The last book order of the year went home today.  They are due by May 18th.

Here is the online directions

Scholastic Book Clubs Ordering Information
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: GZWGH

Register at Scholastic Book Clubs’ secure Web site (www.scholastic.com/bookclubs), and create your own User Name and Password.

1. Enter the onetime Class Activation Code above to link you to our classroom.
2. Choose the books that you would like to order.
3. Pay for your selections using your credit card.
4. Submit your order to me online.

And remember, if you prefer to send your orders to me by returning the order form to the classroom, I’ll be happy to place your order as always.

It is that time of year when parents start thinking about next year.  If you have thoughts and feelings you would like to share please fill out a parent input form. Myself and the principal are the only ones who see the forms for the students in my class.  They are available in the office.  If you need one sent home, let me know and I would be happy to put on on your child’s cubby.  Thanks.

Hello Parents,

Things to know:

Field trip permission slips went home on Friday.

Make checks out to Carl Sandburg.

We have room for lots of parents to chaperone.

We will be attending a planetarium presentation as well as visiting exhibits.

PSC permission slip

2nd grade PSC field trip Info

Here is a list of upcoming activites in the months and May and June so you can start planning.

May

1st May Reading log due

17th Art with Mrs. Subcleff

23th Last book orders due

24th Field trip to Pacific Science Center   2nd grade PSC field trip Info    PSC permission slip

25th No School-Teacher LEAP

28th No School-Memorial Day

29th Last week of homework

29th-1st Last week of volunteers

31st Art with Mrs. Subcleff

June

1st May Reading Log due *last one of the year

7th Art with Mrs. Subcleff

8th Spring Barbeque & Commemorative Celebration 6-8
p.m.

21st Last Parent Presentation Day 1-2

21st End of the Year Party 2:15-3:30

22nd Full Day- Report cards and all end of the year items go home and all end of the year activities completed

25th Half Day Last Day of School- No activities planned

****Please note that I will be updating this list as the rest of the year goes by if things change.  Make sure to check back.

The Power Points are posted in the Student Work tab.  If you don’t have password email me and I will email you with it.

Hello Parents,

On March 29th we will be having our second PowerPoint presentations on our Community Places.  At this time we will also be sharing our Flat Stanley Posters and Personal Experience stories.  We will begin promptly at 2:15.  We hope to see you there.

Hello Parents,

With such a positive response that we have been getting from parents we have decided to extend March Madness to the end of the week.  However, instead of 8 individual teams we have decided to make each class a team. We will count tehm up on Friday to see which class read the most.  Keep those slips coming (you don’t need to mark a team, just their name and your signature ensuring they really did read).

Hello Parents,

On Monday we will be tallying up the final totals for the Reading March Madness Contest.  Need more slips? Here you go.  SCORE CARD

On Tuesday-Friday next week we will have an over time competition to give teams one more chance to score and win.

On Friday we will have a celebration for all the kids who scored 20 points (turn in 10 slips equaling 5 hours of reading).  I have emailed each of you to let you know how many points your child has scored as of today. 

Hi Everyone,

With the snow days there have been some changes to the end of the year schedule.

Summary of 2011-12 School Calendar Changes:

• Friday, May 4th will become a scheduled school day
• Friday, June 22nd will become a full day of school
• Monday, June 25th, will be a half day of school and is the last day of
  school for students

For those concerned about vacation schedules I plan to do all parties and activities by that Friday the orginal last day of school so that those students who can not attend the extra half day on the following Monday won’t miss out on anything. Thanks.

Hello Parents,

In the month of March we will not be doing the regular reading log.  Instead we decided to fun all second grade reading program.  We will be introducing it to your child on Monday.  See below for the flyer.

It’s March, and you know what that means…March Madness! This month our second grade classes are going to participate in a March reading Madness competition. Each student will work with a team to earn points by reading at home. Teams will be matched up each week in hopes of earning the title of National Champions! We will have a reading celebration at the end of the month to honor our Champion Readers and all who participated in our reading fun. Here are some details you need to know.

1. Your student should fill out one score sheet for each 30 minutes of reading they do at home. Each score card has a place for the student’s name and team.

2. You may count minutes read alone or with a parent.

***It is VERY IMPORTANT that the reading minutes are carefully monitored and supervised by parents to ensure fairness to all teams. ***

3. Each score card is worth 2 points for their team. Teams will be made up of a combination of students from all three 2^nd grades. You will not need to fill out a reading calendar this month.

4. Your student is responsible for turning the score cards in at school. We will be counting points at the end of each round. This will be done on Monday, March 12^th, 19^th, and 26^th.

5.  We will have a March reading Madness Celebration on to honor the winning team and all students who earned at least 20 points for their team.

6. The purpose of this activity is to motivate students to read in a fresh and fun way. All competition will be friendly and “good sportsmanship” will be required by all.

Please let us know if you have any questions about the program. Happy reading!

~The Second Grade Team

Do you need more score cards? You can download them here. SCORE CARD