Field Trip

Hello Parents!

 I am excited for our field trip this week! I think it is going to be a lot of fun. A few things to remember-

-I still don’t have everyone’s permission slip back. I sent home an extra copy in Monday folders today for those that I haven’t received yet. Please get those back to me tomorrow. The lunch count has to be in by the morning.

-We also just got things approved to have a COMMON DAY on Friday. I think this will make things much smoother. That means everyone will arrive at 8:00 am and go home at 2:15.  THERE WILL BE NO 2^nd TRACK! I will be sending a note home tomorrow about that that needs to be signed. Please send it back ASAP, just so I know you got the memo.

-Friday is supposed to be beautiful weather. We will be outside for a large portion of the time. Remember sunscreen!

-Some students were asking me about bringing things on the field trip-money, games for the drive, etc.  We are asking that no one bring anything. There won’t be a need to have any money and having to carry things around the whole time will be more of a hassle.

-I have had 4 parents respond to chaperoning so far- I will get in contact with you tomorrow. If you can, send me an email if you know you want a sack lunch from the school.  If there are others that may want to come, you are welcome to join us, but would have to provide your own transportation.

Let me know if you have other questions! Hopefully we all survive!

April 23

Hello Parents!

We have another wonderful week planned.

Math: Measurement

Reading: I will hopefully be finishing up reading testing this week. We also just performed some plays today for one of the 1st grade classes. I wish you had all been there. They were hilarious! I split them into groups and just let them adapt a short story into a play. They were so creative.  Not only did they have fun, but working on plays is so great for reading comprehension and fluency. It really requires them to get into a story and character.

Writing: We are doing some “How to” writing this week. I have let them write about whatever topic they want. They have been really entertaining.

A few highlights:

“How to make friends”

“How to catch a butterfly”

“How to get strong”

“How to break your let”

“How to use the bathroom” (typical 2nd grade)

“How to sink the Titanic”

Science: We got our caterpillars on Friday, and they have brought a lot of life into our classroom.  They each got to pick their own and give it a name. They should be in our class for about the next 2 weeks.

Do any of you have any time to spare in the next few days? I have been putting together the animal books we wrote as a class and would love an extra pair of hands to compile pages or do some binding. Let me know if you would like to help.

I hope you all saw the note about our fieldtrip coming up on May 4th. Don’t forget to fill out the paper and send it back! It should be a lot of fun.

Also, is there anyone who would like to take Geckster home that has not yet had a chance? If I don’t hear back from anyone, we will start round 2 for those of you that want to take him on again.  Thank you for being willing-it is one less thing for me to worry about on the weekends.

Let me know if you have questions. Have a wonderful week! Only 30 more days of school!

Miss Jensen

April 18

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful spring break! I sure enjoyed a little rejuvenation! I have a feeling the rest of this year is just going to fly. Thank you all for making me feel so appreciated last week. You were all so thoughtful. I really feel lucky to be able to be with your kids everyday.

Here are a few things going on in our class this week:

Reading: I have started to do the final reading testing of the year this week. So far I have been so excited with the progress that has been made. I hope you are seeing it too!

Writing: I have been letting the students do some free writing of their choice this week. They have been writing stories about whatever comes into their mind, and they are pretty hilarious.

Math: Graphing/Measurement

Science: We have been discussing life cycles this week. We are going to be getting caterpillars hopefully on Friday of this week. We will have them in our classroom for the next few weeks, and we will be observing them as they go through their life cycle. I think this will be a lot of fun!

I also just wanted to remind you of raz-kids.com. There are hundreds of books online with comprehension questions that go along with them. The books can be found by level.  It really is an amazing resource- Take advantage of it!

Let me know if you have any questions. See you soon!

Miss Jensen