Intersession Dates:
November 14th to November 25th
**Classes are offred November 14th to November 18th**
Monday, October 31, 2011
Intersession
Just a friendly reminder that our first intersession is fast approaching. If your child is interested in taking classes during intersession please look for the class offering handouts in this week's Thursday Folder. If not...enjoy your TWO weeks off!!!
It's...FIELD TRIP TIME!!!!
As part of our Core Knowledge curriculm the second graders at STRIDE study Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Our students will jouney through the beloved tale witnessing Ebenezer Scrooge’s discovery of the true meaning of Christmas over the course of one fateful evening. We will join Scrooge, Tiny Tim and all the ghostly apparitions in Dickens musical tale of redemption and hope at the Paramount Theatre after studying this tale in the classroom.
Please look for the orange field trip permission slip that was sent home with each child today, October 31st.
Second Grade Family Night
Greetings!
Grab your gym shoes and your family because we are having a game night! Use this opportunity to meet your child's friends and their families as well as have LOTS of fun!
Grab your gym shoes and your family because we are having a game night! Use this opportunity to meet your child's friends and their families as well as have LOTS of fun!
When: Friday, November 11th, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: STRIDE Academy gymnasim
Birthday Shout-Out
We'd like to wish a very warm and happy birthday to....
Meleena--November 4th
Rachel L.--November 11th
Kai--November 14th
Caroline--November 21st
Joseph--November 23rd
Lilah--November 24th
Ezequiel--Nobermber 28th
Your second grade family hopes you have a wonderful day!
October Leaders of the Month
An enthusiastic congratuations to
Meleena
and
Kate
These wonderful ladies are our second grade Leaders of the Month for October. October focused on being enthusiastic and both of these girls are just that. They have positive attitudes, always try their best, come to school ready and excited to learn, and, simply put, have contagious positive energy all of the time.
Congratulatios girls, we are VERY proud of you--keep up the awesome work!
-Mrs. Helmbrecht and Ms. Hull
Saturday, October 1, 2011
NWEA and Interim Testing
Good Morning!
Included in this week's Thursday Folder were your child's performance results on the NWEA tests that they took last month.
These results will be discussed in detail at your parent teacher conference time. So please schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher on October 20th, 2011.
The Interim Tests--
These are tests written to assess each child's mastery of the Minnesota State Language Arts and Math Standards for grade 2. All of these standards are to be mastered by the end of second grade.
Included in this week's Thursday Folder were your child's performance results on the NWEA tests that they took last month.
These results will be discussed in detail at your parent teacher conference time. So please schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher on October 20th, 2011.
ALSO
These are tests written to assess each child's mastery of the Minnesota State Language Arts and Math Standards for grade 2. All of these standards are to be mastered by the end of second grade.
We've broken these standards into three sections. Your child's teachers has been focusing on the first group of standards during the fall, the second group will be focused on during the winter, and the third group during the spring.
A test will be given after each term. A math and language arts test that corresponds with the standards taught in the fall will be given next week. The tests that corresponds with the standards taught in the winter will be given around the middle of winter and the test that corresponds with the standards taught in the spring will be given before then end of the school year.
If you have questions,please contact Mr. Ulbrich, Mrs. Helmbrecht or Ms. Hull.
Thank you!
Leaders of the Month!
September's Leader of the Month theme was Lead by Example. We'd like to give an enthusiastic CONGRATULATIONS to September's second grade Leader nominations:
Emma-Grace
and
Brielle
Congratulations girls! You've done a fantastic job...keep it up!
It's Official!!
Hello Everyone!
We celebrated the first official day of fall on September 23rd!! With the change of season comes a few changes in clothing choices. It is recommended that your child comes to school with a sweatshirt, sweater, jacket or something long sleeved to wear when they are outside for recess. Your child may also wear a sweatshirt or sweater in the classrooms as long as it is plain (no writing or designs) and without a hood. These items may be left at school if they do not want to carry them to and from school.
Ciao!
Ms. Hull and Mrs. Helmbrecht
We celebrated the first official day of fall on September 23rd!! With the change of season comes a few changes in clothing choices. It is recommended that your child comes to school with a sweatshirt, sweater, jacket or something long sleeved to wear when they are outside for recess. Your child may also wear a sweatshirt or sweater in the classrooms as long as it is plain (no writing or designs) and without a hood. These items may be left at school if they do not want to carry them to and from school.
Ciao!
Ms. Hull and Mrs. Helmbrecht
Checking Your Child's Grades
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Your child's current grades can be accessed by going to:
1. Scroll to the yellow box on the bottom of the home page
2. Click on grades
3. Type in your child's lunch number for the user name
4. Type in your child's last name for the password.
If you have questions of your child’s teacher, please contact them sooner than later.
Quarter One Conferences
Happy Autumn!
Just a quick reminder that the end of quarter one is October 13th.
Please contact your child's teacher to set up a time for your Parent Teacher Conference.
Just a quick reminder that the end of quarter one is October 13th.
STRIDE Elementary conferences are scheduled for October 20th, 2011 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing to 7:30 p.m.
Please contact your child's teacher to set up a time for your Parent Teacher Conference.
Birthday Shout-Out!
We'd like to wish a VERY happy birthday to these incredible second grade classmates:
Paige --October 17th
Daylan--October 24th
Hunter--October 25th
Hunter--October 25th
We hope your birthday is as special as you are :)
Stomp Out Bullying
Nobody likes a bully!
If your child has a blue polo please have them wear it to school on Monday October 3rd, 2011 to support "Stomp out Bullying".
We have been talking about being a good friend but this week we will talk about what a bully is and what to do if someone is being a bully. Please talk with your children about bullying at home!
If your child has a blue polo please have them wear it to school on Monday October 3rd, 2011 to support "Stomp out Bullying".
We have been talking about being a good friend but this week we will talk about what a bully is and what to do if someone is being a bully. Please talk with your children about bullying at home!
Social Studies and Science
Greetings!
The second grade students have switched classes again! If your child is in Mrs. Helmbrecht's homeroom class they are studying science. During this unit your child will be learning about the digestive system. They will learn about the digestive organs, eating healthy and my plate (the "new" food pyramid).
If your child is in Ms. Hull's homeroom the are studying social studies. We quickly learned about ancient and modern Japan and are now moving on to ancient Greece. During the unit on ancient Greece we will study democracy, Greek gods and goddesses, the Trojan war, Sparta, Athens, Athenian children and democracy, the Olympic games, the Persian wars, a symposium, the great Greek thinkers, Alexander the great and the geography of this part of the world.
Core Knowledge pairs well with the social studies unit on ancient Greece. In Core Knowledge your child will be learning about mythology and Autumn related writings.
The second grade students have switched classes again! If your child is in Mrs. Helmbrecht's homeroom class they are studying science. During this unit your child will be learning about the digestive system. They will learn about the digestive organs, eating healthy and my plate (the "new" food pyramid).
If your child is in Ms. Hull's homeroom the are studying social studies. We quickly learned about ancient and modern Japan and are now moving on to ancient Greece. During the unit on ancient Greece we will study democracy, Greek gods and goddesses, the Trojan war, Sparta, Athens, Athenian children and democracy, the Olympic games, the Persian wars, a symposium, the great Greek thinkers, Alexander the great and the geography of this part of the world.
Core Knowledge pairs well with the social studies unit on ancient Greece. In Core Knowledge your child will be learning about mythology and Autumn related writings.
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