Only 1 Lunch Option on Friday

Bag Lunch- Ham & Cheese Sub, Sun Chips, Apple, Baby Carrots with Ranch Dip, Milk

Math

In math students continue to learn about 3D shapes and measurement such as the length, width, and area of objects.

Upcoming Dates

Friday, May 24th- Track & Field Day
Monday, June 3rd- Field Trip to the Como Zoo

Spelling Words

Week Of:

April 29- May 3

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

Spelling

Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have the prefix dis added to the beginning of them as in:

order

disorder

agree

disagree

Phonics

In phonics this week your child worked on adding the prefix re to the beginning of base words. Your child learned that when the prefix re is added to the beginning of a word it changes the meaning of that word to mean to do over again or redo.

Science

In science your child is learning about various characteristics that are associated with Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, Insects, and Spiders. This science unit ties into our end of the year field trip to the Como Zoo on Monday, June 3rd.

Wellness Wednesday Tomorrow

Wear Workout Clothes Tomorrow!

April Word of the Month

Patience- Being calm and understanding that some things take time and endurance

Upcoming Dates

Friday, April 19th No School
Friday, April 26th- Wear Blue for Autism Awareness, Gum Day for $1.00

Spelling Words

Week Of:

April 22-26

1. paint

2. repaint

3. pay

4. repay

5. group

6. regroup

7. new

8. renew

9. turn

10. return

11. check

12.  recheck

Field Trip

I have had a few parents ask when the second grade field trip is. Second grade will go to the Como Zoo on Monday, June 3rd.

Technology

In technology this week with Mr. Mavencamp, students worked on coding. Using markers and specific codes, students completed a code sheet and then used an Ozobot to follow their code. Students were excited, engaged, and very creative during this lesson and many even asked where they could get their own Ozobot. Feel free to check out the following website: ozobot.com

Monday Lunch Menu Change

Option 1 - Chicken Nuggets

Option 2 - Hainanese Chicken 

Option 3 - Crispy Chicken Patty

Option 4 - Newton Meal

Upcoming Dates

Friday, April 19th- No School

Spelling Words

Week Of:

April 15-18

1. fair

2. unfair

3. happy

4. unhappy

5. load

6. unload

7. fold

8. unfold

9. afraid

10. unafraid

11. likely

12. unlikely

Math

In math students are learning about Geometry, the study of shapes. Throughout this unit students will learn about:

• Flat Surfaces
• Vertices
• Edges
• 2D Shapes
• 3D Shapes
• Symmetry
• Congruence
• Ways to Move Shapes (Reflection, Translation, Rotation)

Wear Blue on Fridays

Throughout the month of April your child is encouraged to wear blue every Friday in support of Autism Awareness Month.

Guided Reading

Your child is becoming a very fluent reader. Please continue to spend time reading with your child his/her guided reading book that is sent home with your child every night. If you are unsure of what your child needs to read each night, please refer to your child's yellow reading sheet that is in his/her book bag. Your child has made some big gains in guided reading and we want him/her to continue to advance and take their reading to an even higher level. Please remember to do some type of math practice each night as well and sign the bottom math portion of your child's yellow reading sheet.

Box Tops

Keep collecting Box Tops! Ask friends and family members to collect them for you as well. Our school is able to purchase many additional things for individual classrooms and for our school using the money earned from Box Tops!

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, April 9th- No Late Start Today, School begins at normal time-8:00, Wear an Irish Shirt
Thursday, April 11th- Book Orders Due
Friday, April 12th- Wear Blue for Autism Awareness Month

Spelling Words

April 8-12

1. close

2. closely

3. friend

4. friendly

5. real

6. really

7. gloomy

8. gloomily

9. happy

10. happily

11. angry

12. angrily

13. quiet

14. quietly

15. safe

16. safely

17. luck

18. luckily

Phonics

In phonics this week your child took base words and made them into adjectives by adding the ending y.

Math @ Home

Give your child a chance to answer riddles such as:

• I have three coins in my pocket. They are worth 55 cents. What do I have?
• I have six coins in my pocket. They are worth 30 cents. What could I have?
• The coins in my pocket total 78 cents. What could I have?

Writing

In writing students are working on "How To's". Choosing something that they can teach to someone and writing the step-by-step directions on how to do it.

Science

In science your child is learning about weather and the different weather tools that can be used to measure weather. Ask your child about some of the weather tools he/she has learned about or made in science.