November 21, 2014

Reading Students will be learning about The First Thanksgiving. Activities will focus on the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags. 

Reading Logs Please continue to read and help your child record minutes in their November reading folder. November reading logs are due Monday, Dec 1st. Don't forget to record minutes in your Six Flags Log too!

Language Arts 

Grammar We will begin working with possessive nouns.

Spelling There will be no spelling next week. New word sorts will go home the week of December 1st.

Math  We will have an assessment on Topic 7, using mental math to find differences next week. The next topic we will focus on is adding 2 digit numbers. Students will learn how to regroup.

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. Use your flash cards to practice math facts as well as the one minute math practice worksheets that are brought home. Weekly timed tests are given. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Social Studies 

Junior Achievement  Ms. Constance, a volunteer from Junior Achievement, came to our class today and taught us about the economic role of government in a community. Students discussed government jobs in the community and why taxation is necessary.

Ryan

Star Student of the Week  Ryan was our star student of the week. When he is at school he enjoys math.  When he is at home he likes to play soccer. When he grows up he would like to be a chef. Ryan is a star because he is 7 years old. Thanks for sharing Ryan!

Important Dates & Announcements 

What a great performance from our 2nd grade and Miss Wyse! Thank you for your support! Enjoy the pictures!

A note from Miss Wyse:

Hello 2nd Grade Parents,

Our 2nd grade concert was video taped. If you would like a copy of the performance please use the attached order form in the email and return to the office by December 2nd.ember 2nd.

November Dates to Remember

26-28 Thanksgiving Break - No School

December Dates to Remember

Ide will be decorating a Mitten Tree for the holidays as part of as our school and community connection. Please bring in new mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves to decorate our tree. Donations will be accepted December 1st - 17th. Thanks in advance for helping to keep others warm this holiday season. 

  1 - November Reading Logs are due
  2 - Report Cards 
11-12 Holiday Gift Shop open for students
15 - Field Trip - Caroling at Fariview Village- Bring a lunch from home!
19 - Classroom Holiday Party

16 - Early Dismissal - SIP Day

22-31 Winter Break 

November 14, 2014

Reading  Students were busy this week researching hippos or tortoises. They gathered information and completed a rough draft of their report. Next week they will finish writing their final copy. We will also read Tarra and Bella by Carol Buckly. It is about an elephant and dog who become best friends. Students will compare and contrast Tarra and Bella and Owen and Mzee.

Reading Logs Please continue to read and help your child record minutes in their November reading folder. Don't forget to log your minutes in your Six Flags Log too!

Language Arts 

Grammar We will continue working with pronouns.

Spelling Students will continue their word study with the words they brought home this past Monday. The focus will be on vocabulary activities.  Make sure to keep the words in the Ziploc bag and in a safe place so they can be used next week. An assessment will be given on Friday.

Math  We had an assessment on Topic 6, finding sums using mental math on Thursday. We have begun the next topic, using mental math to subtract. The lessons next week will focus on subtracting multiples of 10 from 2-digit numbers using mental math, finding the missing part of 100 by counting up from the given part, and using a hundreds chart to find the difference between 2-digit numbers less than 100.

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. Use your flash cards to practice math facts as well as the one minute math practice worksheets that are brought home. Weekly timed tests are given. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Social Studies 

Junior Achievement  Ms. Constance, a volunteer from Junior Achievement, came to our class today to teach us about unit and assembly production. We compared unit and assembly-line production methods by making "donuts". Ask your child all about it. Next time we will learn about the economic role of government in a community.

Aaliyah

Star Student of the Week  Aaliyah was our star student of the week. When she is at school she enjoys math and social studies. When she is at home she likes to clean and play board games. Aaliyah is a star because she loves to travel around the world. Thanks for sharing Aaliyah!

Important Dates & Announcements 

November Dates to Remember

20- 2nd Grade Concert @7pm at Lakeview-Students need to arrive @6:45pm

26-28 Thanksgiving Break - No School

December Dates to Remember

  1 - November Reading Logs are due
  2 - Report Cards 
11-12 Holiday Gift Shop open for students
19 - Classroom Holiday Party

16 - Early Dismissal - SIP Day

22-31 Winter Break 

November 7, 2014

Reading  After reading all about  Owen & Mzee, a hippo and a tortoise who became friends, students will choose one topic: hippos or tortoises to research. After completing a graphic organizer they will use the facts they gathered to write a report.

Reading Logs Please continue to read and help your child record minutes in their November reading folder.

We had our October READING CELEBRATION on Thursday. We celebrated with lunch in the classroom, a Magic School Bus Video and freeze pops. Students were also given a coupon for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Way to go readers!!

Language Arts 

Grammar We will focus on pronouns.

Spelling  New spelling words will go home on Monday, Nov. 10th. Please make sure your child cuts them apart and then sorts the new words. Keep them in the Ziploc bag and in a safe place so they can be used throughout the next 2 weeks. 

Math  We will continue the topic Mental Math. The lessons next week will focus on using a hundreds chart to add 2 two-digit numbers, adding using multiples of 10, and using number patterns to solve problems. An assessment will be given at the end of the week.

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. The Math flash cards that you purchased should be used to practice math facts as well as the one minute math practice worksheets that are brought home. Weekly timed tests are given. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Social Studies  We are learning about our state.

Junior Achievement  Ms. Constance, a volunteer from Junior Achievement, came to our class today to teach us about Our Community.  This is a five week program. Today we learned how a community works. We identified businesses and related jobs in a community. We discussed the terms volunteer, business and citizen and how they are important to our community. 

Important Dates & Announcements 

Six Flags Read to Succeed logs went home today. Make sure to read with your child and and complete the log so they can reach their goal of 6 hours. All students who meet their goal and return the completed log by March 1st will receive a ticket to Six Flags. 

November Dates to Remember

10 - Picture Retakes

20- 2nd Grade Concert @7pm at Lakeview

26-28 Thanksgiving Break - No School

December Dates to Remember

11-12 Holiday Gift Shop open for students

16 - Early Dismissal - SIP Day

22-31 Winter Break 

October 31, 2014

Reading  We will continue to work with the text Owen & Mzee. Students will look at text features and record them in their booklets. They will complete  a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Owen and Mzee. We will discuss the author's purpose for writing this text and how it relates to the essential question, "How can stories help us learn life lessons?"

Reading Logs Please continue to read and help your child record minutes in their October reading folder. Reading logs are due Wed, November 5th.

Language Arts 

Grammar We will review nouns.

Spelling  Due to next week being so short, we will not have spelling. New spelling words will go home on Monday, Nov. 10th.

Math  We've started the topic Mental Math. The lessons next week will focus on mentally adding: multiples of 10 to a 2-digit number, 2-digit number and a 1-digit number, and 2-digit numbers together.

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. The Math flash cards that you purchased should be used to practice math facts as well as the one minute math practice worksheets that are brought home. Weekly timed tests are given. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Social Studies Next week we will learn more about our state.

Jacob

Star Student of the Week  Jacob was our star student of the week. When he is at school he enjoys math. When he is at home he likes to play soccer. Jacob is a star because he loves to play soccer. Thanks for sharing Jacob!

Important Dates & Announcements

Thanks to Ms. Gogal, Mrs. Kobylarczyk, Mrs. Powels, Mrs. Rerucha, Mrs. Scheck, Mrs. Retner, and Mrs. Garcia for planning a great Halloween party! 

November Dates to Remember

 3 - No School

 4 - No School - Election Day

 5 - November Reading Logs are due

20- 2nd Grade Concert @7pm at Lakeview

26-28 Thanksgiving Break - No School

October 24, 2014

Reading  We will continue reading  Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff. Students will continue being critical readers, looking at the information to determine why the author wrote this book. Students are answering questions related to the text, using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words, and identifying text features used in this nonfiction text.  We are in full swing with Daily 5. Students learned how to be good reading coaches this week. Ask them about it.

Reading Logs Please continue to read and help your child record minutes in their October reading folder. Reading logs are due Wed, November 5th.

Language Arts 

Grammar Our focus will be on collective nouns.

Spelling  Students will continue their word study with the words they brought home this past Monday. The focus will be on vocabulary activities.  Make sure to keep the words in the ziploc bag and in a safe place so they can be used next week. An assessment will be given on Friday.

Math  We've started the topic Place Value to 100. The lessons next week will focus on identifying and writing numbers that are 10 more or 10 less than given numbers, identify even and odd numbers, and problem solving using data from a chart. An assessment will be given by Friday.

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. The Math flash cards that you purchased should be used to practice math facts as well as the one minute math practice worksheets that are brought home. Weekly timed tests are given. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Social Studies Next week we will discuss a landform map.

Angelise

Star Student of the Week  Angelise was our star student of the week. When she is at school she enjoys recess and math. When she is at home he likes to play basketball. Angelise is a star because she sings to the world. Thanks for sharing Angelise!

Important Dates & Announcements

Music From Miss Wyse:

Also, Miss Wyse is in need of parent volunteers to help the students make headbands for the musical. Please contact her if you are interested at jwyse@ccsd66.org.

Halloween Costumes 

We ask that students bring their costumes to school with them in their backpacks or in a clearly marked bag.  Costumes should fit over their clothes so they can put them on easily.  NO toy weapons or weapon look alikes are allowed at school.  Also, no edible treats can be sent in that day due to allergies.  The room moms will provide treats for the classrooms that have been teacher approved.

October Dates to Remember

24 - Family Halloween Party @ Ide from 6:30-8pm 
27 - Art to Remember order forms due

27-29 Parent/Teacher Conferences
30 - All School Reading Reward Day - Wear orange and black and bring a                  Halloween book to share

31 - Classroom Halloween Parade and Party, 1:45 parade, 2-3:00 party

November Dates to Remember

 3 - No School
 4 - No School - Election Day
 5 - November Reading Log due
20- 2nd Grade Concert @7pm at Lakeview
26-28 Thanksgiving Break - No School

October 17, 2014

Reading  We will begin reading a non fiction book called Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella Hatkoff. It is a story about two animals, two unlikely friends, that formed a bridge of friendship. The bond they formed helped them live happier lives. We'll look for information to determine the author's purpose. 

Reading Logs Please continue to read and help your child record minutes in their October reading folder. 

Language Arts 

Grammar Our focus will be on plural nouns.

Spelling  We had a spelling assessment today. On Monday your child will be bringing home a new word list (sort). Your child should throw away the old words, cut apart and then sort the new words. Make sure to keep them in the Ziploc bag and in a safe place so they can be used throughout the next 2 weeks. 

Math  Today we had an assessment on Subtraction Strategies. Our next topic is Place Value to 100. The lessons next week will focus on grouping objects into tens and ones to show two-digit numbers, reading and writing number words for numbers 0-99, and comparing 2 digit numbers using symbols (<, >, =).

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. The Math flash cards that you purchased should be used to practice math facts as well as the one minute math practice worksheets that are brought home. Weekly timed tests are given. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Social Studies Next week we will discuss a Political Map and the Map of the United States.

Brennan

Star Student of the Week  Brennan was our star student of the week. When he is at school he enjoys playing Snow Ball in gym. When he is at home he likes to play Minecraft. Brennan is a star because he goes to 2 houses. Thanks for sharing Brennan!

Important Dates & Announcements

Music From Miss Wyse:

Please send in a small flashlight with your child’s name on it next week. It will be returned after the performance.

Also, Miss Wyseis in need of parent volunteers to help the students make headbands for the musical. Please contact her if you are interested at jwyse@ccsd66.org.

October Dates to Remember

24 - Field Trip to the Darien Fire Station
24 - Family Halloween Party @ Ide from 6:30-8pm 

27-29 Parent/Teacher Conferences
31 - All School Reading Reward Day - Wear orange and black and bring a                  Halloween book to share

31 - Classroom Halloween Parade and Party, 1:45 parade, 2-3:00 party

November Dates to Remember

 3 - No School
 4 - No School - Election Day
 5 - November Reading Log due
20- 2nd Grade Concert @7pm at Lakeview
26-28 Thanksgiving Break - No School

October 10, 2014

Reading During began rotations for Daily 5 this week. Students are doing a great job in their centers. We read a passage from Animal Friends, by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, called "Weird Friends". In our first read, we looked for the main idea and key details, using the strategy of text marking. Next week we will read the passage a second time with a different purpose, vocabulary.

Reading Logs Please continue to read and help your child record minutes in their October reading folder. Second graders are expected to read for 20 minutes each night, for a total of 21 days per month.  Students who read and return their logs after 21 days will be recognized with a special celebration. 

Language Arts This week we focused on what is a noun. Next week we will discuss proper nouns.

Spelling  Next week students will continue their word study with the words they brought home this past Monday. The focus will be on vocabulary activities.  Make sure to keep the words in the ziploc bag and in a safe place so they can be used next week. Students are being asked to choose a different activity from the Weekly Spelling Activity Card to complete each night (Mon-Thurs) to help them master their spelling words. Once your child has completed the activity, please fill out the spelling bookmark, indicating which activity they chose, initial it, and have them return it the following day. This will help them prepare for the assessment on Friday. Please keep the Weekly Spelling Activity Card in your child's green folder once they have completed the nightly activity.  

Math  We will continue to work with Subtraction Strategies. The lessons next week will focus on using addition facts to 18 to subtract, making a 10 to subtract and solving two question story problems. An assessment on Subtraction Strategies will be given by the end of the week.

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. The Math flash cards that you purchased should be used to practice math facts as well as the one minute math practice worksheets that are brought home. Weekly timed tests are given. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Social Studies Next week we will discuss a map scale.

Emily

Star Student of the Week  Emily was our star student of the week. When she is at school she enjoys reading, music and art. When she is at home she likes to play with her sisters and watch T.V. When she grows up she would like to be a dancer. Emily is a star because she tries her best and she tries new things.Thanks for sharing Emily!

Important Dates & Announcements

Music From Miss Wyse:

Please send in a small flashlight with your child’s name on it next week.

Also, Miss Wyse is in need of parent volunteers to help the students make headbands for the musical. Please contact her if you are interested at jwyse@ccsd66.org.

October Dates to Remember

13 - No School - Columbus Day
24 - Field Trip to the Darien Fire Station
24 - Family Halloween Party @ Ide from 6:30-8pm 

27-29 Parent/Teacher Conferences

31 - Classroom Halloween Parade and Party, 1:45 parade, 2-3:00 party

November Dates to Remember

 3 - No School- Parent Teacher Conferences
 4 - No School - Election Day
 5 - November Reading Log due
20- 2nd Grade Concert @7pm
26-28 Thanksgiving Break - No School