ASPIRE WEEKLY
January 29, 2016
Dates to Remember
Feb. 5- Play it Safe, Wear Red for American Heart Association
Feb. 12- Valentine's Day Parties; 12:00-1:00 for Second Grade
Feb. 15- No School
Feb. 17-18- Dismiss at 11:45
Feb. 24- Progress Reports
March 13-20- Spring Break
Valentine's Party
Our class with have our Valentine's Party on Friday, February 12 from 12:00-1:00. You do not have to worry about decorating a fancy mailbox as we will make bags in class, but you will want to send in valentines with your child. I will attach a class list to the weekly email so you can make sure your child gives one to everyone and has the correct spelling.
25/100 Book Challenge
Our class is happily working on their book challenges! I love that students are so interested in beginning to explore different genres.
We have a graph in our classroom (which you can see below) to track everyone's progress.
Please be sure to keep this reading log in your child's binder so we can see when to move his/her book icon up. Also, remember that this book challenge is for the 15-16 school year. You can count any book (over 100 pages for the 25 Book Challenge) that they have read this school year.
Thanks so much for your support!
We have a graph in our classroom (which you can see below) to track everyone's progress.
Please be sure to keep this reading log in your child's binder so we can see when to move his/her book icon up. Also, remember that this book challenge is for the 15-16 school year. You can count any book (over 100 pages for the 25 Book Challenge) that they have read this school year.
Thanks so much for your support!
Class Objectives for next Week
Math- 3-D figures
Writing- Expository Writing, Major focus on clarity and organization
Reading- Finish Fairy Tales, Begin to look at Author's Craft
Science- Magnets
Social Studies- Local History and Landmarks
Writing- Expository Writing, Major focus on clarity and organization
Reading- Finish Fairy Tales, Begin to look at Author's Craft
Science- Magnets
Social Studies- Local History and Landmarks
Winter Reminders
Please be sure to check the forecast each day to determine what type of coat to send with your child. We go to recess at 9:30 in the morning as long as the windchill is at or above 38 degrees. Often times the temperature at that time can be very different than the high for the day.
Please send your child with a coat with his/her name in it. We'd rather get lost coats back to the owners instead of taking them to the lost and found!
Please send your child with a coat with his/her name in it. We'd rather get lost coats back to the owners instead of taking them to the lost and found!
Classroom Wishlist
If you'd like to purchase items for our classroom, you can check out our Amazon Wishlist. After talking with students, I've added books they'd like to see in our classroom library as well as other items I know we will need throughout the year.
https://amzn.com/w/22VP1ZZ3SZ9MR
https://amzn.com/w/22VP1ZZ3SZ9MR
Class Blog and Shutterfly Page
If you haven't already, be sure you bookmark our class blog and join our class Shutterfly page. These are two great ways to see what we are doing in our classroom.
Class Blog: http://aspire2nd.blogspot.com
Shutterfly Page: https://patton2ndaspire1516.shutterfly.com/
Class Blog: http://aspire2nd.blogspot.com
Shutterfly Page: https://patton2ndaspire1516.shutterfly.com/