End of the year pictures

We had the BEST morning participating in field day this week! The weather was perfect, and the kids were so well behaved. We had lots of new stations this year and they were all a huge hit! 

Here are a couple pictures from our activities:

We also had an AMAZING last day of 2nd grade together!!!  

We filled the morning with things we have never done before together 

(pick your own seat, dance party, bubble gum contest, airplanes, and more)!!!

bubble game contest, paper airplanes, and more)!

Last Day of 2nd Grade

Thank you for the most wonderful year!  You and your children have been an enormous blessing in my life and a source of such joy.  I always have a mix of emotions at the end of the year--- happy for the growth that I've seen, proud of the new skills the students have learned, and sad that I have to say, "good-bye" to my dear students. I love them all dearly--- thank you so much for sharing your precious little ones with me this year!  I hope that they continue to hold their energy and enthusiasm for learning.  I have treasured these last few days. 

May you all have a great summer enjoying your family!

Newsletter: June 1

IMPORTANT DATES:

June 5: Field Day 10:00-11:30

Students should have athletic wear, tennis shoes, sunscreen, and a water bottle.

June 8: Last Day of School/Dismissal at 12:15

Our flag lowering ceremony will be at 11:00 AM. If you would like to join us, and are able to take a short walk, please park at Georgetown Ice Arena as parking is limited at Bauer.

*Please remember to check the lost and found before the last day of school!

READING:

The students were very excited to check out free choice books from the library last week.  It was a fun way to celebrate all of their hard work and reading growth this year.  All library book are due by the beginning of next week.  Thank you!

MATH:

Today we completed the first practice test to prepare for our last math assessment coming up next week.  Please look for the review coming home on Monday.  And yes, we still have ONE more test to take.  Students will take our Unit 7 Math assessment on Tuesday.  They are ready!!  This assessment will cover number lines, equal shares (including halves, thirds, and fourths), and word problems.  I will get this test graded quickly and sent home to you next week. :)

Next week your child will also bring home their math journal book.  You will notice that many of the pages are not finished.  Much of our work time in class is done on whiteboards.  The journal pages can be used for great summer practice!

GROWTH MINDSET:

I'm thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn't have stumbled across my strength!

Newsletter: May 25

IMPORTANT DATES:

May 28: Memorial Day/No School

May 31: School Families/Wear Bauer Shirt

June: Last Day of School

READING:

SRC is officially done!  Congratulations to all of the second graders!  They earned a lot of points and many fun prizes!  It took a great deal of dedication and many hours of reading.  Way to go!!!  Second graders will not have SRC reading homework for the remainder of the year.  However,  please continue to have your child read to complete the reading challenge sent home earlier this month.  

To be at grade level, students need to leave second grade reading at a level M.  By November of their third grade year they need to be at a level N.  It will be extremely important for your child to read all summer to maintain the skills they have and continue their reading growth.   

WRITING:

Our goal this week has been to write in such a way that teaches the reader about a particular science topic.  Students took time researching facts about their topics.  This allowed students to have sufficient facts, details, and examples to include in their writing.  Students turned in their final writing piece for the year today.  I am excited to read all of their informational writing pieces to see how they have grown as writers this year.  

MATH:

Students completed our unit 6 math assessment last week.  Please look for your child's test paper in next week’s Friday folder.  We are now working through our LAST math unit for the year.  We are learning about arrays, fractions, and number lines.  Look for a review test coming home next week.  

GROWTH MINDSET:

I am NOT giving up!
I am giving my brain a workout!!!

Newsletter: May 18

IMPORTANT DATES:

May 23: SRC Ends/Last Day for Quizzes

May 28: Memorial Day/No School

May 31: School Families/Wear Bauer Shirt

June: Last Day of School

Thank you for the donations of Kleenex boxes.  We have a few boxes as back up now.   However, if you are still willing to donate a box, I bet we will use it.  

READING:

Continue to have your child read at home to work toward completing our reading challenge.  The challenge requires students to read 8 different books ranging from a chapter book, a picture book, an informational book, a poem, and much more!  Students will also be asked to share their favorite book with the class.  Students will give their favorite book an "Eagle Book Award" that we made in class.  Small prizes will be given to students that complete the challenge.  I can't wait to hear about their favorite books and begin giving out prizes!!!  

In our informational book study, we have focused on identifying the purpose of text features and why authors might have chosen to include them.  We also contrasted two ideas in our books to learn more about our topic.  Next week, we will begin to research on new science topics to prepare us to write about that same topic.  

MATH:

Next week we will complete our Unit 6 Math assessment.  As I look at student work throughout this unit, I am immensely proud of their hard work and depth of understanding related to addition and subtraction with a 3-digit number.  They have become confident mathematicians that have a solid understanding of how to tackle tough problems with ease.  I can see their own delight on their faces as they solve tricky problems.  Midweek we will transition to Unit 7 . This unit will cover arrays, fractions, and length.  We will learn to write repeated addition equations for an array and practice identifying equal parts of a rectangle or square.   Students will use the words halves, thirds, and fourths to name each part.  

Writing:

Next week we will wrap up our informational writing unit.  Students will be given two class periods to write their final informational writing piece on a science topic.  I am eager to read their writing and see how they have progressed as writers this year.  

GROWTH MINDSET:

Every mistake you make is progress!

Newsletter: May 10

IMPORTANT DATES:

May 13: Happy Mother's Day

May 18: Spirit Day-Wear your favorite sport attire
May 23: SRC Ends/Last Day for Quizzes

May 28: Memorial Day/No School

We are still in desperate need of Kleenex boxes!!!!  After a few donations, we are back down to ONE box.  If you would be willing to donate another box or two, we would definitely use it.  Thank you!!!

READING:

Hopefully, you saw the Scholastic Book Order that went home last week.  If you are interested in ordering, please do so by Monday, May 14th.  If you are ordering online, you can use the parent code HM67V.  This will be our last book order for the year.  It's a great time to stock up on books for some summer reading! ;) So many great options and deals online. Take a look and submit your order by next week Monday, May 14. 

Continue to have your child read at home to work toward completing our reading challenge.  The challenge requires students to read 8 different books ranging from a chapter book, a picture book, an informational book, a poem, and much more!  Students will also be asked to share their favorite book with the class.  Students will give their favorite book an "Eagle Book Award" that we made in class.  Small prizes will be given to students that complete the challenge.  I can't wait to hear about their favorite books and begin giving out prizes!!!

MATH:

Next week we will wrap up Unit 6: 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction.  We will take two days to review for this assessment.  Please look for a review paper coming home next Friday.  This assessment will cover reading and writing number to 1,000, skip counting by 1's, 10's, and 100's, comparing two 3-digit numbers, addition within 1,000, and subtraction within a 1,000.  Students have been working hard to understand these concepts.  Their hard work is definitely preparing them to be successful on our upcoming asssessment.

Also, last week I introduced the game BLINK to the class.  A handful of students had played it before, but it was a new game to many.  The students are loving this strategic, fast pace game.  BLINK could be a great addition to your game collection at home.  It could make for lots of summer fun!

GROWTH MINDSET:

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong!

Calling all volunteers!

To all those who have generously given their time and effort by volunteering at Bauer Elementary this year, the BES Staff would like to invite you to a Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast. Thursday, May 24th 9:00am-10:30am in the Teacher's Lounge. Whether you have made copies, read with students, organized events or countless other things, we want to thank YOU! Please join us for this open house style breakfast.