Brittle News🍎

Friday, February 28, 2020

 Class News:

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

Homework/ Daily Folder

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Our class will completed U3W4 today. Our class has been focusing on weather and how it affects us. We have been discussing different kinds of weather and how we keep ourselves safe. The skills for u3w4 are ask and anser questions, main idea and key details, and antonyms. This week’s words contain the long /e/ spelling. The u3w4 comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Monday, March 2nd and the writing is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd. We will start U3W5 on Wednesday, March 4th .

Math- We will complete chapter 7 on money and time on Monday, March 2nd.  We will take our chapter review on Tuesday, March 3^rd. On Wednesday, March 4^th we will take our chapter 7 assessment. We will begin chapter 8 on length in customary units Thursday, March 5^th.   

Please remember to practice a quick recall of basic counting and addition and subtraction facts using numbers 1-20. It is extremely important your child knows how to recall basic facts up to the number 20. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

 Science/Social Studies-Continue learning about weather.

Upcoming Events

3/12- Field Trip to Joe Budd (rescheduled from November) Please let me know if you are planning on chaperoning.

• 3/13- Field Day
• 3/13- End of Third Nine Weeks
• 3/16-3/20- Spring Break
• 3/23- Teacher Planning Day

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

 To Many Happy Days, 

  Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

 Class News:

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

Homework/ Daily Folder

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Our class will complete U3W2. We will continue focusing on what we can see when we look in the sky. We will continue discussing the Earth, the sun, the moon, and the stars. The skills for u3w2 are rereading, plot:sequence, compound words and present-tense verbs. This week’s words contain the long /i/ spelling. The u3w2 comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Monday, February 10^th and the writing is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11^th. We will start U3W3 on Wednesday, February 12^th.

Math- We will continue chapter 7 on money and time. In this chapter, we are learning about the values of coins and how to find the total value of a group of money. We will also be learning how to tell time on analog clocks.  

Please remember to practice a quick recall of basic counting and addition and subtraction facts using numbers 1-20. It is extremely important your child knows how to recall basic facts up to the number 20. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

 Science/Social Studies- Begin learning about weather.

Upcoming Events

• 2/8- Bobcat Bash
• 2/14- Valentine’s Day- I will send home a class list next week
• 2/17 President’s Day – No school

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

 To Many Happy Days, 

  Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Friday, January 24, 2020

 Class News:

Since we will be celebrating, the 100^th day of school is on Monday, January 27, 2020, I have decided to postpone our U3W1 Wonders assessments. U3W1 assessments will be Thursday, January 30, 2020.

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

Homework/ Daily Folder

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Our class will continue U3W1. Our class will be continue focusing on how the Earth’s forces affect us. We will be talking about forces that we can observe. The skills for u3w1 are rereading, author’s purpose, similies, and action verbs. This week’s words contain the long /a/ spelling. The u3w1 comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Thursday, January 30^th.

Math- We will complete chapter 6 on learning how to add and subtract 3 digit-numbers including regrouping ones, tens, and hundreds on Wednesday, January 29^th. The chapter 6 assessment is scheduled for Thursday, January 30^th. .

Please remember to practice a quick recall of addition and subtraction facts using numbers 1-20. It is extremely important your child knows how to recall basic facts up to the number 20. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

 Science/Social Studies- Continue learning about solids, liquids, and gasses.

Upcoming Events

• 1/27 – 100^th Day of School
• 2/8- Bobcat Bash

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

 To Many Happy Days, 

  Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Friday, January 17, 2020

 Class News:

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and restful winter break! Thank you so much for my Christmas gifts. I love all of the generous gift cards, sweet treats, soaps, journals, and coffee mugs. Your kindness and thoughtfulness are very much appreciated.  

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

Homework/ Daily Folder

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Our class will start U3W1. Our class will be focusing on how the Earth’s forces affect us. We will be talking about forces that we can observe. The skills for u3w1 are rereading, author’s purpose, similies, and action verbs. This week’s words contain the long /a/ spelling. The u3w1 comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Wednesday, January 29^th.

Math- We will continue chapter 6 on learning how to add and subtract 3 digit-numbers. Including regrouping ones, tens, and hundreds.

Please remember to practice a quick recall of addition and subtraction facts using numbers 1-20. It is extremely important your child knows how to recall basic facts up to the number 20. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

 Science/Social Studies- Begin learning about solids, liquids, and gasses.

Upcoming Events

• 1/20-MLK Jr. Holiday, No school
• 1/27 – 100^th Day of School
• 2/8- Bobcat Bash

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

 To Many Happy Days, 

  Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

 Class News:

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and restful winter break! Thank you so much for my Christmas gifts. I love all of the generous gift cards, sweet treats, soaps, journals, and coffee mugs. Your kindness and thoughtfulness are very much appreciated.  

Our next field trip is this month. On Thursday, January 16th, second grade will be going to the Challenger Learning Center. This field trip is free for the children, but if you would like to chaperone please send in $5 with your child’s signed field trip notice. Each class will need four chaperones for this field trip. Please sign and return the field trip notice form by Friday, January 10th.

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

In today’s folder is the permission form for our field trip next Thursday. Please sign and return by Friday, January 10^th.

On Thursday, January 16^th second grade will be going to the Challenger Learning Center. This field trip is free for the children, but if you would like to chaperone please send in $5 with your child’s signed field trip notice. Each class will need four chaperones for this field trip.

Homework/ Daily Folder

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

Your child will be taking the 3^rd nine weeks STAR assessment next week. Once the STAR assessment is completed, your child will receive his/her new AR goal for the nine weeks.

AIMSWEB January Benchmarking is scheduled for Friday, January 10^th.

Tomorrow, January 8^th, I will be sending home U2W5 reading homework in your child’s blue folder.

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Our class will start U2W5 tomorrow. We will be focusing on the things we love about animals. You child will read poetry about animals. The skills for u2w5 are rereading, key details, multiple meaning words, and possessive nouns. This week’s words contain the beginning 3 consonant blends using scr, spr, str, thr, spl, and shr. The u2w5 comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Wednesday, January 15^th.  

Math- We will start chapter 6 tomorrow.  In this chapter, we will learn how to ad and subtract 3 digit-numbers. Including regrouping ones, tens, and hundreds. Math homework will be distributed tomorrow.

Please remember to practice a quick recall of addition and subtraction facts using numbers 1-20. It is extremely important your child knows how to recall basic facts up to the number 20. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

 Science/Social Studies- Begin learning about solids, liquids, and gasses.

Upcoming Events

• 1/13-PTO Homeroom Parent Meeting
• 1/15- Report Cards go home
• 1/16-2nd grade field trip to Challenger Center
• 1/20-MLK Jr. Holiday, No school

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

 To Many Happy Days, 

  Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

 Friday, November 15, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder”.  Class shirts went home today and please remember to login to Funrun.com. 

AR Reading

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Your child received his/her new AR goal for the second nine weeks and it is located in his/her “Daily” folder.

Reading

U2W3. This week our class focused on animals and their homes.  We learned about the different features of animal habitats. We will complete U2W3 on Monday, November 18^th.  Our U2W3 spelling and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Tuesday, November 19^th. Our reading comprehension and writing assessments are scheduled for Wednesday, November 20^th.  The skills for u2W3 are identifying making predictions, main topic and key details. In writing, we will be focusing on suffixes (ly) and (ful). U2W3 words contain soft /c/ and soft /g/ words. 

Located on the back of the “Blue Daily Folder” are u2w3 spelling words, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, skills, and high frequency words. Please leave it in the back sleeve of the folder. You may also print a copy of the attachment attached to this email.

The students will read and answer the questions independently. The grade will be part of his/her language arts grade and will be recorded in FOCUS. However, the written response will be a work/study grade until January. Starting in January, the written response will be included in your child’s weekly Wonders assessments. In the meantime, I will be giving feedback and showing strategies to help your child improve his/her writing. 

Math-

We will complete chapter 4 on 2-digit addition on Wednesday, November 20th. Our chapter 4 assessment is scheduled for Thursday, November 21^st on solving addition problems with 2-digit addends using different strategies.

Keep practicing recalling basic addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards.

Social Studies- Continue learning about Native Americans.

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 18^th- Silly sock and hat day for incentive for BoosterThon originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 13^th.

Thursday, November 21^st- Technology hour. Students may bring a device from home to use for one hour in the classroom.

Friday, November 22^nd- Read-a-Thon. Students may bring a small blanket and pillow with a few of his/her favorite books.

Thanksgiving Holiday- No school.

Monday, November 25^th-November 29^th.

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

 Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder”. 

AR Reading

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Your child received his/her new AR goal for the second nine weeks and it is located in his/her “Daily” folder.

Reading

We started U2W2 on Friday, October 25th. We will continue focusing on what animals in stories can tell us. Your child will meet animal characters in many types of stories. We will be taking U2W2 spelling and vocabulary on Tuesday, November 5th. We will be completing the comprehension and writing assessments on Wednesday, November 6th. The skills for u2W2 are identifying plot: problem and solution and making predictions. In writing, we will be focusing on suffixes and singular and plural nouns. U2W2 words contain short /u / and long /u/ words. 

Located on the back of the “Blue Daily Folder” are u2w2 spelling words, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, skills, and high frequency words. Please leave it in the back sleeve of the folder. You may also print a copy of the attachment attached to this email.

The students will read and answer the questions independently. The grade will be part of his/her language arts grade and will be recorded in FOCUS. However, the written response will be a work/study grade until January. Starting in January, the written response will be included in your child’s weekly Wonders assessments. In the meantime, I will be giving feedback and showing strategies to help your child improve his/her writing. 

Math-

 Today we started chapter 4 on 2-digit addition. We will be learning how to solve addition problems with 2-digit addends using different strategies.

Keep practicing recalling basic addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards.

Upcoming Events

• Monday, October 28^th-Friday, November 1^st – Booster Thon begins and Character Ed Week
• Thursday- Character Book Parade in the morning and our class Fall party in the afternoon.
• Friday, November 8^th- Boosterthon Funrun

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

 Friday, October 18, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder”. 

AR Reading

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Your child received his/her new AR goal for the second nine weeks and it is located in his/her “Daily” folder.

Reading

We started U2W1 on Tuesday, October 15^th. We will continue focusing on the ways in which animals survive. Some animals live in hot places; others live in cold places. Wherever they live, animals need to adapt to their environment. We will be taking U2W5 spelling and vocabulary on Tuesday, October 22^nd. We will be completing the comprehension and writing assessments on Wednesday, October 23^rd.  The skills for u2W1 are identifying character, setting and plot and making predictions. In writing, we will be focusing on using prefixes and using commas in a series. U2W1 words contain short /o / and long /o/ words. 

Located on the back of the “Blue Daily Folder” are u2w1 spelling words, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, skills, and high frequency words. Please leave it in the back sleeve of the folder. You may also print a copy of the attachment attached to this email.

The students will read and answer the questions independently. The grade will be part of his/her language arts grade and will be recorded in FOCUS. However, the written response will be a work/study grade until January. Starting in January, the written response will be included in your child’s weekly Wonders assessments. In the meantime, I will be giving feedback and showing strategies to help your child improve his/her writing. 

Math-

 Continue chapter 3 on learning different ways to practice our basic addition and subtraction facts. Our chapter 3 math assessment is scheduled for Monday, October 28^th.

Keep practicing recalling basic addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards.

Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, October 23^rd- Report cards go home
• Friday, October 25^th- 1^st nine week AR celebration
• Monday, October 28^th-Friday, November 1^st – Booster Thon begins and Character Ed Week

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

 Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder”. 

AR Reading

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. The last day to earn AR points for the first nine weeks is next Friday, October 11^th.

Reading

We started U1W5 on Friday, September 27th. We will continue focusing on how families work together. We will continue discussing the jobs different family members may have and how these jobs help the family. We will be taking U1W5 spelling and vocabulary comprehension and writing assessments on Monday, October 7^th and Tuesday, October 8^th. The skills for u1w5 are asking and answer questions using key details.  In writing, we will be focusing on using inflectional endings and expanding and combining sentences. U1W5 words contain short /i/ and long /i/:i_e words. 

Located on the back of the “Blue Daily Folder” are u1w5 spelling words, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, skills, and high frequency words. Please leave it in the back sleeve of the folder. You may also print a copy of the attachment attached to this email.

The students will read and answer the questions independently. The grade will be part of his/her language arts grade and will be recorded in FOCUS. However, the written response will be a work/study grade until January. Starting in January, the written response will be included in your child’s weekly Wonders assessments. In the meantime, I will be giving feedback and showing strategies to help your child improve his/her writing. 

Math-

 Our chapter 2 assessment is tomorrow on numbers to 1,000. We will begin chapter 3 on Thursday, October 3^rd and begin learning different ways to practice our basic addition and subtraction facts.

Keep practicing recalling basic addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards.

Social Studies

Continue map skills

Upcoming Events

• This week I will be sending information via email to sign up for conferences.
• Tuesday, October 11^th -End of 1st 9 weeks
• Monday, October 14^th -Teacher Planning Day

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

 Friday, September 20, 2019

The children are settling into our regular daily routine and we had another fantastic fifth week of school.

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder”. 

AR Reading

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. 

Reading

On Wednesday, we started U1W4. We will continue focusing on focusing on the ways in which people care for animals. We will continue discussing the many ways that we care for all kinds of animals.   we will be taking U1W4 spelling and vocabulary assessments and our U1W4 comprehension and writing assessments on Thursday, September 26^th and Friday, September 27^th.  The skills for u1w4 are ask and answer questions, key details, using photos and identifying predicates.  In writing, we will be focusing on using commas with sequencing words.  U1W4 words contain short /a/ and long /a/ words. 

Located on the back of the “Blue Daily Folder” are u1w4 spelling words, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, skills, and high frequency words. Please leave it in the back sleeve of the folder. You may also print a copy of the attachment attached to this email.

The students will read and answer the questions independently. The grade will be part of his/her language arts grade and will be recorded in FOCUS. However, the written response will be a work/study grade until January. Starting in January, the written response will be included in your child’s weekly Wonders assessments. In the meantime, I will be giving feedback and showing strategies to help your child improve his/her writing.

Math-

 Continue Chapter 2 on numbers to 1,000.  We will continue to learn about place value of numbers to 1,000. We will also learn about comparing these numbers.  Our chapter 2 assessment is scheduled for next Friday, September 27^th.  

Keep practicing recalling basic addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards.

Social Studies

Continue map skills

Upcoming Events

• Wednesday, September 25^th- Dads take your child to school day. Please join us in the cafeteria for donuts, coffee, juice, and books from 7:45-8:30.

• Next week I will be sending information via email to sign up for conferences.

• Monday, September 30^th – Fall holiday – no school

• Tuesday, October 11^th -End of 1st 9 weeks
• Monday, October 14^th -Teacher Planning Day

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Michele Brittle 

2nd Grade Teacher 

Buck Lake Elementary

Located on the back of the “Blue Daily Folder” is u1w3 spelling words, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, skills, and high frequency words. Please leave it in the back sleeve of the folder. You may also print a copy of the attachment attached to this email.

In today’s folder I sent home our u1w2 practice reading assessment along with the answer sheet attached. Please remember that the first two assessments will be completed whole group so that students will learn how to take an assessment of this nature. The assessment involves reading two stories, answering comprehension questions and a written response about the text. I will also model what the expectations of the writing portion will include. On Monday, September 16th, the students will take the unit 1 week 3 assessment. The students will read and answer the questions independently. The grade will be part of his/her language arts grade and will be recorded in FOCUS. However, the written response will be a work/study grade until January. Starting in January, the written response will be included in your child’s weekly Wonders assessments. In the meantime, I will be giving feedback and showing strategies to help your child improve his/her writing. Beginning with Unit 1 Week 3 students will read and complete the assessment independently.

Brittle News🍎

 Friday, August 23, 2019

We had a busy second week of school! The children are continuing to learn the routines and rules of being a second grader, as we settled into our regular daily routine.

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

AR Reading

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. 

Reading

On Monday, August 28^th, our class will begin focusing on families around the world.

We will look at how families in different places have many things in common. 

Our U1W2 assessments are scheduled for on Tuesday, September 3rd. The skills for u1w2 are visualizing, character, setting, and events, types of sentences commands and exclamations. U1W2 words contain the short e, o, and u sound. 

Spelling/Phonics: short e, o, u. This week’s words contain the phonic

sound of e as in bed, the o as in cot, or the u sound as in bug.

Located on the back of the “Blue Daily Folder” is u1w2 spelling words, vocabulary, comprehension strategies, skills, and high frequency words. Please leave it in the back sleeve of the folder You may also print a copy of the attachment attached to this email.

Math-

 We will continue chapter 1 learning place value and 2-digit numbers and even and odd numbers.

Please begin practicing recalling basic addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards.

The chapter 1 assessment is scheduled for Friday, August 30^th.

Social Studies

Begin learning map skills.

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

Homework Folders

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level.  

*Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. Every Monday, his/her folder should be signed.

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading~ On Monday, April 22nd we will begin U4W3.  Our class will be focusing will be focusing on how kids around the world are different. We will discuss different kinds of cultures and school experiences do children have in different parts of the world?. The skills for u4w3 are visualing, plot: compare and contrast, similes, irregular verbs, and book titles-captalize and underline. The u4w3  spelling and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Fiday, April 26th.  The u4W3 writing assessment is scheduled for Monday, April 29th. 

Math~We will  continue and complete chapter 8 in Go Math. The students are learning how to meaure objects using inches and feet. This chapter covers measurement using various manipulatives that we have at school. I have decided not to send homework that goes with this chapter because you do not have the manipulatives at home. Instead, I will be sending home practice from pervious chapters. Please continue working on basic facts with your child at home. 

Science/Social Studies~ Begin American Symbols

Upcoming Events

~4/19- Spring Holiday- No School

~4/24- Progress Alerts go home

~ 5/2- Field Day

 If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Tomorrow is picture day.  

Brittle News🍎

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

I hope everyone had a fun, relaxing and restful Spring Break! 

I can't believe we are in the fourth nine weeks.  

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

 Homework Folders

I will be distributing u4w1 reading homework on Wednesday, March 27th. U4w1 reading homework is due on or before Tuesday, April 2nd. 

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. 

Thursday, March 28^th- STAR Assessment  

*Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. Every Monday, his/her folder should be signed.

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Today, we started U4W1. Our class is focusing on what makes parts of the world different from one another and why are there mountains in some places and deserts in other places? The skills for u4w1 are rereading, comparing and contrasting ideas, and capitalizing proper nouns. The u4w1 comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Tuesday, April 2^nd. The u4w1 writing assessment is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3^rd.

Math- We will continue chapter 7. We are learning about the values of coins and how to find the total value of a group of money. We will also learn how to tell time on analog and digital clocks. I will continue to send home reteach sheets with students who need extra support.

Science/Social Studies-Learn about weather. 

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

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Tuesday,April 16, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

 Homework Folders

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level.  

*Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. Every Monday, his/her folder should be signed.

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading~ On Monday, April 22nd we will begin U4W3.  Our class will be focusing will be focusing on how kids around the world are different. We will discuss different kinds of cultures and school experiences do children have in different parts of the world?.  The skills for u4w3 are visualing, plot: compare and contrast, similes, irregular verbs, and book titles-captalize and underline. The u4w3  spelling and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Fiday, April 26th.  The u4W3 writing assessment is scheduled for Monday, April 29th. 

Math~We will  continue and complete chapter 8 in Go Math. The students are learning how to meaure objects using inches and feet. This chapter covers measurement using various manipulatives that we have at school. I have decided not to send homework that goes with this chapter because you do not have the manipulatives at home. Instead, I will be sending home practice from pervious chapters. Please continue working on basic facts with your child at home. 

Science/Social Studies~ Begin American Symbols

Upcoming Events

~4/19- Spring Holiday- No School

~4/24- Progress Alerts go home

~ 5/2- Field Day

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

 Homework Folders

 Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. 

*Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. Every Monday, his/her folder should be signed.

Your child will receive u3w4 reading homework tomorrow. The U3W4 reading homework is due back by Tuesday, February 26th.  

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Today we started u3w4. We will focus on weather and how it affects us. We will talk about the different kinds of weather and how we keep ourselves safe. We will complete u3w4 on Tuesday, February 26^th.  The skills for u3w4 are ask and answer questions, main idea with key details, antonyms, and identifying verbs-have, has, had. U3W3 words contain the long e sound. The u3w4 comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Tuesday, February 26^th.

Math- We will continue chapter 6 learning how to add and subtract 3-digit numbers, including regrouping ones, tens, and hundreds.

Please remember quick recall of addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

Science/Social Studies-Learn about weather.

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

 Homework Folders

 Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. 

Your child received U3W3 reading homework yesterday. It is located in his/her pink folder. The U3W3 reading homework is due back by Wednesday, February 13^th.  

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- We began unit 3 week 3 on Wednesday, February 6^th. We will continue to focus on the ways people can help their community. We will also talk about how people solve common problems in their communities. We will complete u3w3 on Tuesday, February 12^th.  The skills for u3w3 are ask and answer questions, authors purpose of the story, synonyms, and identifying past and future tense-tense verbs. U3W3 words contain the long O sound. The u3w3 comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Wednesday, February 13^th.

Math- We will be taking our chapter 5  review on Monday, February, 11^th. Our chapter 5 assessment will be on Tuesday, February 12^thon solving  2-digit subtraction problems using different strategies.  We will begin chapter 6 on Wednesday, February 13^th. We will begin learning how to add and subtract 3-digit numbers, including regrouping ones, tens, and hundreds.

Please remember quick recall of addition/subtraction facts. Recalling facts is extremely important and comes in handy for our math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

Science/Social Studies- Continue our Native Americans Unit.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 14^th- We will exchange Valentines.

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

 Class News:

   Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and restful winter break!

      We are going to start 2019 with our AR celebration. If your child met their AR goal for the second nine-weeks, he/she may bring an electronic device/toy to school this Friday, January 11^th. Please make sure electronic devices come to school fully charged.

Our next field trip is this month. On Wednesday, January 23, second grade will be going to the Challenger Learning Center. This field trip is free for the children, but if you would like to chaperone please send in $5 with your child’s signed field trip notice. Each class will need four chaperones for this field trip. Please sign and return the field trip notice form by Friday, January 14.

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

Homework Folders

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

Your child will be taking the 3^rd nine weeks STAR assessment next week. Once the STAR assessment is completed, your child will receive his/her new AR goal for the nine weeks.

AIMSWEB January Benchmarking is scheduled for Friday, January 18^th.

Tomorrow I will be sending home U3W1 reading homework in your child’s pink folder. The U3W1 reading homework is due back by Tuesday, January 15^th.  

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Our class started unit 3 week 1 yesterday. We will continue focusing on how the Earth’s forces affect us. We will be talking about forces that we can observe. The skills for u3w1 are rereading, authors purpose, similies, and action verbs.  Author’s purpose is a challenging skill for second graders to master, but we will practice this skill a lot in class. This week’s words contain the long vowel /a/ sound. The u3w1 comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Tuesday, January 15^th.  

Math- We started Chapter 5 in Go Math today. This chapter introduces how to solve 2-digit subtraction problems using different strategies.

Please remember quick recall of addition/subtraction facts comes in handy for our next few math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

 Science/Social Studies- Continue learning about Native Americans.

Upcoming Events

• 1/10- Caldecott 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• 1/16-Report cards home
• 1/16-PTO Homeroom Parent Meeting
• 1/21-MLK Jr. Holiday, No school
• 1/23-2nd grade field trip to Challenger

          Center

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

 To Many Happy Days, 

  Ms. Brittle

Brittle News🍎

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder. 

Homework Folders

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

The last day to earn AR points for the second nine weeks is Thursday, December 20th. 

Reading homework is in your child’s pink folder. The U2W5 reading homework is due back by Wednesday, December 12^th.

Peek at This Week and Next Week

Reading- Our class started unit 2 week 5 yesterday. We will continue focusing on the things we love about animals. The children will read poetry about animals. The skills for u2w5 are rereading, main topic and key details of the story, multiple meaning words, and identifying possessive nouns. This week’s words contain three-letter-blends. The blends we will be focusing on are words that contain scr, spr, str, thr,spl,and shr. The u2w5 comprehension, spelling, writing and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Wednesday, December 12^th. This will be our last reading assessment for the 2^nd nine weeks.

Math- We will complete chapter 4 on learning how to solve addition problems on with 2-digit addends using different strategies on Wednesday, December 12^th. The chapter 4 assessment is scheduled for Thursday, December 13^th. This will be our last math assessment for the 2^nd nine weeks.   

Please remember quick recall of addition/subtraction facts comes in handy for our next few math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

Science/Social Studies- Begin learning about Native Americans.

Upcoming Events

Our winter party is scheduled for Thursday, December 20^th. You will be receiving an email with more details about the party early next week.

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News Sunday, November 4, 2018

Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder.

On Friday, I sent home the permission form for our upcoming field trip. If you have already paid for the field trips you do not need to pay again. However, all permission forms need to signed and returned. A copy of the of the permission form is below.   

Field Trip Notice

Who:  All second grade classes

Where: Mission San Luis

When: Friday, November 30^th

Time: We will leave by 9:30 a.m. and return by 1:30 p.m.

Important reminders:

Please be sure your child wears his/her class t-shirt and brings a sack lunch and a drink.

The cost per child is $8.00 (cash or check- please make checks payable to Buck Lake Elementary School).

The cost per chaperone is $5.00 (cash or check- please make checks payable to Buck Lake Elementary)

Please return this form with the $8.00 (if you have not already paid for your child), plus $5.00 (if you plan to chaperone) as soon as possible.  

The deadline is Friday, November 16th.

*Mission San Luis requests that cellphone use be limited to only picture taking so we can enhance everyone’s experience as we step back in time. *      

My child ____________________ (   ) does (   ) does not have permission to attend the Mission San Luis field trip

_____ I paid for all field trips at the beginning of the school year.

_____ I have attached the $8.00 fee for this field trip.

_____ I would like to chaperone a small group of children and I have included a payment of $5.00. Please do not send in form without the $5.00.

All chaperones must have clearance and ride the bus (no charge).

                                                                   ____________________________

Parent Signature

The money we are collecting is for the purpose of the current field trip referenced on this form. We have tried to estimate as close as possible the expense of the field trip. In the event that we have money left over due to expenses being less than we estimated, we will be applying these funds to our end-of- the- year activities. 

Homework Folders

Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder.

Peek at Next Week

Reading- Our class started unit 2 week 3 last Thursday. Our class has been focusing on animals and their homes. The children will continue to learn about the different features of animal habitats. The skills for u2w3 are making predictions, main topic and key details of the story, suffixes ly, ful, and identifying common and proper nouns. The u2w3 comprehension, spelling and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Friday, November 9^th.

Math- We will complete Chapter 3 in Go Math on Tuesday, November 6th. Our chapter 3 assessment on basic facts in addition and subtraction is scheduled for Wednesday, November 7^th. Then on Thursday, our class will begin Chapter 4. In this chapter, we will learn how to solve addition problems with 2-digit addends using different strategies. Please remember quick recall of addition/subtraction facts comes in handy for our next few math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

Science/Social Studies- Continue learning about different animal habitats.

Events for this week

Thursday, 11/8/18

Celebrate the USA show, 6:30-7:30

Friday, 11/0/18

Movie Night 6:30-9:00

Upcoming Events

11/12-Veteran’s Day, No school

11/14-Progress alerts

11/15-School wide Thanksgiving lunch

11/30- Mission San Luis Field Trip

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News Friday, October 26, 2018

Upcoming Events

10/29- 11/2 - Character Education Spirit Week 

Monday, October 29th - “Let Your Kindness Knock Their Socks Off”- Students wear crazy/colorful socks.

Tuesday, October 30th -“Bobcats are Red-y to Make Positive Choices”- Students wear the color red.

Wednesday, October 31st -“Bobcats Have Great Character”- Students dress up as their favorite book character.

Thursday, November 1st - “We’re Wacky for Good Character”-Students wear wacky-tacky clothing. 

Friday, November 2nd - “Boosterthon Spirit Day”- Students wear class or school T-shirts for the Boosterthon Fun Run.

Wednesday, October 31^st- Class shirts will arrive.

Wednesday, October 31^st- Fall Party (12:45-1:45)

 Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder.

Homework Folders

Over the weekend, have your child read an AR book of his/her choice. Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least 80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR weekly reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder.

Peek at next Week

Reading- Monday, October 29^th we will be taking unit 2 week 2 Wonders assessments. On Tuesday, October 30^th our class will begin unit 2 week 3. The children will take their pre-spelling test on u2w3 on Tuesday, October 30th. Our class will be focusing on animals and their homes. The children will learn about the different features of animal habitats. The skills for this week are making predictions, main topic and key details of the story, suffixes ly, ful, and identifying common and proper nouns.

Math- We will continue Chapter 3 in Go Math this week. We are learning basic facts in addition and subtraction, as well as strategies for solving these facts in this chapter. Quick recall of addition/subtraction facts comes in handy for our next few math chapters. I would recommend spending 10 minutes each day doing math flashcards. 

Science/Social Studies- Continue learning about different animal habitats.

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Brittle News 🍎

Friday, October 5, 2018

Friendly  Reminder

~If you have not signed up for a conference please use the  Sign-Up Genius link to schedule your conference. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4EAAAC2FA1FB6-20182019

You can use Classlink to log your child in to find additional resources for both math on ThinkCentral and reading on ConnectED. These are great resources to help your child better understand the concepts we cover in class, but they are completely optional to use!

 Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Please check your child’s “Daily Folder”.

Please remember weekly to sign your child’s AR reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder.

Homework Folders

Over the weekend, please review spelling and vocabulary words for u2w1, have your child read an AR book of his/her choice over the weekend so he/she can take AR test and practice basic math facts.

~Every student should be reading an AR book(s) of his/her choice weekly so he/she can meet his/her goal for the second nine weeks. AR points are earned by taking tests at school on books he/she has read on his/her level or above and earning at least                  

80%. Students can take AR tests on books from our classroom library, school library, public library, or books from home as long as they are AR and on or above his/her reading level. Please remember to sign your child’s AR reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

On Wednesday, October 3^rd I distributed math and u2w1 reading homework. Homework is due on Wednesday, October 10^th.

A Peek at next Week

Reading- 

We will complete u2w1 comprehension, spelling and vocabulary assessments on Wednesday, October 10^th.On Thursday, October 11^th we will complete the writing assessment. In u2w1 our class has been focusing on ways animals survive. Some animals live in hot places; others live in cold places. Wherever they live, animals need to adapt to their environment.

This will be our last reading assessment for the 1^st nine weeks.

The comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling assessments are recorded in FOCUS. 

Math- 

We will begin chapter 3 on learning basic number facts. In this chapter, we will be using different ways to practice our basic addition and subtraction facts. Please keep practicing basic addition and subtraction facts with your child. Flash cards can be purchased at Dollar Tree.

Science/Social Studies- 

Continue learning Map Skills. 

Continue learning different ways animals survive. 

Dates to Remember

Wednesday, October 10^th- Last day to earn AR points for the 1^st nine weeks.

Thursday, October 11^th- End of 1^st nine weeks

Thursday, October 11^th - Caldecott Carnival

Friday, October 12^th- No School. Teacher Planning Day

Friday, October 19^th - Sea to See

If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Friday, September 14, 2018

Class T-Shirt and Field Trip Money

If you have not paid for your child’s class t-shirt and field trips please remember the money is due on Monday, September 17^th. I have included the order form for the t-shirt and the field trip information below. If possible, please pay for the field trips and the t-shirt together. The total amount is $30.50. Make checks payable to Buck Lake Elementary School. You may also pay cash.

Total cost of the field trips    $22.50

Total cost of the T-shirt       + $ 8.00

      (See the attached T-Shirt form)

  Total amount                          $30.50              

                                                  Daily Folders

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day. 

Homework Folders

Homework is located in your child’s pink folder and is due on or before Friday, September 21^st.

  Please remember to sign your child’s AR reading log located in the back of the blue daily folder. 

Students should be taking weekly AR tests.

A Peek at next Week

Reading- 

We will continue unit 1 week 4 in Wonders on Monday, September 17^th. The essential question for this week is how do we care for animals?  Our reading, spelling, writing, and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Friday, September 21^st and Monday, September 24^th. Our comprehension, spelling and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for Friday, September 21^st. On Monday, September 24th, we will complete our writing assessment.  

The comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling assessments will be recorded in FOCUS. Please have your child read an AR book of his/her choice over the weekend so he/she can take AR tests.

Math- 

Continue chapter 2 on learning numbers to 1,000.  Please review counting patterns to 1,000 and begin practicing basic addition and subtraction facts with your child. Flash cards can be purchased at Dollar Tree.   

Science/Social Studies- 

Continue learning Map Skills.  

A Few Reminders/Updates-

Wednesday, September 19th – Fall Holiday

Thursday, October 11^th- End of 1^st nine weeks

Thursday, October 11^th - Caldecott Carnival

(If you would like to participate and/or VOLUNTEER to assist with one of our activities or with preparing for the carnival, please let me know.  Remember to be able to volunteer on campus you must complete the electronic VOLUNTEER activity form on the BLE website.)

Friday, October 12^th- No School. Teacher Planning Day

 If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle

Second Grade Field Trip Information 

2018 – 2019 

Mission San Luis 

Friday, November 30th   (9:30 – 1:30) 

Cost: $8.00 

Challenger Learning Center 

Wednesday, January 23^rd (9:30-1:30) 

Cost: FREE! 

Skate World (This is our year-end party). 

Wednesday, May 15th 

Cost: $14.50 (includes admission, skate rental, Skate World’s playground and pizza back at school) 

The second grade team would prefer you write one check for $30.50 (payable to Buck Lake Elementary School) tonight.  The deadline for those who are able to pay up front is Monday, September 17th.  If you are unable to pay for all of our field trips and you will be paying 3 weeks prior to each field trip, please email your teacher to let her know. 

Please note: You must be a registered volunteer to chaperone any field trips.  Chaperones are required to ride the school bus. 

The cost of each field trip is an estimate. If there is any money remaining, it will be put toward our year-end festivities. 

If possible, please pay for the field trips and the t-shirt together. The total amount is $30.50. Make checks payable to Buck Lake Elementary School. You may also pay cash.

Total cost of the field trips    $22.50

Total cost of the T-shirt       + $ 8.00

      (See the attached T-Shirt form)

  Total amount                          $30.50              

Second Grade                 

Class T-shirt Order Form

Child’s Name_______________________________________

I would like to order ____ T- shirt(s) at $8.00 each.

Please indicate how many T- shirts and which sizes you are ordering by putting a number in the blank below:

Youth XS____        Youth S____         Youth M____         Youth L____ 

Youth XL____

Adult S____ Adult M____ Adult L____  Adult XL____

Adult XXL____

Checks should be made to:  Buck Lake Elementary (due 9/17/18)

*The exact price varies based on the number of T-shirts ordered.  If there is any money remaining, it will be put toward our year-end festivities.

Friday, September 7, 2018 

                                                 Daily Folders 

Please remember to have your child bring his/her blue folder to school every day.  Your child received his/her pink homework folder today. 

We will complete unit 1 week 3 in Wonders on Wednesday, September 12^th. The essential question for this week is how can a pet be an important friend? Students will be completing unit 1/week 3 independently. Our reading, spelling, writing, and vocabulary assessments are scheduled for next Thursday and Friday. Our vocabulary and comprehension assessments are scheduled for Thursday, September 13th. On Friday, September 14th, we will complete our spelling and writing assessments.  

The comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling assessments will be recorded in FOCUS. Please have your child read an AR book of his/her choice over the weekend so he/she can take AR tests.

Math- 

Our first math assessment math assessment is scheduled for Monday. September 10th.  Our assessment will be on place value of 2-digit numbers and even and odd numbers. We will begin learning about place value of numbers to 1,000. We will will also learn about comparing these numbers. 

Science/Social Studies 

Continue learning Map Skills.  

Dates to Remember

 Monday, September 10th – Picture Day!  

Wednesday, September 12th - Progress Alerts go home. 

Wednesday, September 19th - No School

If you would like to volunteer this year 

I welcome all volunteers.  Please complete the volunteer registration online, I encourage you to do so. Log on to http://volunteers.leonschools.net 

 I know many parents like to chaperone field trips and attend parties.  If this form is not completed, you will be unable to participate.  This is a district policy, not mine.   I would appreciate it if you would send me a quick email after you complete the registration.  

 If you have any questions, please email me at brittlem@leonschools.net.  

To Many Happy Days, 

Ms. Brittle