100 Days!

 

God is good! All the time! We celebrated 100 days of school this week and had a fun time! We ate our cereal together, had devotions and looked back on God's goodness, and then celebrated with a variety of fun activities. The students looked fabulous dressed as 100 year olds! What a blessing to be together! Enjoy a few pics from our celebration throughout the blog!  The students were really creative with our STEM stations and made many things out of the materials provided. They made drones, skyscrapers, castles, old house, and Mrs. Dreyer's name! 

Homework: 

*Current reading and math slips are due Feb. 12. 

*On Monday, a new reading slip and math page will come home, and they will be due Tuesday, February, 20 because of no school on Feb. 19. 

*Blue half slip with our words of the week.

* Keep practicing our Bible Memory Psalm 121

WORDS OF THE WEEK:

Thanks for helping your child practice their words at home: while, themselves, without. Look for a blue half slip with these words:probably, yourself, near coming home in your child's Homework Folder on Monday.

Jungle Explorer of the Week: 

Lincoln was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with the class. We enjoyed getting to know more about you! We learned that you love to play soccer.  Your favorite food is pizza. Your favorite place is Florida, and you want to be a firefighter when you grow up! You are so special to God and to us, Lincoln, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

Valentine's Day:

We will have a small party in our classroom on Feb. 14. If you are getting an early start on those valentines their was a class list in your child's homework on Monday the 29th. Thanks so much to the parents who have signed up to help with a snack and drink for the class!!

Field Trip:

Our class is heading to the ODC on Feb. 13. We will be there from 9:30-1:30. Your child will need to dress for the weather and will need a home lunch that day. They have some great winter activities planned for us!

Reading Blizzard:
The 2nd graders love to celebrate reading! One way that we will do that this year is by having a "READING BLIZZARD" during the school day on Thursday, February 29 . The students will come to school in their pajamas, and they may also bring a pillow, blanket, and a stuffed animal. We will spend a large part of the day reading, hearing stories from a special guest, enjoying pizza together, and doing a variety of other fun reading/blizzard themed things!

SPRING CONFERENCES: 

Conferences will be coming up at the end of March (March 21 & 25 from 4-8pm). 2nd grade takes a different twist on conferences in the Spring--they are actually STUDENT LED. This means that your son/daughter joins us in conversation, and he/she leads the conference. We work hard at creating a portfolio and collecting work samples, and it is an awesome experience for you to see how your child has taken ownership of his/her learning this year. This means that all 2nd grade conferences are in person. As teachers and parents, we are able to encourage and pour into your child, as well as find ways to challenge him/her for the last quarter of 2nd grade. This is a very important time together, and you'll want to save the date. Look for a link to be coming soon for sign ups!

Swimming Lessons:

South Side and other HC schools will be participating in swimming lessons this year at the Aquatic Center. Our lessons will be during the dates of March 18-28.

Lost and Found

The office is continuing to update our South Side Lost and Found Album as items come into the gray tub in the office. Please check it out to see if any of these items belong to your child. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child's backpack.

IMORTANT DATES:

Feb. 12: Math Homework, Reading slip and Library books due

Feb. 13: Field Trip to the ODC will need a lunch for our trip

Feb. 14: Valentine's Day Party

Feb. 16 and 19: No school

Feb. 29: Reading Blizzard