Week 27

 Save the Dates!  

• March 1-5- SPIRIT WEEK!

• March 5th- Early Release at 11:30

• March 5th- End of Quarter 3 

• March 8-12th- Spring Break 

• March 17th- WEAR GREEN! St. Patrick’s Day! 

A few notes:

• Spirit week is next week, YAY!

• Monday- Career Day, dress for what you want to be when you grow up!

• Tuesday- Red Day, from your head to your toes dress in red. 

• Wednesday- Wacky Wednesday, mismatch, inside out, and silly wear. 

• Thursday- Crazy Hair Day, colors, crazies, bows all over, the sky is the limit! 

• Friday- PJ Day! 

• We will be reading from a few more chapter books this spring. We will be reading “My Fathers Dragon” and “Frog and Toad are Friends''. If your child would like to have their own copy to read from please use the links below! We will be gathering a class set for all to read from but if they want their own feel free to purchase. 

• https://www.amazon.com/Frog-Toad-Are-Friends-Read/dp/B00FKYFJOS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2R9WT2RUQIEEW&dchild=1&keywords=frog+and+toad+are+friends&qid=1613661171&sprefix=Frog+and+Toad+are+%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-6

• https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Dragon-Ruth-Stiles-Gannett/dp/0486492834/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FNJRC067VWSZ&dchild=1&keywords=my+fathers+dragon&qid=1613661194&sprefix=My+Fater%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1

• LOOKING FOR WIRE HANGERS! Please send in a wire hanger for your child to use for an upcoming project. We will need hangers by Tuesday, March 2nd. 

• For the month of March we will work on problem solving! This is such a big stepping stone as they gain the independence needed for second grade. We encourage the students so find answers and solutions to problems and situations. 

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

They really impressed us with their interest and creativity with poetry! Next week at all about Dr. Seuss! 

MATH

Our last week of graphing will focus on bar graphs.

SCIENCE 

We are officially starting a new unit…. ECOSYSTEMS! The students will use the wire hangers to create mobiles that show the elements in an ecosystem.  Following spring break we will start our first ecosystem study.

SOCIAL STUDIES 

Onto a new unit, economics starting with goods and services!

Thanks for staying connected! 

Ms. Reger and Mrs. Rodriguez 

Week 26

Save the Dates!  

• March 5th- Early Release at 11:30

• March 5th- End of Quarter 3 

• March 8-12th- Spring Break 

• March 17th- WEAR GREEN! St. Patrick’s Day! 

A few notes:

• Mrs. Rodriguez has been doing some great community builders with our class. The students get a chance every morning to share their thoughts about various questions! For example the students were able to participate in a buddy up sharing what their superpower would be if they had one! 

• WOW how special last Friday was! Thank you families for sending in some extra special Valentines for your child to find. 

• We will be reading from a few more chapter books this spring. We will be reading “My Fathers Dragon” and “Frog and Toad are Friends''. If your child would like to have their own copy to read from please use the links below! We will be gathering a class set for all to read from but if they want their own feel free to purchase. 

• https://www.amazon.com/Frog-Toad-Are-Friends-Read/dp/B00FKYFJOS/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2R9WT2RUQIEEW&dchild=1&keywords=frog+and+toad+are+friends&qid=1613661171&sprefix=Frog+and+Toad+are+%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-6

• https://www.amazon.com/Fathers-Dragon-Ruth-Stiles-Gannett/dp/0486492834/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FNJRC067VWSZ&dchild=1&keywords=my+fathers+dragon&qid=1613661194&sprefix=My+Fater%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1

• LOOKING FOR WIRE HANGERS! Please send in a wire hanger for your child to use for an upcoming project. We will need hangers by Tuesday, March 2nd. 

• For the month of February we are working on showing actions of INITIATIVE! This means we are creating plans to make positive choices and carrying them out with success.  We have brainstormed ideas on how we show initiative at home and school. Here on campus we can clean up trash when we see it, add more details to our work or show more than one way to solve, and finding solutions for small problems prior to asking for help.

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

The students LOVED our bee week! From pictures, to time lapse videos and learning about all types of honeybees, it was great to see connections and excitement. The students also learned how important bees are to our planet!  Next week we will be diving into a poetry unit. The students will learn about some famous poets and have a chance to create their own poems. 

MATH

What fun tally charts were! The students are not only making graphs but they are also analyzing and creating their own. Next week we will focus on picture graphs. 

SCIENCE 

We are officially starting a new unit…. ECOSYSTEMS! The students will use the wire hangers to create mobiles that show the elements in an ecosystem.  Following spring break we will start our first ecosystem study.

SOCIAL STUDIES 

We have one more week of inventors left! 

Thanks for staying connected! 

Ms. Reger and Mrs. Rodriguez 

Week 25

Save the Dates!  

• February 15th- NO SCHOOL

• March 4th- PTO Meeting at 2:30

• March 8-12th- Spring Break 

A few notes:

• What love we have in room 6! We enjoyed putting up all the creative Valentines sent in!

• Students MUST BRING DEVICES on FRIDAY! We will be doing an online research project using their personal laptops. If they do not have their device the project will not be nearly as enjoyable. 

• For the month of February we are working on showing actions of INITIATIVE! This means we are creating plans to make positive choices and carrying them out with success.  We have brainstormed ideas on how we show initiative at home and school. Here on campus we can clean up trash when we see it, add more details to our work or show more than one way to solve, and finding solutions for small problems prior to asking for help.

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

We will be “Buzzy Buzzy Bees” next week as that is the title of our story. Along with our bee story we will be working on the various bee jobs and their life cycles.  The students will also be working on their devices to do a mini bug research project. We will be guiding them to first grade friendly websites where they can read and write about a bug of their choice. BRING DEVICES ON FRIDAY for this project! 

MATH

We are SO excited to kick off our graphing unit. The students will be reading and creating tally graphs next week. 

SCIENCE 

Our energy unit continues with light, sound, and heat. 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

Our inventor unit has been fun! We have read about a variety of inventors such as Steve Jobs, the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford. We will read about a few more such as the inventor of ice cream, blue jeans, and the telephone.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 

Ms. Reger and Mrs. Rodriguez 

Week 24

Save the Dates!  

• February 9th- Top Secret Envelopes Due 

• February 10th- Picture Retake Day

• February 10th- Extra Early Release at 11:30

• February 12th- Valentine’s Celebration, we will be doing something fun in room 6! 

• February 15th- NO SCHOOL

A few notes:

• TOP SECRET ENVELOPES are DUE TUESDAY! Please send back your child’s Valentine in the envelope. We have received a few already and we LOVE how they have turned out! Glitter, pictures, and best of all, amazing words about your child. 

• We will not be passing out Valentines this year. Instead, we have a full day of Valentine’s FUN planned! 

• Please have your child bring their charged devices every Friday. If they are plugged in prior to leaving for school they will have enough battery juice to last for our morning activities. Thanks!

• For the month of February we are working on showing actions of INITIATIVE! This means we are creating plans to make positive choices and carrying them out with success.  We have brainstormed ideas on how we show initiative at home and school. Here on campus we can clean up trash when we see it, add more details to our work or show more than one way to solve, and finding solutions for small problems prior to asking for help.

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

Next week will be full of fun activities that go along with “The Day the Crayons Quit”.  We will work on point of view, story elements, and opinion responses. This story is a favorite and we cannot wait to read it with the class. 

MATH

We will continue to work on subtraction and spiral in previous concepts. The students are doing well with counting back and working with the concept of taking away with 2 digit numbers. 

SCIENCE 

Our weather unit was such fun! We will be starting a new unit of energy.

SOCIAL STUDIES 

Maps was great fun, the students were able to read and create maps. Our next unit starts Monday with famous inventors and how they changed the world! 

Thank you,  

Ms. Reger and Mrs. Rodriguez

Week 23

Save the Dates!  

• February 4th- PTO meeting at 2:30 (Please join us!)

• Access the link here: http://www.mpsaz.org/wilson/parentpage/pto/

• February 10th- Picture Retake Day

• February 12th- Valentine’s Celebration, we will be doing something fun in room 6! 

A few notes:

• Please have your child bring their charged devices every Friday. If they are plugged in prior to leaving for school they will have enough battery juice to last for our morning activities. Thanks!

• We may have a little bit of winter weather blues, we are encouraging the students to stay on task, be helpful, show respect, and to be kind to both students and teachers.  We ask that you take a moment to talk with your child about showing their very best Wilson actions!  

• What growth we have had with our reading! We were able to read with every student this week. We timed them for one minute and asked them what they remembered about their passage. ALL students read more than the last time, this is AWESOME! I see students recognizing phonograms and sight words. This will be a semester full of reading fluency. 

• Homework packets (reading and math) are collected every Friday. They receive a grade for completed homework.

• For the month of January we will be working on the Core Value of ORGANIZATION! It is the perfect time of year to think about how and where we place things to make the days as efficient as possible. I am looking for students to place things back where they belong, take their time doing things slowly and neatly, and to have work spaces that allow to focus on the task at hand. 

A Look at Next Week: 

ELA 

Next week is a mixture of fun! From Groundhog's day to homes around the world and rainbows. We will focus of pulling details for both fiction and nonfiction stories. 

MATH

The students have used base ten blocks, illustrations, and computation to add with regrouping. We have been very impressed with their deep understanding of this challenging skill. We will start a new topic with counting back and subtraction with 2 digit numbers next week. 

SCIENCE 

Our weather unit will continue with rainbows!

SOCIAL STUDIES 

We will continue with our maps unit, focusing specifically on city and street maps!

Thank you for reading,  

Ms. Reger and Mrs. Rodriguez