IXL
Hello there....thank you to everyone who came to Back to School Night.  A couple things about IXL...every student that signs in at home and does IXL will receive a coupon and the student that does IXL for the most amount of time each week will earn two coupons.  A parent suggested that I let you know what math skills we are working on in class that could be reinforced through IXL and I think that's a great idea.  I will do my best to put the IXL standards that match what we've been doing in class on the blog each week.  You can practice these or work on what you'd like...just make sure it's second or third grade :)
Let me know if you have any questions.

This week we've been reviewing the following concepts...
A.3-Counting Patterns up to 100
P.3- Count Money up to $1
Q.4-Match Clocks and Times

Pirate Day for second graders is coming!  A note will go home in Friday Folders tomorrow, but make sure to come dressed like a pirate next Friday to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day!  There's no need to go out and buy a costume...just get creative! :)

Reading Homework
A lot of the kiddos have been asking about reading homework.  It would usually begin next week (the week after we start doing homework) but I have decided to push it back another week.  This will give us more time to get used to the routine of homework in second grade and also to talk about it at Back to School Night on the 11th.

So beginning on Monday, September 17th I will send home a book along with the homework packet.  The book will need to be returned each day with the reading log filled out and signed.  The paper pages of homework will still continue to be returned all at once on Friday.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Oops
In the note that went home Friday I made a mistake on the Back to School Night date (I forgot to change it from last year's date).  It has been correct on every other paper and is correct on the September calendar on the website.  It is Tuesday, September 11th at 6:00 :)  Thanks! I hope you had a great three day weekend!

On another note, homework is going home for the first time today.  It is all due on Friday.  Please carefully read the orange note attached to the front.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Calendar Update

I updated the September calendar and added Pirate Day.  This is a celebration in second grade on September 14th.  Students come to school dressed as pirates.  More details to follow.
September

Great Start
We are off to a great start! Thank you so much for sending in supplies right away. Please continue to send in any paperwork that I sent home. I know one of them says to bring it with you at Back to School night, you can send it sooner if you'd like :)

The class supply fee is $40 please send that in as soon as possible. Email me or send in a note if there is a difficulty with this or if you'd like to pay portions at a time.

Welcome!

I hope you've enjoyed your summer. Thank you so much for taking the time to come check out our class blog.  I will use this a lot throughout the year to post announcements, reminders, pictures and updates of what we've been up to in class.

I look forward to meeting and seeing all of you at the Ice Cream Social on Thursday or on the first day of school.  Please bring supplies and class fees with you on the first day if possible as well as the specific supplies I'm requesting for my class. (Supplies are posted below).  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 For now I thought you may like to know a little bit about me...

  You may email me at bfredrickson@washoeschools.net if you have any questions.  Ta-ta for now :)