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Any who I thought I would update you all on what has been going on and what is coming up!
Math: We have moved out of money and into time! The kids are really doing well with it and I am very impressed!
Reading: We are still working out of our Journey's Reading Program we are wrapping up Unit 3 our of 4 so I am contemplating throwing a few short novels into the mix! I recently found a blog that has inspired me to get all of our Reading materials onto this blog it may not happen until fall but keep an eye out, this will help students be more successful at home!
Writing: We are done writing a class play, the kiddos are very proud of themselves :) however we keep running into delays due to absences and crazy school days! I apologize for this but we are trying to make it happen, I will send home a note so that everyone knows when this will occur.
You may have heard about the writing scribble journals! These are a huge hit and your child will get to bring them home at the end of the year.
Science: We have finished up life science and are heading into Earth science, the kids are excited for this because we will get to do a few fun experiments!! You will notice that they do have to bring home more homework on Wednesdays for this but that is due to time constraints.
Keyboarding/ Computer Skills: It is no secret that having as many computer and keyboarding skills as you can is very beneficial in today's world, therefore we have started using the computer lab. Your child gets 20 minutes of keyboarding (learning to type, increase rate of typing and familiarization with the whole keyboard) Monday- Wednesday. Thursday I allow them to have more of a "fun" day which entails them playing keyboarding games or a educational website where they still need to use components of the computer.
~I am sure you have heard about Teach your monster to read, this is a fabulous (free) program that students have been plugging into and some have even mastered! I try very hard to ensure that the students are enjoying their time in the lab while learning!
Vowac: We are moving right along in Vowac, many of the students are very fluent in this program and breeze through their daily work.
Spelling: We have put our spelling tests onto Spellingcity.com this has been super helpful, however you have probably noticed that your child does not bring home spelling lists every week. This is because we are now doing spelling pretests in class and then each day they are allowed to play a few "spelling games" to master the words- its more effective for them than one night at home.
Language Arts: I am trying to focus on having a Language Arts block everyday- these are very important skills, you may hear some grumbling about it (it is favored by no one!) however I want the kids to come out of second grade knowing all of their parts of speech and how to formulate sentences that are grammatically correct.
Okay so for upcoming things, put these on your calendar!!
School begins at 12:00 February 19th
Spring Pictures are on February 20th
March 5th the older kids will be reading Dr. Seuss to the elementary kids.
March 7th is going to be our ski trip.
March 24-28th MCT will be here for the play Cinderella
April 25th we will have a Dental & Hygiene assembly
Spring Concert will be May 13th
We have had a fabulous presentation by some amazing singers a few weeks back.
Big Flat Electric did an awesome presentation on electrical safety.
Okay this should have you all caught up and again I apologize and promise to do better!!
Thank You
Mrs. Wills
