NEWSLETTER SEPT. 26 - 30

Dear Parents,

It is almost October and we have many enriching activities for the children!

This is what we will be learning about this week:  

MATH: Even and odd numbers, ordinal numbers, skip counting patterns.

SCIENCE: CHANGES Solids and  liquids.

SPELLING:  The /e/ sound. Spelling test on Friday.

R/W:  Continue unit on Traditional Literature.  Students will learn the different parts of a sentence (subject, action, etc) and continue writing their Fictional Narratives. We will start our reading learning centers. Journaling.

READ ALOUD: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  by Roald Dahl. 

READING BUDDIES:  What a blast! 5^th graders and 2^nd graders are enjoying our reading sessions that include getting to know each other and interview their reading buddies for a taste of their favorite books.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) TEST  continues on September 27^th and Wednesday September 28^th. Please try NOT to be absent on those days! MAP tests are computerized adaptive assessments that provide information to meet your child´s needs. The areas evaluated are Reading, Math and Language usage. If you have any questions feel free to contact us.

B-DAY CELEBRATION  Ritza Padilla is inviting all of the second grade students to her birthday party that will be held on Friday, September 30^th during our lunch period time. The children will be having pizza, cake and juice.  Only send a snack for your child.

HOME-SCHOOL CONNECTION
Parents, don't forget to check out the "Home-School Connection" link!  It's got so many great activities and websites to help reinforce concepts taught in school!  

Have a wonderful HOLIDAY!

Ms. Muriel and Ms. Elena 

NEWSLETTER Sept. 19 - 23

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a wonderful time with family and friends!

This is what we will be learning about this week:  

MATH: Place value. Read and write number words, compare numbers using greater than, less than, equal to symbols (>, <, =), use a number line to determine the closest number to ten. 

THEME: We will begin our SCIENCE unit on CHANGES. 

SPELLING:  The /nd/ and /st/ sounds. Spelling test on Friday.

R/W:  Continue unit on Traditional Literature.  Ss will learn the different parts of a sentence (subject, action, etc) and continue writing their Fictional Narratives.

Horton hears a Who by Dr. Seuss. We are going to watch the movie during our library time. 

READ ALOUD: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  by Roald Dahl. 

HANDWRITING: Letter F

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UPCOMING EVENTS

MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS will be sent home on Monday September 20^th. Please make sure you sign and return them to school as soon as possible. If a conference was not asked for, and you would like to have one, please call or email us at your earliest convenience.

MAP TESTING begins this Tuesday. The testing days for 2nd grade are Tuesday September 20^th, Tuesday September 27^th and Wednesday September 28^th. Please try NOT to be absent on those days!

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES begin on Tuesday September 20^th.  Please make sure you pick your child promptly at 4:00 p.m.

B-DAY CELEBRATION On Tuesday, September 20th, we will be celebrating Cesia Aleman's birthday!  Cesia's parents will bring pizza and cake for all second grade, as we join Cesia on this very special day.  Please do not bring lunch on this day, only a snack. 

NEWSLETTER (Sept. 12 -13)

Dear Parents,

This will be a short week! No homework!

Check out what we're doing this week:

R/W:  Sentence structure: Combination of two simple sentences to create complex sentences. Use of writing using graphic organizers. Personal narrative. Fairy Tales.

SPELLING:  No spelling test!

READ ALOUD:  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

MATH:  Use of tens and ones to show a given number.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Wrap up our unit. Jeopardy game.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

As part of the festivities for our Independence Day Celebration on Tuesday, September 13th, we will be having a Pot Luck Snack on Tuesday.  We are asking each child to bring a typical Honduran breakfast/ snack food to share with his/her classmates. Please bring enough for 15 students and send this with your child in the morning as you drop them off.  Do not bring a snack or lunch since we will be eating our Honduran typical food on this day!!

We are also encouraging children to wear “Honduran” clothes on Tuesday. This may be a typical Honduran outfit (traje tipico), the National Soccer team sports outfit, any creative dress up that is representative of Honduras, or simply blue and white clothes.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 14-16    Holiday – (Independence Day)

Sept. 19         Progress Reports go home

Sept. 20-30    MAP  Testing

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Thanks!

Ms. Muriel Chávez & Ms. Elena Borjas

NEWSLETTER (Sept. 5 - 9)

Dear Parents,

We hope everyone had a great weekend! 
Here are some things that we will be working on this week: 

R/W:  Assessments in Reading continue. Review of basic sentence structure and beginning process of writing using graphic organizers. Personal narrative. Fairy Tales. 

SPELLING:  Short /k/. Spelling centers. Spelling test on Friday! 

READ ALOUD:  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

MATH:  Addition and subtraction word problems. Math Test Thursday.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Community workers. Good leaders and values: compassion, honesty, respect, courage. Civics life, politics, and government. Neighborhood citizenship.

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     UPCOMING EVENTS 

       
       Sept. 13         Independence Day (Half Day)

       Sept. 14-16    Holiday – (Independence Day)

        Sept. 19         Progress Reports go home

        Sept. 20-30    MAP  Testing

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INDEPENDENCE DAY

As part of the festivities for our Independence Day Celebration on Tuesday September 13th, we will be having a Pot Luck Snack on Tuesday September 13. We are asking each child to bring a typical Honduran breakfast/ snack food to share with 5 classmates. Please contact your child's homeroom teacher to let them know what you will be sending in order to avoid repeats of the same food or drinks.

We are also encouraging children to wear “Honduran” clothes on this day. This may be a typical Honduran outfit (traje tipico), the National Soccer team sports outfit, any creative dress up that is representative of Honduras, or simply blue and white clothes. 

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Thanks for everything and have a great week!

 Ms. Muriel Chávez & Ms. Elena Borjas