It is hard to believe that it is time for my crew to sail on to new
lands and adventures in third grade! I have enjoyed being their Captain
and thank all of you for the wonderful support you have given to me this
year.....our teamwork really made this year one of success for each of
your students. As you look at their end of year information, please
remember that the AIMS web math assessment is an 8 minute snapshot and
we have taught them to take their time, work carefully and check over
their work. There may be a discrepancy in results from what you know to
be their true ability (math work/average during the year). The fluency
assessment is 3 one minute readings. You and I both know how your child
is doing in all curricular areas and the report card reflects this
information best. I hope you all have a summer filled with fun and
memory-making good times....try to squeeze in some reading, writing and
math too. Your third grade teacher will be thankful and so will your
child once September rolls around!!!
Week of June 23:
Monday classroom clean-up/end of year activities
Tuesday: FIELD DAY
Wednesday: Celebration of Success 1/2 day dismissal at 12:10 PM
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
It's SHOW TIME!!!
Reminder that our "Salute to the States" show will begin promptly at 1:45 tomorrow. Please leave time for parking, signing in , and heading down to our room. You are welcome to sign out your child(sheet in our room) after the party portion of the celebration, but must do so by 3:00 in order for buses to get ready for dismissal. Reminder that your child should wear jeans or jean shorts and their assigned color t-shirt.
We will have music in the morning (Thanks to Mrs. Reddy for switching). Younger siblings (not in school) are welcome but I ask that you refrain from getting other school age students from their classes as the room is sure to be packed and I know my colleagues are busy assessing for end of year report cards as well.
Friday I will be in school but am using my assessment day to finish assessing students and writing report cards. It will be a "low key" day for the students who have earned it after such a busy week and Mrs. McGlynn will be the substitute.
The Raffe report for the last full week in second grade:
Math: Step up to third grade preview of multiplication/division/fractions
Writing: odes, jump into a picture and where I'm from poems
Reading: comprehension passages/individual book choices
Social Studies: continued activities about our Country/states
A VERY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OF THE DADS OUT THERE!!!! ENJOY!!!!
We will have music in the morning (Thanks to Mrs. Reddy for switching). Younger siblings (not in school) are welcome but I ask that you refrain from getting other school age students from their classes as the room is sure to be packed and I know my colleagues are busy assessing for end of year report cards as well.
Friday I will be in school but am using my assessment day to finish assessing students and writing report cards. It will be a "low key" day for the students who have earned it after such a busy week and Mrs. McGlynn will be the substitute.
The Raffe report for the last full week in second grade:
Math: Step up to third grade preview of multiplication/division/fractions
Writing: odes, jump into a picture and where I'm from poems
Reading: comprehension passages/individual book choices
Social Studies: continued activities about our Country/states
A VERY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL OF THE DADS OUT THERE!!!! ENJOY!!!!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Sorry for the break in my blog communication....
I felt very out of touch the last week without the laptop and my ability to quickly check e-mails and send information to all of you....I guess this technology has even begun to creep into my daily fabric! We are busily getting ready for next Thurs.(6/12) and our end of year learning celebration "SALUTE TO THE STATES". I hope you all received the letter about the t-shirt color. Reminder: We will start on time at 1:45 so please leave time to find parking, sign in at the office and get to the room. All are welcome - there will be refreshments after the students share their learning with all of you!
TOMORROW is the deadline for Field day t-shirts so if you forgot you can still send it in by the morning!
TOMORROW is the last HW packet for second grade, and it is a light one. Just spelling words/sentences and daily reading/math. I have put together materials to send for summer practice and have been talking to the students about how important it is not to lose the skills they have worked so hard to learn! Some light summer practice in all areas - reading, math and writing would be most beneficial to all of them!
Week of 6/9:
Math: finishing up some loose ends in measurement and then a brief glimpse called Step up To third grade (they are excited to see what math awaits them next year)
Writing: poetry - exploring different kinds of poems and what is important to think about when writing a poem
Reading: comprehension passages/independent reading time
Social Studies: the states/our country
We will have a visit on Tuesday from Cathy Brenner, one of the Bethlehem Library Children's librarians to talk about their summer reading program.
I will be having a substitute (Mrs. McGlynn) on Friday for me to do my assessment day for report cards. It will be a low key day since they will have earned it after their performance on Thursday.
As always thanks for your support at home and for all the ways you help your child to grow as students and people!
TOMORROW is the deadline for Field day t-shirts so if you forgot you can still send it in by the morning!
TOMORROW is the last HW packet for second grade, and it is a light one. Just spelling words/sentences and daily reading/math. I have put together materials to send for summer practice and have been talking to the students about how important it is not to lose the skills they have worked so hard to learn! Some light summer practice in all areas - reading, math and writing would be most beneficial to all of them!
Week of 6/9:
Math: finishing up some loose ends in measurement and then a brief glimpse called Step up To third grade (they are excited to see what math awaits them next year)
Writing: poetry - exploring different kinds of poems and what is important to think about when writing a poem
Reading: comprehension passages/independent reading time
Social Studies: the states/our country
We will have a visit on Tuesday from Cathy Brenner, one of the Bethlehem Library Children's librarians to talk about their summer reading program.
I will be having a substitute (Mrs. McGlynn) on Friday for me to do my assessment day for report cards. It will be a low key day since they will have earned it after their performance on Thursday.
As always thanks for your support at home and for all the ways you help your child to grow as students and people!
Friday, May 23, 2014
Have an enjoyable long weekend....
On Memorial day please remember to pause to honor those who have given their lives so we can live ours...I will be looking for my students and will call and cheer when I see them in the parade!!!
Reminders: Still collecting gently used books through Weds afternoon for the used book sale on Thursday. We will go to the book sale in the afternoon to purchase some summer reads!!
On Weds. afternoon we will have a follow up presentation to our Steve Swinburne author visit. His book "In Good Hands" is written to recount the story of an owlet whose habitat is cut down and how he is taught and released by the raptor program - we are looking forward to it.
Next week is the end of year AIMS web reassessments - these will be on fluency in reading, math fact computation, and math skills application. You will get updated information on how your child did with his/her report card. I am beginning to do reading assessments on students as time allows.
Week of 5/26:
Monday NO SCHOOL
Math: continued work on measurement, geometry, time and money as well as continued practice with mixed triple digit addition and subtraction, word problems
Writing: research reports on individual states, introduction to poetry writing
Reading: comprehension passages, nonfiction sources for states research
Spelling : word endings for plurals s, es(added to words ending in sh, ch, x or s)
Social Studies: The United States of America
Plant your flowers, sit in the sunshine(Hopefully), watch the parade and enjoy living in a town that still has hometown parades and have a barbecue....it is the "unofficial" kick off of summer living!!!
Reminders: Still collecting gently used books through Weds afternoon for the used book sale on Thursday. We will go to the book sale in the afternoon to purchase some summer reads!!
On Weds. afternoon we will have a follow up presentation to our Steve Swinburne author visit. His book "In Good Hands" is written to recount the story of an owlet whose habitat is cut down and how he is taught and released by the raptor program - we are looking forward to it.
Next week is the end of year AIMS web reassessments - these will be on fluency in reading, math fact computation, and math skills application. You will get updated information on how your child did with his/her report card. I am beginning to do reading assessments on students as time allows.
Week of 5/26:
Monday NO SCHOOL
Math: continued work on measurement, geometry, time and money as well as continued practice with mixed triple digit addition and subtraction, word problems
Writing: research reports on individual states, introduction to poetry writing
Reading: comprehension passages, nonfiction sources for states research
Spelling : word endings for plurals s, es(added to words ending in sh, ch, x or s)
Social Studies: The United States of America
Plant your flowers, sit in the sunshine(Hopefully), watch the parade and enjoy living in a town that still has hometown parades and have a barbecue....it is the "unofficial" kick off of summer living!!!
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Did we miss Spring and go right to summer?
Hoping that the weather stays enjoyable...warm enough for no coats but cool enough not to bake in our school! We still have lots of learning ahead of us!
The week of May 19:
We will enjoy the concert assembly on Monday as a dress rehearsal for the choir.
REMINDER: The school budget vote is Tuesday. Please teach your child good citizenship by bringing them with you when you go to vote. They have a chance to vote too - the kids vote will determine new recess equipment - either a field package or a blacktop package. Thanks!!
I will reassess the timed addition and subtraction facts this week.
On Wednesday we will be having a classroom visit from a real soil scientist to talk about his job and give us more information about soils!
Math: Chapter 11 test on triple digit addition/subtraction strategies (with and without regrouping), geometry and continued review of word problems,
Social Studies: reading and taking notes on our individual states, facts and work about our country
Writing: end of persuasive writing, start of poetry
Reading: comprehension questions
Spelling: Unit 30: Superlatives ( er, est endings) words to compare
Enjoy the time with your children for it really flies by way too fast (I know that you may not think so some days). I feel like I just took my oldest daughter for her kindergarten registration a minute ago and now she is graduating from college! Thanks goodness I will have all of your children to help me through when I become an "empty nester" next Fall!!!
The week of May 19:
We will enjoy the concert assembly on Monday as a dress rehearsal for the choir.
REMINDER: The school budget vote is Tuesday. Please teach your child good citizenship by bringing them with you when you go to vote. They have a chance to vote too - the kids vote will determine new recess equipment - either a field package or a blacktop package. Thanks!!
I will reassess the timed addition and subtraction facts this week.
On Wednesday we will be having a classroom visit from a real soil scientist to talk about his job and give us more information about soils!
Math: Chapter 11 test on triple digit addition/subtraction strategies (with and without regrouping), geometry and continued review of word problems,
Social Studies: reading and taking notes on our individual states, facts and work about our country
Writing: end of persuasive writing, start of poetry
Reading: comprehension questions
Spelling: Unit 30: Superlatives ( er, est endings) words to compare
Enjoy the time with your children for it really flies by way too fast (I know that you may not think so some days). I feel like I just took my oldest daughter for her kindergarten registration a minute ago and now she is graduating from college! Thanks goodness I will have all of your children to help me through when I become an "empty nester" next Fall!!!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Happy Mother's Day to all of you Wonderful Moms!!!
I hope you all get some beautiful weather to celebrate your special day on SUNDAY....put away the to-do list, the chores and the worries of motherhood and just enjoy being a mother with your kids!!!
The Raffe report for May 12:
Math: continued work on three digit subtraction with and without regrouping, geometry and skills review work
Reading: reading short passages to summarize information
Writing: writing to summarize information, finishing up our persuasive writing unit.
Science: done with soils, end of unit assessment
Social Studies: the United States, each student will be picking one state to research and write up/do projects for
Mrs. Palaygi, our school guidance counselor, is coming in on Mondays to do lessons on friendship, conflict resolution and other on-going topics for positive character development.
The school wide ART show and spring BOGO book fair is next Thursday. Please plan to stop by and see the wonderful creative work done by Mrs. Sieme and the students! I will be out on Friday to attend my oldest daughter's graduation from college (boo hoo...I can't believe it!) Mrs. McGlynn will be my substitute!
PS THANK YOU TO ALL FOR THE DELICIOUS EDIBLE FRUIT ARRANGEMENT....WE WILL SHARE IT TOMORROW FOR SNACK. I loved my sailboat and all the wonderful messages creating the sail....if you are in the building next week for the art show be sure to take a peek at it hanging in the hall by our room!!
The Raffe report for May 12:
Math: continued work on three digit subtraction with and without regrouping, geometry and skills review work
Reading: reading short passages to summarize information
Writing: writing to summarize information, finishing up our persuasive writing unit.
Science: done with soils, end of unit assessment
Social Studies: the United States, each student will be picking one state to research and write up/do projects for
Mrs. Palaygi, our school guidance counselor, is coming in on Mondays to do lessons on friendship, conflict resolution and other on-going topics for positive character development.
The school wide ART show and spring BOGO book fair is next Thursday. Please plan to stop by and see the wonderful creative work done by Mrs. Sieme and the students! I will be out on Friday to attend my oldest daughter's graduation from college (boo hoo...I can't believe it!) Mrs. McGlynn will be my substitute!
PS THANK YOU TO ALL FOR THE DELICIOUS EDIBLE FRUIT ARRANGEMENT....WE WILL SHARE IT TOMORROW FOR SNACK. I loved my sailboat and all the wonderful messages creating the sail....if you are in the building next week for the art show be sure to take a peek at it hanging in the hall by our room!!
Thursday, April 24, 2014
The Countdown begins....
Now that Spring break is over it will be a fast and furious pace until the end of June! I start to prep the students to let them know they are almost third graders now, and that they will have the skills needed to move on and do well!
Today we had a presentation by Five Rivers and it was lots of fun..be sure to ask your child all about how animal populations change over time due to habitats/predators...we played a really fun game with Tricia and Amanda!
I will be out tomorrow to take my daughter to a college accepted student visit. I went over all of the work the students will do, the H.W. packet and expectations for behavior!
The week of 4/28:
Math: review of money/time/graphing with test at the end of the week, introduction to Unit 11: 3 digit addition and subtraction
Reading: non-fiction reading in content area (SOILS), continued work in mystery reading book clubs, reading comprehension passages
Writing: Persuasive writing, using mentor texts as models for our work, using an outline to plan)ask your child about OREO), and writing longer pieces
Science: finishing up SOILS/worms unit
Next Weds. through Fri. we will have early recess/lunch again to accommodate upper grade testing. We will plan to have an afternoon snack and motor break as before.
Be sure to take the time to think about your child's school success for next year and to offer input if you would like. I will be sure to include any suggestions you have made to me at conferences as I fill out information cards for next year's placement. Have a super weekend!!!!
Today we had a presentation by Five Rivers and it was lots of fun..be sure to ask your child all about how animal populations change over time due to habitats/predators...we played a really fun game with Tricia and Amanda!
I will be out tomorrow to take my daughter to a college accepted student visit. I went over all of the work the students will do, the H.W. packet and expectations for behavior!
The week of 4/28:
Math: review of money/time/graphing with test at the end of the week, introduction to Unit 11: 3 digit addition and subtraction
Reading: non-fiction reading in content area (SOILS), continued work in mystery reading book clubs, reading comprehension passages
Writing: Persuasive writing, using mentor texts as models for our work, using an outline to plan)ask your child about OREO), and writing longer pieces
Science: finishing up SOILS/worms unit
Next Weds. through Fri. we will have early recess/lunch again to accommodate upper grade testing. We will plan to have an afternoon snack and motor break as before.
Be sure to take the time to think about your child's school success for next year and to offer input if you would like. I will be sure to include any suggestions you have made to me at conferences as I fill out information cards for next year's placement. Have a super weekend!!!!
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