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2 Grade News
Mrs. Ealy’s Class
March 2, 2012
Letter from Mrs. Ealy
Dear Parents,
Next Week’s Specials
Monday - Wellness
I can’t believe it is already March! The school year is over half
way done. If you have not returned your conference note yet, please do
Tuesday – Art
so as soon as possible. If you misplaced your note and need a new one,
please email me or write me a note 
Wednesday – Music and Computers
Congratulations to our whole class for bringing in the most box
tops in the school! All of the students were very excited to find out that
Thursday – Music and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
we earned a pizza party. We will be having pizza for lunch on
Wednesday, March 7th. Students will not need to bring a lunch to school
Friday – Library and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
that day. I will write a reminder on the planner next week.
On Tuesday, a reading calendar was sent home with different
activities to do at home, as well as a variety of one’s going on at school. What We’re Learning About!
Please refer to this calendar to see what is going on at school each day!
Tonight is the reading month kick-off at school from 6:30-7:30. There
Math – This week we learned about finding the median and mode of a
will be animal crackers and juice provided. First grade will be group of numbers. We finished our unit on Tuesday and took two days to
sponsoring a bake sale for some extra treats! Teachers will be reading a review for our test today. Next week we will start Unit 8 which is on
variety of Dr. Seuss books. Come and visit me and listen to The Lorax! fractions.
Since March is reading month, I would love to have volunteers come in
to read to the class. If you are interested in bringing in a book and Reading – During reader’s workshop this week we spent a lot of time
coming to read to the class please send in a note or email when you are
talking about what makes a good reader. We worked on visualizing what
available  Grandparents are welcome as well! We will also be having we read, making connections to our book, and asking questions about the
a book swap at school. Please send in a gently used book to school on
book before, during, and after we read.
Monday. When we go to library on Friday students who brought in a
book will be able to pick a new book to take home and enjoy!
Writing – This week students finished researching their animal for their
We will be keeping track of our reading at home a little bit
different for the month of March. Today an orange scale was sent home magazine. Many students started taking their research and forming
with your child to keep track of the minutes they read each day. This paragraphs. In the computer lab students made a drawing of their animal
scale will start on Monday, March 5th. Please send the scale back on using kidpix and labeled all the body parts for the front cover of their
Monday, March 12th. A new scale will be sent home each Friday. I will magazine.
be keeping track of your child’s minutes. Each scale returned to school
will be added to a school wide dragon. Each grade level will have a Social Studies – We have continued to work on our citizens in a
different color scale. Be sure to check out the dragon! community unit. The students learned about different laws in our
We will be taking a field trip on March 14th. This is a field community and who helps make them. We have spent a lot of time talking
trip provided by the district for every 2nd grader that attends Huron about the people in charge, such as the President, Governor, and Mayor.
Valley School. A permission slip was sent home today. Please return
this as soon as possible. We are only allowed two parents from each
second grade class to attend with us. This will be on a first come first
serve basis. We hope to have another field trip later in the year where
Upcoming Events and Dates to
more parents can attend 
On Friday, March 16th we will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Remember
by having a “green” snack. Many parents signed up for donations at Mar. 2 Dr. Seuss Story Time 6:30-7:30
Parent Night. A reminder will come home next week!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Mar. 6 No School
Remember you can reach me by our folder, by email, or by phone. Mar. 7 Kindergarten Round Up
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ealy
Mar. 8 Read My T-Shirt Day
Mar. 14 Field Trip and Spring Conferences
• Please remember to return library books every Friday! Mar. 16 Green Snack Celebration and Board Game
• Please remember to return Book N’ Bags every Friday!
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