Teacher appreciation week was so much fun! It was fun getting gifts and notes each day. It was fun looking into my students faces as they gave me the gifts. They were just so excited! Thank you notes have been placed in blue folder which will be sent home tomorrow (Tuesday) .
Here we are at the final full week of the school year! This week we will be doing the following: GENERAL ACADEMICS: Spalding - Students will learn 10 new words each day on Monday - Wednesday. The 30-word review will be on Thursday and the spelling test will be on Friday. Math - For this week we will be spending each day reviewing the math concepts that were taught during the year. There will be no weekly math quiz on Friday. Xtramath homework: First graders should have the Beginning Subtraction program completed by Friday. History - Westward Expansion This history test is on Friday. A study guide will sent home in the homework folders on Tuesday. The in-class review day is on Thursday. Literature - Fairy Tales UPCOMING DATES: Monday-Wednesday, May 24-26- Half Day Dismissal, 12 PM No lunch served on half days Wednesday, May 26 - Last Day of School, 12 PM Dismissal Please see the Athenian Echo that is sent out each Friday for more information about upcoming school events. THOUGHTS ABOUT NEXT YEAR: - Take a look at next year's supply lists now (or at the beginning of June). We suggest getting math workbooks, literature books, pink Spalding notebooks early - especially the math workbooks! Math sure the workbooks match the ISBN number listed in the supply lists. (The supply lists are available on the school website. - Between math workbooks, Spalding notebooks, literature books, and basic school supplies is would be easy to estimate that each child is bringing in at least 20 different items. A minimum of 20 items X 30 students is at least 600 items coming into the classroom all at once. While teachers do their absolute best to keep everything organized, items do occasionally get lost. Please make sure everything is very clearly labeled with your scholar's names. Believe us, your scholar's second grade teacher will really appreciate it! ;-) - Other than the occasional normal mistake the student dismissal process flows quite nicely. Sometimes it is hard to remember that the student dismissal process does not flow quite as nicely at the beginning of the year. During the 1st two weeks there are at least 90 new families to help guide toward the correct lanes and new staff members who are learning their jobs. The really young students will get sent to a cone, but sometimes they have a hard time remembering to keep their fingers up as to which cone they are going so it takes just a bit longer to get them there. It also almost a guaranteed thing that on one of the days during the first week or two, the computer system will blitz out and have to be quickly fixed. (That will probably happen on the day that it is over 100 degrees outside.) If dismissal traffic doesn't flow as smoothly as usually during the first days... don't worry. It will. ;-) Have a lovely week!
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It's hard to believe that there are only 12 days left of this school year! Here is what we're going to be learning this week:
GENERAL ACADEMICS: Spalding - Students will learn 10 new words on Monday, 10 new words on Tuesday, and 10 new words on Wednesday. The 30 word review is on Thursday and the test is on Friday. Math - Money Science - Geology A study guide went home last week. We reviewed the unit concepts today. The unit test is tomorrow. For fun, you might want to play the Geology Jeopardy Review Game that we played today. Here is the link: https://jeopardylabs.com/play/a3cd7bfa59 History - Westward Expansion (Daniel Boone, the Louisiana Purchase, etc.) Literature/Writing/Grammar - My Father's Dragon We are finishing up the book this week. A review guide will be placed in your scholar's red homework folder today. The literature test is at the end of the week. UPCOMING DATES: May 10-14 - Teacher Appreciation Week Friday, May 21- Virtual Coffee with Headmaster Philabaum, 8 AM Monday-Tuesday, May 24-25 - PSO Uniform Collection Monday-Wednesday, May 24-26 - Half Day Dismissal, 12 PM No lunch served on half days Wednesday, May 26 - Last Day of School, 12 PM Dismissal Enjoy your week! Let's try this again (a parent contacted me to say nothing was posted for this week!)
We are in the home stretch, but we still have 3 1/2 weeks of school. There are certain items of note that are important to keep on top of: Uniforms - There is nothing more exasperating as needing to buy new uniform items during the last weeks of school, especially because we know our children are going to grow out of them by August. Our scholars are growing very fast! As a result, some shorts and skirts and getting a bit too short. Please make sure that the shorts and skirts are just slightly above the knee. Blue Folders - Blue folders are sent home each week (except for this week). The blue folders contain classwork that your scholar completed during previous days. Several of the students' folders are getting very heavy and are not being cleared out from week to week. When your scholar arrives home from school on Fridays, please ask them to give you their blue folders. The classwork in the blue folders is an excellent way to see how your scholar in doing on different skills and concepts taught in class. If you notice an area of struggle, take time to discuss and help your scholar with the skill or concept. The classwork is also a great starting point when getting your scholar to talk about what they learned in school. Water Bottles - Our classroom is a long way away from the drinking fountain and the days are getting hotter. Our young scholars get thirsty quickly and often. Please make sure you child brings a water bottle to school every day. MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! We are starting our money unit this week. Scholars love learning how to count money, though they quickly discover it isn't always as easy as it seems. Students will often find the money unit as difficult as the "Numbers to 120" unit. Every year parents ask, "How can I help my child count money?" The answer is Practice! Practice! Practice! Search the house, find all of that spare change, and start counting! GENERAL ACADEMICS: Spalding - Students will learn 10 new words on Tuesday, 10 new words on Wednesday, review the 20 words on Thursday, and complete the 20-word test on Friday. Math - Money *This week's focus is on identifying the coins and their value. Student will be counting piles of the same types of coins (all pennies, all nickels, all dimes, or all quarters). They will also be finding equivalent values (10 pennies = 1 dime, 2 nickels = 1 dime, etc.) *A "Friendly Notes" information packet about money was sent home in the red folders. Please keep it and use it as reference to help your child as they complete their homework. Science - Geology (minerals and the 3 types of rocks) Literature/Grammar/Writing - My Father's Dragon UPCOMING DATES: Thursday, May 6 - School Nurse Appreciation Day Friday, May 7 - Headmaster Philabaum's Birthday May 10-14 - Teacher Appreciation Week Please see the Athenian Echo that comes out each Friday for more information about upcoming events. Have a good week! |
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