SEPTEMBER

Newsletter

Mrs. Seidl

8/20/10

Dear Parent,

Welcome back to another year at St. Mary's school.  I am looking forward to working with you and your child.  I enjoy teaching and I am dedicated

to making this an exciting and productive year for everyone.

This year we are changing our handwriting program to Zaner-Bloser. I will be sending the letter formations home with your child at the beginning of the year. 

Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and comes to school ready to work. 

Your child will be bringing home a homework folder each night.  It is important that you check this folder, sign papers if you need to, and return homework to your child's backpack.

Please remind you child to read at home and take an AR test when they return their book to school.

Our class schedule and other school information is at the bottom of this page.   Not updated yet

Remember your child needs a dated note signed by you if he/she needs to ride a different bus home or be picked up by you or someone else.  If a child does not have a dated note, he/she will be sent home his/her normal way.  We cannot accept a child’s oral message.

                      Homework

Your child will have homework in math, reading, and spelling.  He/She will be bringing home a folder each night.  Please go over their homework and return it to your child’s book bag so they can turn it in each morning.

In spelling a list of words will be sent home each Monday and a spelling test will be given on the following Friday.  I hope you will take time to practice these words during the week with your child.

Reading sheets with sentences and vocabulary words will be sent home at the beginning of each story.  Please listen and help your child read the words and sentences.  When your child can read this sheet fluently, please sign your name and have your child return it to school.

Your child will have daily homework in math.  Take time to help your child as needed and correct mistakes with him/her.  Math homework is expected to be handed in the following morning with your signature.

Absences

If your child is sick, please keep him/her at home.  Coming to school will only prolong and spread the illness. When your child is absent I will be glad to send work home with a sibling or neighbor that is designated by you.  When your child returns from being absent, you should send a note explaining the reason for being absent. Please remember to sign and date it.

Bumpy Day Note

If your child has had a bad night, please feel free to let me know so that I may be aware of the problem and possibly be of some help.

Snacks

Each morning around 8:55 we will have milk break.  If your child would like to bring a snack please send a healthy snack.

Buses

Your child needs a dated note signed by you if he/she needs to ride a different bus home or be picked up by you or someone else.  If a child does not have a dated note, he/she will be sent home.  We cannot accept a child’s oral message.

Book Orders

Monthly book order forms from a variety of different companies will be sent home.  Ordering from these is optional.  If you choose to order books remember to send the order form back with your child’s name.  Please send cash or write a check for the correct amount to me because I order on-line.

                                                                                                    Sincerely yours,

                                                                                                    Mrs. Seidl

 Important Dates

September

Religion 

This will be a very busy year for your second grader.  They will be preparing and receiving the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.

We will begin learning about God giving us life and love.

Chapter 1: God is the Giver of Gifts

Chapter 2: Jesus is God's Best Gift

Chapter 3: Jesus lives in His Church

Chapter 4: God Speaks to Us

Reading     

In our first unit we will read about finding messages in a secret code, a book, a name, the tail of a kite, and a piece of art.

Reading sheet with sentences and vocabulary words will be sent home at the beginning of each story. Please listen and help your child read the words and sentences.  When your child can read this sheet fluently, please sign your name and have your child return it to school.

AR Reading Points

I'm asking that each child earn 4 or more points.

Math   

Please remember that your child has daily homework in math.  Take time to help your child as needed and correct mistakes with him/her.  Math homework is expected to be handed in the following morning with your signature.

Language   

The first week of school we will be writing about our summer vacation.

Spelling

A list of spelling words will be sent home each Monday and a spelling test will be given on Friday.  I hope you will take time to help your child practice these words during the week.

September 13-17

ask    sat    fan    map    hand    cap    sad    fat    bat    as                Challenge Words:  can    dad    man    cabin    fancy   hatch

September 20-24

send    bell    well    help    fell    went    spell    next    tell    end    Challenge Words:  best    pen    let   elephant   sketch   lemon

September 27-30

hit    fill    will    wind    miss    milk    win    hill    bill    fit              Challenge Words:  big   bit  spin   fish   little    kitten

October 4-8

dog    doll    stop    cot    log    fog    spot    pond    nod    lot           Challenge Words:  body    mom    got    block    octopus    popcorn

Science

Habitats

• to know that a habitat is the place where living things get what they need to live

• to observe and identify elements in a given habitat

• to observe an animal habitat

Desert and Rain Forest Habitats

• to identify physical features and climate conditions in a desert and a rain forest

• to identify animals thatlive in a desert and rain forest habitat

• to learn how body structures and behavior enable desert and rain forest animals to survive

Social

The first week of school will be spent reviewing the rules your child must follow in order to ride the bus.

Remember - Riding the bus is a privilege that a student must earn each day.

Library                                       

Your child will visit the library each  ?.  Your child may check out 2 books each week providing they have returned their books from the previous week.  Please read these with your child and return them as soon as you have finished reading them.

Postcards

This year we will be working towards collecting a postcard from every state, but we need your help. If you travel to another state we would like you to send a postcard to our class.  Or if you have a relative in another state maybe you could get them to send us a postcard.

Computer      

 

Health

Class Schedule

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:20	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER
8:25
8:55
10:00	Recess	Recess Duty	Recess		Recess
10:15				Mass
11:10
11:35	Lunch-Recess Duty	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH
12:30
1:05
1:35
2:05
2:30
2:50
3:00	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal
	Bus Duty				Bus Duty

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