Friday, March 29, 2019

The Week After Next In M3...

Reminders & Announcements:
- Please be sure to send back the field trip permission form if you have not yet
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order on March 29th
Code: RBZR3
- Please make note that we will have our 2nd grade awards day on May 17th. It will likely start around 10am. More to come on this as we get closer
- Please remember that your child's snack cannot contain any kind of nuts
- Our LegoLand field trip is coming up on April 19th
- Field Day is will be on April 26th - please send your child with a water bottle, towel, change of clothes (if they would like to change after water activities) and already wearing sunscreen
- If your child has lost their STEM shirt or you would like one for yourself, we are offering to do a reprint in time for field day and Springer Sprint. Orders due by 4/8.
- Students cannot check out books for the Learning Commins anymore after April 9th. Please make sure you locate any books your kiddo has checked out so we can start getting those back in after spring break

What we're learning:
Math: odd and even numbers + arrays 
Reading: author's purpose 
Writing: Finish our spring break opinion
Grammar: prefixes   
Phonics: -y endings (crunchy, slimy, easy)
Content: economics  


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Friday, March 22, 2019

Next Week In M3...

Reminders & Announcements:
- Please be sure to send back the field trip permission form if you have not yet
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order on March 29th
Code: RBZR3
- Please make note that we will have our 2nd grade awards day on May 17th. It will likely start around 10am. More to come on this as we get closer

- 3rd quarter report cards will be coming home today
- The deadline to order yearbooks is March 28th
- Recycling of plastic bags ends next Friday

What we're learning:
Math: 2D shapes (+cube) and partitioning 
Reading: main topic
Writing: Spring break opinion
Grammar: irregular past tense verbs  
Phonics: comparatives (big, bigger, biggest)
Content: Jimmy Carter 


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Friday, March 15, 2019

Next Week In M3...

Reminders & Announcements:
- Please be sure to send back the field trip permission form if you have not yet
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order on March 29th
Code: RBZR3
- Spring picture day is on March 18th *We will take our class photo on this day
- Donuts with Dad will be held at 2-5 on March 21st for last names A-L and on March 22nd for last names M-Z
- Please make note that we will have our 2nd grade awards day on May 17th. It will likely start around 10am. More to come on this as we get closer
- 3rd quarter report cards will be coming home next Friday

What we're learning:
Reading: identifying the main topic
Writing: narratives
Grammar: past tense irregular verbs
Phonics: Words ending in -or and -er
Math: shapes- how many angles and sides? The only 3D shape we will look at is a cube
Content: Jimmy Carter

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Friday, March 8, 2019

Next Week In M3...

Reminders & Announcements:
- Today I am sending home two important things
  •  The first is a field trip form. We are going to take a field trip to LEGOLAND and we are so excited. The kids will get to combine their STEM skills with their writing skills during this amazing workshop. 
  • The second is a leprechaun trap project. This project is their homework for all of next week. There is a parent letter, student letter, checklist, planning sheet, graphic organizer, and paper for their opinion paragraph attached in the packet. Please be sure your child brings their trap to school with them next Friday morning. I've heard rumors that a leprechaun might be at KSE causing some trouble in preparation for St. Patrick's Day. 
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order on March 29th
Code: RBZR3
- March 13th is an early release day. Please be sure to send in a note if your child will go home differently 
- Spring picture day is on March 18th
- Donuts with Dad will be held at 2-5 on March 21st for last names A-L and on March 22nd for last names M-Z


What we're learning:
Reading: review of the 3rd quarter standards
Writing: finishing up our What Pet Should I Get writing
Grammar: review of 3rd quarter standards
Phonics: Words ending in -ed and -ing
Math: money word problems and review of 10 more 10 less 100 more 100 less
Content: environmental changes

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Friday, March 1, 2019

Next Week In M3...

Happy Friday and Happy March!

Reminders & Announcements:
- I will submit our next Scholastic book order on March 29th
Code: RBZR3
- March 13th is an early release day. Please be sure to send in a note if your child will go home differently 
- Spring picture day is on March 18th
- Donuts with Dad will be held at 2-5 on March 21st for last names A-L and on March 22nd for last names M-Z


What we're learning:
Math: Coin review and money word problems 
Reading: paired passages comparing fiction and non-fiction 
Writing: What Pet Should I Get? opinion letter 
Grammar: Simple and compound sentences 
Phonics: irregular plural nouns
Content: Moon and shadoww


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