CSS Second Grade Newsletter 2

We have had a wonderful first full week of school together! We are learning so much about the different types of habitats and the animals that live in them. What a creative and engaged group of students your children are. They are eager to share their knowledge with one another and they know so much about their world already. They tell me about the places they have been to and their experiences and I enjoy getting to know each student more by hearing their stories. I can tell that we are going to have a productive year full of great learning experiences together.

DATES AND INFORMATION

PE: Thursdays and Fridays
Library: Tuesdays
CDS: Wednesdays (Lynne, our Child Development Specialist, will have a newsletter out for everyone at the CSS Parent Meeting explaining her position and going over the what she will be doing in the classroom).
Friday, September 24th: Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day from 8-9; Come visit the classroom; doughnuts and coffee in the cafeteria. Please RSVP to the office- thank you!
Back to School Night: Wednesday, September 29th from 6:30-8:00. I look forward to seeing you there!
CSS Parent Meeting: Thursday, September 23rd from 6:30-8:00: Childcare provided.

CLASS PHONE LIST

Blake Sliter (CSS Parent) is creating a phone list for our class. If you wish to be a part of this, please e-mail your address, phone number, and e-mail to bsliter@teleport.com OR hand the information to the CSS Box in the office. This list would be for our class only and it is completely voluntary.

HOMEWORK AND NEWSLETTER

Just a reminder that the newsletter and homework folder goes home on Friday and returned the following Friday. Homework will consist of math, writing and reading. I will go over the homework with the students every Friday before it is sent out in case there are any questions.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL-NIGHT

At Back-to-School-Night on the 29th, I will have handouts, discuss the curriculum for the year, and answer any questions you might have. There will be a volunteer sign-up sheet that evening as well.

INVENTION CENTER

Our invention center is up and running. We could use some more items for our invention center…ribbon, buttons, egg crates, small boxes, film canisters, yarn and anything fun to build and create with.

THEME/SCIENCE

We are continuing with our habitat theme and are focusing on the Desert, the Forest, Antarctica, and the Ocean. The students wrote about what animal they would like to be and why and they described the habitat that their animal would live in. It was fun to see the different animals that the students chose. We should be starting our Storyline in October on the Northwest forests and owls.

WRITING

We will begin writing in our writer’s notebooks and have begun discussing “seed ideas” and planning when starting the writing process. The students have been brainstorming ideas of things that they can write about and ways to plan out their ideas before getting started on a writing project.

READING

We will have guided reading groups, independent reading (with comprehension building activities), silent reading, shared reading, and read-alouds during our reader’s workshop.

MATH

Students have been exploring the math manipulatives and are focusing on developing strategies for addition problems.

Please feel free to contact me with questions and concerns. A good time to reach me is at school between 7:30-7:50 or 2:20-4:00ish at 503-916-6336 or e-mail me at btmiller73@yahoo.com.

Have a great weekend!

Brandi