Read Across Arizona

Our class will participating in Read Across Arizona on Thursday, December 13th.
Students will present two of the holiday song selections and share them through
a video-conferencing with a 2nd grade class from Safford, Arizona!

Our class is very excited to particpate in this program. Please check back for pictures from our event.

Candy Grams

Student council will be selling candy grams in the cafe' each morning before school the week of December 10 - 14th. Candy grams will be sold for 50 cents each. They will be delivered to the students the following week.

If you are interested in purchasing a candy gram for your student, please stop by the cafe'.

Thanksgiving Party - Tuesday 11/20

In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, I would like to invite parents to eat in the classroom with us. Children will pick up their lunch from the cafe at 11:00 and bring their food back to the classroom. I would like to encourage as many people as possible to join us. Due to the short notice, the cafe will not be able to accomidate too many additional adult meals. If you would like to eat with your child that Tuesday, please donate $3.00 so that we can purchase food to have in the classroom.

I will be sending home a checklist of items needed for our lunch. Please watch for this information to come home. If you can let me know by Friday, November 16th if you will be joining us I would appreciate it. This will allow us to plan accordingly for food and desserts.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Classroom Fall Party - Tuesday 10/30

We will be having our classroom fall party. Please let me or JoAnne Kilner, our room mother, know if you are able to help.

The party will begin at 1:00 the after of Tuesday, October 30, 2007. No costumes will be allowed.

Pumpkin Grams - Week of 10/22 through 10/26

Student council will once again be selling pumpkin grams this week each morning in the cafe' for 50 cents a piece. Students can purchase a pumpkin gram to send to a friend!

Pumpkin grams will be delivered the following week. Please stop by the cafe' and help support our student council.

Report Cards and Parent Teacher Conferences

It's hard to believe that the first quarter will end on October 5th. It has been a very busy quarter for all of us and I am looking forward to the next one. I know that the students are ready for a well deserved break!

Report Cards will be sent home on Monday, October 15, 2007. There will be a sign off sheet attached to your child's report card. Please be sure to sign and return this information to school.

I will also be sending home information next week in regards to Parent - Teacher conferences. They will be scheduled for Wednesday, October 17th and October 24th. Please let me know if you need to meet in the morning as soon as you recieve the information . Those slots tend to fill up the quickest and I also have to be available for my morning duties.

Thank you in advance. I look forward to meeting with you!

Fall Festival

Pima Butte will be holding its 2nd Fall Festival this year on Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 2pm - 6pm.

2nd grade will have a booth. Please contact myself or JoAnne Kilner if you are interested in volunteering time at our booth. If we have enough people to volunteer, time spent at the booth will be minimal and allow you and your family time to enjoy the festival!

Original Works Art Project is Back

Students will be completing art work for the Orignal Works art project at school. Please let me know if you are interested in viewing your child's art piece prior to submitting the art. Information will be coming home soon regarding the purchase of products.

Teachers have been instructed to have all art turned in promptly to ensure the products ordered are recieved in time for holiday gifts.

Pen Pals

Remember the excitement of waiting for mail? Running to see if you received mail that was addressed to you and not your parents! It seems that modern technology has given way to the good old fashioned letter. Writing letters is a standard for second grade writing. We will begin learning the format of letter writing soon in class.

My goal is to have class pen pals. Each student can pick their own pen pal to write to some where in or out of the country, it can be a family member or a friend. Please provide your student with the correct spelling of the name and their address. We will be writing letters as part of our writing and incorporating this with a social studies lesson. If you do not have anyone for your child to write too, please let me know and I will set up a pen pal for them.

I will be sending additional information home as our project unfolds. I just wanted to send out information now, so that we can start compiling a list of names and addresses. Thank your for your support with our classroom project!

Say Cheese!

School pictures will be taken next Friday, September 14th. Please watch for information to be coming home regarding picture orders. Our class picture has been scheduled for the morning of the 14th at 8:00.

Students do not have wear uniforms that day. Please remember we are using it as a dress up day, not a dress down day.

Thank you!!!

I would like to thank all of the parents who have already generously donated time or offered time in the near future in the classroom. It makes my job much easier to know that I have support from the parents to assist with things. I just wanted each of you to know that I appreciate everything so far this year. Thank you for being a part of our classroom community.

Curriculum Night - Tuesday, August 28th

Tuesday, August 28th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., we will be hosting curriculum night at Pima Butte. Please plan on attending as we will be discussing the current curriculum for MUSD. I will also be addressing my homework policy and answering questions from other parents.

If you are unable to attend and would like the opportunity for additional information please contact me so that I can make arrangements to meet with you.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you there.

Class pet

Our class has discussed having a class pet. I felt that it was best to purchase something that would not be a huge burden to keep alive. I have purchased a stuffed animal that you will see at some time during the year. The class will vote on names this week and I will post the final decision with a picture some time on Friday.

The purpose of having this class pet will be to help students with class responsibilty. Each week a student will take the animal home. There will be a journal sent home with them as well. This will allow the student the opportunity to journal and practice their writing skills as well as share ties with school and home. I would like families to become involved with this project. Please feel free to add pictures to help make the journal interactive. I will be sending information home with the journal, please let me know if you have any questions.

A Very Busy Week Ahead

This week will be a very busy week for us. We are jumping right in on Monday to our math book, it will be just be a review the first few lessons, working on addition. I will be sending home phonics words on Monday as well. Please note that our phonics test will be given on the following Monday, August 27th. I will post the words here weekly in case you should lose the list of words.

Please remember that homework sent home each evening will be due the following day. If homework is not returned, this will result in a change of a behavior card. Please remember to initial your child's behavior calendar each evening. I will be viewing behavior calendars daily.

Thank you in advance for your support.

First day of school

Today was a very busy day! I just wanted to thank everyone for a productive day at school. There were a lot of new things to learn and new people to meet. I hope that your child came home tonight to share something fun about their day.

I know that today was a long day for many of us. Lunch could not come soon enough for some, it was too early for a few! But we did make it through the day. Please remember to send a snack to school for the afternoon and a bottle or two of water. It was extremely hot outside today and I know that the temperatures will be high for a while.

Welcome Back!

The next few weeks will be exciting as everyone prepares to come back to school. I have provided some important dates for you, please be sure to mark your calendars!

Friday, August 10th-

Meet the Teacher night from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Monday, August 13th-

First day of school

**please note that school hours are different this year**

*school starts at 7:30 and ends at 2:30

*early release every Wednesday

I am looking forward to an amazing school year! Please check this classroom blog for current information regarding our classroom.