Monday, May 30th- No School
Wednesday, June 1st- Como Zoo Field Trip
Friday, June 3rd- Last Day of Second Grade, Walking to City Park, Report Cards Go Home
Email:schneiders@maplelake.k12.mn.us Telephone:320-963-7484
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Spelling Words
Week Of:
May 31- June 3
1. biography
2. geography
3. biology
4. geology
5. telegraph
6. television
Guided Reading
In guided reading your child worked on the literacy skill of comparing and contrasting by using various reading posters and through the use of various leveled texts. No more guided reading books from the bookroom will be sent home but please continue to have your child read every night books from home.
City Park
Just a reminder that next Friday your child will be walking to the City Park. We will be eating lunch back at school so all your child will need to bring to the City Park is a water bottle. Please put sunscreen on your child the morning of the City Park as well.
Thank You
This will be my last newsletter of the year. A big thank you to all of you for your constant support and dedication to your child’s education. It has been an incredible year and I am very fortunate to have been able to help your child grow as a second grader. I hope everyone has a very safe, relaxing, and memorable summer!
Writing
In writing our class is finishing our unit on Procedural Writing. Next week every student will get the opportunity to share one or more pieces of procedural writing that he/she wrote.
Como Zoo
Just a reminder that next Wednesday your child will be going on a field trip to the Como Zoo. Please remember to send a lunch in a paper or plastic bag along with your child on this day and please do not send any money. Please also put sunscreen on your child before school. I am looking forward to an exciting field trip!
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Upcoming Dates
Friday, May 20th- Track and Field Day
Monday, May 23rd- Wear Black for Melanoma Awareness
Wednesday, May 25th- Wellness Wed. (Wear Workout Clothes), All Library and Guided Reading books due
Monday, May 23rd- Wear Black for Melanoma Awareness
Wednesday, May 25th- Wellness Wed. (Wear Workout Clothes), All Library and Guided Reading books due
Library Books
All library books along with Guided Reading books are due back to school on Wednesday, May 25th. Please look around your house for any books that may need to be returned to school.
Guided Reading
In guided reading your child worked on phrasing, fluency, and vocabulary development as your child worked in a small group to practice and prepare for the presentation of a reader’s theater script called “The Tricky Garden”.
Spelling Words
Week Of:
May 23-27
1. suggest
2. suggestion
3. direct
4. direction
5. decorate
6. decoration
7. celebrate
8. celebration
9. add
10. addition
11. define
12. definition
Spelling
Next weeks spelling focus is working with base words that have the suffix ion added to the end of them as in: suggestion, direction, decoration, etc.
Spelling Test
Due to Track and Field Day being this Friday, your child will take their spelling test on Thursday of this week!
Track and Field Day is May 20th
Track and Field day is almost upon us. This is a much anticipated day for a number of different reasons. The Kindergarten group will kick off the track events by running the 50 meter dash at approximately 8:30 a.m. From there, the primary grades will participate in the 100, 200, and 400 meter dash. The intermediate grades will begin the day at the field events. Prior to lunch the primary grades will culminate their track events by running the 4 x 100 meter relay.
After lunch the groups will simply switch, the intermediate grades will be on the track and the primary grades at the field events. More precise schedules will be posted on the concession stand. Here are a few other reminders about the day... 1. Water bottles are acceptable and should have a name on them. 2. Wear your sunscreen! 3. Be sure to wear your class color.
4. Students will be eating lunch in their classrooms to provide some time for them to be out of the sun. Parents are invited to join their child in the classroom if they would like to. 5. An effort to talk about the competitive side of track and field day has been made. We enjoy the competitive nature of the day as long as we keep things in perspective and recognize a few things. a. The competition helps us put forth our best effort. b. We compete with others, not against them. c. The results of track and field day do not define any of our students. 6. The value of this day is far greater than the races being run. Lessons in perseverance, integrity, respect, and responsibility take precedence over the race, results, and ribbons. It is shaping up to be a gorgeous day, see you on Friday!!!  |
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Math Review Problems of the Week
Solve
25+66= 14+26=
64+39= 47+15=
78-25= 63-27=
36+12= 51-14=
59+16= 80-58=
Writing
In writing this week your child worked on including descriptive words, adjectives, and difficult words to spell within their procedural pieces of writing that they are currently working on right now.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, May 16th- NWEA Reading Test, Wear Black for Melanoma Awareness
Tuesday, May 17th- NWEA Math Test
Friday, May 20th- Track & Field Day
Tuesday, May 17th- NWEA Math Test
Friday, May 20th- Track & Field Day
Spelling Words
Week Of:
May 16-20
1. price
2. priceless
3. use
4. useless
5. power
6. powerless
7. cloud
8. cloudless
9. breath
10. breathless
11. fear
12. fearless
Reading Skills of the Week
- Summarizing Important Ideas and Concepts
- Making Inferences
- Making Predictions
Spelling
Next weeks spelling focus is adding the suffix less to the end of base words as in:
price-priceless
use-useless
power-powerless
cloud-cloudless
fear-fearless
Phonics
In phonics this week your child worked with high-frequency words and your child worked with the prefixes dis, re, and un. Your child also worked on building fluency by partner reading short passages and your child worked on writing complete sentences using high-frequency words.
NWEA Tests
Next Monday and Tuesday your child will be taking the NWEA Reading and Math tests. Please make sure your child gets a good nights rest the night before and please make sure your child eats a good breakfast the day of each test. Your child's final NWEA scores will be sent home at the end of the school year with your child's report card.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Math
In math students have been working with 3D shapes. Throughout the week students found objects within the classroom that looked like a cylinder, a rectangular prism, a sphere, etc. Vocabulary terms discussed this week were: edges, vertices, and faces. Ask your child to define each of these terms to you at home. It might even be fun to go on a treasure hunt at home finding various objects that look like a square pyramid, a cone, etc.
Spelling Words
May 9-13
1. order
2. disorder
3. agree
4. disagree
5. obey
6. disobey
7. trust
8. distrust
9. honest
10. dishonest
11. grace
12. disgrace
13. appear
14. disappear
Upcoming Dates
Friday, May 6th- Mrs. Schneider Gone
Monday, May 9th- Wear Black for Melanoma Awareness
Tuesday, May 10th- 2 Hour Late Start (Wear an Irish Shirt), Last Trash to Cash Collection Day
Wednesday, May 11th- Wear Teal for Food Allergy Awareness
Thursday, May 12th- Last Book Order Due
Monday, May 9th- Wear Black for Melanoma Awareness
Tuesday, May 10th- 2 Hour Late Start (Wear an Irish Shirt), Last Trash to Cash Collection Day
Wednesday, May 11th- Wear Teal for Food Allergy Awareness
Thursday, May 12th- Last Book Order Due
Trash to Cash ALERT!!!!!!
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET TO THE $6000 GOAL!
With only one collection date left, we encourage all families to do their best to collect Box Tops from their families, friends & neighbors by May 10th. The students have been eagerly anticipating being able to duct tape Mrs. Harlan to the wall when they reach that goal! They also would love a new tire swing for the playground and that cost, with installation, is about $5500! If you don’t have many Box Tops to contribute, financial donations will also be accepted! CHECKS CAN BE MADE OUT TO MLE!
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