Last Day of School

Come join the second graders for a last day of school celebration picnic.
We will meet in our classrooms for opening activities then go out to the back of the playground for our picnic time at about 8:45 A.M. The students will engage in recreation until lunchtime. School is over at 1:15 for the year and students will get their report cards at that time. Plan to come eat and spend that time with us.
Picnic tables, chairs, and blankets are welcome.

Please stop by our classroom to sign up to bring some food or help with an activity. If you sign up for food you do not have to come during the day, just send it with your student.

-Mrs. Biles

We made the news again.

JeffCo School district came and visited our class and wrote a nice article about us. Check it out at:
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/communications/messenger/current/
(The link will only be active for one week)

Summer is on its way!

Don’t let your student forget what they have learned over the summer! Here are some ideas to help the third grade year start off smoothly:

· Continue reading 20 minutes a night

o Read anything: magazines, books, even try books on tape and follow along. Remember to go to the public library and join the summer reading program.

· Play math games on occasion: Turn Over Ten, Ten’s Go Fish, Race to 20, 24.

o If you would like a fantastic game to play stop by Beyond the Blackboard on Wadsworth and 77^th (or Amazon.com) and get Math Noodlers. We have been playing it in our classroom and it covers a large majority of the math curriculum in a fun way. There are multiple grade levels of difficulty available, so get the one that is just right for your child.

· Visit places nearby and talk with your child about what you are seeing.

o Museum of Nature and Science

o Zoo

o Art Museum

o Children’s Museum

o Aquarium

o Butterfly Pavilion

o Dinosaur Ridge

If you would like to help a struggling reader over the summer set up a routine that you follow almost every day.

Try: 10 minute lesson on key topics

20 minutes read together a text that is an instructional level for your child (Meaning you will have to help them to decode some of the words, remember to define new vocabulary together and point out any time that you see what you talked about in your lesson.)

If you need some information from me, what key topics to be working on, and what type of books are instructional level for your child etc. please come talk to me. I’d love to help.

Have a fantastic summer! I wish you all the best of luck in years to come. It has been wonderful getting to know you this year.

-Amanda Biles

Last Day of School

We are rapidly approaching the end of the school year and we have a lot of learning to still fit in. Make sure that you are coming to school prepared to learn.

Come join the second graders for a last day of school celebration picnic. We will meet in our classrooms for opening activities then go out to the back of the playground for our picnic time at about 8:45 A.M. The students will engage in recreation until lunchtime. School is over at 1:15 for the year and students will get their report cards at that time. Plan to come eat and spend that time with us. Picnic tables, chairs, and blankets are welcome.

Please stop by our classroom to sign up to bring some food or help with an activity.

-Mrs. Biles

Field Day - Tomorrow!

Don't forget field day is tomorrow!
Be prepared for rain (maybe an extra pair of shoes).
We will be doing field day no matter the weather (unless it is lightening).

There and Their

After some serious learning about "there" and "their" we made a little movie and each of us made a flip book to explain when to use which word.

Reader's Theater - THIS WEEK!

After over a month of preparation we are getting closer and closer to our performances. We will be doing a practice run through every day for other students in our school, so it is important to bring the extra pieces to your costume (ex: black or white t-shirt to wear under your costume, dress shoes, etc.). By performing for other students we will be better prepared to perform for our parents this coming Friday night! We are all very excited.

Friday, May 9th
Students need to be in their respective classrooms by 5:45 to make sure they have their costumes so we can start promptly at 6pm. The performance will include two plays: Rumpelstiltskin and Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. The whole performance will last about 30 minutes.

Parents are welcome to video or take pictures though I will put together a DVD for the students in my classroom and each child will get one though I ask a $5 donation for the cost of production.

What we learned about Soil and Rocks