Thursday, February 16, 2012

Conferences and testing

I would like to thank everyone for coming to conferences this week!!!  It was great to chat with you and to show you your child's work.  Please don't ever hesitate to e-mail or call me at school.  Continue to read with your child nightly and help them with homework when needed.  I am trying my best to get them ready for 3rd grade next year.  In order to do this, we both need to teach them responsibility!!!

The last few days at school we spent wrapping up our literacy and math units.  We took our math test today over the subtraction algorithm, multiplication/arrays, and division.  I will get them checked this weekend and I plan to send them home with your child next week.  We will start a new unit on Tuesday: Patterns and Rules.  Please continue to review telling time, money, and the addition and subtraction algorithms with your child.

In Literacy your child worked REALLY hard on their group project.   They each had a city to research and their goal is to convince people that their city is the best.  They had to research the jobs, buildings, attractions, services, and natural resources in their city.  They took notes and then wrote 2 statements for each topic.  We will practice and present these next week.  I will tape them so that when you come for our spring open house you can see your child's presentation.  They worked really hard on these and put in a lot of effort.  I am so proud of them!!!!

Finally, with the end of February and Spring getting closer we will begin to have warmer and then colder temperatures.  Please make sure that your child is dressing appropriately each morning.  We still require boots, snowpants, winter coats, hats and mittens.  Warmer temperatures means a SLOPPY playground.  So, even if it's warmer outside your child will still need to wear boots and snowpants so they don't get wet.  You may also want to pack extra pants, socks, and mittens with your child in case they get wet at recess.  I will let you know when the extra clothes aren't needed.

I hope everyone has a super weekend.  I plan to stay home and relax.  I will see my 2A kiddos back here on Tuesday. 

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