Tips from the Teacher :-)

It's that time of year where so many things run through my head!  Here's my list of dates/items I need to share with you:

1. No school this coming Monday (May 2).  It is a teacher professional day!  Enjoy!

2. Grandparent's Day Thank Yous will come home Friday.  Please make sure the letters get to their respectful owners (their grandparents) :-).  There will be an extra photo copy for your child to keep.

3. We are currently growing Lima beans and sunflowers in our classroom window.  After exploring the plant life cycle, our Painted Lady butterfly caterpillars will arrive!  This will cover our science time until the end of the year.

4. I will do one more pull out test with the students.  We will do PALS testing (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) on Wednesday, May 11th.  There will be a substitute teacher in the room that day.

 5. Our reading textbook will take us to the end of the school year, but we will complete the math lessons from our book next week.  I plan to extend our last unit about arrays into one digit multiplication.  Be on the lookout for homework that looks a little different.  We will also do some reviewing!  So much to do in grade two!

6.  Our newest book order will be due next Friday, May 6th.  There is no obligation to buy, but I know we have several summer birthdays coming up!  Books make great gifts!  You can order online here: https://clubs2.scholastic.com/  Our classroom code is: NTLQ7

I have more thoughts in my head, but I'll keep it to that.  Please stay tuned to blog posts, notes in folders, and the weekly newsletters.  This time of the school year is very busy!