Miss Mitchell's 2nd Grade News
October 12th-16th
Events to Remember
Monday Day 1 P.E. Don't forget to wear your gym shoes please!
Tuesday Day 2 Computer Lab
Wednesday Day 3 Art
Thursday Day 4 Music
Friday Day 1 P.E. Don't forget to wear your gym shoes please!
Friday- Career Day! Dress for what you want to be when you grow up!
Lunch
Day 1 Monday, October 12 Beef Soft Taco
Day 2 Tuesday, October 13 Pancakes or Waffles
Day 3 Wednesday, October 14 Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Day 4 Thursday, October 15 Chicken Nuggets
Day 1 Friday, October 16 Cheese Pizza
*Always an option
Turkey Sandwich
Pizza Pack
Salad
PB&J
Specials Schedule:
Day 1: P.E.
Day 2: Computer Lab
Day 3: Art
Day 4: Music
****Wednesday's are Library Checkout days!
Our Schedule
9-9:30 Learning Clubs
9:30-10:45 Math Workshop
10:45-11:15 Lunch
11:15-12:25 Reader's Workshop (Word work)
12:25-1:00 Specials
*1:00-1:20 Wednesdays Library
1:00-2:00 Reader's Workshop
1:50 Snack (Please send in a healthy snack for your child)
2:00-2:25 Recess
2:25-3:00 Writer's Workshop
3:00-3:30 Science/Social Studies
3:30-3:40 Dismissal
Want to Connect?
If you want to connect with other families in my classroom, join Miss Mitchell's 2nd Grade group on Facebook! Request to be added and I will add you! No one but members can see the post!
It is a way for families to make play dates.
It is not a place to discuss things that happen during the school day.
Changes in transportation
PLEASE send in a note for ANY activity that your child is doing after school that is different. If they are typically a bus rider but have engineering, send a note each time.
If they are typically a car ride but have sculpting, send a note each time.
If I were to be absent and a substitute did not have a note, they would send them home their typical way.
For the safety of your child, PLEASE ALWAYS send a note if there is a change.
YUMMY YUMMY SNACK
Yummy.. Yummy.. Snack!
This year we have lunch at 10:45 AM. We will need our energy in the afternoon for Reading and Writing. Please send in an approved snack and refillable water bottle every day!
Approved snacks are:
Fruits
Vegetables
Cheese
Yogurt
**Fruit and Veggie Chips are also okay, if spoons are needed, please send with
NO NUTS, no sugar in the first 3 ingredients, and no drinks besides water
- Miss Mitchell
Conferences
Please arrive ON TIME to your child's conference. I will follow the schedule to the best of my ability. If we need to schedule to talk longer, we will make arrangements at that time!
October 13th Time
Student Name
8-8:15
Faisal
8:15-8:30
Alexis
4:15-4:30
Lucas
4:30-4:45
Drew
4:45-5
Tristan
5-5:15
Dominic
5:15-5:30
5:30-5:45
Rory
5:45-6
Naomi
6-6:15
Ben
6:15-6:30
Veronica
October 14th Time
Student Name
8-8:15
Cameron
8:15-8:30
Alyssa
4:30-4:45
Claire
4:45-5
Sydney
5-5:15
Caitlyn
5:15-5:30
Adrian
5:30-5:45
Olivia
5:45-6:00
Dustin
October 15th Time
Student Name
8:15-8:30
Olivia
4:15-4:30
Owen
4:30-4:45
Lyla
4:45-5
Jackson P.
5-5:15
Caleb
5:15-5:30
Finley
October 19th Time
Student Name
8:15-8:30
Nicholas
4:15-4:30
Cade
October 20thth Time
Student Name
8:15-8:30
Jack H.
Reading
Over the next few weeks we will be working on Tackling Trouble. By the end of the unit, students will have strategies in place to help them when they come across a word that they do not know! This unit will take us to the end of October!
Language Arts- Review Punctuation (Capitalization, Period, Exclamation Point, and Question Mark)
Read to Self- Building Stamina- Choosing a Just Right Book
Partner Read
Mini Lesson- Fiction
First, Next, Then, Last
Word work (Spelling)- This week students picked 5 words from a long a, short a sort and our 2 challenge words. We will go through our spelling activities and sorting activities for 2 weeks. While we are doing these words, I will be testing students on other lists for our next round to gather more words! ***Word Study Binders will come home TODAY, they need to return on MONDAY!
Buddy Study System
Day 1 -Choose, Write, and Build
Mix, Fix, Mix
Day 2- Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Day 3-Buddy Check
Day 4- Make Connections
Day 5- Buddy Test
Buddy study provides opportunities for children to apply principles for studying a specific list of words in active ways. The purpose is to develop word solving actions so that children can problem solve by working on words in isolation or while reading and writing continuously text. Rapid, automatic word solving is a basic component of fluency. It is important for comprehension because it frees children to focus their attention on the meaning and language of the text.
**There is no grade in spelling. The Buddy System is designed for continuous learning over all curriculum that spelling is applied and learned naturally. The children form this point forward will take their spelling test in their word work notebook in order to keep track of the words they have mastered and the words that they want to learn.
Weekly reading homework:
Students are to read for 20 minutes each night. They will write the Title (s) and pages read. Parents need to sign off each night! This will be the first HOMEWORK PACKET week! Please continue to do the reading log each night and the rest of the packet is due on Monday, October 19th! Please have your students keep their reading recording sheet in their RED GO Folder. That way I can see if they are doing the reading each night.
Writing
We are publishing our stories! They will be in the hallway during Conferences! :)
Math
Building Number Sense
Mental Math Fluency
Problem of the Day
Math Packet- Problem Solving
Mini Lesson- Place Value
Over the next few weeks we will be working on Place value.
We will be able to:
Read and Write whole Numbers to 1000
Word Form
Standard Form
Expanded Form
Number Line
Ordinal Numbers
Determine Odd or Even
Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands
Compare with <, >, =
Miss Mitchell
- I will send out newsletters on Sunday evening
- I always check my email in the morning, during the day, and in the evening
- If you leave a message for me, I will return it during my prep time (12:30- 12:55) or after 4 PM
- Please send all transportation changes in writing if you can or to the office before 2:00
- If you do not get a reply e-mail from me about transportation, please call the school. I do not always get the chance to read emails right away or I could be absent
Email: kmitchell@hse.k12.in.us
Location: 13535 Cumberland Road, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4170