Our Going Green unit finished up this week. The children are making the reusable bags today and tomorrow, so look for those to come home. Thank you again to those of you who sent in donations for the bags. If you haven't, and would like to, it's not too late! We are still taking donations to cover the cost of the bags.
We are learning about PLANTS now during literacy. Soon, the classes will be learning about plants in Spanish during science with Ms. Salas also. Ms. Salas will be doing the hands-on experiements while we will be reading a lot of stories about plants and their growth. Our spelling words and vocabulary words will start next week on plants. We will not have any spelling/vocab this week.
We are sad that Miss Accomando will be leaving us next week on Thursday. We have enjoyed her teaching and time with us. We will miss her, and hope that she comes back to visit before she starts her new job. We wish her well as she ventures out into the real world of teaching!
In math we are finishing up Fractions with a test tomorrow. We will start 3 digit addition and then multiplication after that to finish up the year.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Montes

Congratulations!

Congratulations to AM12 for being our first mathematician to complete subtraction on Xtra Math. He now goes on to multiplication! Way to go! We have several students who are so close to joining him and many others who are close to joining subtraction! Keep practicing. I notice the ones who are advancing quickly are the ones who are practicing more at home.
Our math test is quite a challenge this unit. Please continue to practice money and two digit addition and subtraction over the weekend. We will continue the test on Monday.
Thank you to our classroom volunteers who continue to help out each week. I really appreciate your time and commitment to our classroom.
Next week we have our talent show at 1:00 pm. We look forward to seeing the many talents of our second graders! :)
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs. Montes

Going Green

Great job posting the comments! I love hearing the stories the children are sharing with you at home. Hopefully, those of you who are not recycling will start! I know the children are very motivated and interested in recycling at home. It was great to hear the number of you who recycle. Let's hope by the end of this unit we will have more families on board to recycle at home. I love hearing they are sharing facts with you. Way to go!!! Continue to post examples please! We are sharing them in the class. :)
We are almost finished with cursive writing. Once we complete the whole alphabet, we will be able to write everything in cursive.
We are coming to the end of our math unit on counting coins to $1 and two digit addition and subtraction. Please keep practice these types of problems at home so that we keep these skills fresh.
Have a great day.
Mrs. Montes

Happy Monday!

I hope you enjoyed the wonderful Easter weekend with your family and friends. We celebrated by going to church Saturday and Sunday, spending time with lots of cousins, lots of egg hunts, and eating too much food. We are so blessed!
Going Green! Our class is "Going Green!" We are learning about recycling and ways we can save the earth. We learned several ways to help save the earth in class today. Your child should have come home today and thanked you for recycling (if you do at home) and told you one way they can save the earth! Add your comment below for 5 horseshoes of what your child said is a way to save the earth by recycling. Please provide a specific example from the stories we read. I can't wait to hear all the great ways we can save the earth!
Thank you for your generous donations of $1 (or more) to pay for the recycled shopping bags. We almost collected enough money to pay for all of the bags. Thank you so much!
Please remember to encourage your child to complete homework each night. Provide a quiet space in the house and offer their assistance if it is needed. Let them know how important it is to complete the work the best they can.
Have a wonderful week.
Mrs. Montes

Happy Monday!

     Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful spring break. I know I had a lot of work to do, but I tried my best to spend time making memories and doing what is important. My husband and I actually went into our boys' classrooms and volunteered one day. It was a lot of fun for both of us. We spent a couple of days away just the two of us and a couple of days we took the kids away. I hope you enjoyed your time with your children. I loved hearing all the fun things the children did over break.
     Next week we will start a unit on "Going Greeen." One of the projects will be creating their own reusable shopping bag. We are asking a $1/student donation to cover the cost for this project. If you can donate $1 that would be greatly appreciated. I know some of you have offered to make additional donations for other students, so if you can give more than $1 that would be wonderful. Please label the envelope "Going Green" so we know that is what it is for. Thank you for your genorisity. Our spelling and vocab words will come from this unit over the next 2 weeks.
     This week we are learning about a non fiction story of geography and our earth. We will have several non fiction studies in the weeks to come.
     Remember there is no school Friday for Good Friday.
     Have a wonderful week!  :) Mrs. Montes

    

Happy Wednesday

Congratulations to AM22. We now have 7 students in the subtraction club for Xtra Math. Way to work hard. Please continue to practice as many times a week as you can at home. Over spring break please continue to practice when you can also. We have finished 2 digit addition in math. We are now learning 2 digit subtraction. Memorizing your facts will really help improve your speed and accuracy in 2 digit addition and subtraction. We are working very hard to learn the steps in class.
We are enjoying our week with Abuela. I love hearing about the connections the children are making with their grandmothers.
I can't believe we are already into the 4th quarter. Report cards go home Friday. Please sign and return the envelope on Monday when we return from Spring Break.
We love seeing the healthy snacks for breakfast. Keep up the good work!
Students may bring a water bottle to keep at school with this warm weather.
Have a wonderful week.
Mrs. Montes

What a Fantastic Friday!

Xtra Math-I am so pleased with some of the progress we are making on Xtra Math. We have 6 students who are on subtraction now! Way to go! Congratulations to DM5 for joining the subtraction club this week! In looking back at the second quarter Xtra Math scores I noticed some students improved by 25, 50, and even 65 points from January! Wow! Keep practicing at home please! Some of you are so close to making 100 in addition. Then you will move on to subtraction also.
Next week's story is called Abuela. It is about a girl and the wonderful relationship and experiences she has with her grandmother. It is one of my favorite stories for the year. We will also read the sequel Isla. Please discuss with their child what special things they like to do with their grandma. We will be making text to self connections with what they love about their grandma in their own life.
Please continue to encourage good homework habits every night. We are trying very hard to motivate the children to turn in their homework every night. They will have a little bit of free time Friday afternoons for turning it in all week on time.
We are giving special treats to students who bring in healthy snacks for breakfast. We love what you've done this week with their snacks. I even saw some cut up cucumbers and carrots! Way to go!
Have a fantastic weekend. Enjoy this beautiful weather! It is hard to focus when it's nice like this! One more week until Spring Break.

Mrs. Montes :)