Weeks of March 13Th, 20Th, and 27Th

Weeks of March 13th, 20th, and 27th

Dear Families,

Spring is definitely near, although somebody needs to tell the temperature to warm up just a bit! Although we have just a couple of weeks of school before spring break, it is a busy time. Please read on:

Upcoming Events:

March 6th – No School (Staff In Service Day)

March 9th – Book Orders Due

March 13th – March 17th - Missoula Children’s Theatre

March 17th – Early Release (Second Trimester Ends)

March 23rd – March Birthday Celebration

March 30st - 31st – Early Release- Spring Conferences

March 31st- Mrs. Sayler’s Last Day & Authors’ Celebration

April 3rd - April 7th – Spring Break (No School)

April 28- Spirit Assemblies

May 29th- Memorial Day-No School

May 30th- Field Trip: Whale Museum

June 14th- Last Day of School

Assessment Packets:

Inside your child’s Monday Folder today is their assessment packet and your conference time if requested. You may find it helpful use it as a guide should you have questions about your child’s progress. Please do not hesitate to call and/or email if you have any concerns or questions.

Conferences: Unlike the Fall, Spring Conferences are scheduled only as needed, and/or as a follow up from a previous conversations. Note: Students do not need to attend this conference, and not all students will conference during this time. If you were not scheduled but would like to do so, please contact your child’s teacher.

Second Grade Learning: In anticipation of our upcoming field trip, your child will be researching and publishing their own book on Whales. Using technology and resource booksin class, they will choose three topics to write about. Their book will include the features of a non-fiction text, including a table of contents, diagrams, bibliography, and an About the Author page. You are invited to celebrate their published book at our Author’s Celebration March 31st from 9:00-10:00. Your child’s invitation was sent home last week, but if you have any questions, please let us know.

Warmly,

Monica Schmidt and Caitlyn Sayler

SPELLING LIST 22 (Week of March 13th)

Rule: Prefixes re-, pre-, mis-, under-

Added to the beginning of a base or root word, a prefix describes or changes the meaning of the word.

re- / pre- / mis- / under-
return
recycle
remove / preheat
preschool
preview / misbehave
mistake / underage
underdog

SPELLING LIST 23 (Week of March 20th)

Rule: Contractions

Add an apostrophe when two words are “squished together” to make a more casual word. The apostrophe replaces the letter (s) that are taken out. Example: do not => don’t

‘ll / n’t / ‘s / ‘ve
we’ll
I’ll / don’t
can’t
isn’t
shouldn’t / it’s
that’s / you’ve
I’ve

SPELLING LIST 24(Week of March 27th)

Rule: Vowel digraphs /oo/ -ew, -ui

-ew / -ui / Sight Words
crew
grew
threw / bruise
pursuit
recruit / them
then
think
this