Greetings,
Welcome to 2nd grade! I am so excited for the new year to begin. This blog will act as our bi-weekly newsletter. I will update this site every other week. I would like to share a few things with you about our first week of school.
The most important thing for the first week of school is that I know how your child will get to and from school every day. If you have any type of change in your child's transportation you must call the office or send a note. Please note that car line is not the same as parent pick up. Car line is when you drive through the car pick up line with a car tag. Parent pick up is when you park, and walk into the building to get your child. Sometimes this can be confusing.
During the first week of school we will focus mostly on classroom rules and routines. We will practice what SOAR behavior looks like and discuss what is expected at school. When students become active listeners they become active learners. Becoming an active listener will be our main focus this year. This year I will also be very focused on students following the rules first time around. The first week of school is also a week of getting to know one another. We will do a lot of team building activities that will teach students to trust and work together.
Students may bring in a healthy snack each day. We will have snack late in the afternoon. Students may also keep a water bottle at school. Please send in water bottles that have spill proof lids. Water bottles may be kept at student's seats if they have spill proof lids only.
Students will be taking chrome books home this year and it is the responsibility of the student to charge them each night at home. We will be using them on a daily basis at school. We have not been given the exact date on when chrome books will be passed out to students at this point. I will let you know once I am informed.
Please feel free to email me with any questions that you may have about the first week of school. aimeenoskowiak@nixaschools.net
I hope you are having a wonderful summer,
Ms. Noskowiak
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
May 8th, 2017
Greetings,
The countdown is on. We are down to 9 days of school. Chromebooks were turned in today and library books will no longer be checked out. We are finishing up some testing in Math. I will be sending DRA and SRI scores to you through Seesaw. The DRA is our reading score and the SRI is the vocabulary/comprehension assessment. Report cards will go home with students on the last day of school.
We are having field day on this Friday. Students should wear comfortable clothes with tennis shoes. They may bring a water bottle as well. Parents are more than welcome to come help volunteer. It is an all day event and we will start first thing in the morning.
We had a fun game of kickball today to represent the letter K. Tomorrow we will do activities around the letter L and the word lightening. We will have one fun activity a day until the last day of school with the letters of the alphabet.
Students had a fun time preparing a google slide show with their research projects. We watched them in class today.
The countdown is on. We are down to 9 days of school. Chromebooks were turned in today and library books will no longer be checked out. We are finishing up some testing in Math. I will be sending DRA and SRI scores to you through Seesaw. The DRA is our reading score and the SRI is the vocabulary/comprehension assessment. Report cards will go home with students on the last day of school.
We are having field day on this Friday. Students should wear comfortable clothes with tennis shoes. They may bring a water bottle as well. Parents are more than welcome to come help volunteer. It is an all day event and we will start first thing in the morning.
We had a fun game of kickball today to represent the letter K. Tomorrow we will do activities around the letter L and the word lightening. We will have one fun activity a day until the last day of school with the letters of the alphabet.
Students had a fun time preparing a google slide show with their research projects. We watched them in class today.
Important Dates
5/12 Field Day
5/19 1/2 Day of School--dismiss @ 12:40--Last day of school
5/30 to 6/23 Summer School
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
April 25th, 2017
Greetings,
We are down to less than 4 weeks of school. I can hardly believe how fast this year has went by. Our last day of school is scheduled for May 18th. We will be asking students to turn in their library books and chromebooks by May 5th. Students will need to turn in their charger with their
chromebooks.
Please try to have your child at school every day over the next two weeks for testing. We will complete our end of year DRA and SRI testing. Students that have earned every blue ribbon in Study Island for math and reading will earn a blue ribbon the last week of school. Several students have already accomplished this goal. Students may work on their Study Island ribbons at home in the evenings. Be sure to ask your child about his/her progress with their ribbons. They can show you what they have earned so far on their chrome books.
Summer School will be May 30-June 23 at Mathews. You can find more information and the registration can be found here: http://www.
We have some special ABC days scheduled for the remainder of the year. Each day we will do a special activity with a letter in the alphabet. For example; B-bubble day, C-chalk day. This week we will have bubble day on Tuesday and chalk day on Wednesday.
I want to thank all of the parents who joined us on the field trip last week to Smallin Cave. We got a little wet, but we still had a good time. We learned some interesting facts about the Osage Indians and the Civil War. I hope you enjoyed the photos that were sent to you through Seesaw.
I will not be making behavior charts for our red folders for the remainder of the year. If there is an issue with a student, I will contact parents through email. Due to being a paper free school we have not used our red folders much this year and we will probably not need them to much for the rest of the year as well. So no worries if you do not see a red folder sent home.
We will have the mile run in P.E. on Wednesday of this week. Please be sure that students wear tennis shoes.
We are down to less than 4 weeks of school. I can hardly believe how fast this year has went by. Our last day of school is scheduled for May 18th. We will be asking students to turn in their library books and chromebooks by May 5th. Students will need to turn in their charger with their
chromebooks.
Please try to have your child at school every day over the next two weeks for testing. We will complete our end of year DRA and SRI testing. Students that have earned every blue ribbon in Study Island for math and reading will earn a blue ribbon the last week of school. Several students have already accomplished this goal. Students may work on their Study Island ribbons at home in the evenings. Be sure to ask your child about his/her progress with their ribbons. They can show you what they have earned so far on their chrome books.
Summer School will be May 30-June 23 at Mathews. You can find more information and the registration can be found here: http://www.
We have some special ABC days scheduled for the remainder of the year. Each day we will do a special activity with a letter in the alphabet. For example; B-bubble day, C-chalk day. This week we will have bubble day on Tuesday and chalk day on Wednesday.
I want to thank all of the parents who joined us on the field trip last week to Smallin Cave. We got a little wet, but we still had a good time. We learned some interesting facts about the Osage Indians and the Civil War. I hope you enjoyed the photos that were sent to you through Seesaw.
I will not be making behavior charts for our red folders for the remainder of the year. If there is an issue with a student, I will contact parents through email. Due to being a paper free school we have not used our red folders much this year and we will probably not need them to much for the rest of the year as well. So no worries if you do not see a red folder sent home.
We will have the mile run in P.E. on Wednesday of this week. Please be sure that students wear tennis shoes.
Important Dates
4/20 2nd Grade field trip to Smallin Cave
4/24 to 4-28 MAP testing for grades 3-4
4/24 SOARing Assembly
5/12 Field Day
5/19 1/2 Day of School--dismiss @ 12:40--Last day of school
5/19 1/2 Day of School--dismiss @ 12:40--Last day of school
5/30 to 6/23 Summer School
Monday, April 3, 2017
April 3rd
Greetings, we are off to a great week. We are learning about soil erosion this week. We will be doing some experimentation with different types of soil throughout the week. Our 2nd grade program went really well! Everyone did such a nice job! We also had a really good time at our Parent Palooza. Thanks to everyone who came out. Don't forget to turn in your Spring picture money and photos that you are not going to purchase by Wednesday of this week. Summer School will begin on May 30th and goes until June 23rd. You can find more information on this link. http://www.nixapublicschools.net/domain/384
We have been working on earning blue ribbons in math and ELA in Study Island. Students can work on earning blue ribbons at home using their chrome books. Students who earn a ribbon in every area will get a real blue ribbon at the end of the school year.
Robotic's Club is here.....
We are now offering robotics club to students in grades 2-6. If your child is in grades 4-6 this is the link to find out more information on tryouts. https://tinyurl.com/RoboticsTryouts
Tryout information for 2nd and 3rd grades has not been created yet. More information on that will come out in the fall.
Field Trip News- Please check your email for the permission slip and payment link
Date: April 20
Location: Smallin Cave
Background check form is located at the top of our blog. Parents must complete before attending a field trip.
Important Dates
We have been working on earning blue ribbons in math and ELA in Study Island. Students can work on earning blue ribbons at home using their chrome books. Students who earn a ribbon in every area will get a real blue ribbon at the end of the school year.
Robotic's Club is here.....
We are now offering robotics club to students in grades 2-6. If your child is in grades 4-6 this is the link to find out more information on tryouts. https://tinyurl.com/RoboticsTryouts
Tryout information for 2nd and 3rd grades has not been created yet. More information on that will come out in the fall.
Field Trip News- Please check your email for the permission slip and payment link
Date: April 20
Location: Smallin Cave
Background check form is located at the top of our blog. Parents must complete before attending a field trip.
Important Dates
4-14 No School--Good Friday
4-20 2nd Grade field trip to Smallin Cave
4-24 to 4-28 MAP testing for grades 3-4
5-12 Field Day
5-19 1/2 Day of School--dismiss @ 12:40--Last day of school
5-19 1/2 Day of School--dismiss @ 12:40--Last day of school
5-30 to 6-23 Summer School
Monday, March 27, 2017
March 27th
Greeting,
We have lots of great stuff coming up. On Tuesday of this week we will have our Spring Concert. Students should arrive in the classroom at around 6:10 p.m. The concert starts at 6:30. Students are to wear nice school clothes per Mrs. Hurn.
The Parent Palooza is Thursday night of this week. There will be classes for parents and entertainment for the kids. Please rsvp if you plan to attend.
https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1nU1VbFIkYlk_ERtUr57Ng7XWnxjdlb7nsvesvapzdgM/viewform?edit_requested=true
Field Trip Information was emailed last week. Here are the links that I sent.
>Link for field trip permission slip: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Mrs-Davis-nd-Grade-Field-Trip-/Id90b
> Link for field trip payment: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Mrs-Davis-nd-Grade-Field-Trip-Payment-/Id90T
> Here is the link for the background check or you can click on the link above on the blog page. http://www.nixapublicschools.net/Domain/271
Summer school dates have been announced. It starts on May 30th and will go through June 23 at Mathews. You can click on this link to get more information and where you can register.
http://www.nixapublicschools.net/domain/384
Important Dates
We have lots of great stuff coming up. On Tuesday of this week we will have our Spring Concert. Students should arrive in the classroom at around 6:10 p.m. The concert starts at 6:30. Students are to wear nice school clothes per Mrs. Hurn.
The Parent Palooza is Thursday night of this week. There will be classes for parents and entertainment for the kids. Please rsvp if you plan to attend.
https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1nU1VbFIkYlk_ERtUr57Ng7XWnxjdlb7nsvesvapzdgM/viewform?edit_requested=true
Field Trip Information was emailed last week. Here are the links that I sent.
>Link for field trip permission slip: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Mrs-Davis-nd-Grade-Field-Trip-/Id90b
> Link for field trip payment: https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Mrs-Davis-nd-Grade-Field-Trip-Payment-/Id90T
> Here is the link for the background check or you can click on the link above on the blog page. http://www.nixapublicschools.net/Domain/271
Summer school dates have been announced. It starts on May 30th and will go through June 23 at Mathews. You can click on this link to get more information and where you can register.
http://www.nixapublicschools.net/domain/384
Important Dates
3/28 Courage SOARing Assembly 8:30 a.m.
3/28 2nd Grade Music Concert 6:30 p.m. (Be at school by 6:10)
3/30 Parent Palooza 4:30-6:30 p.m.
331 Money for Move-a-Thon due
4/14 No School - It's Good Friday
4/14 No School - It's Good Friday
4/20 2nd Grade field trip to Smallin Cave
5/12 Field Day
5/19 1/2 Day of School - Out early 12:40
5/19 1/2 Day of School - Out early 12:40
5/30 to 6/23 Summer School
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
February 28th, 2017
Greetings,
We had a very nice turn out for Open House tonight. Our doors will also be open on Thursday night from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. You are invited to come see what we have been up to. Our class photo and spring pictures went really well today. You will have an opportunity to purchase individual spring pictures in a few weeks.
On March 7th students are invited to dress up as their favorite character in a book. We will be doing some fun Dr. Seuss activities on March 6th and 7th.
We had a lot of fun doing our presidential research papers. Students spent a lot of time using different resources to gather facts and then they put those facts into an informational paper. When we finished the papers, students made a facejack video presentation about their president.
We will be having our 2nd grade Spring Concert on March 28th. We are still in need of a few kitchen appliances for our performance. We could use some wooden spoons, large pots and pans. Any donated items would be appreciated. Please send them to school anytime next week. We will return the items to you when we are finished using them.
Our 2nd grade field trip will be on April 20th. We will be going to Smallin Cave. More information on the exact details will come out after Spring Break.
Dates to Remember
2-28 and 3-2 Parent Teacher Conferences
2-28 Spring Pictures
3-3 No School
4-14 No School--Good Friday
We had a very nice turn out for Open House tonight. Our doors will also be open on Thursday night from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. You are invited to come see what we have been up to. Our class photo and spring pictures went really well today. You will have an opportunity to purchase individual spring pictures in a few weeks.
On March 7th students are invited to dress up as their favorite character in a book. We will be doing some fun Dr. Seuss activities on March 6th and 7th.
We had a lot of fun doing our presidential research papers. Students spent a lot of time using different resources to gather facts and then they put those facts into an informational paper. When we finished the papers, students made a facejack video presentation about their president.
We will be having our 2nd grade Spring Concert on March 28th. We are still in need of a few kitchen appliances for our performance. We could use some wooden spoons, large pots and pans. Any donated items would be appreciated. Please send them to school anytime next week. We will return the items to you when we are finished using them.
Our 2nd grade field trip will be on April 20th. We will be going to Smallin Cave. More information on the exact details will come out after Spring Break.
Dates to Remember
2-28 and 3-2 Parent Teacher Conferences
2-28 Spring Pictures
3-3 No School
3-7 MO Read-in/Dr. Seuss Day/Dress as your favorite book character
3-9 End of 3rd Quarter
3-10 No School (Teacher Workday)
3-13 to 3-17 Spring Break
3-23 Move-a-Thon
3-28 2nd Grade Music Concert
3-9 End of 3rd Quarter
3-10 No School (Teacher Workday)
3-13 to 3-17 Spring Break
3-23 Move-a-Thon
3-28 2nd Grade Music Concert
3-30 Parent Palooza
4-14 No School--Good Friday
4-20 2nd Grade field trip to Smallin Cave
5-12 Field Day
5-19 1/2 Day of School
5-19 1/2 Day of School
Thursday, February 9, 2017
February 9th, 2017
Greetings,
We have many exciting things coming our way over the next few months. This week we have been learning about rocks and their properties. We have also learned about fractions and measuring with meters and yards. Students have been creating books and doing research on their favorite president.
Weather Reminder
Per district policy we will go outside when the temperature is at 25 degrees or warmer. Please be sure to send your child in appropriate clothing.
Valentine's Day
We will have our Valentine's Day Party on February 14th. Students may bring cards to exchange with their classmates. A class list was posted on Seesaw and a paper copy was sent home earlier in the week. The PTA will be providing a special treat for students. Students are welcome to create a Valentine's Day box at home. If a student needs supplies to make one, I can send some things home with them to use.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Conferences will be available to parents on February 27th, 28th, and March 1st. These conferences are optional and will be set up at your request. I will contact parents individually If I feel I need to meet with you as well. Please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to conference. We will have an Open House on March 2nd. You will be invited to drop by to visit the classroom and look at some of our work. Feel free to drop by anytime between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Dates to Remember
We have many exciting things coming our way over the next few months. This week we have been learning about rocks and their properties. We have also learned about fractions and measuring with meters and yards. Students have been creating books and doing research on their favorite president.
Weather Reminder
Per district policy we will go outside when the temperature is at 25 degrees or warmer. Please be sure to send your child in appropriate clothing.
Valentine's Day
We will have our Valentine's Day Party on February 14th. Students may bring cards to exchange with their classmates. A class list was posted on Seesaw and a paper copy was sent home earlier in the week. The PTA will be providing a special treat for students. Students are welcome to create a Valentine's Day box at home. If a student needs supplies to make one, I can send some things home with them to use.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Conferences will be available to parents on February 27th, 28th, and March 1st. These conferences are optional and will be set up at your request. I will contact parents individually If I feel I need to meet with you as well. Please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to conference. We will have an Open House on March 2nd. You will be invited to drop by to visit the classroom and look at some of our work. Feel free to drop by anytime between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Dates to Remember
2-14 Valentines Party
2-20 No School--Presidents Day
2-24 to 3-2 Book Fair
2-28 and 3-2 Parent Teacher Conferences
2-28 Spring Pictures
3-3 No School
2-20 No School--Presidents Day
2-24 to 3-2 Book Fair
2-28 and 3-2 Parent Teacher Conferences
2-28 Spring Pictures
3-3 No School
3-7 MO Read-in/Dr. Seuss Day/Dress as your favorite book character
3-9 End of 3rd Quarter
3-10 No School (Teacher Workday)
3-13 to 3-17 Spring Break
3-23 Move-a-Thon
3-28 2nd Grade Music Concert
4-14 No School--Good Friday
3-9 End of 3rd Quarter
3-10 No School (Teacher Workday)
3-13 to 3-17 Spring Break
3-23 Move-a-Thon
3-28 2nd Grade Music Concert
4-14 No School--Good Friday
4-20 2nd Grade field trip to Smallin Cave
5-12 Field Day
5-19 1/2 Day of School
5-19 1/2 Day of School
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
January 24th, 2017
Greetings,
We had a wonderful day celebrating our 100th day of school. Students participated in 100 day activities in the morning and we learned the value of $100 this afternoon. Some students dressed up as 100 years old and they were absolutely the cutest old people on the earth.
Our Valentine's Day Party will be on February 14th. We will have a small party in our classroom. The PTA will provide a snack for the students. We will be exchanging Valentine's Day cards. I will send home a list of student names in the near future. We have 21 students in our classroom. Students may create a Valentine's Day box at home and bring it to school. If your child does not create a box I will provide a bag for them to put their cards in.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held during the last week of February. We will have an Open House on February 28th for all parents to come visit our room and see some of our work. Individual conferences will be set up at the parent's request and not required for everyone. Please contact me if you would like to conference about your child. I will be happy to set up a conference during this time.
We will be starting a Math Club on January 30th for interested students. I sent out the registration form through Seesaw. Students may attend any of the three days that it is offered.
We had a wonderful day celebrating our 100th day of school. Students participated in 100 day activities in the morning and we learned the value of $100 this afternoon. Some students dressed up as 100 years old and they were absolutely the cutest old people on the earth.
Our Valentine's Day Party will be on February 14th. We will have a small party in our classroom. The PTA will provide a snack for the students. We will be exchanging Valentine's Day cards. I will send home a list of student names in the near future. We have 21 students in our classroom. Students may create a Valentine's Day box at home and bring it to school. If your child does not create a box I will provide a bag for them to put their cards in.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held during the last week of February. We will have an Open House on February 28th for all parents to come visit our room and see some of our work. Individual conferences will be set up at the parent's request and not required for everyone. Please contact me if you would like to conference about your child. I will be happy to set up a conference during this time.
We will be starting a Math Club on January 30th for interested students. I sent out the registration form through Seesaw. Students may attend any of the three days that it is offered.
Important Dates
1-24 100th Day of School
1-31 Integrity SOARing Assembly
2-1 Godfathers Night
2-14 Valentines Party--will be in our rooms this year
2-20 No School--Presidents Day
2-24 to 3-2 Book Fair
2-28 and 3-2 Parent Teacher Conferences (Only for those that are requested.)
2-28 Spring Pictures
3-3 No School
3-9 End of 3rd Quarter
3-10 No School - This is a Teacher Workday
3-13 to 3-17 Spring Break
3-23 Move-a-Thon
3-28 2nd Grade Music Concert
4-14 No School--Good Friday
5-19 1/2 Day of School--early release 12:40--Last day of school
1-31 Integrity SOARing Assembly
2-1 Godfathers Night
2-14 Valentines Party--will be in our rooms this year
2-20 No School--Presidents Day
2-24 to 3-2 Book Fair
2-28 and 3-2 Parent Teacher Conferences (Only for those that are requested.)
2-28 Spring Pictures
3-3 No School
3-9 End of 3rd Quarter
3-10 No School - This is a Teacher Workday
3-13 to 3-17 Spring Break
3-23 Move-a-Thon
3-28 2nd Grade Music Concert
4-14 No School--Good Friday
5-19 1/2 Day of School--early release 12:40--Last day of school
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
January 10th, 2017
Greetings,
We have started the week off with a lot of students being absent due to illness. We had 7 out on Monday and 5 gone on Tuesday. From what I am hearing there is a stomach bug and strep going around.
Report cards will be going home on Friday of this week if we don't miss school due to an ice storm. I sure hope the ice does not get here. I sent SRI scores to you on Seesaw. If you have questions about them, please email me.
I wanted to share how amazing it has been passing out our homeless packs to people on the streets in Springfield. What a blessing you have been in providing these packs for them. If you could see the looks on their faces, you would be thrilled.
We will be starting a unit on soil and rocks this month. Be looking for a sing up genius soon. We are in need of some soil and other items to help with this. In math we are learning about shapes and their attributes and learning to create an array to solve simple multiplication problems. We will be creating a how to project this month also. Students need to pick a how to project. They will write a paper on how to create their project, then present how to make it in class. Can't wait for these!!!
Just a reminder that we do not have school on January 16th!!! That could change if we end up missing school on Friday for ice.
Have a great week,
Ms. Noskowiak
We have started the week off with a lot of students being absent due to illness. We had 7 out on Monday and 5 gone on Tuesday. From what I am hearing there is a stomach bug and strep going around.
Report cards will be going home on Friday of this week if we don't miss school due to an ice storm. I sure hope the ice does not get here. I sent SRI scores to you on Seesaw. If you have questions about them, please email me.
I wanted to share how amazing it has been passing out our homeless packs to people on the streets in Springfield. What a blessing you have been in providing these packs for them. If you could see the looks on their faces, you would be thrilled.
We will be starting a unit on soil and rocks this month. Be looking for a sing up genius soon. We are in need of some soil and other items to help with this. In math we are learning about shapes and their attributes and learning to create an array to solve simple multiplication problems. We will be creating a how to project this month also. Students need to pick a how to project. They will write a paper on how to create their project, then present how to make it in class. Can't wait for these!!!
Just a reminder that we do not have school on January 16th!!! That could change if we end up missing school on Friday for ice.
Have a great week,
Ms. Noskowiak
Sunday, December 18, 2016
December 18th, 2016
Greetings,
We are still collecting items for our Random act of Kindness community service. We are collecting socks, gloves, hats, toothbrushes, toothpaste and deodorant for men and women. We will be making up care packages on Thursday of this week.
I am also asking parents to donate one stocking stuffer for each student in our classroom. I am supplying the stockings and parents will provide the items to go inside. You could send in pencils, fruit roll-ups, rice crispy treats, stickers, erasers, mini toys, etc. We have plenty of fruit chews; but could use other items from the list.
We have a lot of fun activities next week!
Monday - Snow rotation activities.
Tuesday - Wear your best Christmas Outfit (sweater/shirt, hat, etc.) and make an ornament.
Wednesday - Wear your pajamas! It's Polar Express day and we will have hot chocolate..
Thursday - Big Event, Stocking Exchange, Christmas Trail Mix, and Make care packs for homeless.
Trail Mix - Please email me if you would like to help supply an item for our trail mix.
aimeenoskowiak@nixaschools.net
1 bag of chex cereal
1 bag of Christmas colored M&M's
1 bag of mini marshmallows
1 bag of pretzels
1 bag of chocolate covered raisins
Important Dates
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
We are still collecting items for our Random act of Kindness community service. We are collecting socks, gloves, hats, toothbrushes, toothpaste and deodorant for men and women. We will be making up care packages on Thursday of this week.
I am also asking parents to donate one stocking stuffer for each student in our classroom. I am supplying the stockings and parents will provide the items to go inside. You could send in pencils, fruit roll-ups, rice crispy treats, stickers, erasers, mini toys, etc. We have plenty of fruit chews; but could use other items from the list.
We have a lot of fun activities next week!
Monday - Snow rotation activities.
Tuesday - Wear your best Christmas Outfit (sweater/shirt, hat, etc.) and make an ornament.
Wednesday - Wear your pajamas! It's Polar Express day and we will have hot chocolate..
Thursday - Big Event, Stocking Exchange, Christmas Trail Mix, and Make care packs for homeless.
Trail Mix - Please email me if you would like to help supply an item for our trail mix.
aimeenoskowiak@nixaschools.net
1 bag of chex cereal
1 bag of Christmas colored M&M's
1 bag of mini marshmallows
1 bag of pretzels
1 bag of chocolate covered raisins
Important Dates
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
Sunday, December 11, 2016
December 9, 2016
Greetings,
We enjoyed a day of force and motion with our high school Physic's class on Monday. We spent the whole afternoon with them. I posted some photos of the event on Seesaw. We decided to move our pizza party to Monday of this week, so we would have more time with the Physic's class this afternoon.
We are still collecting items for our Random act of Kindness community service. We are collecting socks, gloves, hats, toothbrushes, toothpaste and deodorant for men and women. We will collect these items all next week. We will be making up care packages and giving them to the homeless. I am so thrilled and excited about this project!!
I am also asking parents to donate one stocking stuffer for each student in our classroom. I am supplying the stockings and parents will provide the items to go inside. You could send in pencils, fruit roll-ups, rice crispy treats, stickers, erasers, mini toys, etc. I would like to have all stocking stuffers collected by this Friday, December 16th.
We completed our Scholastic Reading Inventory Test this week. I will be sending your child's November and December score through Seesaw. This time of year we would like to see students score 250 or higher. Our year end goal is 300-600. If your child is not improving their score or staying within at least 20 points we will be looking at some strategies to help them move forward.
Don't forget about Dinner with Santa! It is on December 16th. You will need to sign up through Sign up Genius. I sent an email out tonight with the Sign up Genius if you are planning to attend Dinner with Santa.
Important Dates
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-7 Godfather's Night
12-9 Playground Physics Day
12-13 Dental Screening
12-16 Dinner with Santa
We enjoyed a day of force and motion with our high school Physic's class on Monday. We spent the whole afternoon with them. I posted some photos of the event on Seesaw. We decided to move our pizza party to Monday of this week, so we would have more time with the Physic's class this afternoon.
We are still collecting items for our Random act of Kindness community service. We are collecting socks, gloves, hats, toothbrushes, toothpaste and deodorant for men and women. We will collect these items all next week. We will be making up care packages and giving them to the homeless. I am so thrilled and excited about this project!!
I am also asking parents to donate one stocking stuffer for each student in our classroom. I am supplying the stockings and parents will provide the items to go inside. You could send in pencils, fruit roll-ups, rice crispy treats, stickers, erasers, mini toys, etc. I would like to have all stocking stuffers collected by this Friday, December 16th.
We completed our Scholastic Reading Inventory Test this week. I will be sending your child's November and December score through Seesaw. This time of year we would like to see students score 250 or higher. Our year end goal is 300-600. If your child is not improving their score or staying within at least 20 points we will be looking at some strategies to help them move forward.
Don't forget about Dinner with Santa! It is on December 16th. You will need to sign up through Sign up Genius. I sent an email out tonight with the Sign up Genius if you are planning to attend Dinner with Santa.
Important Dates
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-7 Godfather's Night
12-9 Playground Physics Day
12-13 Dental Screening
12-16 Dinner with Santa
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event time TBD/Class Christmas Party
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
Monday, November 28, 2016
November 28th
Greetings,
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Break. I am so glad to see everyone back at school. We have some very exciting things happening in December. I will start with our Random Act of Kindness Community Activity. I am so excited about this!!! We are learning about giving back to the community. We will be collecting items to make care packages for the homeless. We will be collecting, warm hats, gloves, socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and candy canes. You can start sending items in at any time through December 15th.
Next week the Santa Store will be open. Students may do their Christmas shopping for family and friends. Every item in the store is $1 and they will wrap all of the items. We will be going to the Santa Store on Tuesday at our specials time next week. PTA normally sends out envelopes for money and a list for students to write down who they will be shopping for. So be looking for that to come home.
I will be purchasing stockings for students as a Christmas gift. I will be asking parents to send in 22 little tokens/treats as stocking stuffers during the week of December 12th-16th. You could send in pencils, fruit roll-ups, rice crispy treats, stickers, erasers, mini toys, etc.
This week we will be learning about maps. Students will create their own treasure map at the end of the week. We are also learning how to count money and give change. We will start some 2nd quarter testing this week in math and reading.
Important Dates
11-29 Respect SOARing Assembly
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving Break. I am so glad to see everyone back at school. We have some very exciting things happening in December. I will start with our Random Act of Kindness Community Activity. I am so excited about this!!! We are learning about giving back to the community. We will be collecting items to make care packages for the homeless. We will be collecting, warm hats, gloves, socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and candy canes. You can start sending items in at any time through December 15th.
Next week the Santa Store will be open. Students may do their Christmas shopping for family and friends. Every item in the store is $1 and they will wrap all of the items. We will be going to the Santa Store on Tuesday at our specials time next week. PTA normally sends out envelopes for money and a list for students to write down who they will be shopping for. So be looking for that to come home.
I will be purchasing stockings for students as a Christmas gift. I will be asking parents to send in 22 little tokens/treats as stocking stuffers during the week of December 12th-16th. You could send in pencils, fruit roll-ups, rice crispy treats, stickers, erasers, mini toys, etc.
This week we will be learning about maps. Students will create their own treasure map at the end of the week. We are also learning how to count money and give change. We will start some 2nd quarter testing this week in math and reading.
Important Dates
11-29 Respect SOARing Assembly
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-7 Godfather's Night
12-9 Playground Physics Day
12-13 Dental Screening
12-16 Dinner with Santa
12-7 Godfather's Night
12-9 Playground Physics Day
12-13 Dental Screening
12-16 Dinner with Santa
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event time TBD/Class Christmas Party
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
Monday, November 21, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving
Greetings,
We only have two days of school this week, so our blog will be very short. We had a great time at our Thanksgiving Feast today! We made vest, hats, played a fun Native American game and ate lots of good stuff. Thanks for your help in sending in the supplies that we needed.
We are writing about lots of things that we are thankful for in our Thankful Journals. We will send those journals home sometime in December. Students created a trifold research project on the Plains and Woodland Native Americans. Students will bring those home today. Students also created an artifact, tool or weapon out of salt dough.
I posted several photos of our Thanksgiving Feast on Seesaw.
Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving!
Important Dates
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break--No School
We only have two days of school this week, so our blog will be very short. We had a great time at our Thanksgiving Feast today! We made vest, hats, played a fun Native American game and ate lots of good stuff. Thanks for your help in sending in the supplies that we needed.
We are writing about lots of things that we are thankful for in our Thankful Journals. We will send those journals home sometime in December. Students created a trifold research project on the Plains and Woodland Native Americans. Students will bring those home today. Students also created an artifact, tool or weapon out of salt dough.
I posted several photos of our Thanksgiving Feast on Seesaw.
Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving!
Important Dates
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break--No School
11-29 Respect SOARing Assembly
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event time TBD
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
November 15th, 2016
Greetings,
We had a wonderful time at our Veteran's Day Assembly today. We got to honor many men and women who have served and are currently serving our country in the military. We made a beautiful wreath and hung it up to support our veterans.
This Thursday is our Parent Palooza. Below is a link in which you can sign up. We will have a fun filled night of parent education and activities for students. Day care is provided for infants - 4 years old. There will be activities in the FEMA gym for students K-4 while parents attend classes
Here are the topics for classes being offered for parents https://docs.google.com/document/d/16_pecZkXHe9qFQkShM21b-LTGZAnBzUJJobGv-u2HvI/edit
Here is the sign up for the Parent Palooza https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1WNHURRyon8MVTrbKAcZAZAtJ1coWAF-v7p4A0-c71y8/viewform?edit_requested=true
We are having a Thanksgiving celebration on Monday of next week. We will have some stations for students to do activities and special snacks. Below is the link to our snack needs. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4eacac2f4-2016
Hats for dollars is on Friday of this week and Show-n-tell for dollars is on Friday of this week. Dr. Kopp is asking each grade level to raise $25 for United Way. Students may wear a hat for $1 or bring a show-n-tell item for $1. Students are welcome to do both for $2.
Important Dates
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break--No School
We had a wonderful time at our Veteran's Day Assembly today. We got to honor many men and women who have served and are currently serving our country in the military. We made a beautiful wreath and hung it up to support our veterans.
This Thursday is our Parent Palooza. Below is a link in which you can sign up. We will have a fun filled night of parent education and activities for students. Day care is provided for infants - 4 years old. There will be activities in the FEMA gym for students K-4 while parents attend classes
Here are the topics for classes being offered for parents https://docs.google.com/document/d/16_pecZkXHe9qFQkShM21b-LTGZAnBzUJJobGv-u2HvI/edit
Here is the sign up for the Parent Palooza https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1WNHURRyon8MVTrbKAcZAZAtJ1coWAF-v7p4A0-c71y8/viewform?edit_requested=true
We are having a Thanksgiving celebration on Monday of next week. We will have some stations for students to do activities and special snacks. Below is the link to our snack needs. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4eacac2f4-2016
Hats for dollars is on Friday of this week and Show-n-tell for dollars is on Friday of this week. Dr. Kopp is asking each grade level to raise $25 for United Way. Students may wear a hat for $1 or bring a show-n-tell item for $1. Students are welcome to do both for $2.
Important Dates
11-15 Veterans Day Assembly 8:30 a.m.
11-17 Parent Palooza 4:30-6:30 p.m.
11-21 2nd Grade Thanksgiving Feast 9:00-10:00 a.m.11-17 Parent Palooza 4:30-6:30 p.m.
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break--No School
11-29 Respect SOARing Assembly
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event time TBD
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
Monday, November 7, 2016
Greetings,
We hope you enjoyed our land form videos that were on see saw. Students had a lot of fun creating them. We made the land forms out of salt dough. This week we will continue with land forms and learn about the 7 continents.
Thank you for sending in coins for the "Coins for Costumes" last week. In total, the school raised around $700.00.
On November 17th our school will be hosting our 3rd annual Parent Palooza. It is a time in which parents can come learn about educational topics. Fun activities and day care are provided while you attend sessions. Here is the link and more information about it. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10mQRC3SrPZFySmni5-gY3WJEXIgjYYslsCjdw5Ruj8s/edit
Here is the sign up form for the Parent Palooza.
https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1WNHURRyon8MVTrbKAcZAZAtJ1coWAF-v7p4A0-c71y8/edit
We will be having a Thanksgiving Activity Day at the end of the month. I will be emailing out a sign up genius for the things we will need. Parents are invited to join us on that day.
DON'T FORGET....NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH!!!
This week we will learn about continents and oceans. We will also make our thankful journals in writing. In math we have jumped from one digit addition and subtraction problems to two digit subtraction and addition problems this week.
Important Dates:
We hope you enjoyed our land form videos that were on see saw. Students had a lot of fun creating them. We made the land forms out of salt dough. This week we will continue with land forms and learn about the 7 continents.
Thank you for sending in coins for the "Coins for Costumes" last week. In total, the school raised around $700.00.
On November 17th our school will be hosting our 3rd annual Parent Palooza. It is a time in which parents can come learn about educational topics. Fun activities and day care are provided while you attend sessions. Here is the link and more information about it. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10mQRC3SrPZFySmni5-gY3WJEXIgjYYslsCjdw5Ruj8s/edit
Here is the sign up form for the Parent Palooza.
https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1WNHURRyon8MVTrbKAcZAZAtJ1coWAF-v7p4A0-c71y8/edit
We will be having a Thanksgiving Activity Day at the end of the month. I will be emailing out a sign up genius for the things we will need. Parents are invited to join us on that day.
DON'T FORGET....NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH!!!
This week we will learn about continents and oceans. We will also make our thankful journals in writing. In math we have jumped from one digit addition and subtraction problems to two digit subtraction and addition problems this week.
Important Dates:
11-8 No School--Election Day--Teacher Workday
11-15 Veterans Day Assembly
11-17 Parent Palooza 4:30-6:30 p.m.
11-21 2nd Grade Thanksgiving Feast 9:00-10:00 a.m.
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break--No School
11-29 Respect SOARing Assembly
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event time TBD
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
November 7th, 2016
Greetings,
We hope you enjoyed our land form videos that were on see saw. Students had a lot of fun creating them. We made the land forms out of salt dough. This week we will continue with land forms and learn about the 7 continents.
Thank you for sending in coins for the "Coins for Costumes" last week. In total, the school raised around $700.00.
On November 17th our school will be hosting our 3rd annual Parent Palooza. It is a time in which parents can come learn about educational topics. Fun activities and day care are provided while you attend sessions. Here is the link and more information about it. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10mQRC3SrPZFySmni5-gY3WJEXIgjYYslsCjdw5Ruj8s/edit
Here is the sign up form for the Parent Palooza.
https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1WNHURRyon8MVTrbKAcZAZAtJ1coWAF-v7p4A0-c71y8/edit
We will be having a Thanksgiving Activity Day at the end of the month. I will be emailing out a sign up genius for the things we will need. Parents are invited to join us on that day.
DON'T FORGET....NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH!!!
This week we will learn about continents and oceans. We will also make our thankful journals in writing. In math we have jumped from one digit addition and subtraction problems to two digit subtraction and addition problems this week.
Important Dates:
We hope you enjoyed our land form videos that were on see saw. Students had a lot of fun creating them. We made the land forms out of salt dough. This week we will continue with land forms and learn about the 7 continents.
Thank you for sending in coins for the "Coins for Costumes" last week. In total, the school raised around $700.00.
On November 17th our school will be hosting our 3rd annual Parent Palooza. It is a time in which parents can come learn about educational topics. Fun activities and day care are provided while you attend sessions. Here is the link and more information about it. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10mQRC3SrPZFySmni5-gY3WJEXIgjYYslsCjdw5Ruj8s/edit
Here is the sign up form for the Parent Palooza.
https://docs.google.com/a/nixaschools.net/forms/d/1WNHURRyon8MVTrbKAcZAZAtJ1coWAF-v7p4A0-c71y8/edit
We will be having a Thanksgiving Activity Day at the end of the month. I will be emailing out a sign up genius for the things we will need. Parents are invited to join us on that day.
DON'T FORGET....NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH!!!
This week we will learn about continents and oceans. We will also make our thankful journals in writing. In math we have jumped from one digit addition and subtraction problems to two digit subtraction and addition problems this week.
Important Dates:
11-8 No School--Election Day--Teacher Workday
11-15 Veterans Day Assembly
11-17 Parent Palooza 4:30-6:30 p.m.
11-21 2nd Grade Thanksgiving Feast 9:00-10:00 a.m.
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break--No School
11-29 Respect SOARing Assembly
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event time TBD
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
Sunday, October 30, 2016
October 31st
Greetings,
I was thrilled with meeting all of you at conferences last week. I truly enjoy the time I get to spend with your child in class. Thank you for being a great partner in helping your child to be successful at school.
We want to thank the PTA for sponsoring our fall party. We had so much fun on the slides and bounce houses last week. I think the face painting was also a big hit.
Last week we learned all about land forms. Our salt dough land forms turned out really good. We are going to paint them on Monday. Students will make a short video to describe what land forms they created. We will post them on See Saw once we are finished with them.
This week we will continue doing research on the upcoming presidential election. Students are writing a paper that describes what they would do if they were president. We are still planning to hold our own private election for the next presidential election.
Importan Events:
I was thrilled with meeting all of you at conferences last week. I truly enjoy the time I get to spend with your child in class. Thank you for being a great partner in helping your child to be successful at school.
We want to thank the PTA for sponsoring our fall party. We had so much fun on the slides and bounce houses last week. I think the face painting was also a big hit.
Last week we learned all about land forms. Our salt dough land forms turned out really good. We are going to paint them on Monday. Students will make a short video to describe what land forms they created. We will post them on See Saw once we are finished with them.
This week we will continue doing research on the upcoming presidential election. Students are writing a paper that describes what they would do if they were president. We are still planning to hold our own private election for the next presidential election.
Importan Events:
10-31 Coins for Costumes (Students bring coins to vote for favorite teacher costume.)
11-1 PTA Meeting 6:30 p.m.
11-2 Godfather's Pizza Night
11-8 No School (Teacher Workday)
11-15 Veterans Day Assembly
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break (No School)
11-29 Respect SOARing Assembly
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
12-21 Sing Along/Polar Express Day
12-22 Big Event time TBD
12-23 to 1-2 Christmas Break
Monday, October 24, 2016
October 24th, 2016
Greetings,
This week is Red Ribbon Week. Students are invited to participate in different dress up and themed activities each day.
Let's be drug free!!!
This week is Red Ribbon Week. Students are invited to participate in different dress up and themed activities each day.
Let's be drug free!!!
- Monday: Your Future is So Bright! Wear your SUNGLASSES!
- Tuesday: Be STRONG - Just Say No! Wear your exercise clothes!
- Wednesday: No sweat for us to say No! Wear your sweats!
- Thursday: Wear your RED in honor of Kiki/Red Ribbon Week!
Parent teacher conferences are this week. Please email or call me if your schedule changes and you need to find a different time to meet. I will be happy to work something out for you.
Our fall party will be on Thursday of this week from 2:30-3:20 p.m. Parents are welcome to come help. The fall party is sponsored by our PTA. All of the activities will be held in the FEMA gym. Sorry, but no costumes for the fall party are to be worn. The teachers will be dressing up in a costume on the 31st to help raise money for our new Exploratorium! Students may bring pennies, nickles, dimes or quarters to vote for their favorite teacher costume.
This week we will be learning about the duties of a president. We will be setting up our own presidential election. Students will vote for their favorite president. Students will also write a narrative on what they would do if they were president.
In science we will be learning about land forms. Students will research the different types of land forms and create a land form out of salt dough.
During math we will continue solving word problems and learn about estimation.
Important Dates:
10-24 to 10-27 Parent Teacher Conferences
10-25 SOARing Assembly for Self-Control
10-27 Fall Parties (2nd grade 2:30-3:20 p.m.)
10-28 No School
10-31 Coins for Costumes
11-1 PTA Meeting 6:30 p.m.
11-2 Godfather's Pizza Night
11-8 No School--Election Day--Teacher Workday
11-15 Veterans Day Assembly
11-23 to 11-25 Thanksgiving Break--No School
12-5 to 12-9 Santa Store
Sunday, October 16, 2016
October 17, 2016
Greetings,
Wow! What a great week! We had so much fun at our Big Event on Friday. We played games with the high school football team, had our faces painted, and saw the high school drama team perform. Every student in our class earned at least 10 Soar Bucks and was able to attend the Big Event. For second quarter students will need to earn at least 15 Soar Bucks.
On Thursday we had so much fun with designing a roller coaster on our devices. After we designed a roller coaster, students worked together in small groups to create a roller coaster with spliced pool noodles, tape and marbles. Students worked together to create the appropriate incline planes so that their marbles would run across their entire roller coaster. It was so much fun watching their excitement when a marble made it all the way across their roller coaster.
Parent Teacher Conferences are next week. It is our goal that 100% of all families sign up for a conference. If you have not been able to sign up on Sign up Genius please email me aimeenoskowiak@nixaschools.net. I will send confirmation notes home this week for conferences.
This week we are starting a unit on Laura Ingalls Wilder. We will also tackle word problems in math and continue to work on addition and subtraction fluency. In writing, students will work on editing their work and learn the importance of rereading what they write. Students will continue working on improving their reading levels in Guided Reading groups. We are working hard on reading with fluency.
This week is the Book Fair. Students will have an opportunity to purchase books on Monday during library or throughout the week. Students were told that they could dress up like a pirate on Monday to help promote the Book Fair.
Important Dates:
Wow! What a great week! We had so much fun at our Big Event on Friday. We played games with the high school football team, had our faces painted, and saw the high school drama team perform. Every student in our class earned at least 10 Soar Bucks and was able to attend the Big Event. For second quarter students will need to earn at least 15 Soar Bucks.
On Thursday we had so much fun with designing a roller coaster on our devices. After we designed a roller coaster, students worked together in small groups to create a roller coaster with spliced pool noodles, tape and marbles. Students worked together to create the appropriate incline planes so that their marbles would run across their entire roller coaster. It was so much fun watching their excitement when a marble made it all the way across their roller coaster.
Parent Teacher Conferences are next week. It is our goal that 100% of all families sign up for a conference. If you have not been able to sign up on Sign up Genius please email me aimeenoskowiak@nixaschools.net. I will send confirmation notes home this week for conferences.
This week we are starting a unit on Laura Ingalls Wilder. We will also tackle word problems in math and continue to work on addition and subtraction fluency. In writing, students will work on editing their work and learn the importance of rereading what they write. Students will continue working on improving their reading levels in Guided Reading groups. We are working hard on reading with fluency.
This week is the Book Fair. Students will have an opportunity to purchase books on Monday during library or throughout the week. Students were told that they could dress up like a pirate on Monday to help promote the Book Fair.
Important Dates:
10-17 to 10-21 Book Fair
10-18 Picture Retakes
10-20 NED Assembly
10-21 Mile Run
10-24 to 10-27 Parent Teacher Conferences
10-25 SOARing Assembly for Self-Control
10-27 Fall Parties (schedule to be announced)
10-28 No School
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