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Parents,

Every week I will be updating the blog with a review of what we did for the week and upcoming events. If you sign-up on the right hand side (you will get an email that you need to confirm), the updates will be sent right to your email.

What a great start to the school! This is a special group of students. We have taken the first few days to get to know each other and learn just how special everyone is. This year our motto is to be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons. Stand out for being YOU! We read What If Everybody Did That? and Peanut Butter and Cupcake to understand the character traits of being a good friend and classmate. We brainstormed what a great classmate says, does, is and isn't! Everyone promised to work to be a good, positive and encouraging classmate. After discussing what we want our classroom to feel and look like, we created 3 class rules to keep us on track: 1. Be Kind
                                                                                       2. Show Respect To Others
                                                                                       3. Work Hard

All of our supplies are sorted and organized. Don't forget your child needs headphones and art/paint shirt. Students got a pencil that if they can keep it until September 30th they will have a chance of pieing the teacher. Every day this week we practiced routines and classroom procedures. Students learned about our class library, turning in papers (NAME & NUMBER!!!!), journals and much more! Next week, we will begin Topic 1- Addition & Subtraction to 20 in Envisions (Math) and Unit One- Week One in Wonders Reading program.

Here are some things you need to know:

* Arrival and Dismissal- Second grade students are to enter and exit the building through the front side doors by the playground. 

* Birthdays can be celebrated with no food items.

* Homework is 15 minutes of reading each night with occasional math practice & assessment reviews.
* Reading Log- At the front of the student planner's located in each binder is a monthly calendar. Please initial each night a student has read for 15 minutes.
* Snacks are allowed. Peanut-free please.
* Transportation- Contact the school by 2 p.m. with a note/email if there is a change in transportation.
* Students will take turns sharing about themselves using Me In A Nutshell activity. I will assign a students for each week. The weekend before, students will bring home a brown lunch bag that they will fill with 5 items. Throughout the week, students will share their items and we will get to know more about each other.

Upcoming Events:
August 31st- 'SOUPER BOWL": Students who bring in a non perishable item can wear a hat for the day.

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Thanks!

Marissa WIlhelm