Week of April 29 - May 3

Morning Meeting Schedule: Each student will have a time where they can share.  We will start with a greeting and then students will have two minutes to tell a story, show or talk about something they would like to bring to share with the class.  They will ask for three questions or comments.  If they are bringing in an item to share, it must fit in their backpack.

Here is our schedule:

Mondays: Davis, Nolan, Audrey, Connor
Tuesdays: Lizzie, Brayden, Josiah, Elias
Wednesdays: Emmy D., Owen, Julia, North, Brianna
Thursdays: Genevieve, Alonso, Emily O., Caden, Rory
Fridays: Jackson, Kaia, Rein, Amelia, Barbara 

Our lesson from SecondStep (Social and Emotional Learning) and MindUp: We will be talking about Mindful Movement.

Ms. Rasicot's Spelling Words - List 27 ar and air
star shark care stare rare dare hair pair chair fair

Mrs. Weber's Spelling Words - List 27
star shark care stare rare dare hair pair chair fair
chart square arrogant carefully ordinary aware hilarious compare sharpen repair

Mrs. Spanjers' Spelling Words - List 27 (short vowels)
fin rib shot bun weed had win zap rush ash

           Practice spelling words on: spellingcity.com

Reading & Writing: Unit 10 - Making Inference/Draw Conclusions:

Wow, can you believe we will begin our final unit in reading this week!? Students will draw conclusion using clues in texts they read and what they already know.  Drawing conclusions helps readers make sense of a text.  We will also revisit inferencing - students will make inferences to help them draw conclusions. When readers draw conclusions, they use clues or evidence in the text and what they already know to figure out what the author does not state directly.  

The Daily Five in Reading:

*Read to Self:  Read! Read! Read!

*Read to Someone: Reading to someone

*Listen to Reading: Working on RazKids, Reading Eggs

*Work on Writing: Spelling City, write spelling words in sentences, write a story using our spelling
                             words, finish a writing prompt

*Word Work - working on fluency with reading passages and work on Sight Words. 

In Math:

Unit 11 - We are working on place values and 3 digit adding and subtracting. 

In Genius Hour: Students will continues to do research based projects.  They will be deciding on a topic and checking out books from the library to do research.  They will be making posters so they can present their research to the class.
Also, we are working on Handwriting!

This Weeks Specialist Schedule:

Monday:       Day 2
Tuesday:      Day 3
Wednesday: Day 4
Thursday:     Day 5
Friday:          Day 6

On Day 1 we go to: Gym and Media

On Day 2 we go to: Music

On Day 3 we go to: Media and Gym

On Day 4 we go to: Art (Please have your child bring back their library book so they can 
                                      check out a new one on Day 5)

On Day 5 we go to: Gym and Media (Check out day)

On Day 6 we go to: Art and Music

Help your child remember to bring back their Friday Folders on Monday and bring a healthy snack every day!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

4/22  Earth Day
5/6   2nd grade Reading FAST Test
5/8   2nd grade Math FAST Test
5/9   All Library Books are due - ALL MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY
5/13-17  Makeup day for FAST Tests
5/17  Three Rivers Naturalist 1:15
5/18  Westonka Color Run
5/20  PTA Meeting 6:30
5/24  Super Team Day 9:00 - 3:30
5/27  No School - Memorial Day
5/28  Grades in Skyward
5/30  2nd grade Field Trip to Regional Park 11:15 - 3:15: Bus leaves Shirley Hills at 11:15 am.  Students play on Park playground and each lunch between 11:30 - 12:45.  At 12:45 classes walk to Regional Park's Center and participate in program from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Load buses at 3:10 and back to school at 3:25.
Any parent can go on this field trip (sorry no siblings), no fee and program includes one hour hike. Let me know if you would like to come!

Visit from the Orono Police and their Police Dog!