This blog will be very brief with more dates and reminders than curriculum updates.  We start our seven day countdown today.  This is a sure sign that the time is really here - the school year is coming to a close.  

End of Year Dress Up Days

G 5/30 Go Team! Wear your favorite sports gear
O 5/31 Odd/crazy sock day
O 6/1 Orange Colors
D 6/2 Dads and moms (dress like your parents)

B 6/5 Backwards clothes day
Y 6/6 You’re so bright (wear sunglasses)

E 6/7 Extra bright clothes

Wednesday is our walking field trip to City Hall.  Please remember to have your child wear good walking shoes, comfortable clothing, and sunscreen. We will be walking from NDLC to City Hall and walking back to school after we have lunch and play at La Follette Park. So far, the weather looks clear and not too hot! Don't forget a bag lunch with a drink for our trip, too (unless you ordered a bag lunch from school).

Field Day and Minicourses are next week on Tuesday, June 6.
The last day of 2nd grade is Wednesday, June 7th with an 11:30 dismissal.  

This week we will be taking time to do more hands-on science experiments, using all we know about reading and writing. We will be continuing our end of the year review in math.  This is a fun time of the year to remember all that we've learned!

Have a GREAT week!

Lisa

It is hard to believe that we are down to our final weeks of the ’16-’17 school year! Many fun activities will keep us busy these next couple of weeks!

A few notes...

We are heavy into end-of-year assessments at this point. So far, we've done MAP and I am excited to say that the kids did amazing! I am astounded by the growth made by the entire class and I'm so proud of the hard work each child has put into this year. I am excited to share the results with you soon!!!

All May Scholastic Book Orders are due on Wednesday, May 24.

All permission slips for our trip to City Hall are due on Wednesday as well.

If your child still has books from the school library, please have him/her turn them in as soon as possible so the library can take inventory.

What's coming up?

Tonight – NDLC Family Fun Night from 6-7 pm at the NDLC Playground - Come join us in celebrating a great school year! Socialize with other families, play on the equipment, have a few snacks, and learn about the summer library program. Bring up to ten books to swap if you'd like!

Friday, May 26 – No school for students

Monday, May 29  – No school for students and staff - Happy Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 30 - Wear Favorite Sports clothing

Wednesday, May 31 - Odd/Crazy Sock Day and field trip to City Hall

Thursday, June 1 - Wear Orange

Friday, June 2 - Dress Like Your Dad or Mom Day

Curriculum Updates –

We will continue to wrap our writing and reading units together by writing about our series books. We'll take our last unit test in math and will take the end-of-year math test early next week. We'll work on contractions in word study and will be conducting experiments with magnets and sound in science.  

It is sure to be a fun-filled, quick week!

Lisa

Welcome back to another fun week! These next few weeks will fly by, so I am going to savor each and every moment. It will be hard to say good-bye to this class at the end of the year. We sure have had a great year together!

The Kaukauna Public Library came on Friday to share the Summer Reading Program with us.  The registrations and information will go home on tomorrow.  The reading program is a great way to keep reading throughout the summer.

Thank you to the PSC for the Superhero Obstacle Course for our KAT celebration.  The students were able to participate in this fun event on Friday afternoon and they absolutely loved it! 

We took our reading MAP test this morning and the kids did outstanding! I can't believe how much they have grown this school year! Not only is it evident through their test scores, but more importantly, through their daily work. Thanks for all your help with nightly reading at home! MAP scores will come home with report cards later this year.

A few reminders for this next week:

Timber Rattler ticket orders are due this Friday. If you participated in the Fang Reading Program in March and April and turned in all four bases, the order form went home a couple weeks ago. 

Our next family night is scheduled for Monday, May 22.  Please RSVP by tomorrow so we can get snacks and set up for the Book Swap. 

City Hall field trip slips went home on Friday.  There is no cost for this field trip.  We will be walking to City Hall on May 31st.  Please return signed slips by May 23rd.

There will be one last chance to order books from Scholastic for summer reading. The forms will go home tomorrow and will be due next Tuesday. That will give plenty of time to get the books by the end of the year.

All library books are due this Friday. We will not have any more checkouts this week.

If you have any box tops, please send them in by Friday, June 2nd. We appreciate you sending them in!

-I spent some time organizing our classroom library over the weekend and have noticed that many of the books are missing. When you get a chance, could you please go through your child's room, bookshelf, under bed, etc. to see if you have any of school's books at home? I know how easy it is to leave some at home over the school year, so I appreciate you looking and sending back any that may be at home. Also, if you are going through books and have any you'd like to donate to school, please feel free to send them in with your child. Thank you!

Dates to take note of:

5/18 Math MAP test 9:30
5/22 Family Night 6:00-7:00
5/26 No School for students - Staff Records Day
5/29 No School - Memorial Day
5/31 City Hall Field Trip

Curriculum Updates:

Reading and Writing - Our reading and writing coordinate with each other this week. We will be looking at ways readers can share their opinions and thoughts about books through writing. 

Math - We will be wrapping up Unit 7 (fractions) this week!

Content - We will work on the science behind balancing this week. The kids can expect some fun experiments!

Word Work - Students will be tested on their high frequency words on Friday.


Have a GREAT week!
Lisa 

What a beautiful weekend! I hope you were able to enjoy some outdoor fun and family time.  It was great to see some of our running club members at the Kaukauna Strong 5K on Sunday. Great job to all who participated!

Thank you to everyone who helped make Teacher Appreciation Week so special for all NDLC teachers and staff. We are proud to have such amazing and supportive families! Thank you!

The NDLC Facebook is almost to 500 likes. Are you one of them? If not, follow us at https://www.facebook.com/NDLCCharter/. It is a great way to keep informed. You will often see photos of different class and school activities that your child is involved in.

This weekly update is filled with quite a few reminders. Please be sure to read it carefully and if there are any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.  

Important Dates to Remember:

• Wednesday, May 10 - Bike to School Day - If you would like to bike or walk to school, please meet us at Recyclist Bike Shop by 7:15 AM.
• Monday, May 15 - Reading MAP test at 8:15
• Tuesday, May 16 - RSVPs for Family Fun Night and Book Swap are due
• Thursday, May 18 - Math MAP test at 9:30
• Friday, May 19 - All library books are due 
• Monday, May 22 - Family Fun Night - 6:00-7:00 at the NDLC Playground
• Friday, May 26 - No school for students
• Monday, May 29 - No school for students
• Tuesday, May 30 - Wear your favorite sports gear
• Wednesday, May 31 - Odd/Crazy Sock Day

Curriculum Updates:
Reading and Writing ~ We are continuing to work on learning about characters from reading and using that to help guide our opinion letter writing. The more that we learn about characters, the more we are able to formulate strong opinions for our writing. We are also studying author's craft in reading.

Math ~ This week we will be wrapping up our last math unit, Unit 7, and will take the unit test early next week.  We will then begin reviewing information that was learned throughout the year, as well as using those skills in different ways. The end of the year math work will be taught through rotations, games, partner work, etc. It will be a great way to use all of our 2^nd grade math skills!

Science ~ Our Balance and Motion experiments will continue for the remainder of the school year. These are all hands-on experiments that are very engaging for the students. We are currently working with things that rotate.

Word Study ~ New high frequency words will come home early this week. 

Have a great week!

Lisa

Welcome to the month of May! I am hoping that temperatures start to match the time of year!  

We have Action Figure/Sci Fi Day on Thursday, May 4th. 
I will be out for a math conference on Thursday and Friday. The kids will be in good hands with Mr. Brien, but I will also be checking my email frequently so feel free to reach me that way if needed.


Curricular Updates

Reading - We will continue our series book clubs this week by learning as much as we can about characters across a series. Studying what characters do and say, as well as how they react to problems, tell us a lot about the characters.

Writing - We will finish up our informational writing unit this week and will begin opinion writing later this week.

Math - Unit 6 will wrap up this week. We will take the Unit 6 test on Wednesday. We will begin Unit 7 later this week.

• In Unit 7, students will "... learn about arrays and equal shares and solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of lengths. Visual models and real world situations are used throughout the unit to help children understand important fraction and measurement concepts." (Math Expressions)

Content - Students loved making tops and looking at the spinning motion last week. We will continue our investigations on balance and motion this week by working with "spinners".  


Have a great week!
Lisa

Our end-of-the-year assessments are right around the corner. We will take our Reading MAP test on May 15th at 8:15 and the Math MAP test on May 18th at 9:30. All results will be sent home at the end of the year.

Friday is "Funky Friday". Students are encouraged to dress as silly as they'd like. 

This is an exciting week in 2^nd grade. We are starting new units in Writing and Content!

Reading ~ We just began our final Reading unit – Series Book Clubs. Much of this unit focuses on characters and author’s craft. This unit will be a fun way to wrap up the school year!

Writing ~ Students will be finishing and publishing their nonfiction books later this week. We will have a museum share so students can read the writing of their classmates. Watch for their informational writing to come home early next week. The new writing unit aligns well with the new reading unit.  In writing, students will be Writing About Reading by writing opinion letters on what they have read. 

Math ~ We will be finishing up on our 3-digit addition and subtraction unit and will take the test on Friday. Our final unit will focus on arrays and fractions. 

Content ~ We will be starting a Science unit on Force and Motion. This is a hands-on, experiment-based unit. We will have 'Science afternoons' throughout the last month to allow ample time to explore and experiment. 

Enjoy the last week of April!

Lisa

I hope that your family also had an enjoyable break. It is hard to believe that May is right around the corner! We will have a busy remainder of the school year!

I will be out on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, but I will be checking email often. The students will be in good hands with Mrs. Desmond, a retired second grade teacher who has been with our class before. :)

This week's dates to note:

4/20: Tornado Awareness Day - A drill will be held around 1:00

4/20: Family Night 5:30

4/21: Earth Day - Wear Green and Blue
Earth Day Clean Up - 2nd grade will be cleaning the neighborhood at 2:30.


A few reminders and requests:
KAT
Last call for KAT pledge forms! We are still collecting through the end of this week. Thank you for the generous pledges. 100% of the donations go directly back to the school! Thanks to everyone who was able to help.

Birthday Boxes

Thank you for all the Birthday Box donations. We will be assembling boxes this Saturday, April 22. Please click the link below if you are interested in signing up to help!

http://signup.com/go/fa4ZnY

Please contact Kristin McEneany at  kristin.mceneany@gmail.com  with any questions.

Curriculum Updates:

Reading - We will be wrapping up our Informational unit this week. As a final project, partners are working on creating a digital presentation to teach the class about the topic they have been researching. Partners are creating the presentation on iPads and will be presenting to the class later this week.

Writing - Our writing unit has moved from lab reports to using scientific knowledge about forces and motion to write informational books. These books are about a topic that students know a lot about and will include scientific vocabulary and definitions. This writing is an extension of informational writing done earlier this year.

Math - Unit 6 continues to grow our mathematical thinking. We are reviewing what we know about 2-digit subtraction and using those skills for 3-digit subtraction. We will be working on this throughout the week.

Content - We will be working in centers looking at articles, pictures, maps, and newspaper ads from Kaukauna's history. These centers are done in a compare and contrast style in which students take notes on what they notice from the past compared with what these things are like today.  

Hello Families! I hope you enjoyed this gorgeous weekend! 

A few short notes:

• Students only have school on Monday and Tuesday. Classes will resume next Tuesday, April 18.
• Family Night slips are due on Tuesday. We hope you can join us on April 19 for Science, Social Studies, and Subs! Come to learn more about the history of Kaukauna!
• Tuesday is Class Color Day. Our class will be wearing green this year.
• Tuesday is also our annual egg crack competition. Please send a hard boiled egg with your child that day. 
• The KAT went great last Friday! Thanks to all who volunteered! If you chose to collect pledges, please send your pink envelopes back by Tuesday, April 11.
• Next Tuesday, April 18 is our next yoga day. Please send your child in cozy clothing that day.
• We will be doing our Earth Day walk on Friday, April 21. Students are asked to wear green and blue on this day.

Have a GREAT week and a WONDERFUL Spring Break!

Lisa

Welcome back! It is going to be an exciting week leading up to our Knowledge-a-Thon on Friday!!!

A few reminders and notes:

-Keep practicing KAT questions! Friday will be here before we know it! Let's enjoy the following special days this week as we gear up for Friday:

    -Monday is Brewer Day (or wear sports gear).

    -Tuesday is KAT Question or Answer Day (dress like a question or an answer to one of the KAT questions).

    -Wednesday is Pajama Day.

    -Thursday is Super Hero Day.

    -Friday is Fancy Clothes Day (so we will look professional during the KAT and fancy for our trip to the PAC).

-Friday is our trip to the PAC! Please remember to send your child with a cold lunch unless you signed up for a school bag lunch.

-Next Tuesday is our annual egg crack and class color day. Our class color is green so wear as much green as you can find in your closet. Each student will also need a hard boiled egg for the egg crack. They LOVE this activity! More information will come home later this week. 

-Just a reminder that there is no school beginning Wednesday, April 12th through Monday, April 18th. Classes resume on Tuesday, April 18th.

 

Curricular Updates:

-Our informational book clubs are going GREAT! Students are reading several books on the same topic, comparing and contrasting as they go. They are studying key vocabulary and main ideas and details of texts. Book club discussions are helping students push their thinking to deeper levels.

-We continue to conduct force and motion experiments and write about the experiments in lab books. We will conduct one more experiment this week and will then move on to writing force and motion informational books in writing.

-We will continue 3-digit addition and will begin 3-digit subtraction this week. We will work on subtracting up to 1000!

 

Have a GREAT week!

Lisa

Wow! Where has March gone? I can't believe that April is right around the corner! I am looking forward to our portfolio conferences this week and the chance to share your child’s growth so far in second grade.   

What's Coming Up?

Tuesday and Thursday - Portfolio Conferences from 4:00-7:30. If you ordered Gas Cards, please pick them up from the book fair table at conferences.

Running club starts this Monday. It is typically on Mondays and Wednesdays after school. If your child joined, he/she will get a calendar at the first practice.

Wednesday, March 29th - Crazy Hat or Hair Day

Friday, March 31 - PAC field trip slips and payment due

April 3-7 is KAT Week! Please continue to practice questions at home.These special events are planned for that week:

• Monday, April 3 - Sports Day 
• Tuesday, April 4 - Question or Answer Dress Up Day - Dress like a question from the KAT
• Wednesday, April 5 - Pajama Day
• Thursday, April 6 - Super Hero Day
• Friday, April 7 - Knowledge-A-Thon in the morning and field trip to the PAC in the afternoon

Wednesday, April 12 - Monday, April 17 - No School

Curricular Updates:

Math - We will begin Unit 6 this week. In this unit, students will work toward building fluency with addition and subtraction within 1,000 and mastering all addition and subtraction word problem subtypes. Visual models and real world situations are used throughout the unit to help children understand the meaning of addition and subtraction.

Reading - We continue to work in topic book clubs. We are analyzing texts, comparing and contrasting across several texts, and recording the main ideas and key details. Students have been doing the hard work of recording main ideas and key details of subtopics using boxes and bullets and using these notes to teach others in their clubs. It’s a fun unit full of learning!

Writing - Writing like a scientist continues this week as we learn how to use academic vocabulary to help teach others. Forces and motion will be the subjects and vocabulary themes we will be using to push ourselves as writers.

Word Study - We have our next high frequency word test this Friday.


Have a GREAT week!

We sure have a busy week ahead of us! We will be preparing for our spring concert; the kids are getting so excited to perform for you! Also, Friday marks the end of the third quarter. Where is this year going? I look forward to meeting with you at conferences next week!

A few important notes:

-If your child hasn't brought their black concert clothes to school yet, please send them as soon as possible.

-Please have your child to school by 6:10 on Thursday night. The concert will begin at 6:30 in Gym A.

-Running club begins next Monday, March 27. If your child is planning on participating, please send the permission slip back with him/her.

-Next Wednesday, March 29th, is Wacky Hair or Hat Day.

-The Knowledge-a-Thon (KAT) is approaching quickly (April 7th). Please continue to practice the 50 second grade questions at home.

Curricular Updates:

Writing - This past week, we started a new informational unit in writing. We conducted a science experiment and wrote our first lab books together. In the coming weeks, we will continue writing like scientists, beginning with conducting experiments and writing about them in lab books. What fun!

Reading - We are reading from nonfiction during our Readers Workshop time. Students are working on analyzing all the parts of their nonfiction books to see how they go together. They are also working on comparing and contrasting two different books or two different parts of a single book and determining what is important in their reading.

Math - We will finish our data and graphing unit in math this week and will begin 3-digit addition and subtraction next week.

Social Studies - The students are learning so much about the history of Kaukauna in Social Studies. Perhaps your child has told you some interesting facts. If not, ask him/her what they know about Kaukauna's history. You might even learn something new! :)

Word study - New high frequency words will come home this week. Please continue to practice these words at home.

Have a GREAT week!

Lisa

Clocks have sprung forward and we are in the final week of winter!  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.

The end of this blog post contains many, many school-wide updates and links for parent volunteer opportunities.

This week at school:
Tuesday - Junior Achievement with Mrs. Bodenheimer
Wednesday - No School for students
Friday - St. Patrick's Day - wear Green

Just a reminder that our portfolio conferences are the last week of March - Tuesday the 28th and Thursday the 30th. Specific dates and times were sent home last week. If you didn't receive your child's conference time, please let me know.

Curriculum Updates:
Reading - Students began their nonfiction topic book clubs last week. The room was buzzing with excitement and learning. Students will continue learning and teaching about their topic this week by transferring our minilesson strategies to their independent reading. Main idea, key details, summarizing, and putting everything together are our focuses for the week.

Writing - Parents were able to enjoy our 2nd grade poetry collection at our Author's Breakfast on Friday. Those collections went home Friday. This week we begin our new writing unit, Lab Reports and Science Books. This is a very hands-on unit that teaches students the scientific process and how to write like a scientist.

Math - Our next focus from Unit 5 is graphing. Students will be learning to create picture graphs and bar graphs, how to read a graph, and how to answer compare questions using the data on graphs.

Word Study - Students will be tested on their current high frequency words this Friday. We continue to work on contractions and homonyms, along with our word sorts, in class.

March is finally here! Spring is right around the corner (hopefully!) and we are beginning to prepare for our last Portfolio Conferences of the 16-17 school year.  This is an exciting and busy time of the year!

A few dates to take note of:

Monday, March 6 - PSC meeting

Tuesday, March 7 - 2nd grade yoga - please dress cozy

Friday, March 10 - Author's Breakfast 7:15-7:45 

Wednesday, March 15 - No School for students

Friday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day - wear green

Thursday, March 23 - 2nd grade concert 

March 28 and 30 - Portfolio Conferences - dates and times coming home on Monday

March 29 - wacky hair/hat day

If you are participating in the Fang Reading Program, the first two weeks ended this past Friday. Please turn in your Fang cutout for those dates to redeem the first prize.  

Curriculum Updates:

Reading - This week we switch genres to nonfiction. In this upcoming unit, we will continue our work with book clubs. However, students will be in clubs based on topics instead of reading levels. Students will use the talking skills they learned from the previous unit to share new learning with their clubs.  

Writing - We will be finishing our poetry unit this week. Students will be publishing their poetry by word processing on Chromebooks! The end result will be shared with families at Friday's Author Breakfast. The collection of Room 95 poetry will be sent home with each student, so don't worry if you can't make it on Friday morning.

Math - We took our Unit 4 assessment last week and began Unit 5.

• In Unit 5, students will "... read and show time to the 5 minutes, display data in bar graphs and picture graphs, and interpret the data in graphs to solve problems. Visual models and real world situations are used throughout the unit to help children understand the concepts of time and graphing." (Math Expressions)

Content - We finished our study of Kaukauna and Wisconsin's geography. We will now study the history of Kaukauna. We will also begin Junior Achievement, in which we will study community economics, next week.

Word Work - New words will be stapled in agendas by Tuesday. Students may have some review words from earlier in the year. The test for these words will be Friday, March 17. We will also continue studying contractions and homonyms in class.

Have a great week!

February certainly came and went quickly! It is hard to believe that March is just right around the corner! That being said, it is going to be a busy one! I look forward to lots of new learning!

Reminders and Notes:

-Tonight is our Music, Masterpieces, and Munchies Family Night. Doors open at 5:30 and each grade level will entertain us with a song they are learning from music class beginning at 6:00. There will also be a bake sale and an art auction. We hope you can make it!

-Students are excited for the 2nd Grade Spring Concert. This event will take place at 6:30 on Thursday, March 23. 

-Results from MAP testing will be sent home tomorrow. Please let me know if you have questions or if you'd like help reading the results. I'd be happy to help! We will take the MAP tests one last time in May.

-If you haven't returned the slip that indicates which dates and times work for spring conferences, please send it tomorrow. We will be scheduling sometime this week.

-Thursday is Dr. Seuss Day. If your child has Dr. Seuss clothes, Thursday would be a great day to wear them! Please don't feel the need to go out and buy something new. Be creative and design something with what you've got at home! :)

-A note went home last week about this year's author's breakfast. It is next Friday, March 10th from 7:15-7:45. Second graders are excited to share their poetry with their loved ones!

Curricular Updates:

We are finishing up our foundational skills reading unit and will return to nonfiction later this week. During this unit, we will work on accumulating and synthesizing information across a text, work with book clubs to grow our thinking, and compare and contrast information about topics.

We are nearing the end of our poetry unit. It is fun to watch the kids' poetry come alive as they add more and more poetry techniques to their work. You'll be amazed when you read their poems!

We will finish our unit on 2-digit subtraction this week. The test will be Wednesday morning. We will then begin a unit on 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 often as possible at home.

Have a GREAT week!

Lisa

I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the nice weather we had this weekend.  It sure is nice to get a taste of spring, even though it will only last a few days.

A Few Reminders:

Just a reminder that this is a short week. Students are dismissed at 11:30 on Thursday and Friday is a full day off.

If you haven't already, please return your conference request forms this week.

Wednesday is Career Day. Children are encouraged to dress up as a career they are interested in.

We have yoga on Tuesday afternoon. Please make sure your child is dressed in cozy clothes.

Monday is Music, Masterpieces, and Munchies at 5:30. We hope you can make it!

Students have been working hard to learn their spring concert songs in music class. Please make sure you have it on your calendar - Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30. 

Curriculum Updates:

Reading ~ Book clubs will be setting goals to help deepen conversations and understanding of their books this week. 

Writing ~ Poetry writing has been a great part of our day in second grade! It is amazing to read the variety of poetry topics and strategies that students are using in their poems. We will continue to introduce new strategies that poets use this week. 

Math ~ We will be wrapping up Unit 4 this week after we spend some time working on 2-step problems. We will be reviewing all of the skills covered in this unit early next week and will be taking the unit test as well. Any extra time spent counting money at home would be helpful!

Word Study ~ Along with working on homonyms (there, their, they're, to, too, two), we will work on spelling contractions correctly in the next couple of weeks. Please continue to work on high frequency words at home on a regular basis.

Social Studies ~ We'll be finishing up our study of Kaukauna's geography this week. If you haven't sent your child's social studies assignment in, please send it by Tuesday. I will resend directions in case you lost the first ones.

Have a GREAT week!

Lisa

Welcome back for another week of fun and learning! Please take a look to see what will be happening in Room 84!

Important Dates for February:

Tuesday 14-  Wear Red, White, and Pink
                    We will spend the last hour of the day opening valentines and enjoying a couple tasty treats. 

Wednesday 22 - Career Day - Dress up as a career you are interested in

Thursday 23 - 1/2 day 11:30 dismissal
                     Funset Boulevard Night - sponsored by the PSC

Friday 24 - No School Students and Staff

Monday 27 - Family Night - Music, Masterpieces and Munchies

Thursday March 2 - Dr. Seuss Character Day


PSC links for volunteer opportunities:

http://signup.com/go/TNwaqh

Here is the sign up link for Knowledge-a-thon

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http://signup.com/go/ghdv4U 

This is the link for people to donate cookies for the Music and Masterpieces family night

http://signup.com/go/bErwXq

This is the link for people to sign up to help serve the cookies at the Music and Masterpieces family night

Classroom Updates

Reading ~ Our reading lessons focus on the playful language that authors use in 2nd grade books. Readers notice the figurative language and need to think about what the author means. 

Writing - The poets in room 84 are amazing! They are already noticing that poets use the same types of figurative language that we are studying in reading. 

Social Studies - Taking the time to discuss friendships and how to care for people at school will be our social studies topics for this week.  We will begin our Wisconsin places presentations on Tuesday next week.Students can start bringing in their pictures and information anytime. I will hold on to them until it is their turn to present. If you need another copy of the directions, please let me know. 

Math - We are using the strategies we have learned for solving 2-digit addition and subtraction to solve mixed word problems. Our word problems this week can be solved using many of the different strategies we have learned. Students will be working on reading the problem carefully, thinking about what they know and what they need to know, and deciding which strategy they can use to solve for the unknown. 

Have a great week!
Lisa