1. 2 nd Grade News
Mrs. Ealy’s Class
September 28, 2012
Letter from Mrs. Ealy
Dear Parents,
Next Week’s Specials
Where did the month of September go? I can’t believe Monday – P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
Monday is already October! We have had a wonderful first month of Tuesday – Art and Computers
school and have started to settle into our daily routines. Please Wednesday – Music and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
remember to look through your child’s OWL binder each night, sign their Thursday – Library and Music
planner, and ask them about their day! Thank you for all of your support Friday – Wellness
at home.
Today the whole school participated in the Fun Run. Every
student received a t-shirt to wear. We were paired up with Mr.
What We’re Learning About!
Rehnlund’s 4th and 5th graders during the Fun Run. We started out the Math – This week we finished Unit 1 on concepts from first grade.
Fun Run on the black top warming up, then continued by running or We played a review game on Monday for our test that was on
walking around the playground, and finally enjoying a popsicle on the Tuesday. Your child’s test was sent home today. Please look for it
kickball field. Thank you to everyone who has been fundraising money in their binder! We also started Unit 2 which is on Addition and
for Oxbow! All donations are due by Wednesday, October 3rd in order to Subtraction Facts. By the end of 2nd grade students need to master
be eligible for all the great prizes! We hope to reach our goal of $25.00 addition and subtraction facts from 0-20. There will be lots of
per student to help increase technology for the kids to use in school! All practice with this in the classroom. Xtra Math is also a great way to
of the staff and students greatly appreciate your generosity! practice at home! This week we also worked on solving and writing
Students have been doing a wonderful job filling out their addition number stories. We are working very hard on
planner each day and doing only the assigned homework. It is key that remembering to write the unit when we are solving a problem!
only the assigned homework is done each night and that the homework
stays in the binder each night. In the morning the students come in the Reading – During reading this week we spent some time reviewing
classroom and open their binder to the homework page that was how to be a “real” reader versus a “fake” reader. We have
assigned the night before. At that time I check the homework. At the increased our reading stamina time to 20 minutes! Each day we
end of the unit, we will recycle all of the homework. Please leave it in read for our goal time, stop to talk about how it went, and then try
the three ring part, rather than a pocket so it does not get mixed up with it again for the same amount of time. We increase the reading time
notes for home. Thank you for all of your support! by 1 or 2 minutes each day. As a class we revisited what it means
As we know the weather in Michigan can be warm one day to give a good retell. We have examples of poor retells, so so, and
and freezing the next. With the fall weather approaching please be sure great retells. Be sure to have your child retell their books to you at
to check the weather before sending your child to school to determine if home when they are finished reading!
they need a jacket or not. Our room is normally on the colder side;
therefore it is always a good idea to have a sweatshirt for the classroom Writing – We practiced storytelling as we continued learning about
 and using the writing process. We finished our first draft and even
Thank you for all the paper towel roll donations! We are all set went back into the story to 'revise' our work by adding more to our
and students have begun scrolling away during math! sketches or to our words. All of us are now starting to draft our
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. second story. This first writing unit's primary goal is to help
Remember you can reach me by our folder, by email, or by phone. familiarize the children with the writing process so that they'll be
able to work through it independently by the time we start the next
Sincerely, unit.
Mrs. Ealy
Health – This week we continued to discuss different ways to show
Please remember to return library books every Thursday!
respect. We were able to role play different scenarios and the
Please practice tying shoes at home!
students showed what they would do to be respectful and what
Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember would be a poor choice in the same situation. We also heard a
book about two otters fighting over a book. We discussed the book
Oct. 2 Picture Day 
and what they could have done to make better decisions.
Oct. 3 Student Count Day
Oct. 8 OPC Meeting
Oct. 15 Market Day Pick-Up
Oct. 17 Parent Teacher Conferences
Oct. 25 Parent Teacher Conferences