first popcorn sale. Each bag is 50¢. Limit 4 bags per student.