The Toucan Squawk, Feb. 27 - Mar. 2

Hello families!  I hope you all have been doing well.  Wow, what a busy past couple of weeks!  With preparing for this week- Dr. Seuss Week!- and preparing new learning centers, it seems I have neglected our class blog.  The students have been busy putting together Dr. Seuss crafts, a couple of which caused quite a mess in our room.  It seems the students' Thing 1 and Thing 2 had a lot of fun making a mess in our room last night, so the students were busy scavenging.  We later cleaned everything up, and then moved on with the rest of our day.  Below are a couple of photos of the mess.

 

 

Tomorrow and Friday, we'll be completing some more Dr. Seuss-related crafts, activities, and file folder centers.  The students will also have the chance to read a loud to the rest of the class.  It should be a fun couple of days!

Students have finished their unit on money, and have moved on to rounding to the nearest 10 and 100.  We'll be working on graphs and tally charts next. 

Spring Break will be here before we know it.  My plan for while the students are on break is to complete the Morning Work packet they would have received for that week.  This is, as usual, optional.  However, for the students who do complete it and return it no later than Tuesday, March 27 will receive two extra nickels for their best effort and commitment.

Please continue to send in payments to order a yearbook.  We currently only have 156 orders- 144 still available.  Monday the 5th is the last day to order and pay.

Prior to Spring Break, I'll be sending students to the Lost and Found box to look through to find any jackets, sweaters, backpacks, lunch boxes, or other items which may belong to them.  This can also be done on their own prior to school starting- the box is loacted in the entrance to the cafeteria.  Any items not claimed by spring break will be donated to a local charity.

I'll be sending home info for Spring pictures!  They're coming up soon.

News
March 16                         1/2 day, Teacher in-service
March 19 - 23                 Spring Break

Birthdays

Mar. 25 Ana

Mar. 29 Donté

Elizabeth Townsend
Second Grade
Pueblo del Sol Elementary School
elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us

The Toucan Squawk, Feb. 13 - Feb. 16

Hello families!  Yesterday's card exchange and snack sharing was fantastic!  The students completed Valentine-related activities, and then exchanged their cards and had snacks in the afternoon.  Thank you to those of you who donated items to help us celebrate.

The SVPS superintendent is asking parents to complete a survey regarding the district and PDS.  The link and login information is below.  Please take the time to complete this survey, as it will give us more insight how to better help PDS families and the studnets of Sierra Vista Public Schools.  The survey will be available until Friday, February 24th.

Parent Survey-  http://kwiksurveys.com?u=pdsparent
Password:  parent

Yearbook Orders-  The last day to order yearbooks is March 5th.

 

 

News

Feb. 17 and 20                            President's Day Holiday, no school

Birthdays

Mar. 25 Ana

Mar. 29 Donté

Elizabeth Townsend

elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us

Second Grade

PDS

The Toucan Squawk, Feb. 6 - 10

Hello families! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. I wanted to clarify something in regards to conferences before I move on to the news. I sent home the progress reports and STAR reports with students who I'm not meeting with, and keeping the reports of those I am meeting with. I am meeting with families I have academic and behavior concerns, as teachers have been alloted only the afternoon of Friday the 10th.  However, if I have not spoken with you regarding having a conference- and you feel there is a need- please don't hesitate to contact me. We can meet in person, or discuss the issue(s) over the phone or email.

Glitteracy is coming up on Friday morning. This event is hosted by Mrs. Wilkinson, the Title One teacher, to promote the importance of literacy with fun activities. The paper I sent home earlier this in regards to Glitteracy stated we will be switching with the other 2nd grade classes. We won't be doing that this year, and will create the crafts and have our read aloud in our classroom.

I have also sent home donation requests with several of the students. As with the 100th Day and our Holiday celebration, I only sent requests home with a few of the students. Please have these donations to the classroom by Friday.

The students have been completing money unit in math. They will be taking an assessment on the two units next Monday (since Friday is a 1/2 day). On Tuesday we'll start a unit on rounding to the nearest 10. In reading, the students are reading a play called "The Bremen Town Musicians". We read it as a class today, but by next Monday the plan is to have the students read it to the rest of the class as a play. The students have also started their unit on the American Revolutionary War, which has been a great finish to their unit on George Washington. They will also be making crafts of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Yearbook Orders

The last day to order yearbooks is March 5th.

News

Feb. 10th                Glitteracy

Feb. 10th                1/2 day, early release at 11:45, Parent/Teacher conferences

Feb. 14th                Valentine's Day

Feb. 17th                No school, holiday

Feb. 20th               Presiden'ts Day, no school

Birthdays

Feb. 3rd                 Jewel

Feb. 9th                 Nathan

Mar. 25                  Ana

Mar. 29                  Donté

Have a great week!

Elizabeth Townsend

elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us

Second Grade

PDS

 

The Toucan Squawk, Jan. 31 - Feb. 3

Hello families! I hope everyone has enjoyed their week. The students are currently working on lessons about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We are finishing the Washington unit by reading a book about the Revolutionary War from the Magic Tree House series. Once we finish this unit, we will finish up the Lincoln unit with another book from the Magic Tree House series about the American Civil War. We are also working, and soon-to-be-finished with our unit on money. Next up, will be a really neat unit about graphing. We will be covering the various types of graphing, including bar and pie. It should prove to be a neat one. The students are also working on projects to decorate the classroom for President's Day and Valentine's Day.

On February 10th is the Title One sponsered day Glitteracy. It is a half-day, so we have the morning until 10:30 to complete projects in the classroom. If you are able to come assist the students with putting together their projects, please feel free to contact Mrs. Wilkinson (the Title One teacher).

On February 14th, we will have our Valentine's Day card exchange. I'll be sending home a request with some of the students tomorrow for donations for that day. I'll also be sending home a list of the students' names.

News
Feb. 10th Half day, early release at 11:45
Feb. 17th School holiday, no school
Feb. 20th President's Day, no school

Birthdays
Feb. 3rd Jewel
Feb. 9th Nathan


Have a great week!

Elizabeth Townsend
elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us
Second Grade
PDS