May 2-5
Thank you for sending the signed registration forms for the next school year back to me. If you still have not had a chance to sign and return it to me, please send them my way this week. Thank you!
REMINDERS
Thank you for sending the signed registration forms for the next school year back to me. If you still have not had a chance to sign and return it to me, please send them my way this week. Thank you!
REMINDERS
Tuesday:Tuesday folders come home. Please sign the folder and return it the next day. Thank you!
Wednesday: Early Release Day. Dismissal is at 12:45
Math homework is due.
Thursday: Library Day. All library books are due at 8:00 AM.
Sunday: Mother's Day!
SECOND GRADE FUNDRAISING PROJECT
Our students in 2nd grade are holding a fundraiser to help the animals in Austin Zoo. To raise awareness about their fundraising project, they are asking all grade levels to wear special clothes each day (this activity is optional).
Monday: Hats Off to Helping- Wear a crazy hat to school
Tuesday: Socks for Snakes- Wear mixed up socks
Wednesday: Tattoos for Tigers- Wear stripes.
Thursday: Operation Ocean- Wear blue of all shades
Friday: PJs for Pandas- wear your PJs and enjoy a movie showing during lunch in the cafeteria (PJs optional)
I will be doing the End of the Year Reading Assessment starting this week until May 20th. This is a time that I will be reading with each child individually to assess their reading level and readiness for next year. For this reason, I will not be sending any more reading folders home. Please continue to visit the library (public or school library) and encourage your child to use RAZ-kids to read at home. Your child knows that they need to complete the quiz for each book before moving on to the next book or next level. The RAZ-kids username and passwords were sent home in November. Please let me know if you are missing your child's username or password.
SPRING PBL PROJECT
Our first graders have been hard at work learning and discussing about growing manageable, non-traditional gardens. Last week we had a guest speaker who grows small vegetable gardens. She showed us pictures of her garden and talked to us about the process which started with growing mini-gardens in egg cartons, and then transferring the growing sprouts into bigger containers or spaces. Growing our own garden has so many benefits. Not only we could have quick access to fresh and organic vegetables, we would also save money and time spending in grocery stores. Our students will be thinking about designing a mini garden and presenting their learning and ideas about non-traditional gardens in different ways such as making posters or brochures.
Wednesday: Early Release Day. Dismissal is at 12:45
Math homework is due.
Thursday: Library Day. All library books are due at 8:00 AM.
Sunday: Mother's Day!
SECOND GRADE FUNDRAISING PROJECT
Our students in 2nd grade are holding a fundraiser to help the animals in Austin Zoo. To raise awareness about their fundraising project, they are asking all grade levels to wear special clothes each day (this activity is optional).
Monday: Hats Off to Helping- Wear a crazy hat to school
Tuesday: Socks for Snakes- Wear mixed up socks
Wednesday: Tattoos for Tigers- Wear stripes.
Thursday: Operation Ocean- Wear blue of all shades
Friday: PJs for Pandas- wear your PJs and enjoy a movie showing during lunch in the cafeteria (PJs optional)
I will be doing the End of the Year Reading Assessment starting this week until May 20th. This is a time that I will be reading with each child individually to assess their reading level and readiness for next year. For this reason, I will not be sending any more reading folders home. Please continue to visit the library (public or school library) and encourage your child to use RAZ-kids to read at home. Your child knows that they need to complete the quiz for each book before moving on to the next book or next level. The RAZ-kids username and passwords were sent home in November. Please let me know if you are missing your child's username or password.
SPRING PBL PROJECT
Our first graders have been hard at work learning and discussing about growing manageable, non-traditional gardens. Last week we had a guest speaker who grows small vegetable gardens. She showed us pictures of her garden and talked to us about the process which started with growing mini-gardens in egg cartons, and then transferring the growing sprouts into bigger containers or spaces. Growing our own garden has so many benefits. Not only we could have quick access to fresh and organic vegetables, we would also save money and time spending in grocery stores. Our students will be thinking about designing a mini garden and presenting their learning and ideas about non-traditional gardens in different ways such as making posters or brochures.
READING and WRITING
We will continue reading fiction and non-fiction stories and review different comprehension strategies that we have been working on this year. In writing, we will be working on some heartwarming mother's day projects and use all of our writing and art skills to say thank you to our wonderful moms.
We will continue reading fiction and non-fiction stories and review different comprehension strategies that we have been working on this year. In writing, we will be working on some heartwarming mother's day projects and use all of our writing and art skills to say thank you to our wonderful moms.
MATH
We will continue on composing and decomposing numbers. For example, there are so many ways to show 18, such as, 9+9, 10+8, 9+8+1, 8+8+2, 7+8+3, ....The options are so many and for our students to have a strong number sense, they need to be able to see what other smaller numbers can come together to make bigger numbers. We will use coins such as dimes and nickles to count by 5's and 10's. Our students should be able to count by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's from any given number from 1 to 120. For example, starting from 35, counting by 5's to 120 or starting from 48 and counting by 2's to 120. Thank you for reinforcing these skills at home.
SCIENCES
Last week, we learned about plants, their parts and what each part does. This week, we learn about seeds and how they grow. We will grow a few seeds in the classroom and observe the growing sprout and its parts (roots, stem and leaves).
We will continue on composing and decomposing numbers. For example, there are so many ways to show 18, such as, 9+9, 10+8, 9+8+1, 8+8+2, 7+8+3, ....The options are so many and for our students to have a strong number sense, they need to be able to see what other smaller numbers can come together to make bigger numbers. We will use coins such as dimes and nickles to count by 5's and 10's. Our students should be able to count by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's from any given number from 1 to 120. For example, starting from 35, counting by 5's to 120 or starting from 48 and counting by 2's to 120. Thank you for reinforcing these skills at home.
SCIENCES
Last week, we learned about plants, their parts and what each part does. This week, we learn about seeds and how they grow. We will grow a few seeds in the classroom and observe the growing sprout and its parts (roots, stem and leaves).
THANK YOU!
Thank you for stuffing the folders, and being willing to help in the classroom or outside the classroom. Your helping hands and hearts are greatly appreciated!
More than anything, thank you for supporting your child's learning at home. Your child's success and education is a result of, us working together! So thank you for being a partner in your child's learning.
