Field Trip Reminder...

This is a reminder that we will be going on our first field trip tomorrow.  We will leave the school at 8:15.  Please be sure your child is on time.  We are walking to Canyon Ridge High School.  The librarian puts on a very nice presentation about libraries for us.  It is educational and fun.  Be sure your child is wearing good shoes for walking and brings a jacket.  It will be chilly.  We will only cancel if it is pouring down rain.  We can walk in light rain.  If it looks like rain, you may choose to send an umbrella with your son or daughter.  We will be back to the school before lunch. 

Thanks and have a great night!

Reading Groups

September 14th was Data Day.  Your kids got the day off, while the teachers were hard at work planning interventions for reading.  We have thirty minutes each morning that are put aside for "reading intervention."  In second grade, we have children at all levels.  We work hard to have each child in a placement during reading intervention that will benefit them.  Starting tomorrow, from 8:45-9:15, students will walk to a new class for their reading intervention time.  Interventions range from those who are really struggling to those who need extension.  

We are excited to help each child grow this year!

Different Cultures

We are getting into our new reading program.  The first unit of the program is all about "Friends and Family."  Last week our essential question was "How are families around the world alike and different?"  We have spent a lot of time talking about different cultures.  We are so lucky that our new principal, Mrs. Rodabaugh, is very well traveled.  She has lived all over the world.  She came to our classrooms on Friday and shared some of her adventures.  The kids got to experience different cultures through pictures, money, dress, language, etc.  They had a great time...and it was a good opportunity for them to get to know Mrs. Rodabaugh a little bit better.  In the end, we are learning that we are not all so different after all.