Ms. Truxall’s class will be taking the NWEA tests for math and reading next week Wednesday and Thursday in the afternoon. Those dates are September 5th and 6th.  Thank you.

Please return your completed summer reading logs soon!

Dear Parents,

Welcome to our classroom! This will be a year filled with many new experiences and learning for your child. 

We have just begun our Daily 5 and Literacy CAFE adventure. 

Daily 5 is the structure we use to plan our morning. Children will be busy completing meaningful literacy tasks:

• Read to self
• Work on writing
• Word Work
• Listen to reading
• Read to Someone

While the students are engaged in their literacy choices, I will be teaching small groups and individuals, so everyone can get the just-in-time instruction they need to reach their potential.

CAFE is what we study during the Daily 5 time. CAFE is an acronym for the four major components of reading:

• C for Comprehension
• A for Accuracy
• F for Fluency
• E for Expanding Vocabulary

Your child will learn reading strategies within each category. These strategies will become tools that help them become better readers and writers. I will keep you informed through weekly newsletters of the new strategies that are introduced to the whole class. You’ll be updated about your child’s individual strategies through Parent Pipelines. Both of these communications will help you reinforce concepts when you read with your child at home.

Thank you for partnering with me. It is going to be a great year.

Sincerely,

Ms. Truxall

Please email me or write me a note if your child is going to dismiss out front with his/her younger sibling.  Our rule is the younger student comes to the older and dismisses out in the back.  I now have 2 children dismissing with preschool and 4 students dismissing out front with parental permission.  I must have the permission from you so please send me an email or a note.  You can even call the office and Ms. Bernadette will tell me.   I just don’t want to lose any children.  I am responsible for them up until I see your child’s ride home.  Thank you for understanding.

On Tuesday and Thursday, Ms. Truxall’s class will have Gym.  Please have your child wear gym shoes on these days or send them in a bag.  Thank you.

Welcome all to Ms. Truxall’s class.  I am so excited to meet all of you tomorrow and get our 2018-2019 School Year started!!  See you in the morning:>

Supply List for Ms. Truxall

                          2nd  Grade Suggested List for 2018-2019

• 5 Composition books with a sewn seam. Please write name only of child on notebooks
•   1 bottle of hand sanitizer
• 1 package of sharpened #2 pencils
• 1 package of pencil erasers and 2 pencil sharpeners
• 3 glue sticks and 1 bottle of glue
• 1 package of crayons and 1 box of markers
• 1 package of colored pencils
• 3 cardboard basic folders with pockets– Any color
• 1 sturdy box or file holder for holding “Read to Self” books
• 2 watercolor paints and 1 12inch ruler
• 1 package of lined paper- wide rule and 1 package of copy paper.
• 1 container of wet wipes
• 1 roll of paper towels

June 7, 2018

Dear Parents,

For the last week of class, we will not have homework, fact sheets or spelling.  Please return all book bags and books to class by Monday, June 11. The last week will also be a Spirit Week.  See below:

Monday- Reading in PJ’s Day- Bring a flashlight and read with a friend under a table.

Tuesday- Board Game Day- No electronics.

Wednesday- Movie and Popcorn Day

Thursday- Board Game Day, 5th Grade Graduation and ½ Day.  Dismissal at 11:40. Report Cards will be passed out at the end of the day.  If your child is not here, you can pick up the report card in the office.

We will be cleaning lockers, tables, seat sacks and mailboxes next week.  Be sure your child has a backpack everyday to bring things home!!

                    Have a great summer ! Ms. Truxall

Do you know of anyone that took video of the Cultural Play?  Ms. Hardin is asking to have a copy.  If you do, can you send us a copy?  Thanks