Happy Thursday!

We are moving quickly in second grade!
Thank you to those of you who came to Back to School Night to hear about our routines and curriculum in second grade. I hope it was a great night for you.
This week we are learning about "Being Me." We are learning about citizens who cooperate and make good decisions in their community and at home and school. The chameleon learned he wasn't happy when he wasn't himself. We are learning how we are special in the skin we are in and we need to celebrate "being me!"
Just a reminder that the family journals come home on Thursday and you have until Monday to return them. This gives you a chance to read and respond to your child. Last week we did really well with returning them on time.

Xtra Math homework is every Wednesday, but please feel free to do it as often as you like. It will only make you better! Other alternatives in addition to Xtra Math is flashcards and math games or math apps on your tablet. We are learning about math mountains, fact families, skip counting by 2, 5, and 10, and even and odd numbers. Here are some pictures of us getting up and moving to some YouTube songs/videos on skip counting.
So far we are doing well with completing homework assignments on time. If you ever need help please send a note with the homework and we can explain it better!

Good job on the healthy snacks! Thank you!
Have a great night!
Mrs. Montes

Welcome to Second Grade!

Dear Second Grade Families!
I am so excited to begin this new adventure in second grade with you! What a wonderful first day we had!
Please use this blog as our way of communicating with us.  I will not be sending home a weekly newsletter. I will update the blog at least once a week, sometimes daily. You can post comments on here or email me anytime. I have to preview your comments before they are posted for everyone to see.

Today we talked about "jitters" and what makes us nervous. I learned a lot of new things about the children. I think they got rid of the first day jitters by the end of the day.

Our Back to School Night will be next Thursday, August 21 at 6:00 p.m.. I hope you are able to attend this special night to learn about our curriculum and routines of the classroom. I look forward to meeting you. If you need to bring your child(ren), childcare will be provided in the gym.

Thank you for allowing me to spend this year with your child. What  a great first day we had!
Mrs. Montes