Looking ahead to the week of January 7 (2nd PE)

Have a safe and wonderful winter break with your sweet families!  We look forward to seeing the kids back Monday, January 7!

Students are enjoying their rock investigations!  They're learning a lot about rock properties!

Hi, families! 

Communication folders:  Students will not receive a communication folder this week.  The will receive their next communication folder Thursday, January 10!  There will be a lot of important information going home that day!

Read-In:  Students are welcome to bring a blanket and a fun book from home to read during our "Read-In" Thursday, December 20!  They'll be digging into their good books before our winter party in the afternoon!

Half day:  Students have a half day Friday, December 21.  If your child's transportation changes, please be sure to send a note!  Also, lunch will be served.  There will be NO BREAKERS offered Friday, December 21, after school.

PTO presentation letter:  Please be on the look out for a letter going home in your child's communication folder Thursday, January 10, regarding our upcoming PTO performance.  Please sign and return the letter, as soon as possible!  Students will be singing Monday, January 28.  Students may be dropped off in the music room at 6:45.  They are asked to wear jeans and a white shirt.   

PTO songs:  Please check out these links, so students can continue practicing their songs for our PTO presentation!

Carolina in My Mind

Carolina in the Morning

My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains

Diamond Del:  A permission brochure will be going home with your child Thursday, January 10.  Please sign and return the form, as soon as possible!  Your child may bring money to purchase items mentioned in the brochure from Diamond Del Wednesday, January 16, if you'd like.  The "Being Here Experience" payment covered Diamond Del's visit.

Looking ahead to next week:  As scientists, students will continue studying rocks and their properties.  As mathematicians, they will learn about fractions.  We will be using the Engage New York curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below.   As readers, the children will look into figurative language.   As writers, they will learn about commas and quotation marks, as well as, continuing their informational essays.  They will also be learning how to complete a text-dependent analysis.

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend break with your sweet kiddos!

Looking ahead to the week of December 17 (STEM)

Fossil Frank visited our school!  Students enjoyed learning about fossils.  They even got to do a little fossil hunting of their own!

 

Students completed the Hour of Code!  They're professional coders now.  Be sure to ask them about the Hour of Code!

Surprise!  The Rotary Club visited our class and handed out dictionaries to each child!

Thank you so much for your sweet congratulatory emails!  It was an honor being selected as the 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year for Bookman Road!  I was so happy to be surrounded by my sweet kiddos!

Hi, families! I hope you all dried out from the weekend, and you're staying warm!

LIFESKILL of the week:  The LIFESKILL of the week is curiosity!  Discuss examples of curiosity with your child and celebrate moments of using this LIFESKILL while at school, home, and out and about in the community. 

Homework:  Students will not receive a new homework sheet for the week of December 17!  Happy almost winter break, everyone!  (Keep in mind, they have a math study guide due Tuesday, December 18, though!)

Winter celebration:  Please take a look at the letter below from our Homeroom Moms, Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Morrison, regarding our upcoming winter celebration!  A copy of the letter was sent home last week in your child's communication folder!  Thank you, in advance, for helping make this celebration possible!     

Dear Parents,

                Mrs. West’s class will be having their Winter Party Celebration on Thursday, December 20^th from 12-1:30. The students will have a snack, juice, and a sweet treat. We will also do a craft and a game. We ask that you please check out the sign up link below and see if there is something you are able to send in to help with the party! We would also love to have extra helpers come in for the party!https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EA8AA2DA7FA7-winter

Please let us know if you have any questions! 

Stacy Edwards and Monica Morrison

stacyredwards@gmail.com

803-269-8326 

Looking ahead to next week:  As scientists, students will continue learning about rocks and their properties through various hands-on activities.  As mathematicians, they will continue learning about the relationship between multiplication and division.  We will be using the Envision curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. As readers, the children will enjoy creating their own books, which will be professionally published in the spring.  As writers, they will continue working on their informational essays.  

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend!

Looking ahead to the week of December 10 (2nd PE)

"Headbanz!"  Students enjoyed a round of the game, "Headbanz," to kick off our inference unit!

Hi, families! 

LIFESKILL of the week:  The LIFESKILL of the week is caring!  Discuss examples of caring with your child and celebrate moments of using this LIFESKILL while at school, home, and out and about in the community.

December 6 and 7:  I will be out of the classroom the afternoon of December 6 and all day December 7.  Please contact the office directly, if you have a message for your child, since I will not be able to check my email.  Thank you for your flexibility!  

Winter celebration:  Please take a look at the letter below from our Homeroom Moms, Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Morrison, regarding our upcoming winter celebration!  A copy of the letter will be going home in your child's communication folder soon!  Thank you, in advance, for helping make this celebration possible!     

Dear Parents,

                Mrs. West’s class will be having their Winter Party Celebration on Thursday, December 20^th from 12-1:30. The students will have a snack, juice, and a sweet treat. We will also do a craft and a game. We ask that you please check out the sign up link below and see if there is something you are able to send in to help with the party! We would also love to have extra helpers come in for the party!https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EA8AA2DA7FA7-winter

Please let us know if you have any questions! 

Stacy Edwards and Monica Morrison

stacyredwards@gmail.com

803-269-8326 

Afterschool activities:  Just a friendly reminder that I love to support the kids outside of school!  Please let me know of any sports, dance, etc. activities that are coming up!  I'll always do my best to make one! 

Looking ahead to next week:  As scientists, students will begin learning about different types of rocks through various simulations.  As mathematicians, they will continue learning about the relationship between multiplication and division.  We will be using the Envision curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. As readers, the children will learn about making inferences through our Treasures series.  As writers, they will continue working on their informational essays and revisit the elements of a compound sentence by studying a mentor sentence.  

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend!

Looking ahead to the week of December 3 (STEM)

Students enjoyed collaboratively learning about landforms!

Hi, families! I hope you all had a wonderful fall/Thanksgiving break!

LIFESKILL of the week:  The LIFESKILL of the week is caring!  Discuss examples of caring with your child and celebrate moments of using this LIFESKILL while at school, home, and out and about in the community.

Impact Aid forms:  An Impact Aid form will go home in your child's communication folder tomorrow.  Please complete it, sign it, and return it, as soon as possible!  The first class to turn in their forms will receive an extra recess, courtesy of Mr. Reliford!

December 6 and 7:  I will be out of the classroom the afternoon of December 6 and all day December 7.  Please contact the office directly, if you have a message for your child, since I will not be able to check my email.  Thank you for your flexibility!   

Colonial books:  Your child will receive his/her colonial book graded rubric this week.  You will find your child's self-assessment attached.  These books will not be going home for a few weeks, because they are featured on our bulletin board.  Please stop by and check them out!  The kids did an excellent job incorporating text features into their informational writing. 

Looking ahead to next week:  As scientists, students will learn about natural resources and ways we can reuse resources.  They will enjoy a visit from Fossil Frank, too.  As mathematicians, they will continue learning about the relationship between multiplication and division.  We will be using the Envision curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. As readers, the children will learn about making inferences.  As writers, they will continue working on their informational essays and learn about capitalization rules.  Students will also take their second grade high-frequency word spelling post-test next week. 

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend!

Looking ahead to the week of November 26 (2nd PE)

It's flu season! ☹️  Students learned about germs through an experiment recently!  They painted their hands one color, high-fived each other, then observed the different colors on their hands afterward.  We discussed how easily it is to spread germs through coughs and sneezes, as well as,  the importance of hand-washing.

Hello, families!  I know you all are excited about the upcoming break!  I hope it's a wonderful one, spent with your sweet families! 

Thank you:  I just wanted to thank you all again for your sweet cards and gifts last week, during American Education Week.  I felt so special!  It was so heart-warming!  Y'all are the best!  

Homework:  A new homework packet was not distributed Friday, November 16.  Students will not have a homework packet the week of November 19 - Happy fall break!  Students will receive their next homework packet Monday, November 26.  It will be due Friday, November 30.

Communication folders:  Communication folders will not go home the week of November 19.  Students will receive their communication folders Thursday, November 29.

Looking ahead to next week:  As scientists, students will learn about water features and land changes.  As mathematicians, they will start learning about division.  We will be using the Envision curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. As readers, students will learn about character traits and how they change through the course of a story.  As writers, they will study a new mentor sentence and kick off an informational writing unit.

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great break and safe travels!

Looking ahead to the week of November 19 (STEM)

Our class joined Dr. Hill for a Camp Out last week!  She read aloud a fun camping story, as a part of our Young Readers' Week celebration!

 

We salute you!  Thank you to all of the Veterans, who have served our country.  We loved seeing many of you at our Veterans Day breakfast last week.  We hope you enjoyed our appreciation letters!

 

Several friends in our class are a part of BRE's chorus... They sure did shine at last week's Veterans Day performance!  We are proud of you all!

 

Hi, families!  I hope you all are enjoying your week!

LIFESKILL of the week:  The LIFESKILL of the week is pride!  Discuss examples of pride with your child and celebrate moments of using this LIFESKILL while at school, home, and out and about in the community.

Rude, mean, or bullying forum:  Please see the information below, regarding our upcoming forum.

Game On:  Be sure to sign up for our upcoming curriculum night!  Link to register

Report Cards:  Please be sure to sign and return the report card sleeve, as soon as possible, and keep the contents of the sleeve.  Several sleeves have not been turned in!

Communication folders:  Communication folders will not go home the week of November 19.  Communication folders will be distributed November 29.  

Looking ahead to next week:  As scientists, students will continue our "Don't Take it for Granite" unit and learn about different types of landforms.  As mathematicians, they will wrap up their study of using known facts to figure out multiplication problems.  We will be using the Envision curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. As readers and writers, the children will wrap up their colonial pictures books.  

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend!

Looking ahead to the week of November 12 (2nd PE)

Students enjoyed celebrating Career Week!  We enjoyed talking about their future careers and the inspirations behind those dreams... many of their inspirations were you, their family members!

Hi, families!  I hope you all are enjoying your week!

LIFESKILL of the week:  The LIFESKILL of the week is organization!  Discuss examples of organization with your child and celebrate moments of using this LIFESKILL while at school, home, and out and about in the community.

Rude, mean, or bullying forum:  Please see the information below, regarding our upcoming forum.

Game On:  Be sure to sign up for our upcoming curriculum night!  Link to register

50th day of school celebration:  Please see the note below from the kindergarten teachers -

Hi Everyone, 

Thursday, November 8th, Kindergarten will be celebrating the 50th day of school! Students have been invited to dress in their favorite 1950's attire, make a shirt with 50 items, or wear clothing with the number "50" displayed on it. We invite anyone who is interested to please join us in dressing up! 

Sincerely,
The Kindergarten Team

Report Cards:  Please be sure to sign and return the report card sleeve, as soon as possible.  You may keep the contents of the report card sleeve. 

Looking ahead to next week:  As scientists, students will kick off our "Don't Take it for Granite" unit and learn about different types of soil.  As mathematicians, they will continue to learn about using known facts to figure out multiplication problems.  We will be using the Envision curriculum for this unit, so please see the family letter below. As readers and writers, the children will create their own informational colonial pictures books, using text features we discussed a couple of weeks ago.  They will also study a mentor sentence, with a focus on conjunctions.  

Thank you again for all of your support!  Have a great weekend!