The Toucan Squawk, Apr. 7 - 11

Hello families...I hope everyone has had a wonderful week!  We finished testing today...YAY!!!  We'll celebrate tomorrow with a snack...shhhh!  :-)  We'll be continuing our new writing project, a problem and solution story.  We started on the organizer today, and will continue through next week.  We will also begin a Problem Based Learning project about creating a zoo.  Mrs. Sullins found the idea on Beyond Textbooks- where we gather some of our curriculum materials for lessons- and she created a schedule to introduce the projects.  We'll be integrating math, science, and writing within several of the various projects.  It's sure to be a fun set of projects that will take the kiddos through May to complete.  For math, we'll begin working on arrays.  This is a useful strategy for comprehending multiplication.         


News

Apr. 25             Progress Reports


Birthdays

Apr. 6               Azia
Apr. 13             Emilia




Thank you for all you do!



Elizabeth Townsend
PDS
Second Grade
Elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us
515-2970

Testing Week!

Hello families! The students are taking their Stanford 10 test this week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! The students have prepared for this test the whole school year, and I know they are ready for it. To prepare for the next three days, please remember the following:

1. Schedule all doctor's appointments after testing has been completed. Once a test has been started, the students cannot go back to that test they missed. This is a state mandate, not by the school or the district.
2. If you think your student is sick, keep them home. This is obviously not something we teachers like to mention, but again- if a student starts on a test, and then ends up leaving during the day- they cannot continue that test.
3. Make sure your student gets plenty of sleep the night before each testing day. A tired mind cannot function while trying to pay attention to something as important as this test.
4. The same goes for a full tummy. Please make sure your student has a healthy and full breakfast the morning of the test. I'll have the chance to give the students a snack prior to starting, but the morning should get off to a good start by having a great breakfast.

I'll be giving homework this week, just not the full amount.  Students will receive a reading log and lined paper to practice their spelling words for Friday's test.



Thank you for all you do!


Elizabeth Townsend
PDS
Second Grade
515-2970
elizabeth.townsend@svps.k12.az.us