Class News 2026-2027

October 19-23

What a great job the students did at our second grade performance. Thank you all for taking the time to attend! You could see the excitement in all their faces.
In math students have learned all the different strategies for adding 2-digit numbers. Now your child may choose the strategy they like best! Whichever method they choose, they still have to show their work.
Today we kicked off Red Ribbon Week with our October spirit assembly. We had a deputy speak to the students about making good choices as we SOAR. Students even had an close up look of a police car.
We have a week full of Red Ribbon Week dress up days!
Our Family Fun Night is on Friday, October 30th! Don't forget to buy your tickets early!
Congratulations to Kayla for receiving our SOAR award this month!
Secret word: Share a healthy choice you can make starting next week for Red Ribbon Week.

October 12-16

Our performance is coming up! We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, October 22nd from 9:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. The show will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. Please try to have your child wear the appropriate colors for their part in the performance. Your child may also bring a change of clothes to change into after the performance.
In math we are learning the different strategies for adding two digit numbers. We've learned two methods so far-Show All Totals Method (SAT) and Proof Drawing (PD). Your child also has a couple Think Central assignments to work on if time permits.
Great news!! We just took our math fluency test! Wow! Students continued to make amazing growth. Ask your child how they did. We didn't reach our WIG (Wildly Important Goal) this time around since it was for all students to complete our Lead Measures. We had 87% of students this time. We will try again for the next WIG session.
What does PIE mean in our class? We talked about Author's Purpose-Persuade, Inform, and Entertain. When your child is reading at home, you can also ask your child what is the author's purpose and have them explain why they think this.
Secret word-Please have your child share their announcing part for our performance. Are they able to say it with expression? ________

September 28-October 2

It was great having the opportunity to meet with all of you during parent conferences this week! Thank you for your continued support at home!
Your child brought home an orange folder filled with corrected papers. Please look through the papers with your child and share successes. Please sign the orange folder and have your child return the empty orange folder on Monday.
Our homework tracker has a new section for reading log this week. Remind your child to think about how one of the characters practices one of the habits. Write it down on the back of the reading log.
If you're interested in ordering books from our October book order, please submit the orders online or bring your order with payment to school by Thursday, October 8th. Click here to order.
Secret word-What's your favorite snack?

September 21-25

What a great day of celebration today! Students chose having donuts as our celebration if we all worked hard on our lead measures to help improve our addition fluency. They all worked hard for the past couple weeks! Ask a result, they saw growth in their math fluency. Ask your child about it!
Students also had an opportunity to hear a parent share about his occupation. When your child is selected as our Leader of the Week, you are invited to come to our class and share about your career. This will give students an opportunity to practice Habit 2-Begin with the end in mind.
Students received a new zpd as well after taking their second STAR test in reading. What great progress everyone is making!
I look forward to seeing all of you for parent conferences next week.
Please save the date for October 22nd from 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Secret word-Are you able to access Google Classroom at home?

September 14-18

Parent Conferences are coming up! Reminders were sent out at the beginning of the week. If you are unable to make your conference time, please let me know ASAP. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress.
We started our dance practice with Mrs. Coomber's second grade class. Please mark your calendar for October 22 at 9:00 a.m. All props will be provided.
We celebrated Dot Day by doing some activities and singing the song Dot with hand motions. Singing songs also helps students build reading fluency. Ask your child how they used their imagination to transform their dot. They are proudly displayed in our classroom.
Proper nouns versus common nouns. What's the difference? We played Blooket to practice this new skill.
Secret word-Write down something that's in your circle of control._________

September 7-11

In math we have been working on problem solving by using math mountains and comparison bars to help us. We are continuing with improving our addition fluency and already there has been great improvement!
What are WIGs? Students know they stand for Wildly Important Goals. We have our math wig-improve addition fluency. In order to do so, we need to have our two Lead Measures, which are the two activities we are going to do to daily to reach out goal. Ask your child to share what our two Lead Measures are.
This week students practiced recording themselves reading in Google Classroom. This is a great way for students to practice their reading fluency. I can hear them practice reading at home as well. Please let me know if your child is having difficulty getting into Google Classroom.
We had a special guest this week, Mrs. Lee, come and read the book, The Magical Power of Yet. Ask your child to share what they learned.
Please sign your child's homework tracker daily and remind your child to fill in the reading log on the back daily.
Secret word-Share something you are not good at yet.

August 31-September 4

Thank you parents for all the generous donation for our Education Support Drive. If you haven't turned in an envelope yet, it's not too late! You have until September 11th. The class with the highest amount raised will earn a pizza party!!
Students are practicing accessing the various resources online via our portal. Please have your child try logging into portal if you haven't tried yet and return the technology at home form with a signature.
Students have access to Prodigy to practice math facts at home as well.
This week we talked about having a growth mindset and the power of yet. Ask your child what is the power of yet and what's something they're not good at ....yet?
Students read about Emperor pentguins in our Benchmark Advance. Ask your child what habits even Emperor Penguins practice in Antartica. We also talked about some text features like title, map, caption, and photo. Knowing these features will help your child read non-fiction texts.
Our secret word today is...Remember the Power of ________.

August 24-28

In math we are learning even more strategies for adding such as doubles and doubles plus one. Your child brought home a paper for the family to play make a ten. You can Sharpen the Saw as a family by playing this game with playing cards.
Students are being assessed in spelling and writing during these next couple weeks. We will be starting our Benchmark Advance reading series next week. This week we just started reviewing our short vowels.
Your child has been assessed with Amira and will continue working on this online program to help improve fluency and comprehension.
We had our first spirit day assembly today. Ask your child to share the competition we had.
Thank you parents for all the donations for our classroom! With your help, I was able to purchase our leadership notebooks and the special labels! Students applied for a leadership role and will be finding out next week what it is! All students will be getting a leadership role because we are all leaders in Room 12!
What's circle of control? We talked about things we can control (like our actions and attitudes) and things we can't control (like the weather, other people's actions). It would be great to continue this discussion with your child as we discuss more about Habit 1-Be Proactive-You're in charge at home and at school.
Secret word-Were you able to Sharpen the Saw and play make a 10? ____

August 17-21

Students are getting used to our routine in the mornings by greeting one another and starting with our morning work where we review grammar and math skills. Students love singing our good morning song! We also recite our class mission statement every morning. Our class misision statement is-In room 12 we will be proactive, safe, and respectful. We will be accountable and follow the Golden Rules. We believe we are all leaders!
Students are practicing Habit 1-Be Proactive and Habit 3-Put First Things First by completing their homework and getting your parent signature daily.
In math we started learning about math mountains and writing related equations. We are also learning an addition strategy-make a ten when adding. Students had fun playing Friends of Ten and Go Fish (make a ten). These are fun games to play with your child at home as well. It's a win-win when you're spending quality time together and your child is reviewing facts of 10.
Who's Mojo? Students learned a secret about the brain. Click here to watch the video with your child. Secret word-The brain is like a ______________.
Just a reminder-Picture Day is on Monday, August 24th.

August 10-August 14

It was so great seeing so many of you this week! We spent our first week getting to know one another as well as learning and practicing our classroom expectations. I am so excited for our year together!
If you are interested in chaperoning for field trips or helping out in the classroom, please click to find out what needs to be completed beforehand.
Book orders will be due on Monday, August 17th. Please click to order.
Students practiced logging into their chromebook and now have access to EPIC-an online library. Our class code is nil4280. Students have free access to EPIC from 8am-4pm. Unlimited access can be purchased through the website.
Today we reviewed Habit 1-Be Proactive (I'm in charge of me!) We practiced taking the initiative to greet others. Share how you'd like to greet one another.
Please have your child bring a clean lonely sock from home to use for wiping their whiteboards.