Mrs. Holtz's Newsletter
May 5, 2017
New News
School Lunch
Spirit Week
Tuesday, May 16th - Neon Day
Wednesday, May 17th - Random Acts of Kindness (more info to come)
Thursday, May 18th - Heritage Spirit Day
Friday - May 19th - FIELD DAY!
Field Day
Please have your child wear their red Fun Run Shirt on this day. If you can't find it, wear a red shirt!
Board Game Day
End of the Year Party
Upcoming Birthdays
M.A.- Monday, 5-8
T.R.- Wednesday, 5-10
K.S.- Thursday, 5-11
T.A.- Monday, 5-15
A.C.- Wednesday, 5-17
R.C.- Friday, 5-19
L.P.- Monday, 5-22
B.W.- Tuesday, 5-23
I.P.- Wednesday, 5-24
Birthdays are an exciting time for second graders, so you are welcome to bring in birthday treats for the entire class of 26 students. We have life-threatening allergies in our class, so please be aware when buying treats. Stay clear of peanuts, nuts, soybeans, beans, and peas. Only bring in store bought items, so we can check the ingredient list in case there are any questions. Please be aware of allergies so everyone in the class can celebrate your child’s birthday.
Classroom News
Math
We are doing a bit of addition and subtraction review. Geometry is next!
- If you would like to work on math with your child at home, you have access to their eBook and lessons at home. Have them log into their ConnectEd account. Their password should be on their PW sheet, which can be found on Google Drive. If you are unable to find it, please send me an email and I will be happy to get it for you.
Reading
Guided Reading
- 9:00-9:45: Parent Volunteers and I meet with your child, ask comprehension questions, and break apart unknown words. So far this school year, we have used Storia. Storia is an online, digital library.
- Your child will be put in new flexible groups starting this week!
- Students also work on writing, buddy read, read to self, and do RazKids. Feel free to do Raz Kids at home too!
Reading Strategy Time
- 9:45-10:15: Students are working on strategies during reading flooding time.
- Some of the strategies include relating ideas, context clues, distinguishing important information, literary elements, making judgments, inferences/conclusions, and text structures.
Writing
- This week students are working on their individual word sorts, paragraph writing, reading responses and blogs. Please ask your child what their writing goal is and how they are proving that they are working on it!
- There should be at least 1 blog posted this week.
- Here is the link to your child's blog page. You can find their blog page by their initials. Feel free to leave comments on blog pages. If you could write 2 glows (things they are doing well) with 1 grow (things they need to work on). The support would be great!
Old News!
Lost and Found
Toy Policy
Classroom Website
Google Drive Picture Folders
You should have received a 2016-17 2nd Grade Holtz Pictures Google invite from me.
This is where I will put all of the classroom pictures that I take this school year. Please feel free to add any pictures that you take as well into this folder.
Specials and Double Specials (Updated)
Easy Ways to Earn $$ for Heritage
Here are some easy ways to earn money for Heritage:
Load a King Soopers gift card year-round to allow us to earn 5% of your purchase. Buy at the front office today.
Send in your clean Longmont Dairy milk caps; we earn 5 cents each
Clip Box Tops and Labels for Education; put in baggies and deliver to your child’s teacher.
Better Your Home, Better Our School! American Furniture Warehouse will donate 2-4% of purchases you make betweenOct. 7 and Oct. 16 back to Heritage! If you've been thinking about switching up your home furnishings, there's no better time to refresh your home! Click here for details and the school code.
Class Schedule
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Upcoming Events
Heritage Skate City Night
Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 06:00 PM
Skate City Littleton, South Lowell Way, Littleton, CO, United States
Field Day
Friday, May 19, 2017, 09:00 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Board Game Monday
Monday, May 22, 2017, 08:30 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
End of the Year Party
Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 02:30 PM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Last Day of School for Students
Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 08:30 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Mrs. Jillian Holtz
Email: jnholtz@dcsdk12.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/jnholtz/
Location: 3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Phone: (303) 387-6725
Twitter: @HoltzJillian