Second Grade Scoop

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is coming up! The 7th Annual Knowledge-A-Thon will be held on Friday, April 5th. All of the  proceeds go back to NDLC! The evening of April 5 from 6:00-8:00 there will be a celebration dance . The theme this year is We Are Out of This World! Please see the dress up days below: April 1-Alien Day or wear green April 2-Dress like a "star" (movie star OR star in the sky) April 3-Dress Unique April 4-We are out of this world with SMARTS-Dress like a KAT question or cat April 5-Galaxy Day-2nd grade wears black            Upcoming Events: April 17th - Early Release 11:30am April 18th - 22nd - No School C urriculum Updates: W riting -In our new unit, we are writing about reading. Students are writing letters to express their thoughts about  characters from fiction books that they know a lot about. Reading - In going with the new writing unit, students in reading are picking out some fiction characters and reading d

Hello, It was nice visiting with you this week for conferences. The students did a great job leading the meetings and putting their voice into the discussion. Knowledge-A-Thon Please practice these questions with your child over the next couple of weeks. The Knowledge-A-Thon will be held Friday, April 5th. This is a huge fundraiser for our school. We appreciate your support!! This year, New Directions Learning Community has a new way for you to order your yearbooks with Network Photography - ordering online instead of using the traditional yellow envelope. To order your yearbook (the deadline is March 25, 2019):  Please visit  www.networkphoto.net Click on the Fall Prepay tab Type "New Directions" into the space there Click on "New Directions" and follow instructions If you have any questions, please contact Network photography or the New Directions Learning Community office. Upcoming Events: March 28th-Brewer Wear April 17th - Early

Students were "baking" donuts!

Hello, I am looking forward to our portfolio conferences this week. Students are looking forward to sharing how much they have grown so far this year in second grade! Knowledge-A-Thon information came home last week. Please practice these questions with your child over the next couple of weeks. The Knowledge-A-Thon will be held Friday, April 5th. This is a huge fundraiser for our school. We appreciate your support!! Upcoming Events: Friday, March 22nd-No School for Students Curriculum Updates: Writing -We are finishing up our poetry unit this week. Students will be publishing their own anthologies. Reading - Book clubs will be setting goals to help deepen conversations and understanding of their books this week. Math- We finished our unit on 2-digit subtraction last week. Our new unit focuses on telling time, graphs, and word problems. By the end of the unit, students are expected to tell time to the nearest five minutes on an analog clock. Please practice this skill as o

Clocks have sprung forward and spring is almost here! I am hoping that the saying is true - If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. I am really looking forward to taking advantage of warmer, longer days. Just a reminder that our portfolio conferences are coming up on March 19th and 21st. You should have gotten an email link from Mrs. Frischmann last week to sign up. Please use this link to choose a time if you haven't signed up yet. This Friday is a special day: Wear Green Curriculum Updates: Fundations -Just a reminder that homework for our word study program, Fundations, will be sent home at the beginning of each unit. Units range in length from 1-3 weeks. Please look for this in your child's take home folder. A new packet for Unit 8 will be coming home on Monday. Any time you are able to spend on this is helpful! Reading ~ Our reading lessons focus on the playful language that authors use in 2nd grade books. Readers notice the figurative language an

We made it through our first full week in awhile last week! It was great to get back into our regular routines. March 8th - 11:30am Release March 19th and 21st - Conferences (more information about signing up will be coming soon) March 22nd - No School This week our Service Group will be starting a Penny War to purchase books for the Children's Hospital. Students can bring in pennies for their classroom or silver coins (or dollars) to count against another classroom's pennies. There will be a pizza lunch for the classroom that collects the most pennies. New Directions' Yearbook: To order your yearbook (the deadline is March 25, 2019): Please visit www.networkphoto.net Click on the Fall Prepay tab Type "New Directions" into the space there Click on "New Directions" and follow instructions Reading - The beginning of our Reading unit is focusing on students reading fluently - this includes reading at a just-right pace, talking