Welcome back to school.  Open House is Tuesday, September 1 from 5-7pm.  Hope to see you there.

Jump Into June!

Mrs. Wimmler’s 2nd grade

Here’s what is happening for the last two weeks of school.  We will try to keep it as “normal” as possible, but I plan to throw in a few fun activities too!

Monday, June 1:  Show and tell day

Tuesday, June 2:  Stuffed animal day

Wednesday, June 3:  Mismatched Day:  Wear mismatched clothes, shoes, socks, etc.  

Thursday, June 4:  Read with a flashlight day

Friday, June 5:  Make ice cream!

Monday, June 8:  Track and Field day.  We will begin at 12:15 up at the track.  Please send a water bottle with your child.  Have him/her wear tennis shoes and comfy clothes!

Tuesday, June 9:  Last PE day for the school year.  

Wednesday, June 10:  AR store.  Your child will get to spend his/her points on some awesome treasures!  Clean out lockers and desks.

Thursday, June 11:  Awards assembly at 10:30.   Dismissal at 11:55.

Have a wonderful summer!

Second Grade News

May 18-22

TESTING:  We will be doing some end of the year testing  week.  Please make sure your child comes to school on time, rested, and ready every day.

Spelling Words:  (Test on May 22)

         pencil              magnet           publish

         supper            letter               lady

         gravy               solo                   open

         odor                 lead                           touch

         door                 front                 someone

                                      

Reading:   These are our high-frequency words.  We will be practicing them in class, and by the end of the week your child should be able to read them quickly and easily.

         front                 order               probably

         door                 what’s              tomorrow

         worry               someone        remember

         yesterday     

Please hang this letter in a handy spot so your child can review the spelling and high frequency words often during the week.

Scholastic Book Fair:  Today we visited the Book Fair and wrote down the titles of books that look interesting to us.  We will have a chance to purchase the books on Tuesday, May 19.  Please see the book flier in your child’s folder with Book Fair information.

Reminders:   *Monday, May 18 is a delayed start.

   *Fun To Be Fit Day will be at 1:30 on Friday, May 22 on the track. 

                            We would love to have you join us on the track from 1:30-2:00.

    *Track and Field Day will be in the afternoon on Monday, June 8.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Wimmler

As always, this information is online at mrswimmlersblog.blogspot.com.

Second Grade News

May 11-15

TESTING:  We will be doing some end of the year testing at various times during the next two weeks.  Please make sure your child comes to school on time, rested, and ready every day.

Spelling Words:  (Test on May 15)

         dead                 ahead              lead

         thread             bread               breath

         touch               trouble           gym

         myth                small                chalk

         instead           whole              words             

                    

Reading:   This week we will be reading expository text (informational) .  We will be working on the comprehension skill of cause and effect.  A cause is an event that makes something happen.  An effect is what happens because of that event.   As you read with your child, please take a few minutes to discuss cause and effect in the text.  These are our high-frequency words.  We will be practicing them in class, and by the end of the week your child should be able to read them quickly and easily.

         anything                 children           everybody

         instead                    paper               person

         voice                       whole              woman

         words

Please hang this letter in a handy spot so your child can review the spelling and high frequency words often during the week.

Reminders:  Fun To Be Fit Day will be at 1:30 on May 22. 

    Track and Field Day will be in the afternoon on Monday, June 8.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Wimmler

As always, this information is online at mrswimmlersblog.blogspot.com.

Spelling Words for Week of May 4-8

1. ball                                    9.  walk

2. small                                10.  sought

3. paw                                   11.  new

4. jaw                                    12.  fruit

5. pause                               13.  city

6. sauce                                14.  own

7.taught                               15.  read

8.chalk 

High-Frequency Words:  By the end of the week, your child should be able to read these words quickly and easily.

city                 father            mother         o’clock

own               read               sure               searching

though          questions   

Third Grade Used Book Sale:  On Wednesday, we will visit the third grade used book sale.  The books are priced between 25 cents and $2.00.  Please send a little change so your child can buy a book.

Spelling Words for Week of April 27-May 1

1.  room                                9.  full

2.  flu                                     10.  push

3.  June                                 11.  point

4.  new                                  12.  coin

5.  glue                                  13.  along

6.  fruit                                 14.  ever

7.  crook                               15.  strong

8.  could

High-Frequency Words:  By the end of the week, your child should be able to read these words quickly and easily.

air                              along             nothing

always                      draw             story

during                      strong           meant

ever                          

Reminder:  Please turn in Fun-To-Be-Fit T-shirt order forms as soon as possible.