Peek at the Week for October 12th

Fall is officially here!! I hope you were able to get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather! It was so fun seeing some of the girls at the Girl Scout's troop round up this weekend! I also ran into some boys on the soccer field last week!! I even got to see a few of you at Trivia Night! It was a blast!!!

WELCOME IRIE!!!!

Our class is excited to welcome our new classmate, Irie and her family, to second grade at Concord Elementary! Irie will be coming to visit us this week and join our class next Monday! We are so thrilled to welcome a new friend into our class! Welcome!

This week, every child should have come home with a "Word Study" list of cards.
We have groups Tuesday - Friday working on new spelling patterns and applying this into our writing. While we have a "spelling test" every week, I know they have a full understanding of that spelling pattern when they consistently use it correctly it in their writing. It is really neat to see their understanding of words and how they work "take off" in second grade!


This past week we started learning about all of the brainy work that non-fiction readers do! They may have been digging through the mail, reading the nutrition facts on cereal boxes, and carefully looking at details of a dollar bill. It has been FASCINATING looking at the world around us and learning from things we see all the time.  We learned that non-fiction readers are always reading carefully, noticing details, and asking questions. Reading non-fiction is different than remind fiction, and we are loving it!

In writing this week, we finished up our unit on Personal Narratives. We also did some intense work with technology. We used laptops as a class to log into the network and locate Google Drive! Each student has begun typing on the Drive. Some parents have asked what apps they can download to let their child use this on their own device:

Google Drive
Google Slides
Google Docs
Gmail

 If you'd like more information on their log-in or how it works, visit the parents page of the blog.

This week in math, we took our Chapter 2 test. We will finish up correcting our tests on Monday and they should come home Monday night for you to see. Please be sure to send the test BACK to school so we can put it in their Leadership Binder!
We will continue to work on arrays while we start the next chapter on place value this week! This was a tricky topic! We still needed some practice together. Here is an array, in case that word isn't familiar:

In science, our caterpillars have turn into a chrysalis! This week they will emerge into Painted Lady butterflies! I can't wait for the kids to see!!

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. 

Starting Monday-RACE FOR RECESS-Box Top Collection

Start collecting those Box Tops from everyone you know! We are holding a grade level competition.   The winning grade will receive an extra recess. All proceeds will go towards the new iDiscover project: http://idiscoverproject.weebly.com/

Monday-Cookie Dough Fundraiser Kick Off: Our fundraiser will start on Monday.  More info coming soon!

Friday is a Half-Day!!!!
Dismissal is at 11:50 - this is different from the typical Early Release. There is no lunch served, but my class is welcome to bring a snack! I'm sure they will be starving at 11:00 ;)
If your child will have a different dismissal plan, please send a note or email by Friday.

Friday we will also have an all-school Assembly and take a school picture! Please have your child wear their purple leadership shirt!!

Monday, October 12: Boxtops and Cookie Dough Fundraisers begin!

Tuesday, October 13: Dad's of Concord Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Friday, October 16: Half-Day {11:50 dismissal}; End of First Quarter 

Monday October 26 & Wednesday October 28: Parent Teacher Conferences 

Tuesday October 27: Field Trip to Powell Hall

Thursday October 29: Fall Festival and Halloween Class Parties
Friday October 30: No School!

If you have any questions or concerns or even just a funny story, I'd love to hear from you! 
Have a great week!