Halloween Party

On Thursday of this week, we will be having our Halloween Party in the afternoon.  The Halloween Parade will begin at 2:00 pm and our Halloween Party will be shortly after the parade at 2:30 pm.  I sent home a note regarding the party last week in your child's binder.  If you have not done so, please consider bringing one of the listed snacks.  In regards to costumes, please make sure that your child does not wear his or her costume to school.  We will be changing into our costumes shortly before the parade.  Please leave masks, face paint, and play weapons of any sort at home.  At our Halloween Party, we will be eating some snacks and playing Halloween Bingo.  The party will end at 3:00 pm so that the students can attend recess. 

If you have not done so already, please send in your child's field trip permission slip and money by Friday of this week.  Any student without a signed permission slip, will be staying at school in a second grade classroom while we are gone.  We are hoping that we will not need to leave any student behind.

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50 pm.  Our library time has been moved to Wednesday of this week because of our Halloween Party.  Please remember to have your child wear his or her athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday of this week.

Welcome Back and Field Trip

Welcome back from Fall Break!  I hope that you enjoyed your time with your family.  As we get back into the swing of things, we will be revisiting routines and expectations.  Please make sure to check in with your child's Class Dojo points daily so that you can have discussions with your child regarding positive and negative behavior. 

Our field trip to the aquarium is coming up very quickly.  If you have not returned your student's permission slip or paid the $10.00, please do so as soon as possible.  Also, for the parents who plan on attending the field trip with us, there is an additional $10.00 that must be paid to chaperone.  We are still unsure if parents will be able to ride the bus with us to the aquarium.  We have very full classes this year so space is very limited.  Please be prepared to drive yourself or carpool with another parent.  Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.  Please let me know if you have any questions regarding our field trip.

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50 pm.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Fall Break

Next week will begin fall break.  Please make sure to have your child read during this two week break.  Students can lose their academic growth in as little as two weeks.  This is also a great time to work on the goals that we discussed at conferences.

This Wednesday is a full day of school.  This Thursday is Kindness Club.  The students will be dismissed from Kindness Club at 4:45pm.  If you would still like your child to participate in Kindness Club, please contact me or Mrs. Schaffer.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Galaxy Day

Thank you to all of you who attended conferences this past week!  I enjoyed discussing your child's progress with you. This Wednesday will be our second galaxy day.  Your child will be learning a lesson from his or her galaxy teacher that will center around controlling impulsivity.  Please make sure to have your child wear his or her galaxy shirt on this day. 

Your child will be taking his or her second math test this Tuesday.  Please look for the chapter review to come home on Monday and for the test results to come home on Wednesday.

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50pm.  Please remember to have your child wear his or her athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Conferences!

Conferences will occur on Wednesday and Thursday of this week unless you have scheduled a morning conference on Monday, Tuesday, or Friday.   If you require a different day and time, please let me know so that I can reschedule your conference.  For conferences, please have a literacy and mathematics goal in mind that you would like your child to work towards for the next several months.  In addition, please bring your child to the conference so that he or she can partake in setting goals.  Each conference will last approximately twenty minutes and will focus mostly on where your child is academically.  

This is the first week for spelling.  Your student will take his or her first spelling test on Friday of this week.  You will find the spelling words in your child's reading packet.  Please review these words daily to help your child prepare for his or her test.  On the spelling test page of the homework, your student can simply write each word twice.

This Wednesday is a full day of school.  Please remember to send athletic shoes with your student on both Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday but are not due back until Thursday.  

Snack

We are currently running low on snacks.  In your child's binder, you will find a calendar that will have your child's name listed for the day that he or she will need to bring in snack.  A few student's names are not listed and will be listed on the following month's snack calendar.  If you are unable to provide snack on your student's day, please let me know so that I can purchase snacks.  Thank you for your support!

I still have quite a few parents that have not signed up for a conference yet.  I will be sending an email this week to any family that still needs to sign up.  If you are having a difficult time accessing the website, please email or call me to let me know.  I can't wait to discuss all of the learning that your child has been doing this past month. 

This Wednesday is an early release day.  The students will be dismissed at 1:50pm.  Please remember to have your child wear athletic shoes on Monday and Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.

Conference Sign Up

Conferences are just around the corner.  If you have not signed up for a conference yet, please do so as soon as possible.  To sign up for a conference, please visit the PTC Fast website.  If you are having a difficult time with the website, please contact me so that I can help. 

This Thursday is the first day that the Kindness Club will meet.  If you signed your student up for Kindness Club, please remind him or her that he or she will be going to the library after school.  Kindness Club will dismiss at 4:45.

The first Edru Skate Night will take place this Thursday from 6:00-8:00 so be ready to skate.

This Wednesday is a full day of school.  Please remember to have your student wear athletic shoes on Thursday for Kinetics.  Library books should be returned on Wednesday and are due back Thursday.