Monday Memo 10/29/18

Good morning!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Science

We conducted our final weather experiment on Friday by observing bubbles on the wind.  It was lots of fun!

Writing

Composing engaging leads for personal narratives has been our focus in writing this week.  Students are composing fine stories about the small moments in their lives.

Mystery Reader

Thank you to Gwen McNeilly for being our Mystery Reader this week. Please click here to sign up for your turn!

Have a great week!  Please let me know of any questions or concerns.

Miriam

Monday Memo 10/22/18

Good morning!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Book Fair

Our class will visit the Book Fair on Wednesday!  You can send cash in an envelope with your child's name on it if you wish.  Some people prefer to shop with your child, either before or after school during the week, or during the Happy Hollow Movie Night on Friday.  Either way, your child will enjoy browsing with his classmates.

Field Trip

Thank you so much to our wonderful chaperones Kelley Bradford, Zach Blocker, and Albie Bargoot for volunteering their time last week on our field trip.  What a great day we had!

Mystery Reader

Thank you to Kelley Bradford, last week's Mystery Reader!  To sign up for your turn to be a Mystery Reader, please click here.

Veggie Skeletons

Our fabulous room parents Kelley Bradford and Anne Lyons will be contacting you to send in a cut-up vegetable for our Annual October 31st Veggie Skeleton project.  Thanks in advance for your contributions.

Parent Homework

I believe I sent the Top Secret Parent Homework to everyone whom I already conferred with.  Please send in whenever you are finished.  Click here if you need another copy.

Have a great week!

Miriam

Monday Memo 10/15/18

Blue Hill Observatory Field Trip

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

• Please be at school on time on Tuesday.  
• Departure: 9:00AM

Return to school 1:45PM.

• Bring lunch in a recyclable brown bag with no nuts please.  Label bag with child’s name. Adults should also bring a lunch.
• Bring a simple snack that fits in the pocket of your child’s jacket or sweatshirt.
• Wear sneakers or other comfortable shoes since we will be hiking.
• Dress in layers. (It will be cool, but we are hiking).
• Apply insect repellant before leaving home, to be protected for the outdoor portion of our trip. There could be ticks!
• Chaperones, please bring a backpack.

Monday Memo (Tuesday Edition) 10/9/18

Mr. Lee has asked us to call your attention to the OPT OUT LINK. Please use it if you 
would like to opt out of having children photographed and shown on any school-related platform. 

Conferences

I am looking forward to our upcoming conferences. Here is the link if you would like to 
double-check your time.

Field Trip Tuesday, October 16

We are excited for our field trip next Tuesday. Thank you so much to everyone who 
volunteered to chaperone. Our chaperones will be:

1. Albie Bargoot

2. Zach Blocker

3. Kelley Bradford

Math

The children performed very well on our first unit assessment on Number Combinations. 
I will share your child's result at our conference. Place value is our new unit of study.  Please 
let me know if you would like to be a Math Station Helper. Check out this link for more 
information.

Science

It's getting hot in here! Did you see the thermometer your child made? Ms. Natale taught 
all about temperature, and the class made thermometer models. We are also discovering 
how the water cycle affects weather, and we did an experiment with ice in a plastic bag. 

Ms. Natale teaches about temperature

Willy constructs his thermometer model

Students raise and lower the "mercury" to find the correct temperature.

Reading

Reading Shuffle begins today! Students across the second grade will be meeting in groups 
with different teachers twice a week.  

Ms. Pond, Mystery Reader

Many thanks to Ms. Pond, our first Mystery Reader! We are very excited for you to come in 
and join us. Please check out this link for more information.

Writing

Our Writer's Notebooks have finally arrived, and students did a beautiful job collaging 
all of their photos onto the cover. We are excited to dive into our Personal Narrative unit.

Have a great week! Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Miriam

Monday Memo 10/2/18

I hope you had a lovely weekend.

Homework

Here is the October Homework Calendar.  A paper copy will be sent home today, along with a sheet for the October Week One Homework and the Reading and Math Practice Log.  The Week One Homework and Reading Log are both due on Friday.  Thank you for your help with this.

Conferences

I am looking forward to our parent/teacher conferences beginning next week.  Please check the schedule to be sure you signed up.

Mystery Reader

Please check the schedule!  We'd love to have you join us.

Math Station Helper

Please check this schedule too.  Thanks in advance for your help. 

Jackson helping Ms. Natale teach word work.

We had fun observing the weather!

Have a great week, and please contact me anytime with questions or concerns.

Miriam