Dear
Parents,
Here we are at the end of the second
quarter of school. It is hard to believe
that that the year is about half over.
All the children have shown gains since the beginning of the year, which
are exciting to see. It is always around
this time of year that the children move from being second graders to truly
being third graders. Their confidence
and skill begin to solidify and they start to take off as independent
learners. While there has been much
progress from September, there are a couple of items I would like to continue
to ask you to do at home to support your child. First, review his/her
assignment notebook each night to help with the pacing of assignments as well
as making sure assignments are completed on time. Second, if your child has
forgotten an assignment or book help them figure out a strategy for making up
the assignment. This could be calling a
friend to copy the problems, or going on line and using the online resources available
on BlackBoard. Please remember, this is
the time of year where we expect your child to be able to assemble all the
necessary supplies and tools to bring home to do their homework. Third, please be sure to send in a note if
there is any change in your child’s dismissal. This includes going home with a
friend, enrichment classes, or being picked up by you. Please understand this
is a safety issue for your child. We
need to ensure that 25 children are being dismissed correctly each afternoon,
and your help with notes for your child, helps us do this successfully.
Academically this has been a full
week. We have continued to work with
multiplication, and participated in the first Continental Math League
challenge. Please remember 10 minutes of practice at home each night is suggested
for mastery of these facts. In Language
Arts this week our focus was learning prefixes (mis-, dis-, and pre). We also practiced making inferences using
picture books with little if any text. In
Social Studies we continued our Unit on Ancient Rome and will we wrapping it up
later next week or early the week thereafter. In health we are learning how to avoid
infectious diseases and how to be considerate of those who have non-infectious
ones. In Science we will soon be
starting our next unit on Ecosystems.
In addition to our regular curriculum we took time
this week to talk about Dr. Martin Luther King and his accomplishments. This led to an activity about fairness that
tied into our Roman law study in which we learned that “fairness is often
considered over the exact interpretation of the law”. Students made pennants to display the laws that
we have adopted from the Ancient Romans.
Look for these banners hanging in the hallway soon.
Below are a couple of important dates to put on
your calendars:
Friday,
January 17- End of 2nd
Quarter
Monday,
January 20- Dr. King Holiday- Schools
Closed
Tuesday,
January 21- Teacher Workday- No
school for students
Wednesday, January 22- FULL DAY OF SCHOOL/NO EARLY RELEASE
Friday,
January 24- Planetarium visit; Disco
Dance-7pm
As always, I appreciate your help
and support. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Ms.
Coffman
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