Field Trip Reminder!

If you are interested in being a volunteer chaperon for our field trip, Friday, September 30th, please return the volunteer form with your $5.00 admission no later than Tuesday, September 20th.  We need to have an adult count to give to the SAC Museum and the Wildlife Safari and we need to have money collected prior to the field trip.
Thank you!

Wonderful Start to the School Year!

We have had a wonderful start to the school year!  The students have been working very hard and we are finally figuring out our daily schedule.  I am so proud of each and every student. 

Each week your child will be bringing home a reading study guide.  All information on the study guide will assist your child with the weekly test given each Friday. 

Folders will only be sent home on Thursday's this year.  Thursday is a homework night.  Beginning next week, I will be sending math and a daily language review sheet.  The total time to complete both assignments should be 10-15 minutes. 

The 2nd grade field trip has been planned!  We are going to the Wildlife Safari and the SAC Museum in Ashland on Friday, September 30th.  The cost per child or adult is $5.00.   This will be a full day so please remember to send a sack lunch with your child.  We plan to eat lunch at the Wildlife Safari picnic area.

We completed our first reading Weekly Test that will be sent home this week.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns in regards to the test. 

Have a wonderful week and look for the 2nd grade monthly newsletter coming soon!

New Educational Websites

New Educational Websites will be added throughout the year.  If you ever have any questions in regards to a link on my blog, please let me know.  I check all websites before I post them but, with technology there is always an instance where something may be missed. 

New Educational Websites added for August:

Keyboarding Practice
Typing Excercise    http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/typing/index.htm
Typing Lessons http://www.freetypinggame.net/play10.asp?lesson=1&goal=15&AGo1=Start+Lesson
Typing Games  http://www.typingmaster.com/individuals/bubbles.asp
Alphabetic Rain http://www.powertyping.com/rain.shtml

School Supplies

I have a few special requests in regards to school supplies for my 2nd grade classroom.  If you bring supplies, please do not label glue sticks, pencils, crayons, markers, etc.  We share all supplies.  However, please label student folders, spiral notebooks, rulers, and scissors.   Students may bring a small pencil box to store extra supplies, but a pencil box is not necessary.  Also, please do not send mechanical pencils because we only use No. 2 lead pencils. 
Thank you so much for your cooperation and please email me with any questions in regards to school supplies.  I am looking forward to an exciting year with my new students!

Summer break is almost over...

Summer break is almost over and we will begin our wonderful adventures in 2nd grade!  Please continue to check back for updates to the blog as the start of the year gets closer.   Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!