Dear Parents,
I hope everyone had a great long weekend. It’s full speed ahead!
Please initial the newsletters in the upper corner so I am aware that you have read them. Also, please initial the notes in the agenda. Sometimes I need to write you a note, and I need to know if you’ve seen it. I will also acknowledge your notes.
Your child brought home their agenda and homework folder in a blue bag today. This will be our weekday workbag for the year. It will help keep things organized in the backpack. If it gets dirty, feel free to throw it in the wash. I would like these bags back at the end of the year to reuse. If you have any questions about any of the above information, don’t hesitate to call.
Spelling words for the week are in the agenda. Spelling tests are on Friday or the last day of the week. We do some practicing here at school, but home practice is still important for some students. The words we start with may seem simple for your child, but review is good. Some words will be coming from the students’ journals. Becoming better spellers is an important goal in Grade 2. Of course, some students are already good spellers! Perhaps your child needs more practice in math facts…
Please start some home reading. Our goal is 4x/week for 20 minutes. Students will bring home library books next week, and hopefully some of their books will be at their reading level. If you don’t have any reading material at home, let me know and I’ll send some book bags. The public library is also a great place to visit. Please sign the agenda calendar each night your child reads. Reading over the pages in the homework folder is part of this reading time. Practicing spelling words can also be used as reading time. Don’t overdo it! 20 minutes a night is plenty at this time of the school year.
I have sent home scholastic book order forms today. If you’d like to order something, please send back the form and cheque made out to Scholastic Canada or cash by the due date. One check is good even if you order from more than one form. There are many good, inexpensive books here to choose from, but don’t feel obligated. I will send home book orders each month. If you miss a due date, just give me a call and I can wait a day or two before ordering.
I would like to do centers this week on Thursday from 8:45-10:30 if possible. Next week and on, I’d like to have Wednesdays as our center day if we get enough help. Please drop me a line in the agenda, or sign up on my parent board outside the classroom if you are able to come in regularly, once in a while, on special occasions…. If another day or time of day works better, I can change times to accommodate more helpers. Maybe Grandma or Grandpa wants to come? Let me know.
On Friday is our Opening Mass at church. Please let me know if you’d like to come with us.
Thanks for taking the time to read all this info. Remember to initial this newsletter so I know you’ve read it.
Sincerely,
Mary Ginther
