Week 36 Good-bye Second Grade...Hello Summer!!

                                                                                                                       June 4, 2018

Dear Parents,

It’s hard to believe that we are down to the final week of school.  Miss

Garcia and myself are very proud of our 2nd grade students. We know

that they will be ready for 3rd grade.

It will be a busy week!  The 2nd graders will have the 2nd Semester Awards

Assembly on Monday, shopping at the 3rd Grade Market (no money needed)

on Tuesday, and 8th grade Graduation at the Venturacci Gym on Wednesday.

Earlier in the school year (March) we read Charlotte’s Web in class, We

will be watching the movie on Wednesday afternoon.  Report cards will be

sent home on Wednesday.

Field Day

Thursday is Field Day.  Be sure to make sure you have filled out and sent

back your child’s waiver form.  Every student needs a waiver form fill out

to participate in field day. All families received an email from Oasis Academy

about Field Day: label towels and clothing, sunscreen your child prior to

sending them to school and only one piece swimming suits are acceptable.

A lunch of a hotdog, bag of chips, juice box, and watermelon will be

provided free of charge. If your child does not eat hotdogs, send a bagged

lunch that doesn’t require a microwave. Please drop off your students by

8:00 and pick up at 2:00!

We have had an AMAZING 2nd grade year!  Thank you for sharing and

entrusting your children with us.  They have all touched our hearts. Happy

Summer Vacation!

Respectfully,

Mrs. Bloomfield and Miss Garcia

Week 35 Happy Memorial Day

                                                                                   May 29, 2018

Dear Bighorn Parents,

It’s hard to believe that we are down to the last 2 weeks/7 days of

school!!  As mentioned last week there will be no homework for the

remainder of the year.  Students will be working on a few “mini

projects” in class as we wind down on this 3-day week.

First of all a HUGE thank you to all the parents, family, and friends

that were able to come to the 2nd Grade Decade Project.  The

students worked very hard to become experts on their decade and

Miss Garcia and myself as always learned a few new facts along the

way!

In math we will continue to review, complete a few mini assessments,

and complete an end of the year assessment.  This assessment will

be given over a few days as it is lengthy. It will be used by your

child’s 3rd grade math teacher to get a snapshot of your child’s

strengths and weaknesses in math.

In language students have a selected a short poem (no more than 8

lines) to memorize.  They will be creating a picture to go with it.

Students may also bring in props that will enhance the reciting of

their poem.  Students will be learning, practicing, and presenting

their poems next week. There is a possibility that we will present

for parents on the last week of school.  Miss Garcia and myself will

keep you posted as to whether or not we schedule a performance,

that last week can get very packed.

Finally this week Oasis is sponsoring a final Book Fair.  It is a BOGO (buy one, get one free sale). This is a great opportunity to get a few books for your child to read over the summer.  The book fair will run Tuesday through Thursday, with the hours of 7:45-8:15 am, 11:15 am-2:30 pm, and 3:45-4:30 pm.

We hope that everyone enjoyed their long Memorial Day Weekend.

The next 2 weeks are sure to be busy as we finish out the 2017-18

school year and move into summer.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Bloomfield and Miss Garcia

Week 34

                                                                                       May 21, 2018

Dear Bighorn Parents,

With instruction of 2nd grade math standards completed, the remainder of the school

year, we will be focusing on standards that have not been completely mastered.  Our

math will consist of many “mini lessons” and “mini assessments” on previously

taught material to ensure that students who previously were at mastery level are still

there and students that had not mastered a standard have the opportunity for

additional instruction and practice so that they may be reassessed.

This week will be our last week of math homework!  

Homework

Monday	Measurement Word Problem Worksheet
Tuesday	IXL Y.3  Write Multiplication Sentences for Equal Groups
Wednesday	Array/Equal Groups Worksheet
Thursday	No Homework--Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!

A Few More Important Pieces of Information…

Second Graders will be presenting their Decade Projects on Wednesday, May 23rd

at 3:15 pm in the cafeteria.  This has been a big research project and students are

making many connections. Come and learn about the decades from 1890-2009.

Last week was the last week of spelling from Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Rowlett.

Students will not have a new spelling list for this week.

Remember, Monday, May 28th is Memorial Day!  Oasis Academy will be closed but

we will see everyone back on Tuesday, May 29th!  Wishing everyone a safe and

fun 4 days!!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Shannon Garcia

Week 33

 May 14, 2018

Dear Parents,

Teacher Appreciation Week was awesome!  Thank you so much for the lovely notes,

flowers, candy, gift cards, and other gifts.  Miss Garcia and myself are so thankful for

all the “love”!

Math

This week in math students will be reviewing 2-step word problems and measurement.

 Along with reviewing in math, students will be completing assessments for report

cards.  This will be a very busy time, as much of our time will be spent assessing

small groups of students and individuals.

Homework

Mon.	2-Step Word Problem Worksheet
Tues.	2-Step Word Problem Worksheet
Wed.	IXL S.4 Customary Units of Length Word Problems
Thurs.	IXL S.9  Which Metric Unit of Length is Appropriate?

Projects
The 2nd grade historians are really becoming experts on their decades.  This week

students will finish finding their pictures and writing their captions.  They will begin

putting together their tri-fold boards. Our Decade Project Presentation day will be

Wednesday, May 23rd at 3:15 in the cafeteria.

It certainly was a beautiful weekend for Mother’s Day!  Miss Garcia and myself hope

all our “Bighorn” Moms had a fantastic, love filled Mother’s Day!!

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

    and

Shannon Garcia

Week 32

                                                                                  May 7, 2018

Dear Parents,

Here we are in Week 32!  The days are getting warmer and longer (as

I write it’s 8:00 pm and not completely dark), and our year is getting

shorter.  I know this was mentioned a couple of weeks ago but, it is very

important that your child comes to school with a water bottle labeled with

your child’s name.  This is especially important on our P.E. days

(Monday and Wednesday).  

Math

Last week we worked on a new strategy (Arrow Method) to add and

subtract within 100 and 1,000.  All week the students were guided

through problems, worked in partners, and worked independently using

the Arrow Method.   In the beginning of the week (Monday and Tuesday)

standards will continue working on adding and subtracting within 100 and

1,000.  Students will have a mini assessment on this standard on Tuesday.

In the latter part of the week, we will be reviewing graphs. Students will be working on creating and interpreting picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots.  

  Picture Graph                      Bar Graph Line Plot     

Favorite Animal X X X O O O O ⊿ ⊿

Length of Fish Caught                X    X       X X    X X    X X    X X    X X X    ___________________________    7  8 9    10 11        (in inches)

Throughout the week students will also be reviewing multiplication via equal groups and arrays.

Homework for Week 32

Monday	Worksheet--Arrow Method Mixed Addition and Subtraction
Tuesday	Worksheet--Choose Your Own Strategy
Wednesday	IXL - R.6 Create Line Plots
Thursday	IXL - Multiplication Tables for 2,3 and 4

Language

In language we went from using context clues to determine word

meaning to using prefixes to help us determine word meaning.  The

prefixes that we focused on last week and will continue to focus on are

re, un, dis, mis, pre, and under.

re = again, back	un = not, opposite	dis = not	mis = wrong	pre = before	under = below
replay	untie	dishonest	misprint	preschool	underwater

Writing

We are down to writing the final copies of our final opinion piece.  

Projects

The 2nd grade historians are becoming experts on their decade.  The research part of this project will be completed by Tuesday and students will be beginning to put together their project boards.  It’s been very exciting to watch teams of students researching and getting excited about their decade! The next blog will include our presentation date!

Wishing everyone a wonderful week and all the Moms, Grandmas, and

Aunts a special Mother’s Day!!  

Sincerely,

Anne Bloomfield

and

Shannon Garcia