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2 Grade News
Mrs. Ealy’s Class
May 18, 2012
Letter from Mrs. Ealy
Dear Parents,
Next Week’s Specials
Monday - Wellness
Our last math test of the year will be next Wednesday, May
23 . A test alert was sent home yesterday. Please keep practicing
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Tuesday – Art
counting by 3s and 4s at home. I will begin testing the students on this
next week!
Wednesday – Music and Computers
Students are working very hard on their scrolls. Each child
must be at 1,000 by the end of the school year! If students are at 1,000
Thursday – Music and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
by May 29th, they will get to have a pizza lunch with me on Wednesday,
May 30th. If a student makes it to 1,500 they will receive pizza and pop!
Friday – Library and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
If a student makes it to 2,000 or higher they will receive pizza, pop, and
ice cream! If your child makes it into one of these clubs by May 29th,
they will not need a lunch the following day. A note will be sent home What We’re Learning About!
on the 29th to let your know if your child will be having pizza with me
Happy scrolling!
Math – This week we worked on multiplication and division stories. We
Many things were sent home today about the end of the year.
also reviewed for the district math test that the students will be taking
Please be sure to look for these notes in your child’s folder!
next week. We took a practice one to prepare for it! Next week we will
First, an invitation to our Author’s Tea on Thursday, June 7th
take the real one as well as our Unit 11 test.
was sent home. Your child has been working very hard during the school
year on all of their writing. From 12:00-12:30 on that day, we thought
it would be a special time to share our published pieces with our families. Reading – During reader’s workshop students have been doing a
Students will have their own special spot in the room with their writing fantastic job building their stamina. They have all found a true love for
displayed. Family members will be able to sit with their child and read reading! End of the year reading assessments have started and
their stories with them. If you are unable to make it to the Author’s Tea, everyone is doing a great job!
feel free to have your child invite another family member to come and
read with them. It is nice for each student to have someone here to Writing – This week students mapped out their realistic fiction stories
celebrate with them. If you have any other questions about the Author’s and started writing them in their notebooks. The stories are really
Tea, feel free to contact me coming along! I think this is their favorite writing unit of the year!
Second, a note about tie dying t-shirts was sent home. I have
received only a couple of t-shirts from students! We will be tie dying t- Science – This week we continued our science units on plants. We
shirts from 2:30-3:30 on May 31st. I am looking for volunteers to help planted lima beans to watch them grow. Thank you to everyone who
out during this time brought in a seed from home to look at! We also went on a dandelion
Last but not least, another note was sent home about the end dig. Once the dandelions were out of the ground we discussed what
of the year party. The party will begin with lunch right after the they looked like and identified the parts of a plant. Next week we will
Author’s Tea on Thursday, June 7th. The students voted on having a taco finish up with talking about the plant life cycle! We will continue growing
bar for lunch rather than a pizza party since we will be having pizza for our seeds until the end of the school year.
finishing our scrolls. Details about the party are in the note that was sent
home.
All of this information sent home today is also on the website.
Upcoming Events and Dates to
Thank you for your support in advance with everything that happens at
the end of the year. I would not be able to do this without you! Remember
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. May 18 Spring Carnival
Remember you can reach me by our folder, by email, or by phone.
May 25 Spirit Day: Wear Anything Neon!
Sincerely, May 28 Memorial Day – No School
Mrs. Ealy
May 30 T-shirts for tie dying due!
• Please remember to return library books every Friday! May 30 Pizza Party for the Scroll Club!
• Please remember to return Weekend Writing every Friday! May 31 Tie Dying T-shirts!
June 1 Field Day