Laurelhurst School

Second Grade Valentine Project

Each child needs to decorate a container to hold their valentines. Each container needs to be about the size of a shoebox. Please make sure there is an opening to put valentines in as well as a way to open the box to get the valentines out.

Please do not bring the box until Tuesday, February 14^th. We will have a small Valentine’s Day celebration on that day.

Please have your child bring enough valentines for everyone in the class. A class list is attached to this letter. Your child should also make a Valentine for his/her reading buddy.

This valentine project will take the place of homework the week of January 30-February 2, 2012. Enjoy!

Also, we are collecting the following for math;

-half cup measuring cups

-8 oz yogurt containers

-Quart sized yogurt containers

-Pint-sized cottage cheese containers

-Plastic cups

-Tin cans (please make sure there are no sharp edges)

-Plastic jars

Thank You,

Karrie Locke

Dear Parents,

We are starting our science unit on balance and motion this week and I think it will be a terrific learning experience as well as a lot of fun! I sent home a letter which might give you some ideas of related activities to do at home.

“Walk to Read” is going well, please help us remember to give your child a spelling list if he or she is absent on Monday. I hope every student is reading out loud and/or independently everyday for at least 20 minutes.

Math is so much fun this year! As indicated in the letter I sent home last week, we are beginning our unit on geometry. I hope you’re enjoying the math homework; I appreciate all of your positive comments.

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, I will be out of the building for Equity Training; I hope everything will go smoothly in my absence.

As many of you know, I have been assessing students in math, writing and reading. All is going well and you will find out the progress your child has made when report cards come home the week of February 6^th.

Have a terrific week,

Karrie Locke

Second Grade News Flash

There will be NO Homework and NO “Walk to Read” the week of January 30 through February 2, 2012.

Happy New Year!

      Welcome back to 2^nd grade!  I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable break.

      We are continuing our work with Personal Narratives.  Our goal is to have a finished product in a couple of weeks.  We have some wonderful parents who are going to publish our stories.  If you are interested in helping with this project, please let me know.

      In math we are concentrating on addition and subtraction facts and place value.  If your child does not have their doubles and fast tens down, this is the time to work on it.  If you need any ideas, just ask!

      In a few weeks we will begin our science unit called “Balance and Motion”. This is a fun and exciting part of our curriculum and will lead us to making robots in March. More information will follow when we get started.

     Martin Luther King Junior’s Birthday is around the corner, so I will be reading some books about him as well as having discussions about the contributions Martin Luther King made to American history. You might ask your child about him in a couple of weeks.

·      No school January 16^th

·      Late opening January 18^th

·      Passport Club Check January 26^th

^{Thank you for all of your continued support,}

^{Karrie Locke}