iReady is now available for use at home! The goal is 45 minutes in reading and 45 minutes in math per week (combined time from school and home use). Dr. Bixler will be giving a special reward to students who meet this goal for the last week of September. Using Google Chrome, navigate to https://launchpad.classlink.com/ocps. Enter your username…
Today in class we played a fun place value game that the kids couldn’t get enough of: Trash Can Place Value! I told them that I would post it here on the blog in case you wanted to print it out and play at home. In class, we used special place value dice that are…
Open House has been rescheduled (again) for Thursday, Septembers 28th. Progress Reports have also been pushed back to Friday, September 22nd. Don’t forget: I have opened our first Scholastic Books order online! Use the tab at the top of the blog to go to our class’ online store. I am submitting our order on Friday, September…
We do not have school this Monday, September 11th through Friday, September 15th due to Hurricane Irma. I am wishing everyone well as we weather this storm. Please stay safe! Open House has been rescheduled (again) for Thursday, Septembers 28th. Progress Reports have also been pushed back to Friday, September 22nd. Don’t forget: I have opened our…
If you are looking for the Homework Log and Fridge Notes for the week of September 4th, scroll to the post below. This week we are beginning our monthly book reports. Each month’s project will have a theme and we will alternate between non-fiction/informational books and fiction/literature books. September’s book report involves making a paper…
Homework Log September 4 PDF Fridge Notes September 4 PDF September 2017 PDF The long weekend is the perfect time to catch-up on some reading! Please make sure your child is reading for at least 20 minutes per night and recording it in the Reading Log section of the KOALA Book. They earn little rewards…
I have opened our first Scholastic Books order online! Use the tab at the top of the blog to go to our class’ online store. I am submitting our order on Friday, September 29th. If you haven’t already done so, please make sure you log on to ProgressBook to complete the online Parent Technology Media and…
From now on, our weekly Homework Log and Fridge Notes newsletter will only be posted on our class blog. Our school is trying to “go green” as much as possible, particularly in terms of paper use. Most parent communication for our class will take place through the blog, which I update frequently. If you are having…
Day 1 of 2nd grade was a huge success! The kids did AMAZING with the flexible seating and were so eager to learn about our classroom. I couldn’t have asked for a better first day! We were very fortunate to have several parents come in this morning to help assemble our KOALA Books. This was…
I really enjoyed getting to meet so many of you at Meet the Teacher. It’s always fun to watch the kids explore their new classroom for the first time. It gets everyone excited for the first day of school! *The 2nd grade team is looking for parents to help with a few small projects on…