Volunteer Orientation

There will be one last morning volunteer orientation this Wednesday, May 24th at 7:30am for those who still need to update.

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Track and Field Day is Friday, May 26th!!

Posted: 22 May 2017 09:36 PM PDT

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 of the 50 meter dash at approximately 8:30 a.m.  From there, we will see our primary grades 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.  Or you can contact me, the office, or the classroom teacher with questions.

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.

• KG - purple
• 1st - yellow
• 2nd - blue
• 3rd - orange
• 4th - red
• 5th - green
• 6th - tie dye

4.   I have made an effort to talk about the competitive side of track and field day.  I 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.
        d.  It is rare when people remember the results, but people will remember how others treated them.  

Keeping my fingers crossed for a dry day on Friday!

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, May 24th- All library and guided reading books due!
Friday, May 26th- Track & Field Day, Wear Blue
Monday, May 29th- No School
Wednesday, May 31st- Field Trip to Como Zoo, Wear an Irish Shirt
Friday, June 2nd- Last Day of Second Grade

Phonics

This week in phonics your child spent time working with the “Bossy R” within words as in ar, er, ir, or, and ur.  Using these letter patterns your child made words, sorted words, and played a game focusing around the above letter patterns.

Science

This week in science your child was assigned a specific animal and then your child completed a research report focusing on the animal he/she was assigned to.

Have a great summer!

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! 

City Park Field Trip

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.

Como Zoo Field Trip

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.  I am looking forward to an exciting field trip!

Track & Field Day Reminders:

¨If possible please have your child wear a blue shirt.

¨ Having your child wear layers would not be a bad idea either.

¨ Send a water bottle or two along with your child.

¨ Please put sunscreen on your child before he/she leaves the house in the morning.

Other Grade Level Colors Are As Follows:

• KG - purple
• 1st - yellow
• 2nd - blue
• 3rd - orange
• 4th - red
• 5th - green
• 6th - tie dye

Guided Reading

In guided reading your child has been working 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 after Wednesday but please continue to have your child read every night books from your house.

Writing

In writing this week our class finished our unit on Procedural Writing.  At the conclusion of this unit every student got the opportunity to share one or more pieces of procedural writing that he/she wrote.

Review Practice Spelling Words

1. grab
2. club
3. spun
4. flap
5. trip
6. skin
7. spent
8. sunk
9. grand
10. lamp
11. rift
12. blend
13. west
14. help
15. smash
16. plush
17. shell
18. shop
19. much
20. which
21. chest
22. champ

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday, May 24th- All library and Guided Reading books due!
Friday, May 26th-Track & Field Day (Wear Blue)
Monday, May 29th- No School

Como Zoo Field Trip

If you have not yet signed and sent back your child's permission slip along with $10.00 for the Como Zoo please do so as soon as possible.  The students really enjoy this day at the end of the year!

Spelling

May 22- June 2
Your child will not have any more weekly spelling tests after this week.  For the remainder of this school year your child will be working on many different review spelling activities throughout each week!

Math @ Home

Twenty-Five
Place a deck of cards face down.  The first player turns over a card. The next player turns over a card, adds it to the previous card and says the sum aloud.  Play continues until someone has a card that adds up to a sum greater than 25.  When that happens, the player will subtract rather than add.  Play continues until someone gets a sum of exactly 25.

Track & Field Day

May 26th is Track and Field Day!  Please know that kids are NOT allowed to leave the school grounds for lunch.  You may bring in lunch if you like, but kids need to stay at school. When your child has finished all events that they signed up for, you can check in with me, sign out your child at the checkout table, and then leave for the weekend.  This is a fun day and I hope you can all come and watch!

Volunteer Training

There will be a group orientation for volunteers that are going on field trips and need updating.  This orientation will take place on Wednesday, May 17th at 7:45a.m. in the elementary computer lab.  Please plan to attend if you are up for renewal.  Any questions please contact Celeste Dahlstrom in the high school.

Como Zoo Field Trip

If you have not yet signed and sent back your child's permission slip along with $10.00 for the Como Zoo please do so as soon as possible.  The students really enjoy this day at the end of the year!

Upcoming Dates

Thursday, May 11th- Final Book Order Due, Class Picture Day
Friday, May 26th-Track & Field Day
Wednesday, May 31st-Field Trip to Como Zoo

Spelling Words

Week Of:

May 15-19

1. biography

2. geography

3. biology

4. geology

5. telegraph

6. television

Math @ Home

Solve

25+66=         

14+26=

64+39=           

47+15=

78-25=          

63-27=                 

36+12=          

51-14=

59+16=          

80-58=

Phonics

In phonics this week your child worked with the suffixes sion, tion, and ion as in:

suggestion

collision

 companion

Science

In science your child is learning about various characteristics that are associated with Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, Insects, and Spiders.

Guided Reading

In guided reading your child worked on phrasing, fluency, and vocabulary development as your child worked within a small group to practice and prepare for the presentation of a reader's theater script called "The Tricky Garden".

Library Books

All library books along with Guided Reading books will be due back to school on Wednesday, May 24th.  Please look around your house for any books that will need to be turned in by May 24th.

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, May 9th- 2 Hour Late Start, Wear an Irish Shirt, Trash to Cash Collection Day
Thursday, May 11th- Final Book Order Due, Class Picture Day

Spelling Words

Week Of:

May 8-12

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.

Math @ Home

A shape is symmetrical when two halves of it are exactly alike.  For example, a heart and a butterfly are symmetrical because when folded in half their left sides mirror their right sides.  Cut out a magazine picture that is symmetrical.  Then cut the picture along its line of symmetry.  Paste one half of the picture on the paper.  Next have your child draw the missing half.

Facebook Reminder

FACEBOOK

District #881 has a Facebook page and parents/guardians have the opportunity to “opt out” of having their child not posted on the page.

If attending a school event such as a field trip, Track & Field Day, or school programs to name a few, and you choose to take photos, please refrain from posting them on Facebook without the permission from the parents/guardians of the children in the photos.  (Student Handbook P.9)

Please be careful when posting school events on Facebook. Several families do not want their child posted and it would take some time to check in with each family for their OK. Feel free to post your child/family, just make sure there are not any other children in the picture as well.

Any questions, please let me know!

Thank you for your cooperation on this matter.

Reading Skills of the Week

• Summarizing Important Ideas and Concepts
• Making Inferences
• Making Predictions

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.