Dear Families,
What an amazing first two days of school. I have been teaching 19 years and I can
honestly say Wednesday was one of the best ‘first days’ of school I have
experienced. I hope your children feel
the same. This year will be one of fun,
laughter, and learning for all of us.
Second grade is a year of growth in academics & social, emotional
development. The first month of school
in homeroom class, we are focused on community building. This ensures we are ready for the hard work
of learning during the rest of the year.
Our second day together was full of math, reading, writing,
and science! We were very busy. I think
the highlights of today included exploring calculators during math and using
hammers to break open our geodes during science. I’m happy to report there were no hammered
fingers and plenty of excited scientists when the geodes opened. Homework this week is to keep your eyes open
for rocks as you are out and about on your weekend adventures. We will have an
upcoming rock collection assignment so this is an excellent opportunity to get
started early. Besides, it is fun to find rocks!
I am a firm believer in strong communication between
families and myself. When children know
the adults in their lives are on the same page they gain confidence in us and
everyone grows as a result. If
you have
questions or concerns you can find my contact information in the email I
sent to the email address you have on file with the school or in this
weeks printed letter to families.
I hope you enjoy this blog. It is a fun place to post photographs of what we do in
class. I know as a parent I always
wanted to be a fly on the wall in
class to spy on my children. With the
blog you have this opportunity. If you
do not see your child on the blog you have chosen not to have photos posted
when you registered at Camas Ridge. If
you change your mind let me know. On the
other hand, if you see your child posted and you would rather not have their
photo on a public blogspot, just email me and I will remove their photo.
Finally, mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 28th.
At 5:30 we are having curriculum night. This is a wonderful time to come to
school and discover what your child will be learning in 2nd grade.
Hope to see you there.
Thank you for an amazing class of second graders!
~Donna
Thanks for sharing!
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