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2 Grade News
Mrs. Ealy’s Class
April 27, 2012
Letter from Mrs. Ealy Next Week’s Specials
Dear Parents,
Monday - Wellness
It was very nice to see many families at the Oxbow Expo. I
hope everyone enjoyed seeing all the great things that are going on Tuesday – Art
here at school!
Our field trip to Indian Springs was a success! The students Wednesday – Music and Computers
enjoyed taking a hike, learning about the water cycle and plant life
cycle, as well as making t-shirts. I am sure your child had many Thursday – Music and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
stories to tell you!
The students have definitely shown they are getting “spring Friday – Library and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
fever.” We have had to have a few discussions about producing
quality work, keeping our talking to a minimum during work time,
and respecting others in our class. I am confident that we will get
What We’re Learning About!
back on track next week.
Next Friday we will be having our Unit 10 math test. This Math – This week we worked on estimating different amounts of money and
unit, as well as Unit 11, are two of the hardest units for 2nd graders to figuring out how much change we would get back from a cashier if we
grasp. To help prepare for the test next week, please be sure to work bought the item with a $5.00 or $10.00 bill. We also focused on place value
up to ten-thousands.
with your child at home on the test alert that was sent home today. A
fun way to help your child count money and find the change is to
“open up a store” at home. Pretend your child is the customer and Reading – During reader’s workshop this week we continued to look at the
you are the cashier. Your child will have to figure out how much important details of the book. Second grade students must be able to write
change they will receive back from you, when paying with a $5.00 a retell on a book, answer direct questions, and find the authors message
bill. There will also be a lot of place value questions, and adding and by the end of the year. We have practiced this all year and are continuing
subtracting 2 digit numbers on the test. If you have any questions or to do so each week. This is a great thing to practice at home!
would like any other ideas, feel free to email me 
We have now started taking our timed tests in class in three Writing – This week we continued with our poetry unit. Students wrote an
minutes. Students are working very hard on mastering their addition acrostic poem about themself, using their name. They also had the
and subtraction facts. I can tell who has been doing xtra math at opportunity to use others names. We also wrote a cinquain which is five
home! Keep up the great work!! lines long that describes a person, place, or thing using adjectives and
Today we did a spring cleanup outside of our classroom. verbs.
Students picked weeds, raked, and planted a variety of different
plants and seeds. We will be watching each week to see what Social Studies – This week we continued to look at how people work
together in our community. We discussed how we use natural resources to
blooms!
produce goods and services as well as how we trade goods to get what we
Can you believe we only have six weeks of school left!? It is need or want.
already time to start thinking about the end of the year party. I am
looking for someone to help with ideas for the party or a full on
planner. The party must take place at Oxbow and will be in the Upcoming Events and Dates to
afternoon due to other events already planned for in the morning. I
am open to any ideas  If anyone is interested, please let me know. Remember
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Remember you can reach me by our folder, by email, or by phone.
Sincerely, Apr. 30 OPC Meeting
Mrs. Ealy
May 2 ACES Day – Dress Like Ms. A!
• Please remember to return library books every Friday! May 10 Volunteer Breakfast @ 8:00
• Please remember to return Weekend Writing every Friday!
• Donations: We are in need of Kleenex! May 14 OPC Meeting
May 18 Spring Carnival