Spelling Words for this week:
trip, swim, step, nest, club, stone, next, brave, glad, lost, pumpkin, leaves
How to study a spelling word:
1. LOOK at the word.
2. SAY the word.
3. THINK about the word (Make a picture of it in your mind.)
4. WRITE the word.
5. CHECK the spelling.
6. Write it again if you did not spell it correctly.
** Please note that November homework packets will be sent home next Monday. These packets need to be returned every day. I will publish the names of those who completed their September/October homework packet next week.**
Let’s show our American pride by wearing red, white, and blue clothes to school on Tuesday, November 10th! We will show our support at the assembly by wearing patriotic colors.
Students who spend as little as 30 minutes a day reading books, magazines, and newspapers are more likely to become good readers and do better in school.
Last week, you received three new book orders. They are due on Friday, October 30th. In December, the class will be having a book exchange. Book orders are a very inexpensive way to purchase books. Each student will bring a book to school ($3.00 or less) to exchange with another classmate. I know that December is right around the corner, so I wanted to let you know ahead of time. If you would like to order books as Christmas presents, let me know and I will contact you when the books arrive. HAPPY READING!!
Here are some skills that we have been practicing in class that your child could be practicing at home as well: telling time (to the hour, 1/2 hour, and 5 minute), subtraction facts up to 12, addition facts up to 20, doubles facts, problem solving with addition and subtraction stories. Thank you for continuing to work on these skills with your student at home.
Enclosed, you will find the schedule for Fall conferences. If your child’s name is not listed, that means you still need to sign up for a conference. Please give me the top three choices of conference times for your student (if you still need to sign up) and I will let you know what time your child’s conference is scheduled for. Conferences are an important time for me to sit down with parents and share both academic and behavioral strengths and as well as areas of concern.
We have some new classroom pets! Two weeks ago, about 50 worms joined our classroom. We will be learning about them and observing their actions and movements. To help care for the worms, if you have any vegetable or fruit scraps, please send them in with your student. Throughout our Science Unit, we will also be discussing soil and the different parts that make up soil. Ask your child what they are learning in Science! It’s EXCITING!
This Friday is the BIG day! We are ready to have our first class party of the year! Remind your child to NOT wear their Halloween costume to school, but it can be brought. If you have volunteered to help with our party, we will be starting at 1:20pm. There will be different centers to make Halloween art, science, and do some Halloween Math. Please send in your party treats and goodies by Wednesday. I am still in need of 2 dozen small apples, 2 dozen old-fashioned donuts, 16 fruit roll-ups, one small container of red hots, and 27 plates. Thanks for your support!
The Reflections Program is a National PTA and a Washington State PTA cultural arts competition. The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. The categories of participation are Visual arts, Photography, Literature, Music, Film/Video, Choreography/Dance, and Theatre. I think that this is a very important program! To enter this competition, it requires a parent signature. The entry forms are located right outside the library doors. Entries are due November 3rd.
I love and appreciate parents who volunteer inside and outside of the classroom during the school year! If you have time during the school day and would like to assist students in different ways, please let me know. Remember that you need to turn in your volunteer form into the office first. If you didn’t have a chance to sign-up at OPEN HOUSE for a time to volunteer during the school week or at home, please let me know and I can let you know what times are available to help.
What children eat at mealtimes has a dramatic impact on their overall health. One out of five children in the United States is currently over 20% overweight. Currently many children are not meeting their dietary requirements for calcium and vitamins. A good place to help meet those requirements is your child’s lunchbox. Set out all the items that normally go into your child’s lunch. Is the amount of food similar to the amount you would consume in one meal? Children have smaller stomachs than adults. They will pick out what they want when the quantity of food sent is too large. Unfortunately, their choices will probably not be the most nutritious.
Too much sugar at lunch time will give children an energy boost for lunch time recess. It will also cause a rebound drop in blood sugar in the early afternoon making the child feel sluggish and unable to focus on class work. Here are some suggestions to maximize the nutritional content of your child’s lunchbox:
* Keep the snacks small. A package of twinkies is the same size as a sandwich. Which do you think a child would prefer? Try a package of fruit snacks instead.
* Instead of potato chips for something crunchy, try sending carrot or celery sticks.
* If your child does not like milk, substitute low-fat cheese sticks or yogurt.
* For a sweet treat offer fruit rather than sugared snacks.
Tuesdays are library days! Bring your books back so that you can check new ones out!
The cool weather and rain will soon return soon to Washington! Please be aware of how your child is dressing for school each day. It is best for them to bring a jacket and/or umbrella to school! Also be aware of how your child is feeling. We don’t want to spread sicknesses throughout the room. Thanks for your cooperation!
Please remember to be reading with your students! Students should be continuously practicing the paper stories sent home in the homework packet. Second graders: Please have the goal to read 90 words or more per minute.
Please continue to practice the spelling words and math facts daily. Spelling words are put in each week’s newsletter. It is very important that students increase their vocabulary as well as how to spell sight words. If you would like to challenge your child at home with harder words, please do! Math facts are also important! Please let me know if you would like some extra math practice sheets for practice at home.
Your child should also know their doubles facts automatically. This means that when you ask them what 7+7 is they should, without hesitation, say 14. Please practice doubles facts through 12+12. We have also continued to practice basic addition facts. Last week some students realized that they need to practice at home. We brainstormed ways that they could make flashcards. Please continue to support your child’s education by working on these kinds of things at home.
How is your child feeling today? Please be aware of how your child feels everyday before coming to school. The rain showers are beginning and coats should be brought to school. If your child has a temperature or runny nose, please be considerate about whether to send them to school or not.
Please remember that homework is a tool to review concepts that I have been teaching in class. I don’t expect homework to be perfect, but I do expect students to put 110% effort into it. If your student isn’t spelling each word correctly, please don’t worry. If you student needs help spelling a word, please encourage them to sound it out and write down the familiar letters to them. Students can learn so much by taking risks in their learning!
Here are some websites that you can explore with your child at home. We will also be exploring them at school:
http://www.funbrain.com
http://www.primarygames.com
Every Friday in the lunchroom, , PTA will be either selling ice cream or popcorn. Ice Cream sales began last Friday with popsicles selling for 25cents and all other ice cream choices 50cents. On the Fridays were ice cream is not being sold, popcorn will be sold. Students need to pre-order for popcorn and that will be delivered to students for 25 cents. If you would like to volunteer with PTA, please contact the office. These fun events can’t happen without volunteers!
I am noticing that some kids don't know how to tie their shoes and/or blow their nose. Please make sure your child can do these two things without any assistance.
Please don’t forget that you must fill out a volunteer form before you start volunteering. If you need a form, please let me know and I can send one home with your student. Volunteers can start the week of October 5th.
Your child is working on differentiating between sentences and non sentences. He/she is learning how to write an interesting sentence that includes a subject and an action.
Hints for 2nd graders: Please review how to start a sentence and how a sentence ends. We are working on writing complete sentences. Does each sentence start with a capital letter? Does each sentence end with some sort of punctuation?
If you haven’t sent in $3.00 for Ready Relief please do so as soon as possible. Ready Relief is a school-wide program that supplies the school with food in the case of an emergency and if the food isn’t used, it is shipped off to hungry children in Africa (Yes...I have seen this program in action both in the US and in Africa too!!). The following students have turned in their $3.00: Caleb, Brittany, Arjunah, Alyssa, Amy, Riley, Logan, Breanna, Chance, Tyler, Amber, Noelle, Ashton, Justin, and Jeven.
Every staff member and volunteer must wear a badge during the school day. If you will be volunteering in the classroom or think that you would help out during a possible future field trip, it is required that you have filled out a volunteer form from the office. Along with this form needs to be a copy of your driver’s license. Every two years, these forms must be renewed. Let me know if you would like a volunteer form.
Each Monday your child will be bringing home papers from the previous week. Please don’t forget to sign the outside of the envelope and return it by Tuesday.
Please remember to return library books every Tuesday.
Help your child remember to turn in lunch money in the office before coming to class in the morning.
Students need to arrive at school no earlier that 9:00am. They need to line up outside the outer classroom door and wait to be let in.
Please remember to read everyday with your student!
Please help your child be prepared for school by supplying them with the necessary supplies. If you need a supply list to check, please let me know. I noticed that spiral notebooks weren’t on the supply list. I purchased one for each student, but would appreciate you sending in an additional spiral notebook (wide-ruled, 70 pages minimum) for writing.
We have a collection envelope in our classroom for Box Tops and Campbell Soup Labels. Please send these to school with your child when you collect some. These help our school raise money!
Please send in a snack that can be shared amongst the students during snack time. Some ideas could be a box of graham crackers, a bag of pretzels, or some fishy crackers. Your help is appreciated!
Here are some important points in various academic areas that you can help your child accomplish during second grade:
MATH: Telling time and counting money
READING: Reading a book fluently (smoothly) and at least 90 words per minute
WRITING: Write an interesting paragraph with a topic sentence, details, and closing sentence. Spelling and punctuation should be correct.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you ever have any questions: kimwi@cksd.wednet.edu OR 662-9740.
Spending a few minutes with your child every evening can send the message that school is important. Here are two ways to support your child’s learning:
Ask your child to go through his/her backpack each day check for homework or papers for home.
Encourage your child to share what they learned at school today.
Please continue to read every night with your child! Also, encourage them to check out Accelerated Reader books during our Library Days. Accelerated Reader books are specially marked in our library with a reading level. Students can check these books out and then take a comprehension test on them. If students read AR books at home, come to school and take a test, earn 100% correct, then they get to put a dog bone up on our Reading corner bulletin board. KEEP BEING SUPER READERS!
Due to limited space in the building, we don’t have a computer lab anymore. We do have 8 computers in our pod area that we share with the other 3rd grade classes. If you have access to a computer at home, please check out the following websites:
http://www.primarygames.com
http://www.thekidzpage.com
http://www.funbrain.com
While driving down the road, you have probably been seeing the blue, reflective signs hanging on houses or mailboxes. These signs make it easier for firefighters to find your residence in the case of an emergency. The blue, reflective, durable aluminum signs are 18 inches by 6 inches and virtually glow when lit by approaching headlights. If you would like a sign for your house, please call Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue today for your FREE sign (447-3550).
Students who spend as little as 30 minutes a day reading books, magazines, and newspapers are more likely to become good readers and do better in school.
What children eat at mealtimes has a dramatic impact on their overall health. One out of five children in the United States is currently over 20% overweight. Currently many children are not meeting their dietary requirements for calcium and vitamins. A good place to help meet those requirements is your child’s lunchbox. Set out all the items that normally go into your child’s lunch. Is the amount of food similar to the amount you would consume in one meal? Children have smaller stomachs than adults. They will pick out what they want when the quantity of food sent is too large. Unfortunately, their choices will probably not be the most nutritious.
Too much sugar at lunch time will give children an energy boost for lunch time recess. It will also cause a rebound drop in blood sugar in the early afternoon making the child feel sluggish and unable to focus on class work. Here are some suggestions to maximize the nutritional content of your child’s lunchbox:
* Keep the snacks small. A package of twinkies is the same size as a sandwich. Which do you think a child would prefer? Try a package of fruit snacks instead.
* Instead of potato chips for something crunchy, try sending carrot or celery sticks.
* If your child does not like milk, substitute low-fat cheese sticks or yogurt.
* For a sweet treat offer fruit rather than sugared snacks.
Tuesdays are library days! Bring your books back so that you can check new ones out!
Please remember to be reading with your students! Students should be continuously practicing the paper stories sent home in the homework packet. Second graders: Please have the goal to read 90 words or more per minute.
Please continue to practice the spelling words and math facts daily. Spelling words are put in each week’s newsletter. It is very important that students increase their vocabulary as well as how to spell sight words. If you would like to challenge your child at home with harder words, please do! Math facts are also important! Please let me know if you would like some extra math practice sheets for practice at home.
Every staff member and volunteer must wear a badge during the school day. If you will be volunteering in the classroom or think that you would help out during a possible future field trip, it is required that you have filled out a volunteer form from the office. Along with this form needs to be a copy of your driver’s license. Every two years, these forms must be renewed. Let me know if you would like a volunteer form.
I have found, on the internet, a website that has a webcam in Africa. When clicking on the website you can actually view a watering hold and you might also have the chance to see some African animals. Usually at night, between 8:30pm-10pm our time, the animals are out because of the time difference. I have watched an elephant taking a bath, a group of zebra getting water, and have also seen a family of giraffes. The website is:
http://www.wavelit.com/popup/playerAfricam.asp
Spending a few minutes with your child every evening can send the message that school is important. Here are two ways to support your child’s learning:
**Ask your child to go through his/her backpack each day check for homework or papers for home.
**Encourage your child to share what they learned at school today.
Please continue to check your child’s homework daily. The assignments shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes to complete. Please don’t get behind on doing the assignments.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about your child!
:-) Miss Witte
662-9740
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