April birthday wishes go out to Yama, Carol, and Aaron.
Our new classroom site,
(copy and paste):
http://pwcs.bristowrun.schoolfusion.us/
You will find us under Classrooms, 2nd grade.
There are some fun links attached and other useful information.
Enjoy. :) A. Bateman
Nice job on our Native American projects.
An historian from Jamestown Outreach came to talk with us about the Powhatan tribe.
***Our "Native Lands" field trip will take place on Tuesday, April 21st at Bull Run Park. Students will need to bring a bag lunch with their name clearly marked. A few students have preordered bag lunches from the school cafe. If the weather does not cooperate the morning of our trip, the field trip company has deemed Friday, April 24th as our rain date. We will be able to find out two hours prior, and we'll let everyone know ASAP. If the trip is cancelled altogether, we'll send back the unused admission stickers for a full refund.
In language arts, we are working on fluency and comprehension in reading, and are continuing the proper use of abbreviations, contractions, and punctuation when writing. We are also clarifying adverbs, adjectives, prefixes & suffixes.
Neatness and proper spacing still needs reinforcement.
***Our Fun Fair basket theme is: PIRATES! Ahoy maties!!
Thank you to ALL of the families who have made contributions to our basket. The PTO picked up our basket this past Friday.
***We still need volunteers to assist with our 'Golfing in Scotland' game.
Keep reading and recording minutes in the Panther folder every day.
3rd quarter Honors:
Top AR: Tansy, who is now a member of the 100+ point club, and #5 out of all 200+ second graders.
Math Facts~ top student:
Johnston :) (Level 38: fractions, decimals, %)
Thank you for all of your hard work. Our students have shown themselves to be quality students and kind friends.
*Due to special circumstances, which were expressed in a note sent by our school nurse at the start of the year, the following policy is still in effect.
ATTENTION:
NO FOOD, other than individual snacks & student lunch boxes, CAN BE BROUGHT IN TO OUR CLASSROOM OR SERVED TO OUR STUDENTS WITHOUT 24 HOURS NOTICE AND A cc: TO OUR SCHOOL NURSE.
THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.
SINCERELY, BATEMAN’S BEAVERS
This includes any birthday items which are not brought in prior to the start of lunch (12:25 so that the nurse can make calculation of sugar content), will have to be bagged and taken home with each child.
Many of you have been so generous with sharing extra snack supplies for those who forget, and bringing in special surprise treats. If you feel led to send in a 'just because' treat; non-food items like pencils, stickers, erasers, etc. are always a nice option.
Thank you to all who signed up to volunteer in so many capacities. If you know of a day you'd like to come in, simply email me (address at the bottom of this page), so that items and directions will be ready when you arrive.
Our daily schedule:
9:00-9:10 Morning maintenance (attendance, pledge, announcements, lunch count, etc.)
9:10-9:40 Core Extension (Remediation/ Enrichment, Class meetings)
9:45-10:30~ Encore/Specials [See rotation]
(*snack/DEAR 10:30)
10:30-12:30 Language Arts
12:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:15 Recess
1:15-2:45 Math
2:45-3:25 Social Studies/Science
3:25 Prepare for Dismissal 3:30 Dismissal
Encore rotation: Day 1-Library, 2-Science Lab, 3-PE, 4-Music, 5-Computer/Math Lab 6-Art, 7-PE
Water bottles are welcome yet should have a flip top so as to reduce spills. Students may bring in a nutritious snack to eat at 10:30. Thank you for the spare snacks brought in by Dimitri and Noah.
Students will be bringing their panther folder home each day. **Please initial the daily conduct review sheet after discussing it with your child. Daily and Friday folders will contain student work and special notices.
The Friday folder also contains a weekly conduct and work habits review sheet which parents are to sign and return each week.
Homework for second graders should not exceed 20-30 minutes per evening. Students are expected to read at least 15-20 minutes per night. **Please initial the reading log daily (this is on the right hand side of the daily Panther folder, & stays in the folder until the teacher replaces it with the following month's calendar). Math activities, as well as Social studies or science review packets, or projects, are sent home as needed.
Book orders are optional and will be sent home every other month. If you choose to order books, please make checks payable to the book company, and return by the due date written on the back of the order form.
The April/May book order has been sent, and should arrive the middle of the month. Orders usually take about 2-3 weeks to arrive.
When a child wishes to bring a special birthday snack to share, these must be checked by our school nurse may be consumed at
the latter part of our lunch time,(12:30-1:00). Currently, there are 22 students in our class. Please let me know ahead of time if you plan to bring a snack. Also, handing out party invitations at school is not permitted unless ALL students in the class are invited. Thank you for understanding.
VERY IMPORTANT:If there is ever a change in your child’s transportation status to or from school, please send a note in so that we can let the office know. This also includes any early dismissal plans so we may have your child and his/her materials ready when you arrive. We have 'Encore/Specials' the last portion of the day, and will be in various locations throughout the buidling with our backpacks at dismissal time.
Read the school newsletters and check our web site regularly in order to be aware of what activities are taking place. We have a wonderful PTA and hope that your family can participate.
Our guidelines for success are simple: Work hard, be kind, and always do your best.
Stay in touch. Mrs. Bateman batemaal@pwcs.edu , or call (703) 753-7741 and leave a message. I will get back to you as soon as possible. I check my email and teacher mailbox before school, during lunch (if time permits), and after school.
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