May 20-June 3

Hello Families,

We have a lot of fun and exciting activities coming up! The first is our trip to the Ye Olde School House on Monday. Please help your child pack a cold lunch. We are trying to make this experience as authentic as possible. So if you can help your child pack their lunch in a pail or basket and dress more old-fashioned or in rural attire, that would be great! (there are suggestions attached to the field trip note)

Community Project: Your child's building is due on Wednesday. We will put the communities together on Thursday so they will be on display at the Fine Arts Fair on Thursday night.

Math: U11 Math Test is on Wednesday. We will finish the year with a review unit. Please continue to work on math facts until the end of year and through the summer. Fact power is very important in math- flash cards can help your child practice and memorize the facts. Second grade proficiency is 54 facts in 3 minutes.

Surprise Reader: If someone in your family has not come in to read this year, I am still open to any day of the week and time for you to come in to read a short book to the class for 5-10 minutes. Please let me know if you are interested.

Mark Your Calendars:

Wed May 26-Fine Arts Fair 6-8:30 come see our community projects on display

Mon June 6- Readers Theatre 2:45-3:30

Our Poetry Cafe-Friday May 6

*Sorry there are not more pictures- I was so immersed in poetry, I kept forgetting to take pictures!

May 6-20

It is May already! We have a lot to get done before the end of the year-yikes! But, it should be a fun journey to the end of 2nd grade! Here are some of the things we have planned:

Reading/Writing: We are finishing our fabulous Poetry study and moving into Reading and writing Fairy Tales. We continue to work on reading and responding to text. I encourage you to ask your child questions after he/she finishes a chapter or entire book. We talk about how good readers think while they read. It is so important for 2nd graders to comprehend what they are reading. This might mean they need to slow down as a reader.

Math: Unit 10 tests went home on Tuesday. Please go over the test with your child. Remember only the non-shaded problems on the front sheet need to be proficient by the end of the unit. The shaded questions should be mastered at a later date.

Social Studies: We have a social studies community project coming up- a note will come home in next week. Students will chose a building to create that would fit in either an urban, suburban or rural community. The individual building will be done at home and then brought to school on May 25th for students build a community in small groups. The communities will be on display for the Fine Arts Fair on Thurs. May 26 from 6:00-8:30

Reminders: Please turn in the Ye Olde Shcool House field trip form and fee by Friday May 13.

*The All School field trip to the Brewer Game is Wed. May 11.

Ask Your Child:

*How did you create a a water fountain with air?

* Who is your favorite charter in the read aloud Sideways Stories from Wayside School? Why?

*What was your favorite part of writing poetry?

*When making change, what does Mrs. Dahms tell you to do (Count up)