September 28 – October 2,, 2015 Literacy This Wednesday, we have teachers from another school district stopping in to watch our Daily 5 reading class in action! After our first week of full Daily 5 implementation, I am so excited to say that the children are doing wonderfully! I can really see a love of book beginning to develop among many of our students, and I will continue to foster that as much as possible! We are currently learning about character and setting. Please reinforce with your child that characters can be both people and animals and that the setting is both where the story Calendar September 30 – Yearbook Cover Contest Ends October 2 – Book Order Original Due Date – Extended to October 12 October 5 – 9 – Fall Break October 12 - College Shirt Day October 13 – End of 9 Weeks October 20 – Report Cards Go Out October 30 – Halloween Party November 2 & 3 – No School takes place and when the story takes place. The students are really struggling with the “when” aspect. Birthdays September 3 - Grace Science This week we are wrapping up our unit on teeth. The students will be learning about the job of a dentist and a dental hygienist. We will also focus on fillings and x-rays. On Thursday, we will review our content and prepare for our assessment on Friday. High Attendance Day Once again, thank you so much for always supporting what we do here at school! The students were very excited to learn that not only did our homeroom have 100% perfect attendance, but the entire 2nd grade also had 100% perfect attendance! Way to soar, Eagles! Reminders • The company that produces our homeroom t-shirts is running behind on their production and they don’t expect to get our shirts to us until the beginning of October. Sorry for any inconvenience!