It looks as though next week will be a busy one for us! Wednesday is our first early dismissal day. School will dismiss at 12:20. Please make sure your child knows how they will be getting home on this day, and please send in a note if there will be any transportation changes for your child. Open House will be on Thursday, Aug. 29th at 7:00 pm. I hope everyone can make it! Please send me an email about things you'd like me to talk about on this evening, so I can be sure your needs are met. Finally, picture day will be on Friday, Aug. 30, and the decorated quilt squares that were sent home last week are also due on Friday, Aug. 30th.
In the classroom, we have been talking about learning with a spirit of endurance. We've read books about people who have endurance, we 've discussed things that can decrease our endurance, and we've discussed things that can increase our endurance. Students are asked to bring in a photograph, magazine picture, or even clip art that depicts people working with a spirit of endurance. These pictures will be used to decorate a bulletin board in our classroom. Students can turn these in whenever they want, but I'd like to have them all in by Monday, Aug. 26th.
Yesterday, students brought home instructions for you to create a parent ScootPad account that will connect you to their ScootPad account. This will allow you to access the same progress reports I see when I check homework. I hope everyone is able to do this without any struggles. However, please let me know if you are having any issues, and I will try to help in any way that I can.
Your child already has a ScootPad account set up, and their user I.D. and password is stapled on the inside of their blue folder. All students should know how to find ScootPad on our class website, and all students should know how to log in to their account. Please let me know if your child is having troubles with this, and I will show them how to do it again at school. I post new ScootPad homework assignments on Thursdays and they will always be due the following Friday. That way students have a full week to complete their work before I check it.
I am keeping things very simple for the next few weeks, and only requiring one 'practice' for reading, and one 'practice' for math. However, some students have already discovered that they can earn lots of coins by doing more than what is asked! Don't ever worry if you have internet issues at home. Students will have an opportunity to complete their ScootPad homework at school. Thank you for your support, and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.
Second grade parents are the best!
Highest Regards,
Gina Weber