Welcome to the Last Full Week of Second Grade

Wow! Thanks for coming out this morning to view your child's Electronic Portfolio. It was a terrific way of celebrating many great accomplishments that have happened this year for your child in second grade. It was such a pleasure watching the students proudly show samples of work from all areas of the curriculum and school life.

If you were unable to attend, please be in contact with me if you would like to schedule a time to view your child's portfolio here at school.

This week marks the last full week of second grade for the students. I thank you for your partnership in educating your children - and what a fantastic class this has been to teach. They have grown in so many ways - academically, socially, emotionally, as well as physically. I am so proud of them.

This week we are finishing off the last social studies and math units, as well as preparing ourselves for summer reading,  reviewing math, writing reflections, and sharing facts about what we learned about South America. We are also doing some fun Readers' Theater and writing letters to the new second graders coming up. The students will also be making a special end of year project that they will be able to take home and cherish in years to come.

May 30 we will have a special ice-cream treat at 1pm to mark the end of another great year. On Friday, May 31, it is noon dismissal and a morning of fun and laughter.

I want to thank Kristin L. and Gina W. for the great job they have done being our Room Parents this year. You made my job easier and thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thanks also goes out to the many parents who have helped out this year.

Next Tuesday, I will be sending home a Summer Packet, full of some ideas for review over the summer. Please practice the math facts (for all operations), the partial-sums addition and trade-first subtraction methods in math, and give your children plenty opportunities to read and write.

Warmest wishes - Ms. O'Mullane