December STEM Challenge Presentations

Sugarplum & Gingerbread Houses from Easton

Newsletter Vol. 1.16

Click here to view the highlights.

Agenda for Today (12/13)

Here is a screen shot of the agenda for today/this weekend. 

RAZ-Kids: Read any nonfiction stories in their level and complete the comprehension questions.

IXL: Anything under mixed operations.

Reading: A worksheet is coming home tonight. It is another nonfiction practice. The students know they are to do it alone and then if needed they are to ask for help.

A couple reminders: STEM challenge is due Monday. They will be on display all week! 

Reading Common Assesment is Monday morning! 

Enjoy your snowy weekend!

Ornaments

First grade is selling birdseed ornaments for $3 every day at lunch from now until Winter Break!  All proceeds benefit Reynoldsburg Helping Hands.

Newsletter Volume 1.15

Click weekly newsletters to be linked to the newsletter for this week! (The updates are very similar to the last newsletter as we prepare for the common assessments.)

STEM Challenge

December stEm challenge has been issued!

Elf on the Shelf

Sugarplum arrived on Monday (12-2)!

She appears to love our technology! (12-3)

Sugarplum loves syrup! (Day 3)

Yesterday (12-5) she was caught reading, Jan Brett's The Night Before Christmas, to our other stuffed friends in the room.

Enjoy your SNOW DAY TODAY!

Math Homework Tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 4th)

The math homework was assigned but did not get sent home today. It will go home tomorrow. Sorry for the confusion!

Library Books

Next Monday (12/9) will be the last library check out until January 6th.

Reader's Theater Performance

Click this link (video) to watch the Reader's Theater from Tuesday, November 26th!

Newsletter Vol. 1.14

Click below to view the newsletter for the next two weeks! (or here to view the Newsletter Tab)

Canned Goods

Our school is demonstrating our compassion this fall. We have three separate donations occurring right now. One is canned goods for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, which a high school student is putting together for us. Another local donation is for NEW coats, hats, mittens, gloves (etc.), which will be donated to Franklin County Children Services (this is put on by our first graders). Last but most certainly not least, is a canned food drive for the Philippines (arranged by our fourth graders). What BIG hearts your children have! Be Proud!

Items at Home

Do you have any unwanted...

• tape players (something that headphones can be plugged into) and/or
• headphones or ear buds

Both items are for our Listen to Reading area. If you have either items and would like to get rid of them, I would love to take them off your hands and into our classroom!

Thanks!

NO SCHOOL

Attention Parents: There is NO SCHOOL TODAY (11/19). Please do not report to the elementary school today. eStem and Encore also do NOT have school today. Click here to see the posting on the SRE Website.

Math Homework

This week for math homework I will be adding specific things on IXL to practice. For example, tonight (11/18) math homework is "graphing". Underneath the Data and Graphs heading, I would like the children to focus on pictographs and bar graphs. Tomorrow (11/19), it will be anything under Mixed Operations. Of course everything is helpful and is expected by the end of the year, but I hope this will help you and your second grader decide what to practice this week.

Newsletter Volume 1.13

Newsletter Vol. 1.13 for the week of November 18-22nd

Socks and/or Winter Boots

In the winter months we still visit the wetlands (on nice days). If you can please have your child wear WINTER boots to school, and a pair to wear inside, OR send in a thick pair of socks to wear with the rain boots that are already here.

Newsletter Vol. 1.12

Newsletter for the week of Nov. 11th- 15th, has been emailed to you. Click the picture below to see the document up close! 

New Pictures Posted & Updates

Hi Families,

1. I posted pictures of your little ones under the Daily 5 and Fusion tabs! Check them out!
2. Don't forget to send in those Pie Sale forms Wednesday (11/6).
3. If you have any pictures to share from Trick Or Treating in your STEM wear please email me!

You're awesome and amazing parents!
I'm beyond impressed at your involvement!

Beggar's Night in Reynoldsburg

Just an FYI Beggar's Night/Trick or Treating in Reynoldsburg has been CANCELLED for tonight and rescheduled for this SATURDAY.

Conference Notes

Thank you for coming out for conferences this week and last. I really do appreciate the involvedness from you! If there is anything else I can provide to you, additional resources, futher explanation, personal updates on your little one, or even additional copies of anything, please do not hesitate to ask! I'm here to help!

Thank you again!

Newsletter Volume 1.11

The newest newsletter has been posted! ( I apologize for the delay.) A couple of highlights: No school next Monday and Tuesday (Go Vote!), No Connect Four this week or next week, and STEM challenges are due this FRIDAY (remember to practice before Friday).

Baby It's Cold Outside

Please, please, please, bring in those winter coats. We have outdoor recess for 30 minutes every day and only stay in if it is raining or below 32 degrees.  The kiddos also trek outside sometimes for Health and Wellness, as well as to walk over to Music once a week.  It is important that they have a weather appropriate jacket/coat, a hood/hat, and gloves.

Scholastic Book Fair

Just a reminder that the Scholastic Book Fair is going on this week during lunches. It will be open tonight during conferences until 7:30pm too!

Sunny D Labels

As a class we need 12 more labels from Sunny D drinks to earn free books for our classroom. If you drink Sunny D at home please send in any labels off of 6.75oz (or larger) bottles. Thanks!

Wetlands!

We are going to the wetlands tomorrow afternoon! Please make sure your kiddos have coats and socks on tomorrow!

PTO

There is a PTO meeting tonight (10.14) at 6:30pm!

Pie Sale!

2013 Summit Sparks

Bonus Days Pie Sale

IT JUST TAKES TWO!

We are excited to present an opportunity for our students and families to fund this year’s Field Day in its entirety with just one fundraiser, the Market Day Bonus Days Pie Sale.  By each student selling just 2 pies, we will pay for this school year’s Field Day, presented by SuperGames, and have an additional profit for the PTO General Fund.

HOW IT WORKS

Offer the opportunity to purchase these delicious items to your family, friends and co-workers, who will feel good knowing that their purchase is helping to support our organization.

For this special event, Market Day is offering a variety of goodies including some new exciting flavors which you will find on the attached order form. Products and descriptions are also available on www.MarketDay.com.

ORDERS DUE: to your teachers on Friday, November 1st.  Pies sold with the order form are PRE-PAY ONLY and payments are due with the Order Forms.

PICK-UP:  Tuesday, November 12th from 5:30 to 7:00 in the school cafeteria.  Your order form will be returned to you when you pick up yours pies.

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO MARKET DAY.

You can order your own pies online with your monthly order, just be sure to email us with the name of your student and their teacher, so we can track them for prizes.

Donations:  Don’t need two pies?  Donate your 2^nd pie (or 3^rd, or 4^th) to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio and give a smile to a family in their time of need.  We will have a donation table at the pick-up, with forms to add your family’s name if you would like.  Place your pies(s) on the table and we’ll deliver them to Ronald McDonald House on your behalf.

Email us with any questions:  SREMarketDay@gmail.com

STUDENT PRIZE

BACKPACK BUDDY - Every student who sells at least ONE pie will earn a Key chain buddy.

“I.M. Buddy” VIP Program - Every student has a chance to win a prize! Each time a student sells two pies, if they bring in a signed I.M. Buddy Silly Sticker Tab to school, they will be entered into a drawing to win the prizes shown at today’s kick-off assembly. Every time your child sells 2 pies, please fill-in and sign that tab and their chances of winning will increase throughout the sale.  There will be 4 PRIZES on the 10/25 drawing and 4 PRIZES on the 11/1.

GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE – In addition to the above drawings, we will have TWO Grand Prize drawings, one for a $50 Toys-R-Us gift card and one for a GIANT TEDDY BEAR!

EARN SONG DOWLOADS – Every student has a chance to win FREE music! Students can earn a coupon for 1 song for EVERY 3 pies sold. The more you sell the more songs they can earn! Prizes are awarded based on total number of pies sold on the order form and will be given out at the time of the sale pick-up.

SELL 10 PRIZE PACKS – Every student who sells at least TEN pies will earn our Bonus Days Prize Pack that includes SIX fun prizes.  Prizes are awarded based on total number of units sold on the order form.

TOP 10 SELLER PRIZES

1st prize – Plug-N-Play Karaoke, 2nd prize – Infrared Air Guitar, 3rd prize – Rock Beat Drum Sticks, 4^th to 10^th prizes – a $5 Target gift card!

CLASSROOM PRIZES:

Students will be working together to be the top selling classroom.  The winning classroom will receive the Giant Pie Sale Champion Trophy and a $50 Staples gift card for their teacher.  If we sell more than 500 pies, the top selling class room will win a PIZZA PARTY.  AND – if we sell more than 1000 pies, the 2^nd place classroom will also win a PIZZA PARTY!

STEM Challenge

October STEM Challenge is here!

PROBLEM:

Create a costume that represents any or a combination of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and/or math).

PLAN:

Draw a design of your costume idea.

DESIGN:

Follow your plan to create the costume.

IMPROVE:

Does your costume fit?  Does it stay together?

SHARE:

Practice sharing with your family how you made your costume using details to explain the process, why you chose your costume, and which S, T, E, or M you based your costume on.

CONSTRAINTS FOR DESIGN:

1.   The costume cannot be completely bought.  

There has to be components of the costume that have been handmade.

2.   The costume has to be constructed out of at least two different materials.

3.   The costume has to be in compliance with the school dress code.

4.   You need to be able to wear most or all of your costume throughout the school day.

DUE DATE: Please bring your completed costume to school for our fall foliage celebration on Friday, November 1^st

Have Fun,

The second grade team

Conference Sign Up

If you have not done so already, please sign up for parent teacher conferences. The link is directly to the right of this post. Thank you and Happy Thursday!

SunnyD Book Spree

Keep sending in those SunnyD labels! We only need 14 more by the end of next month (Nov. 30th) to receive 20 free books for our classroom! Here is the link for more details: SunnyD free books

Fall Foliage Festival

Click on the picture below to read about our Fall Foliage Festival on Nov. 1st!