Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Wieferich's and Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

February 13-17

Student of the Week:
Our Student of the Week was Colton Nethaway. Congratulations!

 
Birthday:

We celebrated Tucker's birthday this week. Happy Birthday to you!

 

Fun to Be Fit Day:
Fun to Be Fit Day will be on Friday, June 1^st. A pink note came home in your child's Friday Folder further describing this event. Please return the bottom portion by March 5^th along with $6.00 if you would like to order your child a t-shirt and finishers' medal.


 
Sport Stacking Championship:
The 2012 McBain Public School Sport Stacking Championship will be on Saturday, March 10^th. If you need a registration form, please contact Mrs. Wieferich or Mrs. Kelley.

 
Up-Coming Dates:
Monday, February 20^th-
No School/President's Day

 
Friday, February 24^th-
Progress Reports sent home.

 
Food Drive:
Mr. Devos's 8^th hour middle school class is holding a non-perishable food drive for the military. The food items they are looking for are:

• tuna kits
• beef jerky
• cameras
• fruit (cans or cups)
• nuts
• nutritional bars
• snacks (Slim Jims)
• Ramen Noodles
• Crackers

We will have a box in our room if you would like to donate any of the items!

 

Math:
This week in math we worked on subtraction story problems and explored multiples of equal groups to prepare us for multiplication. We will be wrapping up Unit 6 next week and our test will be the following week on Monday, February 27^th.

 

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Wieferich's and Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

February 6-10

 

Student of the Week:

Our Student of the Week was Tucker Vandervelde. Super work!

 

Library:

We will visit the library this month on Friday, February 17^th.

 

Birthday:

We celebrated Dillan's 8^th birthday this week. Happy Birthday to you!

 

 

 

 

February Book Order:

The book order this month is due Wednesday, February 15.

 

Rocket Math:

Congratulations to Zach and Dylan! They completed the Additional Level of Rocket Math.

 

Food Drive:

Mr. Devos's 8^th hour middle school class is holding a non-perishable food drive for the military. The food items they are looking for are:

• tuna kits
  
• beef jerky
  
• cameras
  
• fruit (cans or cups)
  
• nuts
  
• nutritional bars
  
• snacks (Slim Jims)
  
• Ramen Noodles
  
• Crackers
  

We will have a box in our room if you would like to donate any of the items!

 

 

Math:

This week we began Unit 6: Whole Number Operations and Number Stories. This leads into multiplication and division. A family letter came home Monday further describing the unit. Please take time to read it thoroughly because it describes key vocabulary and supplies all the answers to the home links, if you should have any questions.

 

February Reading Calendars:

The following 19 students met their goal of reading 20 nights in February:

 

Carsyn, Hunter, Tommy, Tyler, Kila, Karlene, Zach, Morgan, Mya, Maddie, Cole, Mackenzie, Hannah, Makayela, Dylan, Dillan, Sayge, Derrick, and Tucker.

 

They earned a Pizza Hut coupon and Reading Token from Mrs. Wieferich and Mrs. Freeland!

 

100's Day:

The 100^th day of school is approaching and the students are counting down the days! It is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14 (if there are no snow days between now and then). In 2^nd grade the students bring in a collection to display in the classroom. Some of the Kindergarten and first grade rooms will be coming to our room to view them. Some ideas for collections could include: marbles, toothpicks, toy cars, collecting cards, buttons, silly bands, paper-clips, etc. It would be ideal if the collection could fit on their desks, but there will be some floor space available for displays as well. Please have your child bring their collection in a bag with their name on it. Also, please have your child wear their class t-shirt on the 100^th day. We are so excited to celebrate!

 

 

 

 

 

Valentine's Party:

Valentine's Day will be celebrated in our classroom on Tuesday, February 14. Your child will need to bring valentines to school on or before that day. Your child will need to bring a valentine for every child in the class (25 students). I am sure that we will have lots of fun reading them! Please help your child prepare each valentine by letting them print each name and sign their own name. This is great writing practice! Here is a list of the names of boys and girls in our class for addressing valentines:

Boys                Girls

Hunter            Carsyn

Tommy            Kila

Tyler                Karlene

Dillan                Arissa

Zach                Tyne

Colton                Allison

Derrick            Morgan

Dylan                Mya    

Cole                Claire

Tucker            Madeleine

Gage                Hannah    

                Makayela

                Sayge

            Mackenzie

 

Looking Ahead:

Monday, February 13^th-

Delayed Start- 10:00 am

 

Tuesday, February 14^th-

100^th Day of School Celebration in the morning. (Each child will need to bring in 100 items of a collection to display in the classroom.)

 

Tuesday, February 14^th-

Classroom Valentine's Party in the afternoon

 

Monday, February 20^th

President's Day/No School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly Newsletter

Mrs. Wieferich's and Mrs. Freeland's Weekly Note

January 30th-February 3rd

 

Words Their Way Spelling:

Each spelling group has their weekly spelling list uploaded on our blog. Please check it out under "Elementary Teacher Pages" on www.mcbain.org.

 

Reminder about Absences:

Please call the office if your student is going to be absent or late for the day.

 

February Book Order:

The book order this month is due Wednesday, February 15.

 

Looking Ahead:

Monday, February 6^th-

Jump Rope for Heart money due

 

Friday, February 10^th-

Jump Rope for Heart

9:00-10:15 in H.S. gym

 

Monday, February 13^th-

Delayed Start- 10:00 am

 

Tuesday, February 14^th-

100^th Day of School Celebration in the morning. (Each child will need to bring in 100 items of a collection to display in the classroom.)

 

Tuesday, February 14^th-

Classroom Valentine's Party in the afternoon

 

Monday, February 20^th

President's Day/No School

 

 

 

 

Library:

We will visit the library this month on February 3^rd and 17^th.

 

Math:

We are already at the end of Unit 5: 2-D and 3-D shapes! Our test will be next Monday, February 6^th. Please look for the study guide that came home Friday to review with your child.

 

Social Studies:

This week we started Social Studies Unit 2: Where is My Community and What is it Like There? We explored a variety of maps and reviewed map skills. We will focus on the following questions the next few weeks:

• Where is our community located?
  
• What are the important physical and human characteristics of our community?
  
• How do people change the environment in our local community?
  

  
  

 

 

 

100's Day:

The 100^th day of school is approaching and the students are counting down the days! It is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14 (if there are no snow days between now and then). In 2^nd grade the students bring in a collection to display in the classroom. Some of the Kindergarten and first grade rooms will be coming to our room to view them. Some ideas for collections could include: marbles, toothpicks, toy cars, collecting cards, buttons, silly bands, paper-clips, etc. It would be ideal if the collection could fit on their desks, but there will be some floor space available for displays as well. Please have your child bring their collection in a bag with their name on it. Also, please have your child wear their class t-shirt on the 100^th day. We are so excited to celebrate!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valentine's Party:

Valentine's Day will be celebrated in our classroom on Tuesday, February 14. Your child will need to bring valentines to school on or before that day. Your child will need to bring a valentine for every child in the class (25 students). I am sure that we will have lots of fun reading them! Please help your child prepare each valentine by letting them print each name and sign their own name. This is great writing practice! Here is a list of the names of boys and girls in our class for addressing valentines:

Boys                Girls

Hunter            Carsyn

Tommy            Kila

Tyler                Karlene

Dillan                Arissa

Zach                Tyne

Colton                Allison

Derrick            Morgan

Dylan                Mya    

Cole                Claire

Tucker            Madeleine

Gage                Hannah    

                Makayela

                Sayge

            Mackenzie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIBELS Score Report:

Last week your child was given the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) assessment for Oral Reading Fluency. This test measures how many words per minute a student can read. The more smoothly a student can read, the better their comprehension skills will be. The average score for 2^nd graders this time of year is 68 wpm. I have included a score sheet containing both September and January scores so that you can see your child's progress in this area of reading. The end of year goal for 2^nd graders is 90 wpm. The best way to increase your child's wpm and fluency is having them read "just right" books at their independent level. That means they are not too hard and not too easy. It is crucial that your student practice reading the books that come home in the reading folder each night. Our goal is to read at least 5 nights per week. Let's work together to give your child the best chance at success!

 

 

 

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