Congratulations to Justin for being chosen as our Character Kid of the Month for Citizenship!! He will get to enjoy lunch with Mr. Steele on Monday!
Congratulations also goes to Sidney for reaching 100 nights of reading and Zanna and Justin for reaching 200 nights of reading!
Thank you to everyone that supported AVID last week. We had a great day full of new experiences and new learning. Thanks so much to PTA for bringing this amazing experience to our students!
We are excited to welcome volunteers from Eco-cycle on Friday. This will support our work around Earth Day and allow us to experience recycling, first-hand, as we get to make our own paper!
We are going on a field trip to NCAR on Tuesday, May 7th!!! All permission slips and the fee of $5.00 are due by Friday, May 3rd.
What will we be learning this week?
Reading: We have begun Theme 10, Work that Matters. Our reading strategy is visualizing. Our vocabulary words are contribute, police, volunteer, participate, influence, and emergency.
Writing: We are using mentor texts to working on persuasive writing.
Math: We are continuing our unit on double digit subtraction using multiple strategies. This is a tricky concept for many students, so any practice you can do with your child at home would be incredibly valuable.
Science: We are studying eight different habitats with a focus on the adaptations that plants and animals have made in order to survive in their environments.
Social Studies: Through our study of personal financial literacy, students are earning “money” in order to purchase an activity. This project reinforces the concepts of needs and wants, goods and services, and abundance and scarcity as it can apply to their own lives.
Word Study/Spelling: We will take our spelling test on plural words on Wednesday. We will also take a pretest on past tense words. (jumpED, walkED).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Music
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: PE, Spelling Test, Library and Computer
Thursday: Music
Friday: Art and Eco-cycle
Upcoming Dates:
May 7th: NCAR Field Trip
May 9th: Fun Run
May 16th: Closing Ceremonies for FES
May 17th: 3rd Trimester Awards Assembly
May 20th: Field Day
May 23rd: Last day of 2nd Grade!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
AVID is THIS THURSDAY!!!!! A blue note came home in Friday folders with more information for families. Students need to remember to wear appropriate clothing (we will be outside ALL day, rain or shine), wear tennis shoes, bring a sack lunch and a plastic water bottle. Sunscreen and an extra set of clothes are also advised. Also, remember that families are invited to join your 2nd grader on Thursday from 3:20 - 4:20 to see and join in on all the new experiences your child will experience. Thanks to everyone who got registered - we’re looking forward to a great day!!
We’re still collecting photos for our Closing Ceremonies on May 16th. If you have any pictures from activities at FES in past years, please send those in so we can include them on a slide show.
What will we be learning this week?
Reading: We have begun Theme 10, Work that Matters. Our reading strategy is visualizing. Our vocabulary words are contribute, police, volunteer, participate, influence, and emergency.
Writing: As we finish publishing our “All Abouts”, we will be moving on to persuasive writing.
Math: We are continuing our unit on double digit subtraction using multiple strategies. This is a tricky concept for many students, so any practice you can do with your child at home would be incredibly valuable. We will also be taking our FINAL Galileo Math Test on the 26th, 29th, and 30th. This computerized assessment will cover the standards that have been addressed throughout 3rd trimester.
Science: In honor of Earth Day on Monday, we have begun a unit on world habitats. We will be studying eight different habitats with a focus on the adaptations that plants and animals have made in order to survive in their environments.
Social Studies: Through our study of personal financial literacy, students are earning “money” in order to purchase an activity. This project reinforces the concepts of needs and wants, goods and services, and abundance and scarcity as it can apply to their own lives.
Word Study/Spelling: We will take our spelling test on plural words on Wednesday. We will also take a pretest on more examples of plural words that end with IES. We will be learning the rule that you drop the Y and add IES (ponIES, pennIES).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Library (in place of PE due to AVID schedule)
Wednesday: Music, Spelling Test, and Computer
Thursday: AVID
Friday: Library (in place of PE) and Galileo
Upcoming Dates:
April 25th: AVID for Adventure
May 9th: Fun Run
May 16th: Closing Ceremonies for FES
May 17th: 3rd Trimester Awards Assembly
May 20th: Field Day
May 23rd: Last day of 2nd Grade!
What will we be learning this week?
Reading: We have begun Theme 10, Work that Matters. Our reading strategy is visualizing. Our vocabulary words are contribute, police, volunteer, participate, influence, and emergency.
Writing: As we finish publishing our “All Abouts”, we will be moving on to persuasive writing.
Math: We are continuing our unit on double digit subtraction using multiple strategies. This is a tricky concept for many students, so any practice you can do with your child at home would be incredibly valuable. We will also be taking our FINAL Galileo Math Test on the 26th, 29th, and 30th. This computerized assessment will cover the standards that have been addressed throughout 3rd trimester.
Science: In honor of Earth Day on Monday, we have begun a unit on world habitats. We will be studying eight different habitats with a focus on the adaptations that plants and animals have made in order to survive in their environments.
Social Studies: Through our study of personal financial literacy, students are earning “money” in order to purchase an activity. This project reinforces the concepts of needs and wants, goods and services, and abundance and scarcity as it can apply to their own lives.
Word Study/Spelling: We will take our spelling test on plural words on Wednesday. We will also take a pretest on more examples of plural words that end with IES. We will be learning the rule that you drop the Y and add IES (ponIES, pennIES).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Library (in place of PE due to AVID schedule)
Wednesday: Music, Spelling Test, and Computer
Thursday: AVID
Friday: Library (in place of PE) and Galileo
Upcoming Dates:
April 25th: AVID for Adventure
May 9th: Fun Run
May 16th: Closing Ceremonies for FES
May 17th: 3rd Trimester Awards Assembly
May 20th: Field Day
May 23rd: Last day of 2nd Grade!
Friday, April 12, 2013
We are thrilled to have AVID for Adventure return to our school this spring. AVID is an outdoor education program that our students will get to experience for one day on April 25th. The program involves a huge rock climbing wall, kayaking, bike riding and an educational portion without even leaving school! Our amazing PTA is paying half of each student’s registration fee, but all parents do need to go on-line at www.fes-pta.org and click on the link to register their students and pay the remaining $10.00. Currently, our class only has 7 students registered...
We know so many of you have family members that have attended Frederick Elementary in the past. We are working on collecting pictures for a slideshow that we’ll be sharing with everyone at the Closing Ceremonies on Thursday, May 16th. If you have any pictures from your years at Frederick Elementary that you would be willing to share, we would be excited to include them! We can make a copy or you can send them electronically - whichever works best for you. Thanks in advance!!
Also, a reminder if anyone has canned pumpkin or latex gloves that you could donate to help the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, it would be greatly appreciated. This organization operates solely on donations and we would love to help out their furry friends. Donations will be collected through TUESDAY!
What will we be learning this week?
Reading: We have begun Theme 10, Work that Matters. Our reading strategy is visualizing. Our vocabulary words are contribute, police, volunteer, participate, influence, and emergency.
Writing: We are continuing our All-About writing with a plan to publish our pieces this week.
Math: We have begun our unit on double digit subtraction using multiple strategies. Be on the lookout for the parent letter coming home this week that models the strategies your child will be practicing in the classroom.
Science: We are finishing our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to analyze and predict the weather. We will be taking our final assessment before moving on to a study of habitats.
Social Studies: We are working on the standard of personal financial literacy. This includes concepts of needs and wants, goods and services, and abundance and scarcity.
Word Study/Spelling: We will take our spelling test on suffixes on Wednesday. We will also take a pretest on plural words. These words will all end with S or ES (friendS, girlS, dishES, glassES).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art, Library, Computer,
Thursday: PE
Friday: Music
Upcoming Dates:
April 25th: AVID for Adventure
May 9th: Fun Run
May 16th: Closing Ceremonies for FES
May 17th: 3rd Trimester Awards Assembly
May 20th: Field Day
May 23rd: Last day of 2nd Grade
We know so many of you have family members that have attended Frederick Elementary in the past. We are working on collecting pictures for a slideshow that we’ll be sharing with everyone at the Closing Ceremonies on Thursday, May 16th. If you have any pictures from your years at Frederick Elementary that you would be willing to share, we would be excited to include them! We can make a copy or you can send them electronically - whichever works best for you. Thanks in advance!!
Also, a reminder if anyone has canned pumpkin or latex gloves that you could donate to help the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, it would be greatly appreciated. This organization operates solely on donations and we would love to help out their furry friends. Donations will be collected through TUESDAY!
What will we be learning this week?
Reading: We have begun Theme 10, Work that Matters. Our reading strategy is visualizing. Our vocabulary words are contribute, police, volunteer, participate, influence, and emergency.
Writing: We are continuing our All-About writing with a plan to publish our pieces this week.
Math: We have begun our unit on double digit subtraction using multiple strategies. Be on the lookout for the parent letter coming home this week that models the strategies your child will be practicing in the classroom.
Science: We are finishing our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to analyze and predict the weather. We will be taking our final assessment before moving on to a study of habitats.
Social Studies: We are working on the standard of personal financial literacy. This includes concepts of needs and wants, goods and services, and abundance and scarcity.
Word Study/Spelling: We will take our spelling test on suffixes on Wednesday. We will also take a pretest on plural words. These words will all end with S or ES (friendS, girlS, dishES, glassES).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: PE
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art, Library, Computer,
Thursday: PE
Friday: Music
Upcoming Dates:
April 25th: AVID for Adventure
May 9th: Fun Run
May 16th: Closing Ceremonies for FES
May 17th: 3rd Trimester Awards Assembly
May 20th: Field Day
May 23rd: Last day of 2nd Grade