Saturday, August 27, 2011

WOW!

We had TWO GREAT days back at school! It was great to learn about one another and have MORE fun getting to know each other with the jelly beans activity! We have lots of athletes and scientists in our class!!



the girls!



the boys!

Next week we will have homework. In our homework folders is a list of spelling activities that you can do each night. The goal is to try to get 50 spelling points by Friday. Homework is expected to get done each night and turned in Friday morning. There will also be math sheets and a reading log to complete.

We will begin reviewing second grade math with adding and subtracting two and three digit numbers. In Science, we will start with plants and seeds. So please BRING IN ANY TYPES OF SEEDS YOU MAY HAVE after eating that apple or orange :-)

Reading will start with sequencing and discussing details of a story and writing will start with sentence and paragraph structure. I am so EXCITED! WE ARE SO EXCITED!


Here are some photos from the jelly bean dichotomy! We had to use the dichotomy key to figure out the different flavors of jelly beans! It was soo fun and even better to taste them! :-)















Friday, August 26, 2011

This is Jack

We created Jack as an intro to avatars. Hopefully we can all create one of our own.

Monday, August 15, 2011

The first few weeks of school!


I am so excited to have your student in my class this year. I am looking forward to a wonderful and exciting year with you and your child.

Parent involvement is crucial. Please help your child complete homework, read each night and also put your initials on the homework so I know you have checked it. The more involved you are in your child's learning, the greater success he or she will have in school. I will hand out homework Monday and it is to be turned in on Friday.


I will be spending the first few days of school helping students get to know one another and become comfortable with various classroom routines. We also will be doing fun activities! One of my goals is to help students become independent workers, so students will learn how to organize work. These next few weeks students will spend some time each day at various learning stations and working in small groups. During this time I will emphasize the skills of completing work independently, and putting materials away. As students learn to work on their own, this will increase my ability to meet with small groups of students, and to help our students progress at their own pace. For individual concerns, I will call, email or send a note home!