Sept. 16 - 20

Weekly Update

September 16, 2019

9/16	D Day	We have gym and music . No homework.  We look forward to seeing you tonight at Back to School Night from 5-5:45 p.m.
9/17	E Day	We have art. It's Constitution Day. Wear Red, White, & Blue. Homework: Read and tell someone how you can count by 5’s in ascending and descending order from different numbers.
9/18	F Day	We have gym .  Homework: Read and tell someone how you can count by 10’s in ascending and descending order from different numbers.
9/19	A Day	We have art, computer lab, and library. Library Books are due. Homework: Read and tell someone how you can count by 2’s in ascending and descending order from different numbers.
9/20	B Day	We have art.  Laps for Lincoln Kick Off Assembly. We do not have homework.

Nightly Reading: Students are expected to read every night for 15 min. Please record nightly reading on the reading log with parent signature.

Word Work: On Monday, our class will begin our second grade unit using the closed syllable pattern.  The following words are examples of this pattern:  damp, stem, shelf, trap, bench, brush, went, stomp, went, quick.  Students are encourage to use Spelling City to practice identifying and spelling this syllable pattern.  http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=14250115

Back to School Night: I am looking forward to talking with you at Back to School Night.  Please stop by the table near the office area to sign up for our parent /teacher conference. 

NWEA Testing: Our second grade students will be taking the NWEA (math) on Tuesday, September 17th. There is not preparation for this assessment. Students who get an ample amount of sleep and eat healthy breakfasts are know to do better at school. Please help your child perform at his/her best each day by having a regular bedtime schedule and serving a healthy breakfast before coming to school. (Remember breakfast is served at Lincoln at 8:00 a.m.) 

Book Orders: Book orders will be sent home at Back to School Night.  If you purchase books for your child, please mark your book selection clearly and send your payment in a marked envelope with student's name"Scholastic Book Order".  Checks should be payable to Scholastic Book Clubs.  Books may also be ordered online.  https://orders.scholastic.com/H2JPB Please place your orders by the given due date to ensure timely delivery.  Book orders will be due Thursday, September 21st.  Thank you

Upcoming Dates

9/17	NWEA Testing - Math
9/18	Late Start
9/19	Picture Day
9/25	Late Start