Monday, August 31, 2009

All Star Readers

Our class is already enjoying the benefits of independent, shared and guided reading this year. Reading is a big part of our second grade day! Students are enjoying reading A.R. books from the Media Center on their individual levels and completing contracts each week. Contract one went home last week. As you can see, we're already on our way to being "All Star Readers".

We're excited about Keheley's new book campaign this year. The theme is "Be a Reading All Star". Our goal is to read and respond to 6 books by October 6th, and 25 books by year end. Our class is already well on our way to accomplishing this reading goal. Students are encouraged to wear sports themed gear on Friday advertising their favorite team for the campaign kick off. No hats please. Let's get fired up about making great gains in reading this year!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Welcome Back

We've had a wonderful start to our school year in second grade. Our first week back went so smoothly mastering our new schedule, classroom routine, behavior code, and much more! We plunged right into learning and the kids didn't skip a beat. Be sure to ask your children about the special reptile visitor we had in class last week!

Remember to send in a snack daily. Agenda pads need to be checked and initialed nightly. Please encourage your children to take initiative for this new second grade responsibility. We're looking forward to meeting with you at Keheley's Open House next Tuesday, August 25th.

Thank You,
Susan Hulse & Erica Fokens