May 1st - May 5th

Dates To Note:

Monday: New TFK

Monday: New GLOW List

Tuesday: Fire Drill

Thursday: Trip to Camp Albemarle

Friday: Word Study Tests

     We are heading to Camp Albemarle Thursday. Please make sure you child has old clothing that can get dirty and a change of shoes and socks for the trip. No glass containers are allowed. 

Math News

     Math will be focused on several mini units and review for the remainder of the year. Please check in often with your child to make sure they are focused on the skills being taught. 

Reading

     Book Clubs began last week. It was interesting to watch the child begin to learn how to have a good conversation about the book they are reading. This is such an important skill and will benefit your child for their futures. Please ask them about the book they are reading!

Writing News

     Fiction paragraph this week-- It All Went Wrong...??

Science

     This week we are focusing on weather fronts and air pressure. It would be great if you discussed these concepts at home! 

Peek at the Week April 24th -- April 28th

Dates To Note:

Monday: New TFK

Monday: New Word Study Lists

Wednesday: Assembly

Thursday: Viewing 2nd grade performance

Friday: GLOW Test

     We are heading to Camp Albemarle next week. There is a permission slip coming home in Monday's folder. Make sure you sign and return it as soon as possible. 

Math News

     Math will be focused on several mini units and review for the remainder of the year. Please check in often with your child to make sure they are focused on the skills being taught. 

Reading

     We are beginning our Fantasy Unit. Each student picked the book they would like to read and will be doing so in Book Club style. This really focuses on discussion of the novel and inferring skills. 

Writing News

     Fiction paragraph this week-- A trip to...??

Science

     We learned about the types of precipitation and how to tell them about.  You can help at home by randomly asking them how we measure air pressure, humidity, temperature, or the wind. You can also ask how hail is formed. 

A Peek at the Week! April 17- April 21

Dates To Note:

Monday: Introduce Poetry Unit-Passage home tonight

Monday: New GLOW Unit

Wednesday: Poetry Passage Home Tonight

Friday: Word Study Test

Friday: Poetry Passage Assessment

     Mrs. Elsie will have a substitute on Tuesday and Wednesday taking care of family matters. 

Math News

     Math will be focused on several mini units and review for the remainder of the year. Please check in often with your child to make sure they are focused on the skills being taught. 

Reading

     It's POETRY WEEK!! We will be studying and writing different types of Poetry. Another focus will be to interpret Poetry. This is a VERY hard skill and requires students to re-read the poem several times. Reading homework this week will also be poetry. Please help your child read the poems and discuss them together. 

Writing News

     We will be writing several types of poems this week. As your son or daughter what their favorite type of poem is!

Science

     We learned about the weather tools meteorologists use to forecast the weather. You can help at home by randomly asking them how we measure air pressure, humidity, temperature, or the wind. 

Peek at the Week April 10-April 14th.

Dates To Note:

Monday: Practice Reading Testing

Monday: New Word Study Lists

Tuesday: Substitute in the afternoon; Mrs. Elsie at an appointment. 

Wednesday: Trip to Jamestown; Arrival as normal, please make sure you have arrangements to pick up your child at Brownsville at 5:30. 

Thursday: Practice Math Testing

     We are heading to Jamestown on Wednesday. Please make sure your child has a packed lunch and several snacks to get through the day. We will be leaving Brownsville around 8:30 and will not be returning until after 5:00. There is no bussing home; instead families need to make separate arrangements. 

Math News

     Math will be focused around several mini units and review for the remainder of the year. Please check in often with your child to make sure they are focused on the skills being taught. 

Reading

     We are still working on our Historical Fiction novel, Al Capone Does My Shirts. The goal is to finish that novel next week and then begin fantasy. 

Writing News

     We are working beginning our fiction unit. Students are encouraged to create fasinating stories with a great deal of imaginiation! 

Science

     WEATHER!!! We are beginning our new unit on weather. Please spend some time looking at weather maps and watching weather focecasts at home.