Happy New Year! 2020 has started and we are busy back at work here in room 115. Here are some of the things happening at school.
Spelling Bee
The
classroom spelling bee is taking place on Friday, January 24th, 2020. I
will let the parents of the two winners know by email. I'll also let
the parents of the runner up know as they will need to be ready in case
one of the other two won't be able to be at the school spelling bee.
Valentines Party Leader Needed
The
class Valentines Party will take place on Friday, February 14th at
12:30. This party is the easiest one for the year. If someone would like
to be the lead parent for the party, please let me know. We will only
need about 4 parents total to help with the party. Please email me if
you'd like to help. Thank you.
Shoebox Book Report: Due Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
Here is the note that was originally sent home
about the report:
January 10, 2020
Dear Parents,
All of the Second Grade will be participating in a fun project this month. The
students will be doing a Peephole Shoebox Book Report that will be done at
home. Here is what needs to be done to complete the project. Students will choose any book on their reading level and read the book. Find any size shoebox and start working on putting together a scene from
your book. If you don’t have a shoebox at home, places like Target, Kohl’s
Walmart, etc. will often give you a free shoebox if you tell them it’s for a
school project. (All of the directions of how to put this together are found
on the back of this paper.) You can use anything such as toys, pictures from magazines, pictures
printed off the net, etc. to help create the scene. You also can use any
kind of paper: white copy paper, brown paper, gift wrap, or construction
paper to decorate the outside of the box. All students need to be done with their book report andbring it back to
school by Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 Parents are invited to come to their child’s classroom on Friday, January
31st, 2020 at 1:15 to view the book reports done by the class. Student’s
may be checked out early that day when the class is done “showing” their
reports. The students will show them all at the same time, very similar to
the Science Fair. Parents are invited to go view other classrooms if you
wish but the students need to stay in their own classrooms. (They will be
showing their reports to each other the day before.)This comprehension project will be graded by each individual teacher. If
you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.
Thanks for your support in helping your child with this project.
Sincerely,
The Second Grade Teachers
Dear Parents,
All of the Second Grade will be participating in a fun project this month. The
students will be doing a Peephole Shoebox Book Report that will be done at
home. Here is what needs to be done to complete the project. Students will choose any book on their reading level and read the book. Find any size shoebox and start working on putting together a scene from
your book. If you don’t have a shoebox at home, places like Target, Kohl’s
Walmart, etc. will often give you a free shoebox if you tell them it’s for a
school project. (All of the directions of how to put this together are found
on the back of this paper.) You can use anything such as toys, pictures from magazines, pictures
printed off the net, etc. to help create the scene. You also can use any
kind of paper: white copy paper, brown paper, gift wrap, or construction
paper to decorate the outside of the box. All students need to be done with their book report andbring it back to
school by Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 Parents are invited to come to their child’s classroom on Friday, January
31st, 2020 at 1:15 to view the book reports done by the class. Student’s
may be checked out early that day when the class is done “showing” their
reports. The students will show them all at the same time, very similar to
the Science Fair. Parents are invited to go view other classrooms if you
wish but the students need to stay in their own classrooms. (They will be
showing their reports to each other the day before.)This comprehension project will be graded by each individual teacher. If
you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.
Thanks for your support in helping your child with this project.
Sincerely,
The Second Grade Teachers
Math: 2 & 3 Digit Subtraction
We have been learning about 2 & 3 digit subtraction with ungrouping (Borrowing).
Many
of the children are struggling with this concept. If you feel that your
child needs extra work on subtraction at home, please let me know and I
will send some practice pages with your child. This is one of the most
difficult math concepts that we will work on in 2nd grade. I wish I had
the time to work individually each day with each child. Since that
usually doesn't happen because of so much that needs to be covered
during the day, extra help from parents would be appreciated. Send me an
email and I will put together a packet of extra materials for your
child. Thanks so much for your help.
As
always, please email me with any concerns that you may have. I
appreciate working with all of you and your children this year.
Sincerely,
Ms. Staley
