We were the FIRST class to play on our new playground equipment!

Number sense!  Students cut out numbers 1-100 and had to use different strategies to put them back in order!

Somewhere over the rainbow…

Mrs. Saxon’s Class 2017-2018

We had a GREAT first 2 days of 2nd grade!  I enjoyed getting to know the students through various activities and games as well as going over rituals and routines for the school year.  Next week, we will officially begin our academic schedule so be on the look-out for Math homework as well as Reading Logs.

Thank you for sharing your children with me!  They are WONDERFUL!

Looking forward to making the 2017-2018 school year the best YET!  Have a great weekend!

Reminders:

• Turn in pages 64, 65, and 66 of the student code of conduct
• If you are missing any paperwork, I sent it home on the “Return to School” side of the red communication folder
• Turn in brown “All about me Bag” by Monday
• August 18th:  Volunteer Welcome Breakfast
• August 25:  Summer Reading Celebration
• August 31:  PTAO meeting for Room Parents

Have a great weekend!

Thank you so much for coming to school today for Meet the Teacher!  I am SO pumped for the 2017-2018 school year!  Here are a few gentle reminders for parents and students:

• Please SIGN and return page 64, 65, and 66 (the last 3 pages) of the student code of conduct.  The booklets can be found on the “Return to school” side of your child’s red communication folder.  You would make me the HAPPIEST teacher in the world if these were turned in by tomorrow or Friday.  🙂
• Remind your child to go straight to the Art Room in the morning.  I will pick them up at 8:10.
• Students need to bring a healthy snack EVERY DAY to school.
• If your student read ANY books over summer and are confident in their ability to take an A.R. test on them, please have them write the titles on a sheet of paper so they can earn their AR points at school!

Looking forward to a great first day!

What a year!   You are such a talented, respectful group of students – collectively and individually.  I have LOVED being your teacher!  I know you will continue to read, write, and solve problems every day, because you have internalized the value of learning.  I expect to continue hearing GREAT things about all 17 of you in the future.  Have a fun summer!  I’m already looking forward to seeing your smiling faces return to R.B Hunt in August!  It will be here before we know it!  Love you all!

What at great celebration today! Thank you parents for all your help!

WOO HOO!  Our class WON the box top challenge for the entire school!  Students have earned a special treat Monday afternoon before the Mega Party!  Thank you parents for sending in so many box tops!  YOU ROCK!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   continued class novel Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm, wrapped up Wordly-wise vocab, noting details

Writing:  letter to incoming 2nd grade students

Math:  Multiplication strategies

Science:  Force and motion

Students of the week:

Saylor and Belle

Upcoming Events/Important Info

Important info regarding Mega Party:

This is just a quick note with some guidelines for this year’s MEGA Party, coming up on Monday, May 22nd (with a rain date of Tuesday, May 23rd).

First and foremost, we need volunteers!  Parents, guardians, and any building-access-approved relative (we’re not picky!), please click this link to sign up to help out, either serving snow cones or monitoring a bounce house: http://signup.com/go/MATBlOj

– When students arrive for their time slot, they should remove their shoes when they enter Coach Durr field.  Shoes can be left at the fence.  We are highly (highly highly – did I mention highly?) encouraging students to WEAR SOCKS!  The bounce houses can get hot, and socks will prevent little feet from being scorched.

Also, if you have extra socks your child could bring in to offer to someone else who might have forgotten, it would be greatly appreciated!  

– All students must remove eyeglasses, jewelry, and any hard or sharp objects before coming out to the field.  If a student can’t see to walk out to the field without eyeglasses, they can wear them out to the field, but they need to be removed and handed to a teacher or parent volunteer before entering a bounce house.  If a student absolutely cannot see well enough to bounce without eyeglasses, I am sure we can make an exception, but no guarantees that the eyeglasses will come out of the bounce houses in one piece.  Sport eyeglasses that will stay on a child’s head via strap are okay.

– We will again have some non-bounce activities .. “shooting stars” basketball and tee-ball  so if kids can’t bounce for whatever reason, there will be something they can do.

– All students must empty their pockets before coming out to the field. Otherwise, stuff LIKE FIDGET SPINNERS will invariably end up LOST ?  .  Especially no pencils, pens, or again, anything remotely sharp!   These are bad for anything inflatable.

– Absolutely NO flips, wrestling, or other forms of “rough housing” are allowed in the bounce houses.

– There will be snow cones out at the field for kids.  One snow cone per student.

– Parents/guardians should apply sunblock to their kids before they get to school.

– The schedule:

8:40-9:30 Kindergarten

9:40-10:30- 3^rd grade

10:40-11:30- 5^th grade

11:40- 12:30- 4^th grade

12:40-1:30- 1^st grade

1:40-2:30- 2^nd grade

– If it rains on Monday, tell your kids not to panic!  The party will then happen on the following day (Tuesday).  Hopefully if it rains this year, knowing this in advance will avoid any tears.

– Teachers can bounce too!!

– Song requests (new this year!): http://bit.ly/MP2017Song – Parents should fill out this form on behalf of their child, and all requests WILL be vetted for appropriateness!

Email, or text me with any questions you might have (my info is below.. parents are welcome to as well) and I’ll do my best to answer them.

Thank you!

Pete Clark

email: [email protected]

text: 904.540.4649

5/22:  Book/Beach Towel Day!  We will be spending time reading in and out of class on Monday, May 22nd.  Students are allowed to bring in (with your permission) books from home.  Please also allow them to bring in a beach towel as we will be outside reading!

5/22:  Box Top Winner Treat at 1:15 and Mega Party – 1:40 – 2:30

5/23:  Game Day!  Students are allowed to bring in board games to school!  Please do not send any electronic devices.  🙂

5/23:  A.R. Celebration – Ice cream sundaes for those who met their goal!

5/24:  Movie Day – Students are allowed to bring in any Rated G movie.  IT MUST BE RATED G!  🙂  Class will vote on which movie to watch.

5/24:  Last day of school, Report Cards sent home

Families,

  Just a reminder that our class celebration is tomorrow.  If you plan to join us, please meet in our classroom at 11:30 for superlatives.  Afterward, we will head out to the picnic tables outside to have lunch.  Students will not need to bring a lunch from home.  

Thank you!

Mrs. Saxon

SWIM WEEK FUN!  Students had a BLAST learning water safety and swimming at Calhoun Center this week.  Thanks so much to Coach Z for all the thoughtful planning to make this outreach a success for our school!

Congratulations to Gaby, Emi, Ennis, and Caenan for making it into the MILLION WORD Club! 

READERS ARE LEADERS!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   began class novel Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm

Writing:  2nd grade memory book

Math:  STAR Math, fluency tests

Students of the week:

Caenan and Brooke

5/19:  Class party – 11:00-12:30.

5/19:  Variety Show- GRADES 3 – 5 (We will be part of the audience!)

5/22:  Book/Beach Towel Day!  

5/22:  Mega Party – 1:40 – 2:30

5/23:  Game Day!

5/23:  A.R. Celebration – Ice cream sundaes for those who met their goal!

5/24:  Movie Day, last day of school, Report Cards sent home

FLASHBACK FRI-YAY!

Thank you so much for making me feel SO loved during teacher appreciation week!  WHOA!  I was overwhelmed by your generosity and kindness.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:   began class novel How to eat fried worms by Thomas Rockwell, sequencing, and reading non-fiction

Writing:  “Special” writing project

Math:  3rd grade prep

Social Studies:  Economics

Students of the week:

Nolan and Honora

5/8-5/11:  Swimming Days

5/11:  Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

5/12:  ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE!!  $5 for class party due

5/12:  Islander Music Concert

5/19:  Class party – 11:00-12:30.

5/19:  Variety Show- GRADES 3 – 5 (We will be part of the audience!)

5/22:  Book/Beach Towel Day!   Mega Party – 1:40 – 2:30

5/23:  Game Day!

5/24:  Movie Day, last day of school, Report Cards sent home

• Reminders:
  
• Last homework packet will be going home next week.  Please encourage your child to read nightly to reach their individualized A.R. goal for this quarter.
• On May 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th our class will be having swim lessons.  The lessons will be from 11:00-12:00 at the Solomon Calhoun Pool.  Please read the following information: 

-Please send your child to school with their bathing suit ON, with clothing over-top.  (We will have resource before leaving.)

-Be sure your child has a change of clothes in a bag (for after the lessons).  Include undergarments, socks, a brush, whatever your child may need

– Send a towel with your child

– Apply sunscreen prior to school

-*STUDENTS MAY BRING GOGGLES IF THEIR EYES ARE SENSITIVE TO CHLORINE*

– We will be having lunch back at school, in cafeteria.

• Thank you to our amazing parent volunteers this year!  Whether you have helped in the classroom or with PTAO, PLEASE plan on attending the volunteer appreciation breakfast!  More info below!

Students wearing their broccoli necklaces after reading “How to be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days”.  We had 4 students officially wear it for 24 hours.  I heard some hysterical stories involving dogs eating their necklace or their parents having them wrap the broccoli in tin foil while they slept!  HA!

This book had a great moral for students! Perfection is SO boring!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  review, began class novel How to be a Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes, watched the original and updated Charlotte’s Web movies to do a triple comparison!

Writing:  wrote thank you letters to Amphitheater for new water bottles and water fountains, poems for poem-in-your-pocket day

Math:  review

Social Studies:  Economics

Students of the week:

Nolan and Honora

5/2:  Swim Field trip forms DUE.  If you need support financially or don’t plan to have your child attend, please let me know ASAP so I can make arrangements. 

5/8-5/11:  Swimming Days

5/11:  Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

5/12:  ALL LIBRARY BOOKS DUE!!

5/19:  *DATE CHANGE!*  Class party – 11:00-12:30.

5/19:  Variety Show- GRADES 3 – 5 (We will be part of the audience!)

5/22:  Book/Beach Towel Day!

5/23:  Game Day!

5/24:  Movie Day, last day of school, Report Cards sent home

• Reminders:
  
• No homework next week!  Students have worked incredibly hard this week and have earned a well deserved break!  As always, reading is non-negotiable!  🙂
  
• DE results will go home next week! 
• On May 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th our class will be having swim lessons.  The lessons will be from 11:00-12:00 at the Solomon Calhoun Pool.  Please read the following information: 

-Please send your child to school with their bathing suit ON, with clothing over-top.  (We will have resource before leaving.)

-Be sure your child has a change of clothes in a bag (for after the lessons).  Include undergarments, socks, a brush, whatever your child may need

– Send a towel with your child

– Apply sunscreen prior to school

– We will be having lunch back at school, in cafeteria.

Lighthouse Field Trip!

We couldn’t have asked for a prettier day to go!

What LEARNING and GROWING went on in room 217 this week:

Academics

ELA:  words ending in -sion and -tion, reviewed antonyms and synonyms, began class novel Charolette’s Web by E.B. White

Writing:  Re-visiting our writing community and previous work

Math:  Balanced Equations (SO much fun!), and adding/subtracting with money

Science:  Earth Day

Students of the week:

Liam and Gaby

4/24:  Interims sent home

4/26:  D.E. Reading Test

4/28:  D.E. Math Test, scholastic orders due

4/28:  Swim Field trip forms DUE.  If you need support financially or don’t plan to have your child attend, please let me know ASAP so I can make arrangements. 

5/8-5/11:  Swimming Days

5/11:  Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast

5/17:  Class Party:  Time – TBA

5/19:  Variety Show- GRADES 3 – 5 (We will be part of the audience!)

5/22:  Book/Beach Towel Day!

5/23:  Game Day!

5/24:  Movie Day, last day of school, Report Cards sent home

• Reminders:
  
• On Wednesday and Friday of next week our class will take the Discovery Education test in Reading and Math.  Students are prepared and ready to SHOW what they KNOW.  My request from you is to ensure your child gets a good night sleep the night before, eat a healthy breakfast the morning of, and come to school ON TIME.  Thank you for your continued support in helping your child reach their highest potential!
  
• On May 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th our class will be having swim lessons.  The lessons will be from 11:00-12:00 at the Solomon Calhoun Pool.  Please read the following information: 

-Please send your child to school with their bathing suit ON, with clothing over-top.  (We will have resource before leaving.)

-Be sure your child has a change of clothes in a bag (for after the lessons).  Include undergarments, socks, a brush, whatever your child may need

– Send a towel with your child

– Apply sunscreen prior to school

– We will be having lunch back at school, in cafeteria.