Reading Calendars and Animal Reports

Hi Parents! I have a few things that you might be interested in. 

Reading Calendars
September Reading calendars will be due soon. You can either send them back tomorrow Sept. 30th or on Monday October 3rd. I will be sending home October AND November Reading Calendars tomorrow. Please keep them in a safe place such as the Homework Folders, or wherever you deem to be a safe place. 

Since we are going off-track in a few weeks, I'm sending home the reading calendars for both Oct. and Nov. now.We will be off-track from October 20th-November 13th. Make sure that you write down how many minutes read each day that you read. 

Math Homework: This homework, (especially if sent home at the end of the week) will be DUE on MONDAYS!!
  

Animal Reports
We are doing Animal Reports here at school. If you don't see a library book coming home, this is the reason why. Every child checked out a book on an animal that they wanted to do their report on. The children are learning how to do basic research by reading their books and filling out the information for their reports. These will be completed here at school and not at home. 

Math 36 Club
So far we have had only two children pass off addition, and one of those students has also passed off their subtraction and their Humdinger. I hope that more of the children will be able to pass off their math facts soon. We have a few parents that have been coming in to test the students here at school, but they need extra practice at home too. Thanks for helping your child succeed at math.

***Congratulations to Lexi Stevenson for passing off all three of her 36 Club facts: addition, subtract and Humdinger and Colin Turnbaugh for passing off his addition. 

Every Friday, the whole 2nd grade celebrates the children who pass off Math 36 Club. They receive a certificate and get to put their name on a chart. We want to celebrate every child in the class this year.

Thanks so much for all of the parents who have been coming in to volunteer in class and those trading out Take-Home Reading books. I also wanted to thank those of you that have sent in things for our class store. The children LOVED having store last week and we will have one more before we go off track. They are working hard to earn as many Dragon Bucks as possible. So any donations sent in are truly appreciated!

Book Orders, Math 36 Club and i-Ready

Book Orders

Class Code - HLCVM

Order Due Date -  09/16/16

Dear Families,

This month’s Scholastic Reading Club flyers are now available! Please take a few moments to explore the selection together and let your child help choose books he or she is excited to read.

You can order online at scholastic.com/readingclub, where you’ll find a wide selection of quality children’s books that are just right for your child’s reading level and interests. Or return your paper order form, (that was sent home last Friday) to me with a check made out to “Scholastic Reading Club.”

Remember, you help our class earn FREE Books and supplies with every order. Thank you for supporting your child’s reading both at home and in the classroom!


First Time Ordering Online?

• Go to scholastic.com/readingclub
• Enter our one-time Class Activation Code.
• Shop and submit your child's book order.

Your books will be delivered directly to the classroom. 

 

 

 

Math 36 Club

I've been testing the children on their Math 36 Club facts this week during Interventions time. Many of them only made it half way through their facts in the 1:30 that is the time allowed. Please help your child practice these facts every night, even for at least 5-10 minutes. This will truly help them in reaching their goal of passing off the 36 math facts. I will send home the subtraction facts cards once they pass off the addition facts. PLEASE don't throw away the addition cards because you will need them again when your child is ready to practice the "Humdinger" where they try to pass off the addition and subtraction facts in 3:00 minutes. Thanks so much for your help with this!

 

 i-Ready at Home

Hopefully this picture is familiar to you by now. This is the screen shot you should see when your child logs on to practice their i-Ready lessons. Last Thursday I sent home your child's username and password. Please let me know if you did not receive this and I can get another one sent home. This program in math and reading can do some amazing things for your child if you will  help your child to log on and use it. They will also have a few opportunities to use i-Ready here at school in the computer lab and when the Airbooks are available. 

 

If you have any more questions about anything here at school, please email me at sheila.staley@jordandistrict.org

 

i-Ready, Papa Murphy's and Fall Festival

This week we will be finishing up our diagnostic testing for i-Ready. We have used the school set of Airbooks and the children have enjoyed using them. More than half of the class finished the reading test this morning and they will be taking the math test tomorrow. Near the end of the week I will be sending home your child's username and password so the i-Ready homework can start. These activities will be wonderful for each child as they will be specifically suited to your child's academic needs. 

Today the school sent home the information about the school-wide fundraiser that our local Papa Murphy's has agreed to do with our school. Here is the information that was sent out last week in a school-wide email.

"Papa Murphy’s Pizza has agreed to help raise funds for Eastlake Elementary PTA!   The class that raises the most money will get a pizza party!  For the entire week of September 3^rd - 10^th, Papa Murphy’s will make a 15% donation to the school for all orders placed during the week.   Please include student’s grade and teacher’s name on the coupon. Students need to take the flyer home to their families, keep one coupon from the flyer for their family and give the others to their friends, neighbors and other family members.  COUPONS CAN ONLY BE USED at South Jordan and Herriman location" 

This is an easy way for you to help raise money for our school. It's money from fundraisers that have helped the school be able to purchase extra computers so more students can have computers to use more than once every two weeks at the Computer Lab. Thanks for your help with this.

Fall Festival is coming soon. Please make sure that you have purchased your tickets early for September 22nd. If you buy your wristbands early you will save some money than if you  buy them the day of the event. 

September Book Report

I've had a few parents ask me some questions about the book reports and here are the answers.

-They can be turned in ANY time during the month.

-Your child can read any book from home, school or the library. It would be preferable to have the book be on your child's reading level. 

-Each book report is worth 10 points toward your child's reading grade.

If you have any more questions please email me at sheila.staley@jordandistrict.org 

One last thing...it would be great if you'd follow our blog. Thanks for all of your support and the supplies that have still been coming in and things for the school store.