Second grade students will have the opportunity to make birdhouses on December 10. They will need to bring $3.50 to help cover the cost of materials.
We are beginning a new spelling program this week. Do not expect spelling lists on Mondays anymore. See the letter I’ve attached that explains the program.
Second graders have been working on telling time. Please practice this with your child. I’ll soon be checking the third graders on their telling time abilities, too.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. Family writing for this week: Understand what the word “mighty” means. Write a description of a story character or a real person who is mighty. You can add your own voice to it, by adding your own feelings into the paragraph. Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns. Please have your child bring the writing in by Monday of next week.
Ask your child about how the water cycle works (evaporation, condensation, precipitation). We’ve also studied 4 types of clouds (cirrus, stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus) and what weather is associated with them.
Our library check out day is on Tuesday. Please help your child to remember to return his/her book back by Monday.
Times for conferences will be sent home on Thursday. Please return your confirmation as soon as possible. I look forward to meeting with you in a couple of weeks.
Take home folders (with reading logs attached) need to be turned in on Thursday instead of Friday. Then students can bring home “Thursday Thoughts” and other papers in their folders.
