August 31, 2012

Reading Next week we'll be reading Dragon Gets By.  Dragon, who has no food in his cupboard, goes shopping and buys more food than he can fit in his car!  We will talk about food groups and what makes a balanced diet.

Math We will be reviewing addition strategies such as using doubles, near doubles and making ten to find the sum. The students will use addition strategies to find the sum of 3 addends. 

Social Studies We will begin Unit 1, Where We Live. The vocabulary words are law, vote, community, history, rural, suburb, urban and capital.

 



Important Dates 

Thurs, Sept. 6 @ 7pm - Curriculum Night-Parents Only

Fri, Sept. 7 - Scholastic Book Orders due

Box Tops Remember to send in your Box Tops.

Happy Birthday

Nicky- September 2

Snack When sending in a healthy snack for your child, please do not send anything with peanuts. Our classroom is peanut free.

Homework Reminders
*Read 20 minutes and complete reading log
*Practice math facts

                            

                                         

Welcome to 2nd Grade

Welcome Back to School!

It was wonderful meeting all of you at Open House. This week we will be doing getting acquainted activities and going over routines and procedures. We will be kicking off our PBIS program (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support).The students will be reintroduced to our cool tools that reinforce our school's behavior expectations. We will have a special celebration at the end of the week.

I am looking forward to a great year!