Week of April 30th

Mrs.Oparaji’s Team

April 30^th-May 4th

BOX TOPS!!!!! WE are in need of them- ask friends and family members~!!!

toparaji@iwcs.k12.va.us

Reading: SOLs:

 2.12-Write stories, letters, and simple explanation:

Argument & Opinion writing

Reading

Non-fiction & Fiction reading

2.9-read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction text

Some friends are not completing their reading assignment on a nightly basis It will be logged the same as last year, and the expectation is that students read 30 minutes. Also, please have them log in two steps and place your signature beside it. On a daily basis, we should have 4 steps. The time may be broken into intervals. PLEASE SIGN READING LOGS NIGHTLY

WE are working on our last research lab, JOBS

Math: 2.3 Fractions fractions(IXL is great for  the upcoming skills. If you do not have your child’s password, please let me know and I will get it to you. Please continue to have your child work on ST Math at home.

Science: plant life cycle, plant resources

Homework

Do your know your power goal?

If you are not up to date on ST MATH, you need to complete at least 30 minutes daily at home. Thank you

Monday: 2 steps ; math sheet

Tuesday: 2 steps;

Wednesday: 2 steps- no school

Thursday:  2 steps- field trip

Friday: 2 steps daily

Important Dates:…

May 2                          Teacher Workday ~ No school for students

May 3                          Farm Day Field Trip for 2^nd graders

May 4                          Fancy-Schmancy dress up day

                                    Wear your dressy clothes

May 8-11                     Water Safety classes for Oparaji

May 25                        Flag-Waiving Day

                                    Wear red-white & blue

May 28                        Memorial Day ~ no school

YMCA Swim Field Trip

    Our class will be going to the YMCA for swimming lessons next week from the 8^th-11..  We will be leaving school at about 12:30 and returning around 2:30.  Parents are welcome to meet us at the Smithfield YMCA to watch their child’s swimming lessons. The kids will need a clean towel and a bathing suit every day. The YMCA DOES NOT provide towels.  It would be very helpful if you sent your child dressed with their bathing suit under their clothes this week.  We need plastic bags to place their wet clothes in.  Your child will need one every day so they can put their wet bathing suit in it.

    Also, I still need volunteers to send in a snack for after swimming.  The previous teachers said that the kids are exhausted and hungry when they return to school.  Please let me know if you can send a snack any day from Tuesday-Friday.  The kids will be hungry after all that swimming.  J Thanks so much! 

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR CHILD CANNOT GO IF YOU DON’T SEND BACK A SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP.  

Farm Day Field Trip

    All second graders in IWCS will go on a field trip to a working farm on May 3.  Many times in the past, it has been pretty hot on that day.  I recommend that you put sunscreen on your child before they come to school that day.  We will visit different stations on the farm and then we usually have a picnic lunch there.

    I will need chaperones for this field trip. So far, Mrs. VanDyke, Mrs. Bosmans, Mrs. Dillon have volunteered to chaperone. I could use a couple more if possible.  Due to the grounds not leveled. I will not be traveling to the different stations but will be in a central location with my cell phone if any chaperone should need it. (I will give have that information on the chaperone list).

Thanks so much for all of your help this year!!!! You are truly rock stars like my students.