Peek at the Week for September 13

The weather this weekend was a beautiful "peek" at fall weather! I hope you got a chance to enjoying being outside this weekend! Our family spent a lot of time walking in the neighborhood and visiting one our favorite spots - the Kitun Dog Park by Truman Middle School. It's really close to our house and we love taking our dog Lilly over there to play! I hope you had fun this weekend too! 

Each Monday at our Morning Meeting, we share one thing we did over the weekend. It has been really fun learning more about the kiddos by sharing what they do on the weekend! I can't wait to hear their stories tomorrow!

Does your child play a sport? I LOVE to watch my kiddos doing their thing!

If your child is in a sport this fall, I'd love to come cheer them on! Send me a schedule of their games and I'll try to make one! My daughter plays LAA soccer every Saturday, so it's really easy to stop by!

This week in reading we will be completing our Daily 5 routine! Miss Tackes, our Literacy Teaching Assistant, will come to our room each day for 40 minutes to meet with small groups and teach Guided Reading. Second Graders will continue to build stamina as growing readers by choosing from four of the Daily 5 choices: Read to Self, Listen to Reading, Read to Someone, and Work on Writing. The fifth choice will be added next week, Work on Words.

We will also continue our work as Growing Readers by connecting our reading and writing. We know that authors choose to write in a certain way on purpose - and growing readers start to notice these things! The author of the Mercy Watson series makes the story funny! But how?? The author of Owl Moon makes the story peaceful, and serious... but how?!? We will answer those questions in our reading this week!

In Writer's Workshop, we will visit some of the same authors we are studying in Reading. We will study their "Craft Moves" and how each writer uses unique "moves" to make their writing interesting.

In math we took our first test on Friday! They did EXCELLENT! I will send home their math tests for you to see and sign - but please send it back to school! They are kept in their leadership binders at school as a portfolio of accomplishments.
This week we will begin Chapter 2, exploring number patterns and reviewing skip counting. We will also begin Math Workshop and adding workstations to our routine! 

In social studies we will continue learning about different types of communities and places people live in the United States. We will begin to talk about the Great American Mail Race this week!

Tomorrow we have LIBRARY with Mrs. Graeff! Please help your child remember to bring back their books. They can't get new books until they are returned. 

The weather in September can be WhAcKy! I suggest sending a sweatshirt or jacket to school with your child. They are welcome to keep it in their cubbie at school. It looks like this week will start out chilly and be HOT by Thursday! 

Wednesday is our first EARLY RELEASE DAY. 

Students will be dismissed at 1:40 pm. If your child will have a different dismissal plan, please send me a note or an email. Even though everyone filled out forms at the beginning of the year, plans can change - please be sure to send a note or email if their dismissal will be different from their regular routine. It helps keep us all on the same page! 

News from PTG!

We are looking forward to seeing you at our first Parent Teacher Group meeting of the year on Tuesday.  The fall party planning will be held from 6:15-7 and the general meeting will begin at 7:00.  You will have a chance to hear from our new principal, Mrs. Angie Moehlmann.

Mon. September 14: Dad's of Concord Meeting (The DOC) {7:00 pm at 026 Pub in Fenton}
Tues. September 15: Halloween Party Planning and PTG Meeting {7:00 pm}
Wed. September 16: Early Release {Dismissal at 1:40}

Fri. September 25: No School {Professional Development Day}

Wed. September 30: Be There Day and School Picture Day! {Go shopping for those cute outfits!}

If you read this entire blog post, leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite book was as a child! I will share these with the kids this week!

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!

Have a great week!