Newsletter: January 27

UPCOMING EVENTS:

February 3: Early Release-Dismissal at 12:15

                      Students should be at 25% of their SRC goal

February 6: No School-Winter Break

February 14: Valentine's Day Party 9:30-10:30

March 3: Students should be at 50% of their SRC goal

March 31: Students should be at 75% of their SRC goal

May 5: Students should be at 100% of their SRC goal

READING:

Today you will find a new Book-it form for the month of February.  However, it looks completely different than the previous forms so please don’t miss it.  The Book-it form is connected to a new homework initiative that we are encouraging all Bauer families to complete.  In your child’s Friday folder you will find a note explaining the new “non-academic” homework.  Attached to the letter you will find a board with 16 ideas to complete throughout the month of February.  All of the activities are easy to complete and are a lot of fun!!!   This is completely OPTIONAL.  However, I highly recommend it.  Research shows that developing fine and gross motor skills, building imaginative thinking skills, and fostering a sense of creativity are critically important skills for young learns. You will start to see these calendars coming home each month.  On the back of each monthly calendar, you will find a reading log to keep track of your child’s reading for the month.  This is the new form that we will use for Book-It.  I am really excited to hear about all of the after-school adventures you will have with your second grader.  Please feel free to send me pictures of your fun or even send in any creations you make as a family.  Again, this is optional, but a great opportunity to enjoy some family fun!

WRITING:

Today students had time to celebrate their realistic fiction writing with the other 2nd grade classroom.  Students were able to read multiple stories written by second graders in both classrooms.  They were very excited to share all of the great writing strategies they noticed in their friends’ writing.  Next week we will begin writing poetry.  We will start by thinking about where poets get their ideas and begin writing our own poems.  

MATH:

We have been working diligently in class to subtract from 200 and any given number less than 200.  Students are learning how important it is to ask, “Can I subtract?” before they begin.  At this point, we are still using a proof drawing to help us fully understand the process of ungrouping (breaking apart something in order to subtract).  Next week we will continue to practice these skills.  3-digit subtraction is a very difficult task, but with time and effort we will get it!

OTHER NEWS:

Today I have sent home a class list for your child to use to address their Valentines.  Our classroom party will be on Tuesday, February 14 from 9:30-10:30.  We would love for you to join us for the fun!

Also, we are in need of a few classroom supplies for an upcoming project.  We will need brown paper bags and sandwich size ziplock bag.  Any donations would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!