Happy New Year! What a way to ring it in with this wild winter weather. There are some important things I need you to do today for your online learning day:

1. READ, READ, READ! You can read books in your bookbag, books you have at home, books on Raz or Epic, and do reading activities in eSpark or on Spelling City. Remember, I give star punches for books read & quizes you pass in Raz & Epic! Our new spelling words this week & next are contractions, you can begin to practice those in Spelling City.

2. MATH FACTS! Do your Explore Learning math fact activities until you get a green light. Remember, the goal is to be fast & fluent. Please also practice your math fact cards in your baggie, I will give quizes when we return to school. We will be grading from 0 to the small mix set for report cards (everything on the 1st side of your math facts card). You can also practice math facts on Freckle.

3. Choose a mix of activities from the checklist below. When you return to school we will be reviewing all that we have learned so far in 2nd grade and testing for report cards and do our mid-year growth testing in Fastbridge Learning. I have added some buttons below for education games you can practice (geometry, telling time etc.). You can also do activities in eSpark & Freckle for both reading & math.

4. Remember, usernames & passwords are on the back of your purple home folder.

HAVE FUN! Feel free to send me photos of your snow day activities.

Christmas Concert

Baking Christmas Cupcakes

Christmas Carols in Lunchroom

Presents

Lunch Bunches

A note came home in your child’s home folder last week regarding our classroom holiday party. We do a gift exchange, boys buy for boys & girls buy for girls with a $5-$10 spending cap. Teachers provide treats for the party!

There will be an elementary holiday program on Monday the 19th at 1:30 and 7:00.

There will be no school for students and staff Friday, December 23 - Monday, January 2. School will resume on Tuesday, January 3.

Have a safe and healthy weekend!

What happens to a candy cane when you place it in hot water? Cold water? Vinegar?

Creating 3D shapes with toothpicks (edges) and marshmallows (vertices).

A note came home in your child’s home folder regarding our classroom holiday party. We do a gift exchange, boys buy for boys & girls buy for girls, with a $5 spending cap. Teachers provide treats for the party!

Winter weather is here, please be sure that your child has warm clothes to be outside.

Upcoming events:

Toy sale Friday, December 16

Winter concert Monday, December 19

Have a safe and healthy weekend!

To be on track for math facts, your child should be ready to take the doubles & near doubles tests after Thanksgiving break. Also, take note that November reading calendars will be due the Thursday after Thanksgiving break.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving break!

The cold weather has arrived! Please send your child ready for outdoor play. Now that boot season is here, if you have an extra pair of tennis shoes students may keep a pair in their locker so they don’t have to worry about carrying them back and forth each day.

No School Nov. 23-25 for Thanksgiving break.

Stay healthy and have a wonderful weekend!

What will happen if we pour heavy whipping cream in a jar and shake it for 5, 10, 15 minutes?

It will separate into butter and milk!

We enjoyed tasting our freshly made butter on saltine crackers.

The cold weather has arrived! Now that boot season is here, if you have an extra pair of tennis shoes students may keep a pair in their locker so they don’t have to worry about carrying them back and forth each day.

No School Nov. 23-25 for Thanksgiving break.

Stay warm this weekend!

Please practice math facts with your child at least 3 times each week, then sign and date in the “adult” box of the fact your child is working on.

It is hard to believe that we have already finished one quarter of school! Next week begins our 2nd quarter.

There will be NO SCHOOL Monday, Nov. 7th for report card writing and teacher workshop.

Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend!

Earned 50 star punches for showing Goodhue P.R.I.D.E.

Our Halloween celebrations will take place on Monday, October 31.. Your child may bring (not wear) a costume to school that day. Our school policy is such that your child may not bring anything inappropriate (for example-nothing that resembles a weapon). We’ll put our costumes on in the afternoon for the short parade.

Our class book is coming along nicely and we plan to complete our final drafts this week. Our goal is to mail them in by Friday so they will be completed and returned to us before Christmas. Please return the form if you have not yet done so, even if you choose not to order a copy. We will receive a free hardcopy of the book for our classroom if we turn in all forms. This has been a fun and exciting process!

End of the Quarter is Nov. 4th. There will be NO SCHOOL Monday, Nov. 7th for report card writing and teacher workshop.

October reading calendars should be completed, signed, and returned on Tuesday, November 1st.

Have a spooktacular weekend!

It was wonderful to meet with all of you for Fall Conferences!

Our Halloween celebrations will take place on Monday, October 31. Your child may bring (not wear) a costume to school that day. Our school policy is such that your child may not bring anything inappropriate (for example-nothing that resembles a weapon). We’ll put our costumes on in the afternoon for the short parade.

We will be wrapping up the process of creating our class book that we will get published through Student Treasures. Make sure to return the completed order form, even if you choose not to order a copy (there is a box to check at the bottom saying you decline ordering). We will receive a free hardcopy of the book for our classroom if we turn in all forms. This is a fun and exciting process!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Predicting and testing the different parts of apples and pumpkins to see if they sink or float.

Conferences are MONDAY AND TUESDAY! Be sure to check the time you’ve signed up for. Please be aware that our schedules are full and we will have to try our best to follow the 15 minute time slot!

The weather is getting cooler! Be sure to dress appropriately for outdoor gym and recess.

See you Monday or Tuesday!

Learning about Character Traits with a Power of 3 game.

Authors & illustrators hard at work...

Skip counting & eSpark Math

Conferences are coming up soon. Make sure to sign up for an in-person or Google Meet/Zoom time slot.

Next week we will go through the steps to writing and publishing our own class book. Our book will be published by Studentreasures publishing company. Please complete and return the order form, even if you choose not to order a book.

Poetry folders will continue to come home every Friday. Please have your child practice reading the new poems to you, add your parent signature, and return the poetry folders on Monday. At school we practiced reading the poems by adding expression and voice changes.

Math facts will also be coming home. Please have your child practice at home, then sign and date. Make sure they go back in your child’s backpack so they are available for practice at school as well.

Have a lovely Fall weekend!

Please sign and complete your child’s home reading calendar for the month of September and return it to school Monday, October 3rd.

Homecoming week is next week. We will be walking in the parade that begins at 10:45 on Friday morning. Our theme is tied to Pixar’s A Bug’s Life movie. At school we will make insect antennae with black headbands and fun pipe cleaners. Your child can dress up for the parade by wearing insect items (costume, wings, etc.) or their fun wildcat gear.

Have a great weekend!

We are collecting $5.00 to help with the cost of class parties for the year. Please contribute when able.

Please make sure you are recording your child’s reading minutes on the September Reading Calendar. We will be collecting those at the beginning of October (hard to believe that is right around the corner already!!)

Poetry folders will continue to come home every Friday. Please have your child practice reading the new poems to you, add your parent signature, and return the poetry folders on Monday.

Reading step suggestions:

-reading books in book bag

-reading & writing spelling words

-reading/listening to stories in Raz Kids

-Practicing words and reading passages in gray reading folder

-Practice reading poems in poetry folder

Enjoy the fantastic changing colors this weekend!

We are collecting $5.00 to help with the cost of class parties for the year. Please contribute when able.

Great job for those who have been reading and recording their home minutes on their reading calendars! Your child should be reading 30 minutes each night. (We will be counting those towards “steps” at school. 30 minutes equals 2 steps).

Poetry folders were sent home. Please have your child practice reading the 2 poems to you, add your parent signature, and return the poetry folders on Monday. At school we practiced reading the poems by adding expression and voice changes.

Based on your child’s spelling inventory results we have leveled them into “best fit” spelling lists. They will come home with the leveled list they have been placed into. This may change as we monitor their spelling progress.

Enjoy the beautiful weekend!

Notes

It has been a busy week learning new routines and procedures!

We are collecting $5.00 to help with the cost of class parties for the year. Please contribute when you are able.

We have been practicing reading stamina at school. We will spend some time practicing reading strategies here at school and determining your child’s good fit color level. A reading calendar for keeping track of your child’s reading minutes will come home soon.

If you have not yet sent in a white t-shirt with your child yet, please try to do so next week. We will be turning them into lab coats for science class (it can be new or used, it can even have writing on it because we can turn it inside out).

Reminder: Snack/milk costs $0.50 each. It comes out of your child’s lunch account. Students have a choice to purchase each day.

We’re off to a great start!