Hello parents! I would first like to thank the parents that came to the field trip last Friday. The students were wonderful and they received a tiger paw from the naturalist for being so well behaved. We are having a harvest party tomorrow in the afternoon starting around 2:45. If you can, please join us in the celebration. There was a google drive that was emailed a few days ago from Kellie if you would like to donate some snacks. Your students have been doing a wonderful job on their writing. In second grade we really are looking for the details in there writing and your students are giving me great detail in their writing. In math we just finished unit 3 and we started on unit 4. Unit 4 is working with addition. We will be doing around the world with flash cards daily. Please! Please! work with your students at home with their addition facts. It will make it much easier for them to quickly complete subtraction and multiplication facts later in the year. Lastly, please vote for Bryant! There is a contest through Bank of Ann Arbor, and the winners will receive $3,000 toward the arts. We are currently in 2nd Place. 

https://www.facebook.com/bankofannarbor/app_235044149882274

Here is a parent letter for the field trip next Friday. It has instructions for the milk jug that your student needs to bring for the field trip. 

http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/ins.environed/files/2nd_gravel_parent.pdf

If you are chaperoning the field trip please make sure that you completed the background check. Also please make sure that your students are there at 9:00 a.m. as well as the chaperones. 

I hope everyone had an enjoyable week. I was away from the classroom this past Tuesday and Wednesday because of the passing of my Grandmother. For the last three years I have had the help from Mr. Helm to fill in and substitute in my classroom when I am gone. He did a wonderful job in my absence.

In Math we are learning about shortcuts when it comes to addition and subtraction. We are also working on "frames and arrow" and the function machines for addition and subtraction. In writing we are continuing to develop our small moments. We had a small moment celebration last Friday and all the students read their small moment to their peers and Mrs. Heyward. In Grammar we are working on adjectives. We have completed the lessons on nouns and action verbs already and will soon move onto adverbs. 

Currently we are running low on snacks. If you could please send in some snack with your student that would be greatly appreciated. We are also in need of skinny dry erase markers. These dry erase markers are used by your students during their spelling tests and they are used three times a week. 

REMINDER: Field Trip on October 25 at 9:00 a.m. to Fox Nature Preserve