Dear Parents,

     Thank you to all the parents that have donated food for our Holidays Around the World! This week there will be no half sheet homework or fluency. There will only be a packet on Mexico and Sweden for homework due on Friday. I hope you all received my e-mail I sent out on Friday night. If you didn't please make sure you read below.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• MATH WORKSHEETS - Extra Practice, Enrichment , Extra Practice Chapters 1 - 6
• GRADED PAPERS - I will send home all graded papers on Thursday.
• TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DONATIONS
• If you'd like to donate crayons (non-toxic), coloring books, playing cards, or puzzles, please do so by Friday (12/19). Ms. Mary Anne and I will be bringing them to TCH by Friday or Saturday.
• WINTER CLASS PARTY (Friday, 12/19 @ 11:30-12:30)
• Click HERE to check what you signed up for.
• For the class party we will be having a mug exchange. Please send your child to school with a wrapped holiday mug (under $3) for the exchange.
• We will be having a hot chocolate bar to go along with our movie.
• Don't forget to send your child to school in their pajamas and bring a small pillow and/or blanket for the afternoon movie.
• TIPS (I don't want your child to be carrying too much or unnecessary things, so I thought this might be helpful.) 
1. We don't need folders/planners on this day, so I suggest you leave those at home.
2. Because of the limited space in the class, please be sure his/her pillow and blanket fit in the one bag that they will be bringing to school. This can be one big bag... doesn't have to be their backpack. The large reusable bags are perfect.

-Ms. Denae

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Holiday Party!

Friday, December 19

11:45

Sign-up

Your child may come to school in their pajamas. They may also bring a small pillow and blanket for the afternoon movie. 

Dear Parents,

Progress reports were sent home on Friday. Please make sure you sign and return them by Wednesday. Progress reports for now on will have the average of tests/quizzes and classwork. We will have one more test in each subject before the grading period ends on the 19th.  

 

 ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Extra Math Worksheets - Extra Practice, Enrichment , Extra Practice Chapters 1 - 6
• The benchmark test will be sent home this week. Look over what your child missed. Those are the things to continue to work on at home.  
• Tomorrow I will be posting an update specifically for the party. It will contain everything you need to know for the party; a sign up link, what we will be doing and what your child needs to bring.
• Please make sure you check out the following sign up link for our Holidays Around the World. For the potato latkes hash browns or tater tots can also work. Thank you as always for signing up and donating items to our class.
  
  Snack Sign-Up

If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Ms. Denae

Sign Up Sheet

Finally have the sign-up ready to go. If you have any questions please let me know. If you sign up for cheese, I will let you know which one to get.

Snack Sign-Up

This weekend I will post information about the Holiday Party.

Dear Parents,

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Extra Math Worksheets - Extra Practice, Enrichment , Extra Practice Chapters 1 - 6

• Don't forget Tuesday and Friday are the winter programs
• Tuesday the program starts at 6:30 and is at the Second Baptist Church across the street from the school. Please have your child their 15 minutes before showtime.
• The girls will be wearing something over their leotard and tights, that will be provided by Ms. Scott. You may send you child in a dress or some type of coverup. 

• The upcoming weeks we will be learning about holidays around the world. We will be doing crafts and having treats. Tomorrow I will post a sign up sheet if you would like to volunteer to bring something.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Ms. Denae

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Math Hurdles

Dear Parents,

• A big thank you to all the parents for meeting with me during parent teacher conferences. It's pleasing to know that all of you are playing an active role in your child's education.
• Don't forget Landform Projects are due on Thursday.
• Class Dojo Rewards - Every Friday I will be calculating each student's points for the week. They will get to pick a reward based on the points earned. They may pick from that category or anything below it. Below is the list of their rewards. 
• 5 - 9 Points (Sticker, Tattoo)
• 10 - 14 Points (Candy, End of the line, Message parent through Class Dojo)
• 15 - 19 Points (No shoes in class for a day, Line leader for the day, Brand new pencil) 
• 20 - 29 Points (Book share, Send a picture to your parents, Teacher Helper for the day, Reading Buddy, Show your talent)
• 30 - 39 Points (10 Minutes of iPad or Computer, Bring a fluffy friend, Show and Tell, Class Photographer for the day)
• 40 - 49 Points (Wear a crown for the day, Treasure Box, Sharpen pencil at anytime)
• 50 Plus Points (Use a pen for the day, no homework pass, Use the teacher's desk for one period)

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Thanksgiving Feast - The students will be having a Thanksgiving Feast for lunch on Friday, 11/21. Don't forget to the pay the $5 for this special lunch.
• Winter Program -  Tuesday, December 2nd

 If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me or contact me through Class Dojo.

-Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

Have your child complete and online jigsaw puzzle to practice their mouse skills of clicking and dragging.

They will need assistance in selecting a preferred puzzle and the number of pieces.

Don't forget to always monitor their computer usage.

Conference Week

Dear Parents,

• Make sure you have checked your child's green folder for their landform project.

• Things your child should know for the animal test.
• Basic Needs
• Vertebrate vs Invertebrate
• Animal Classification (mammal, reptiles, birds, insects, fish, amphibians)
• Life cycle (frog and butterfly)
• Habitats (forest, tundra, rainforest, desert, plains)
• Adaptations
• Food Chain 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Parent Teacher Conference - Wednesday, November 12th - Make sure you turned in the conference survey.
• Click HERE to sign-up for a conference time. Please note in the "Comment" section if you will be having a "Teleconference" and don't forget to call during your time. 

• If you have not yet returned your child's report card, please do so.

• Extra Math Worksheets - Extra Practice, Enrichment 

I will be out of town this weekend. I will not be able to respond to any e-mails till late Monday night.

-Ms. Denae

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Always monitor your child when they are using the computer.

Big Cat Match

Welcome November

Dear Parents,

     I hope everyone had a safe and great time treat or treating!

Thanks Tyler for sharing a little bit more about yourself with the class this week! 

 

Friday fun treat or treating!

  ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Parent Teacher Conference - Wednesday, November 12th.  
• Click HERE to sign-up for a conference time. Please note in the "Comment" section if you will be having a "Teleconference" and don't forget to call during your time. 
• There will be a math test on Wednesday. 
• Extra Math Worksheets - Extra Practice, Enrichment 
• Please sign and return report cards by Wednesday.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Ms. Denae

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Always monitor your child when they are using the computer.

Dance Mat Typing

 

 

Spirit Week

Dear Parents,

The children had a great time on the field trip!

Owl of the Week Sahir

It was great learning more about you. Your classmates loved the book you shared with us!

Monday we had a visit from the Pearland Fire Department.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Don't forget European Brochures are due Monday.

• Report cards will be sent home on Friday.

• Parent Teacher Conference - Wednesday, November 12th.  
• Click HERE to sign-up for a conference time. Please note in the "Comment" section if you will be having a "Teleconference" and don't forget to call during your time.

• HALLOWEEN CLASS PARTY on Friday, October 31 - The cost of the party will be $6. Please pay by Wednesday. If you would like to help with the party it will be at 11:45.

• SPIRIT WEEK is on October 27 - 31. There will be a daily theme your child is welcome to wear the designated attire. If your child is not dressed in the theme, please be sure they come in their school uniform.
• Monday - Crazy hair/hat (Uniform)
• Tuesday - Crazy socks (Uniform)
• Wednesday - Decade
• Thursday - Sports Team
• Friday - Halloween Costume

If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

Always monitor your child when they are using the computer.

Reminders

• Don't forget to wear orange tomorrow. If your child is not wearing orange, they must come to school in the normal uniform.
• If you haven't paid for the field trip please make sure you do so tomorrow.
• This week as a whole class we read "I Wanna Iguana" and "Where the Wild Things Are". Both of these books can be found on Scholastic Reading Counts.

Field Trip

Dear Parents,
    
     I hope everyone had a great time at the fall carnival! Below is the information about the European Brochure project. Click the following links for a blank copy of the brochure. Be sure to click on each word for both sides. Blank Brochure

Due: October 27th

• Your child has already chosen a country. National Geographic Kids, Ducksters, or even National Geographic are good websites to use for this project. The students should be able to navigate National Geographic Kids on their own. I will be using these brochures as a resource in the class library. Your child should be doing their best work.
• Along with the brochure your child also needs to bring some type of artifact/object that represents their county. They are also more than welcome to bring a food to share with the class that represents that country.
• Please make sure your child is filling out the blank lines on the front of the brochure. They need to write one sentence about the country or a phrase, maybe even the countries motto if they have one.
• I will be grading on the following
• quality (written neatly, pictures drawn and colored in nicely) The pictures may also be printed. In that case they should be cut out and pasted correctly.
• spelling and punctuation
• object that is brought
• is this the student’s work
• are all parts completed

 ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Extra Math Worksheets - Reteach, Extra Practice, Enrichment

• UNITY DAY on Wednesday, October 22
• Wear ORANGE!

• FIELD TRIP TO DEWBERRY FARM on Thursday, October 23
• NEED:
1. Please pay the $12/student... If you would like to attend, please let me know and the cost will be $12/adult.
2. Be here by 8:00am (Leaving at 8:15) 
3. Green field trip shirt (See front office to purchase one)
4. Sack lunch

• HALLOWEEN CLASS PARTY on Friday, October 31 - The cost of the party will be $6.

• SPIRIT WEEK is on October 27 - 31. There will be a daily theme your child is welcome to wear the designated attire. If your child is not dressed in the theme, please be sure they come in their school uniform.
• Monday - Crazy hair/hat
• Tuesday - Crazy socks
• Wednesday - Decade
• Thursday - Sports Team
• Friday - Halloween Costume

If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

Always monitor your child when they are using the computer.

Math Games from Funbrain!

They can review basic math facts while having fun.

Fall Carnival

Dear Second Grade Parents,

Milan was our OWL of the week! Thanks for sharing more about yourself with the class this past week. Good luck with all your soccer adventures!

 

This week the students tasted Pop Rocks to help them write using adjectives. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• FALL CARNIVAL - October 17th
• Our elementary is sponsoring an obstacle course moonwalk. The cost of the moonwalk is $7/student, and you DO NOT have to bring a bag of candy. If you have already paid the $10, I will make sure that you get your change back. It will be sent home in your child's folder.
• SPA (Silverline Parent Alliance) sent home an order form for a Silverline Spirit Shirt. If you'd like to order a shirt, the deadline to turn in forms/payment has been extended.
• Wednesday look for info to be sent home and posted about a European at home project. 
• Field Trip - The class will be taking a field trip Thursday, October 23rd. The cost of the field trip will be $12.
• Thank you to all the parents who donated a book to the classroom from the Scholastic Book Fair.  I truly do appreciate it.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
-Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

Who was Christopher Columbus???

Welcome October

Dear Second Grade Parents,

Lara was our first OWL of the week! Thanks for sharing more about yourself with the class this past week. The class loved the Popchips you brought to share!

Thank you Mr. Hai for coming and speaking to the class about being a doctor. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• OWL of the week is MILAN! Can't wait to see what you have in store for us!
• FALL CARNIVAL - October 17th
• Our elementary is sponsoring an obstacle course moonwalk. The cost of the moonwalk is $10/student, and you DO NOT have to bring a bag of candy.
• Math Strategies- Your child should be using these strategies on any word problem they are doing. 
• Read the problem
• Underline the question
• Find the key words
• Draw a picture
• Write a number model

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
-Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

Always monitor your child when they are using the computer.

 

 

Dear Second Grade Parents,
     I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Thank you to everyone who brought an apple, the students loved trying all three types of apples. Also a special thanks to our guest speakers this week. The students really enjoyed having you all visit the classroom.

    

     The students playing some math games to review for their Chapter 2 math test. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• OWL of the Week - Lara Palmer - Can't wait to see what you have to share this week!
• Math Chapter 3 Extra Practice (If your child has mastered all the skills, please click HERE for enrichment work.) 
• Please check your child's folder tomorrow to find out more about IXL Math.
• For the upcoming fall carnival you will not have to send candy. We will be getting a booth and the cost will be $10 per child.  
• If you ever have a question during the day, it is easiest to get a hold of me through Class Dojo.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

-Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

On-line streaming video program where Screen Actors Guild members read aloud.

Happy Fall

LAST WEEK:

• Math Chapter 2 Extra Practice (If your child has mastered all the skills, please click HERE for enrichment work.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Friday we will be doing an apple tasting. Your child will need to bring one apple on Friday. If your child number is 1-5 (green), 6-10 (yellow), 11-16 (red). Please bring the correct color, so that we have enough of each to try.
• Videos to watch on BrainPOP Jr. this week: communities, nouns, plural nouns, and community helpers. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

-Ms. Denae

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Scholastic Hispanic Heritage Activities

Week 3

Dear Second Grade Parents,

      I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed that cooler weather. On Friday your child was sent home with their Spelling/Vocab Test and Math Test. Please talk to your child about taking their time and reading the questions carefully on tests. Sign and return both test on Monday. Also Scholastic book orders were sent home. You may order the books online by going to https://clubs2.scholastic.com/ and putting in the activation code on the front of your child's flyer. Ordering books through scholastic is an extra way for you to get books for your child at a great price! Also, these are books you can use for our Scholastic Reading Counts! program.

     I am currently working on inputting all the info for Scholastic Reading Counts!. Please check your child's folder this week for their username and password.  Click HERE to preview the letter that will be going home with your child's username and password. I will also include how to log into BrainPOP Jr. I strongly suggest exploring Khan Academy. If you choose to sign your child up, it is free, add me as their teacher and I can keep track of their progress. My class code is YVFR64.

     Next week we will be talking about community helpers.  If you are a community helper (doctor, nurse, firefighter, mailman, police officer, etc.) and would like to come speak to the class about your job, please let me know. We can set up a time. The exact day is Thursday, September 25th. I would love to have a couple parents come talk about their job as a community helper. 

 ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Please make sure you are checking your child's planner and folder daily.  
• Every Monday - Thursday your child has a half sheet to finish for homework and their one minute fluency page.
• The planner should be signed each night. 
• Your child should be reading 20 minutes each night. Make sure you are filling out their minutes. 
• The notes in their planner are what we did in class that day. From now on the homework slot will just be for additional homework. 
• Don't forget to sign up for text alerts. Text @msdsroo to 832-730-4320

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

Check to see what rock will sink or float.

 

Remembering September 11th

Today in class we discussed September 11th. If you click on the picture it will take you to an article about September 11th that you and your child can read together. At the very bottom is a link for a video.

Don't forget there is a math test tomorrow over Chapter One in addition to the spelling/vocabulary test.

Also don't forget to send Flat Stanley off!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

-Ms. Denae

Frist Week of September Down

Dear Second Grade Parents,
   
     Thank you for snack donations! The students had a great time making and eating their "rocks". There will be a rock quiz tomorrow. They will be able to use their science notebooks for a limited amount of time.
 
      

Our sedimentary rock snack.

 The students watching Bill Nye while eating our igneous rock snack.

 LAST WEEK:

• We have been working on Numbers to 1,000 in math. Click on the first picture below for extra practice/review. If your child has mastered all these skills and would like enrichment activities click on the second picture.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:

• Please make sure you are checking your child's planner and folder daily. 
• The planner should be signed each night. 
• Your child should be reading 20 minutes each night. Make sure you are filling out their minutes.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Ms. Denae

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

National Geographic for Kids
Explore different African countries...first stop Egypt! They also have a new article about King Tut.

Welcome to 2nd Grade

Dear Second Parents,
    
     The first week flew by! I hope your child had a wonderful week. I can't wait to get to know each student better as the year goes on. Every Sunday you will be able to find the weekly update right here. I do post things every now and then during the week.

Important Information

• REMIND ME - If you would like messages/reminders through text please text @msdsroo to 832-730-4320

• SIGN UP GENIUS - I will have sign-ups through out the year. I use Sign Up Genius and will always include the link in the blog. We already have our first sign up! On Wednesday we will be making some fun rock snacks that represent the 3 types rocks. If you would like to volunteer to bring something, click the following link. -----> Rock Snack

• SUPERKIDS - Please check your email to complete the last step for the Superkids Parent Portal. Once completed, you will be able to access the stories.

• K6THINKCENTRAL - I will have information about the K6ThinkCentral on next weeks blog.

• FOLDERS and PLANNERS - Please check and empty these daily
• Graded classwork will be going home on Tuesday, 09/02.
• Homework is due everyday. Even though it is completed in "After-school homework time," I encourage you to go over it with your child. Please don't forget to read with your child at least 20 minutes/day and to log it in their planner. 
• Fluency is due on Fridays.  
• Please make sure you are signing next to your child's behavior. 

• IMPORTANT PAPERS - If you have not yet turned in the papers from your orientation packet, please turn them into me ASAP.

• MONDAY, 09/01
• NO SCHOOL (LABOR DAY)

• TUESDAY, 09/02 7:15am-7:45am
• Start of tutorials. 
• If your child is an extended day student and you would like them to have tutorials, you may drop off your child in the first grade classroom at 7:05 or have them wait for me in the cafeteria. I will pick them up between 7:15 and 7:20. Students arriving before 7 should still be dropped-off in the cafeteria.
• If your child would like to have breakfast, please continue to drop them off in the cafeteria. Ms. Alex will be bringing the elementary students (1st-4th) from the cafeteria to their respective classes at 7:50am.

• FRIDAY, 09/05 
• Grandparent's Day Snack (9am-10am in the cafeteria)
   
  
  
  
  
  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.

-Ms. Denae 

JUST FOR KIDS!!!

Space Janitor from National Geographic for Kids