Last Newsletter of the Year

I have ONE more week with your wonderful children.  Where did the year go? 

Please check out this week's newsletter.  You will find some important end of the year details.

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Next week you will start to see a lot of your child's school supplies coming home.  I will start to send home a few things everyday.  You will find your child’s math journal, pencil box, data notebook, and much more!  Today you will find your child’s scrapbook page in their Friday folder.  Thank you for making this page.  The students absolutely loved looking at it everyday!!!

This will be the last official newsletter for the year!  However, I hope I can see you one more time this year at the Bauer Family Picnic.  If not, have a GREAT SUMMER and please don't hesitate to visit a lot next year!!!

May 22: Newsletter

Here is our newsletter for the week:

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Our wonderful Bauer Parent Club has generously donated new books for the classroom.  The students can’t wait to check them out.  I would love to have these books labeled as SRC books.  If you would be willing to help me label our new books, I would greatly appreciate it!  It would take roughly an hour to get through the books.  Thanks!

We will have field day on Tuesday, June 2 from 1:00-2:30.  We are hoping to have two parent volunteers willing to help run an event on this day.  We would need your help from 12:30-2:45.  This will allow time to set up, run an event, and clean up.  Please let me know if you are interested!  We would GREATLY appreciate it.

Hard to believe there are only 4 more weeks of school! This is where it gets really exciting-- we run out of time nearly every day... too many fun things to do! 

Here is the newsletter for the week...

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I want to thank you for all of the generous gifts for teacher appreciate week!  I feel very spoiled and LOVED!  I am so honored to work with all of you and this wonderful group of 2nd graders.  

Here are just a few of the fun gifts I received throughout the week!   

Thanks for the gifts, smiles, and hugs to brighten up my week!!!

February 27: Newsletter

Here is the newsletter for the week...

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This week we started our typing class.  The students are learning so much!  It is so fun to watch their confidence grow as they are learning the correct way to type each key.  Today I have sent home a paper that explains the program we have been using here at school.  It also suggests way that you can have your child practice at home.  I did put a typing link on our blog as well!

If you have not confirmed your Parent Teacher Conference time yet, please do so by Monday.  Thank you!  I look forward to meeting with you in a couple weeks!!!

You will notice that your child has three pages of math homework this week.  Each page is a way for your child to practice solving word problems.  However, please check over homework page 4-21 very carefully.  These problems are two step word problems and require students to do TWO steps to get the correct answer.

February 6: Newsletter

Next Friday is wear RED and PINK day!  We will have our Valentine's Day party on Friday, February 13 from 2:45-3:30.  We hope you can join us for the fun!

Here is our newsletter:

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Leaders

Written by Ella Terpstra

Leaders lead.

Yes, they do!

Leaders are brave.

Yes, they are!

Leaders! Leaders! Leaders!

Leaders care.

Yes, they do

and leaders are leaders.

Yes, they are!!!

From the office:
It is that time of year again when the different illnesses are spreading through the schools.   Some symptoms to watch for are: chills/fever, headaches, skin eruption, runny nose, cough, vomiting, diarrhea, and a sore throat.  When your child shows signs of illness (especially fever, vomiting, diarrhea) it is important to keep him/her home from school for at least 24 hours with no symptoms present.  Please notify the school of the nature of your child's illness. We appreciate all your help with trying to keep everyone healthy!

January 30: Newsletter

Our class Valentine Party will be on Friday, February 13 from 2:45-3:35 pm.  I have included our class Valentine List at the bottom of this post for you!  Please have your child bring their Valentine’s to school by Thursday, Feb. 12.  We will be exchanging them the morning of the 13th.  Thanks!

Valentine List

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January 23: Newsletter

Happy Friday!

Here is the newsletter for the week:

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Other News:

• We are still looking for 2 more volunteers to help with our classroom Valentine's Day party.  Please let me know if you are interested.

• Thank you for the donations of Clorox wipes!  I have a feeling we will use them up quickly!  We have a few containers stocked up.  Thank you for the donations.

• I wanted to give you a heads up about this week's math homework.  I anticipate that it will be more difficult than most other homework pages.  The homework pages have your child subtract from a 3-digit number.  We have worked on this in class; however, this is a concept that we will have to practice for a LONG time to fully master.  I have sent only two math pages home.  Please take your time to work through the problems with your child.  It will be important for your child to use the same strategy for each problem (ungroup first or expanded method).  Also, they should make sure they have a matching proof drawing.  The proof drawing is a concrete way to see the actual subtraction process.  They just can't forget to show their work numerically as well.  Please do not let these pages be overwhelming or frustrating.  If this is happening at home, let me know and we will finish them at school with some guided help.

January 9: Newletter

Happy snow day!  I hope you are enjoying the day safe and cozy at home.

Here is the newsletter for the week.

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As mentioned in the newsletter, we will be starting a new session of SRC next week.  We are in need of a few boxes of gallon size zip-loc bags to use as our SRC book bags.  We would greatly appreciate any donations.  Thanks!

November 21: Newsletter

Here is the newsletter for this week and next!

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!

November 14: Newsletter

We have had an exciting week here at school!  The students have LOVED playing in the SNOW!  It is hard to believe that we have so much snow already, but it makes for an extra fun time on the playground.  Also, we had a special author visit our classroom on Tuesday.  Mr.  Boss (Mrs. Boss' father-in-law) came in to share his book about Spark and Skip.  His book focuses on developing healthy habits.  The students loved it!  Next week they will be writing ideas for his next book.  Here is a class picture with Mr. Boss.  I have information in class about ordering the book Spark and Skip if you are interested.

Here is the newsletter for the week.

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Have a great weekend and stay warm!!!

November 7: Newsletter

Here is the newsletter for the week.

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Have a great weekend!

October 31: Newsletter

Happy Halloween!!!  We had a GREAT Halloween party!  Thank you to AJ Stanley for organizing the party.  Also, thank you to all the other parents that came to help out.  The students had so much fun!  Pictures from the party will be posted soon!

Here is the newsletter for the week.

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I am so excited to meet with you at Parent Teacher Conferences next week!  Feel free to come a little early to look through our class books outside of our classroom.  You will also have the opportunity to write your child a note and put it on his/her desk!  They will love the surprise note in the morning.

This week Tuesday, we will begin the Scholastic Reading Counts program (SRC).  Your child will bring home their book bag.  Inside the bag will be a book at their just right level (one of their library books), a bookmark, a letter explaining all the details of SRC, and a reading log.  Please make sure to sign the reading log each night your child reads at home.  Your child will need to read 20 minutes a night/5 days a week.  They will take a quiz on only ONE book a week.  That means when they have read their library book, they can read books from home for the rest of the week.  Library books will still be due on Tuesdays.  If your child is still reading a library book, they can renew that book on Tuesday.  Let me know if you have any questions about SRC.  We will spend a LOT of class time next week practicing all of our SRC routines.

Also, if you are ever cleaning and come across any books your family does not need, our classroom would LOVE to take donations!!!  If you have gently used books which are near a second grade reading level, feel free to drop them off at conferences.  I will have a basket setting outside of our classroom for any donations.  We are always looking for more books to fill our classroom library.  Thank you in advance!

Last thing...I couldn't resist sharing this with you!  During Lead Time this week, we talked about the word KINDNESS.  Students then came up with an acronym for the word KIND.  Here is what the word kind means to them:
K: keep going, keep being a leader, and keep calm
I: inviting, I keep trying, important, imagine, intelligent, and interesting
N: nice, notice if you are doing the right thing, and nice to teachers and parents
D: diligent, different, delightful, and daring

October 10: Newsletter

Happy Friday!

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Today I have sent home a few very important items in your child's Friday folder.  Please don't miss them!  First, you will find a conference form that indicates the day and time for our Parent Teacher Conference in November.  Please let me know if this day and time will work for you by filling out the bottom portion of the form and returning it to school by Friday, October 24.  Also, if you paid a dollar extra for our t-shirts, your $1 has been reimbursed to you.  It is an envelope in your child's Friday folder.

Finally, our classroom Halloween party is Thursday, October 30.  Students will parade around the school at 2:30.  Our classroom party will begin roughly around 2:45.  We hope you can join us for the fun!

October 3: Newsletter

It is hard to believe that it is already OCTOBER!  I hope you have been enjoying this fall weather.

Here is the newsletter for the week:

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Also, I am looking for one or two volunteers that would like to help out in the classroom by labeling a few of our library books.  This would involve looking up the books on the computer and labeling them with a corresponding level.  Please let me know if you are interested.  Thanks!

September 26: Newsletter

Here is the newsletter for the week:
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Every day we spend time talking about the 7 Habits of Happy Kids in the classroom.  This time of the day is called LEAD TIME.  Yesterday we read a book called Why Am I Here? written by Matthew Kelly.  It was such an amazing book that lead us into a great discussion about leadership.  The main theme throughout the story is to become the best version of yourself by the choices you make.  Many of the students made goals of how to be the best version of themselves today.  Some of their ideas were...empty the dishwasher without being asked, clean my room, and finish my homework before I play.  I love this message and think it is a good reminder for all of us each day.

Why are you here?
"To be the best version of myself!

We had so much fun at the Lead the Way Walk-a-thon!

Your child received a water bottle today after the Walk-a-thon.  You will need to hand wash the water bottles...they are NOT dishwasher safe.

September 19: Newsletter

Here is the newsletter for the week.

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A few reminders:

*Your child will have 3-4 math homework pages each week.  I will also send home a word study page as well.  Please remember that you have ONE FULL WEEK to complete all of the homework.  I will send homework home on Fridays and it will be due the following Friday.  You may send it in as your child completes each page or wait to send it all in on Friday.

*Also, library books are due on Tuesdays.

*Our class scrapbook is filling up!  If you still have not turned in your child's page, please do so next week.  Thanks!

GO EAGLES!

First week of school

What an awesome first week of school! This is an incredible group of kids and I look forward to what the school year has to bring. Thank you for sharing them with me! 
Attached you will our weekly newsletter.  This newsletter contains information about the upcoming week and many important dates for the month.  I also wanted to thank all of the volunteers that signed up to help in the classroom and at our holiday parties.  We still need a head parent for the winter party on Thursday, December 18 and a few more helpers for the Valentine's Day party on Friday, February 13.  Please let me know if you are willing to help.  

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Our first class picture...

And a funny one of course...

Last Newsletter

This is the last newsletter for the year.

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I am not ready to have the students move onto third grade.  It has been a wonderful year with them, but I know great things are waiting for them!!!

Today I sent home a note outlining a few things that you can do with your child this summer to help prepare for third grade.

Have a great summer!

May 23: Newsletter

Here is the newsletter for the week.

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Enjoy the long Memorial weekend!

May 16: Newsletter

Here is our newsletter for the week.

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I hope you enjoy the chilly weekend!