First Full Week of School!

9/14/2012

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Hi Parents, 
 
I just wanted to send you an update from our first full week of school! Your kids are amazing! This week I had a chance to see your kiddos feel more comfortable in the classroom and I love all of their personalities. We are a class that buzzes with great energy for learning. Thank you parents for making sure they are well rested and eat right before each school day. I told them we are all building our stamina for
school again. 

We have been studying lots about the plant lifecycle and
observing our own pea plants. A big thanks to Riley C.’s grandma, Debbie, for coming in and helping the kiddos transplant their baby plants into bigger
cups.

In our Second Grade reading books we have been reading the
non-fiction story From Seed to Plant. Today the kids practiced taking their first comprehension test. We had fun exploring with art creating self-portraits using oil pastel crayons and water coloring techniques. 
 
In character we are trying hard to be social thinkers and think
about how others might think or feel by the choices we make. I have framed our behaviors in the classroom and at home as expected behaviors (how we should behave appropriately at home and school) versus unexpected behaviors (how we should not behave at school and home). These terms will be our foundation as we move forward in our social thinking! I am really excited to see how this way of thinking will help your children grow socially this year. 

Just a reminder that Curriculum Night is next Tuesday, September 18th. I will attach a flyer that provides more details about the night. I will go over in more detail about how reading, writing, and math will
flow throughout the year. 
 
This Monday is Specialist Day 1 which is our Library time. If your kids have library books at home, please have them bring them in so they can get new books.

Thanks again for all your help and support at home and know that I LOVE teaching your children. They are wonderful because of the parents you are! Enjoy this gorgeous weekend!

Fondly,
Julie Buck

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Happy Friday!

8/31/2012

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Hello Parents, 

I LOVE your kiddos!
They are very sweet and funny and I have enjoyed getting to know them over the last three days. I hope they haven’t been too tired as we have covered a lot of rules/expectations, procedures, how to be a community and team and many other first week processes. Next week we will start learning about social thinking which will help them think about what others are thinking and feeling and learning about the classroom as a community of learners. 
 
I thought I would clarify some potential questions you may have had this week:

Your child’s green folder will come home and back to school
every day. Your child will take out info and papers from their mailbox each day and put it in their green folder. We are working on independence in doing this, so sometimes the folder may not come home…the next couple of weeks we will be
practicing these routines. Please take a look at the papers each night and remove them from the folder. Send the folder back with your child the next day and your child can hand me any papers/info you may have for myself or the office. 

You may have noticed the homework portion of the folder. I will
go over that with you on curriculum night. We will not officially start doing that part of the homework until October. The kids have noticed I have a September section for homework. I have encouraged them to practice recording their reading with the September log sheet. 
  
Thank you parents for making sure every child had their “Me in a Bag” assignment today. They had fun setting up their displays and finding out about each other. Ask your child what they learned about someone in class today. 
 
Thanks for those of you who signed up to volunteer. Volunteers
will start shortly after curriculum night September 18th. 
 
We will begin our first science unit next week on the plant life
cycles which will be exciting for the kids!

I think that is it for now. Thanks for entrusting your child
with me each school day! I look forward to an incredible year with them. Enjoy your long weekend!
 
Fondly,

Julie Buck



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Welcome to 2nd Grade!!!

8/21/2012

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I am very excited to meet all of the new students at Meet Your Teacher day! I am busy getting the classroom ready for the first day of school, Wednesday, August 29th!
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