It's been a great first day here in 2nd grade! The kids have all been so friendly and kind to one another and they've jumped right into learning. What a great class, I know we are going to have a terrific year together!
Thank you all for coming in and signing paperwork this morning. I have a few missed signatures here and there, I will contact you directly if I am missing something from you.
This week in ELA we are learning how to ask key questions and find details in a story, how to build connections to the text, and writing complete sentences. In Math we are working with fact families (ex-2+3=5, 3+2=5, 5-2=3, 5-3=2). In Social Studies we are learning how to be good friends and build a classroom family. In Science we are learning about bees. Our Rooted in Reading book this week is The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. We will be working on all sorts of reading, writing, grammar, and art activities around this book all week long.
In closing, I'd also like to remind you that students should be appropriately dressed for the weather and that ALL students need to have a water bottle to keep at school as we do not have cups to offer them should they be thirsty. If your child needs sunscreen, please apply it before they come to school. Just a refresher on our illness policy: If your child is sick, he or she must be fever free and free of vomiting for 24 hours before they may return to school. Thanks!
Have a great week!
Jenny
2nd Grade Class Supply List (Please note: We combine all supplies with the exception of pencil boxes, notebooks and folders. Thank you!)
Water Bottle (Please label with your child's name)
2 boxes of pencils (sharpened)
pencil erasers, a large eraser is also helpful
colored pencils
box of crayons
box of markers
watercolors
dry erase markers
2 (two bottom pocket) folders (one for Spanish and one for homework)
4 lined paper notebooks* (100-200 page, wide rule, 8 x 10.5 inch)
*These need to be large and stay open easily as we will be using them for interactive notebooks.
scissors
ruler
glue sticks
pencil box
kleenex
disinfecting wipes
Not required, but very welcome
Watercolor paper
Construction paper
Sketch Pad
Stamp Pads
Ziplock Bags
Handwriting Without Tears paper
A class set of Sharpies
*Please see the Class Wish List Tab if you'd like to gift our class something extra special to enhance our learning! Thank you!