Dear Room 4 Families, Friday was the last day of trimester 2! We wrapped up the trimester with celebrating our opinion writing unit by making books and reading them to the class. The last trimester of 2nd grade will be spent increasing the rigor of learning to prepare your child for third grade. Next Friday, […]

Dear Room 4 Families, This week we settled back into our normal schedule. Your child has been working on the end of several units as Trimester 2 comes to a close next Friday. We will be going on a field trip to Lawrence Hall of Science on Friday, March 17th. Details and permission slips will […]

Dear Room 4 Families, This short week really flew by fast! We have been busy with preparing for assessments as our 2nd trimester of school comes to an end. We will be taking our math benchmark test next week and wrapping up our reading assessments. This week in English Language Arts we have been focusing […]

Dear Room 4 Families, What a fun week we had with Valentine’s Day! Thanks to all the parents who came in to volunteer and donated money and supplies for our “Love Bug” craft and cookies. Our class really enjoyed passing out Valentine’s and doing Valentine’s Day themed activities. This week in English Language Arts we […]

Dear Room 4 Families, This week we celebrated our 100th day of school! We read some fun stories and did some other fun themed activities during the day. Next week we do not have school on Monday in observance of Lincoln’s birthday. We resume a normal school schedule on Tuesday, just in time for Valentine’s […]

Dear Room 4 Families, Thank you to all of our wonderful parents who helped support and chaperone our field trip today. Our class had so much fun learning about different types of aircrafts, the mechanics behind them, and the history. We have a few more field trips in the works, so please keep an eye […]

  Dear Room 4 Families, Happy Chinese New Year’s Eve! Today your child celebrated by participating in rotations with the 2nd and 3rd grade teachers. Your child had the opportunity to make crafts, learn about the Chinese zodiac, and experience the festivities that the Chinese participate during New Year’s. Happy year of the rooster! Next […]

Dear Room 4 Families, Today your child brought home their permission slip for the Hiller Aviation Museum field trip on Friday, February 3rd. Please read the letter on the front with the schedule and complete the boxes marked with an asterisk. If your child does not have any medical conditions or medications, please put “N/A” […]

  Dear Room 4 Families, This week your child has been working on some very tricky concepts! We have been learning elements of art through Zentangle, a meditative drawing style. Your child has been learning how to create and shade their art. In math, we are working on mental math – using place value to […]

Dear Room 4 Families, Happy 2017! I hope everyone feels well rested and had a great Winter Break. This week your child came back to school and dived right in to our regular routines. Our expectations for work and behavior have been increased as your child should fully understand the routines that we have established […]