Looking ahead to the week of April 4

Have a wonderful Spring Break!

Hi, families!  I hope you all had a great weekend!

Looking ahead:  In math, students will wrap up their study on perimeter and start a new unit on geometry.  Check out the family letter below.  They will have double math lessons this week, in an effort to wrap up our math units, before testing at the end of April.  Students will not have a science or social studies unit this week.   Please remind your child to practice his/her multiplication facts daily!  Students will continue their mixed multiplication quizzes throughout the remainder of the school year.  They will also retake any multiplication quizzes necessary to obtain their trail mix ingredients for our trail mix celebration in the spring.   As readers, students will revisit cold reads and learn about test-taking strategies.  As writers, the children will revisit parts of speech and diagram sentences.

Homework for the week of April 4:  Students will NOT receive a new homework packet the week of April 4.  They will receive a math study guide and a reading log this week to complete.

Field Day:  Field Day is Friday, April 8!  Please be sure your child dresses appropriately for the weather and wears tennis shoes.  If you would like your child to wear sunscreen, please make sure you apply it at home.  Do not send it to school with your child.  Also, your child may bring a bottle of water from home to enjoy, while doing various activities outside.  Please be sure to write his/her name on it with a permanent marker.  Volunteers make Field Day possible, so if you are able to volunteer, please contact Mr. Schirmer.

Half-day:  Students will have a half-day Friday, March 25.  If your child's transportation changes, please be sure to send a note.  Students will be served lunch.  Dismissal will be 11:30.

Parent University information: 

District Parent University on Special Education

Monday, March 21, 2016

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Richland Two District Auditorium

Campus of Richland Northeast High School

7500 Brookfield Road, Columbia, SC

Program Outline

*Overview of Richland Two programs and services

*Steps in the Intervention Process

*Components of a Comprehensive Evaluation

*Differences between a 504 and an IEP

Parents will have an opportunity to ask questions during the session.

Have a wonderful week and thank you again for all that you do!

Looking ahead to the week of March 21

Students enjoyed a visit from the Historic Columbia group!  They shared information about the Antebellum period.

Hi, families!  I hope you all had a great weekend!

Looking ahead:  In math, students will kick off a new unit on perimeter.  Check out the family letter below. Please remind your child to practice his/her multiplication facts daily!  Students will continue their mixed multiplication quizzes throughout the remainder of the school year.  They will also retake any multiplication quizzes necessary to obtain their trail mix ingredients for our trail mix celebration in the spring.   As scientists, they'll wrap up our "What's the Matter with Matter?" unit.  They'll study properties of matter, as well as, heat sources.  In writing, students will continue learning cursive handwriting.  They will start a unit on narrative writing.  As readers, they will be taking their final district benchmark reading tests.  

A reminder about the first grade charity:  Please send in any loose change you have, which will be donated to the police department, in a effort to buy a bullet-proof vest for a K-9 officer.

Half-day:  Students will have a half-day Friday, March 25.  If your child's transportation changes, please be sure to send a note.  Students will be served lunch.  Dismissal will be 11:30.

District Art Show:  Be sure to visit Columbia Place Mall on Two Notch Road to see our BRES students' art work on display!  The show runs through March 21.

Have a wonderful week and thank you again for all that you do!

Looking ahead to the week of March 14

Students enjoyed a visit from M.H. Herlong.  They've been listening to her story, Buddy, in the Media Center, so it was great to meet the author!

Hi, families!  I hope you all had a great weekend!

Looking ahead:  In math, students will kick off a new unit on data, plots, and graphs.  Check out the family letter below. Please remind your child to practice his/her multiplication facts daily!  Students will continue their mixed multiplication quizzes throughout the remainder of the school year.  They will also retake any multiplication quizzes necessary to obtain their trail mix ingredients for our trail mix celebration in the spring.   As historians, students will wrap up learning about the Reconstruction period.  As scientists, they'll begin our "What's the Matter with Matter?" unit.  They'll study properties of matter, as well as, heat sources.  In writing, students will continue learning cursive handwriting.  They will start a unit on opinion writing.  As readers, they will revisit cold reads.  

A reminder about the first grade charity:  Please send in any loose change you have, which will be donated to the police department, in a effort to buy a bullet-proof vest for a K-9 officer.

District Art Show:  Be sure to visit Columbia Place Mall on Two Notch Road to see our BRES students' art work on display!  The show runs through March 21.

Have a wonderful week and thank you again for all that you do!