Hello Families! I wanted to thank all parents-who are all represented by the PTO- for the beautiful white rose as a thank you for caring for your little ones while they are away from you. I truly am honored to be their second grade teacher. It is absolutely my priviledge to be a part of their edcational journey. Thank you, thank you again!
As winter break was aproaching, the class has been working individually on being ready (for directions, having materials, moving to the next activity...) and also they have been working together to minimize the amount of interuptions throughout the day (talking instead of listening, making noises, being off task, shouting out...) We hope to carry our progress towards these goals into the New Year. I hope everyone enjoys their families to the fullest thsi holiday season! Have a wonderful winter break- I will see you in 2013.
MAP Testing Returns: Winter MAP testing will take place the week of January 7- check the January calendar for specific days and times. Please make sure your child is espcially well rested and eats a good breakfast. It would be great if you reinforced to your child that it is important that they try their best- show what you know!
ipads- While we use our 6 classroom ipads daily in small groups, we are now utilizing them even more as we learn the responsibilities and expectations for independent work during math and reader's workshop. I have a list of apps that we use in class on the right sidebar. I will continue to add to the list and we discover new ones for the classroom. Please let me know if you find one that you woudl recommend for second grade.
Typing Camp: We will begin to learn and practice typing skills. In January I will lead a Typing Camp daily for three weeks. A letter will be send home explaining the process and asking for parents to encourage your children to use proper finger placement at home too.
Ask Your Child:
What was the author's message in The Perfect Present?
What does parallel mean? Give an example of something in the world that is parallel (railroad tracks, notebook paper, bookshelves...)
How many conintenst are there?
Name 3 different land forms
Which countries did you visit this week in your travels learning about Holidays Around the World?
Important Dates
All School PJ and movie day has been rescheduled for Thursday January 3rd. The kids worked very hard to earn more than 2,800 PAW slips in 4 weeks. That is absolutely incredible! Congratulations!
Jan. 8- Waukesha Museum (bag lunch needed) 9:30-1:00pm
January 15- Nature Center 9-11am
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