Families,

I am having a hard time realizing that it is the last week of school!!!!    This is a bittersweet week for me…  my second grade babies that have become part of my life are moving on to third grade and all of the summer fun!   They are ALL so very special to me, and it is hard to say goodbye.  So….. for now we are going to enjoy the last few days together and treasure up a few more memories :).

Important Things To Note:

*  Please send in a paper or plastic bag to school on Tuesday as we will be sending home lots of goodies :).

*  2/3 Field Day is on THURSDAY JUNE 7.  We will be outside for the majority of the day, so please dress your child for the weather and lather up with sunscreen.  Also, please send in a water bottle labeled with their name.    We will be having a normal lunch schedule that day.  We would love to have you stop by and check out the fun!

*  Last Day of second grade is on FRIDAY JUNE 8.  We will be celebrating by eating our lunches outside at 11:40 and having an extra long recess.  You are welcome to come and join us if you would like.

 

Here are some things we are working on as our last week as second graders:

Writer’s Workshop:  This week we will be writing letters to third grade students and asking any questions that we about moving up.   The third graders will write back to us and then we will visit a third grade classroom on Friday morning.

 

Daily 5:  We have been learning how to keep a Reading Journal containing our thoughts, connections, inferences, questions and retelling of books we have read.   We will be sending these home on Wednesday with a challenge for our second graders.   If children continue to use their reading journals throughout the summer and turn it in in the fall, they will earn a sweet treat from me :)!   They have all worked SO hard this year, continuing the reading routine this summer will be SO beneficial!

 

Math:   We have wrapped up our study of beginning multiplication, division and fractions.  This week we will be concentrating on reviewing key concepts from this year and also answering questions in MEAP format.

 

Social Studies:   This week we will conclude our study of the history of Hudsonville.  We have learned so many things already!!!  Did you know that area that we now know as Hudsonville was thought to be wasted land because it was so wet and wooded?  Our ancestors from the Netherlands knew exactly how to care for wetland and turned it into  bountiful farmland.   Hudsonville was even nicknamed The Celery City.

 

Here’s to a GREAT week ahead!!!

Mrs. Kuieck