Arundel/MSAD71 will be sponsoring RSU Informational Meetings to answer questions the public may have on the consolidation process and the RSU Plan. The meetings will be on: Thursday, 10/16/08, 7 PM, Mildred L Day School in Arundel at 7 PM and Saturday ,10/25/08, 9 AM, Consolidated School Gym, Kennebunkport.
On Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 7 PM, at the Kennebunk Elementary School Cafeteria, there will be a Public Hearing.
For further information go to www.msad71.net.
1. Tomorrow is the second grade field trip to the Public Safety buildings. We will visit the police, fire, and ambulance stations, as well as see a demonstration of a rescue back board. We will be gone from 11:35-1:05.
2. Because of Early Release Wednesdays all this month, there will be no math homework on Wednesdays. Please encourage your child to use this extra time to practice math facts or do some extra reading!
3.Please only pack dry, non-messy foods for our "working snacks" in the mornings. Some examples are crackers, pretzels, nuts, and grapes. Chocolate, Doritoes, fruit cups, yogurt, etc get our classroom books and assignments messy during our working snacks. Remember that on Early Release Wednesdays, we only have a working snack.
4. Book orders are due this Thursday.
5. Columbus Day is Monday, October 13th. There is no school that day.
Thanks everyone!!!
Book orders are due Thursday, October 9th.
Sorry for the mix up!
Your child is bringing home two new book order forms today! The themes this month are October and Election 2008! The Lucky October Book Order has a reading level key at the bottom of the front cover. The "RL" stands for Grade Level Equivalent so "RL:2.6" means the book is at level of the 6th month of second grade This is a helpful guide when looking for books that are a good fit for your child.
Please return order forms and checks to me by Thursday, October 8th.
Thank you!
Any of the items sent in will be used by the whole 2nd grade, not just your child’s classroom. We welcome any donations of items or even gift cards to stores like Wal-Mart, Target, or grocery stores where these items can be purchased.
Here is the list for October:
· Disposable bowls
Thank you in advance for all you do to support the students in their quest for knowledge!
The Second Grade Teachers
1. Homework: Last week we added a second part to the homework rountine, the Home Link. Please make sure your child completes the math Home Link as the first part of their homework routine, when the lesson is freshest in their mind. As soon as they complete the paper, it should go in their homework folder to be turned in the next day. We have set a goal of 100% homework completion this week! Also, your child's reading log should be returned to school every Friday and a new one will be sent home. We had many students forget to turn this in last week and again, we have set a goal of 100% for this Friday!
2. Change Keeper- This week the children will begin earning "income" for doing their classroom job each day and doing it well. As I explained in my orientation packet, they children will earn play money that they can then use at our class store at the end of the month. The first store will be in October. Please send your child in with a small change purse or some other small, sturdy container for them to keep at school to hold the money they earn.
3. Thanks for your patience with volunteering. We are still working on learning the routines, understanding expectations, and following rules and once the children are comfortable with those ideas, we will introduce guests into our classroom. I will be organzing a schedule soon and will be in touch with those who signed up for a weekly spot by the first week of October.
4.Word Study-Please look for the Word Study Concepts letter that I will send home tomorrow. It is an overview of the concepts we will be working on in class so that you can reinforce them at home with your second grader and help them make connections to their life outside of the classroom.
5.Math- We are finishing up Unit 1 of Everday Math this week. This unit was mostly a review of the skills taught in first grade. We will begin Unit 2 on Wednesday, which focuses mostly on addition and subtraction facts. The program does not have many opportunties for drill and practice built in so I encourage families to use flash cards at home to help students become quicker and more consistent with their math facts. This will help them tremendously later on in the program!
6.Community-We began our social studies unit on community today. The children were introduced to the following terms: goods, products, and services. Please ask your second grader about the fun sorting activity they did this afternoon!
7. Trees-This week in science, the children will make observations about trees in the fall. We will use terms like bark, branch, bud, leaf, and trunk.
8. Frog and Toad- We are continuing to read Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel. We are focusing on character traits and infering meaning from the text, such as "How do you think Toad is feeling and what about the story told you that?" We will also look at story elements such as characters, setting, and problem and solution.
9. Thank you!- Several students donated sneakers during PE last Friday and all students arrived wearing them! We earned 4 stars!!!