Sandcastle Book Report

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 and Fridge Notes August 28th

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…

Homework Log and Fridge Notes August 21st

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 :)

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…

Preparing for the First Day of School

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…

Welcome to the 2017-2018 School Year! :)

Welcome to our class family blog! I am so glad you found our little home in cyberspace. This blog is one of my favorite communication resources. I hope you will love it as much as I do! I’ve included TONS of information about our classroom that will get you ready for the fun year we have…

Summer Resources

Most of us have heard of the “summer slide” that occurs when students are out of school for 2 plus months. Here are some tips for making the most out of your summer and keeping your child’s brain engaged! iReady will be available until July 21st! This is the easiest way to provide your child…

Homework Log and Fridge Notes May 22nd

Keep using iReady at home! Just 20 minutes of reading and 20 minutes of math per week will make such a difference!  Using Google Chrome, navigate to https://launchpad.classlink.com/ocps. Enter your username and password, and click “Sign In.” Click on the “iReady” icon. If necessary, retype the user name and password used above. Click on the…

Homework Log and Fridge Notes May 15th

Keep using iReady at home! Just 20 minutes of reading and 20 minutes of math per week will make such a difference!  Using Google Chrome, navigate to https://launchpad.classlink.com/ocps. Enter your username and password, and click “Sign In.” Click on the “iReady” icon. If necessary, retype the user name and password used above. Click on the…