APRIL MCMONTHLY NEWS

***Mark Your Calendars for some Family Activities

nearing the end of this school year***

 

Fri., March 28 – School Spirit Day:  Wear/bring PJs or a bathrobe

Tues., April 1 – Classroom Spirit Day:  Wear clothing that clashes for April Fools

DATE CHANGE:

Thurs., May 29 – 2nd grade Musical at 2:15 (come early for good parking)

 

 

IN LIKE A LION,

OUT LIKE A LION,

BUT THE LAMB WEATHER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Please remember to keep reading and writing with old spelling patterns as we learn new patterns in Word Study.  Having 2 weeks with our lists is really helping us to get to know them much better!

We have been working hard with our grown-up Book Clubs, digger deeper into stories, characters, and sharing info with other book club members.  We soon move on to non-fiction Book Clubs.  In Writing, we have begun Poetry and are realizing that poems are another way to spread a special message.  Please encourage your children to look at objects using “a poet’s eyes.”  For example, “My dog’s tail is a waterfall” (because it’s so fluffy.)  They can also listen to commercials as some actors describe objects with a poet’s eyes (a Dunkin Donuts coffee colada might be described as something like, “A coffee colada splashes in your mouth like a surfer in the waves.”  Have fun!



 

 

MATH

 

We have been working super hard with money and clocks!  We’ve begun to concentrate even harder on the tricky idea of 5-minute intervals.

Keep practicing with some real-life math problems involving spending money and the passage of time.   

We also move on to measurement, using non-standard units (cubes, hand-spans, teddy bears) as well as standard (inches and centimeters).  The kids will enjoy estimating and then measuring objects around the house.

SCIENCE

 

Thanks to our enrichment committee, the students recently participated in two wonderful programs:  Lego Robotics and Soil.  The students designed their own lego cars and even made them move!  With the Stamford Nature Center scientists, the students were able to compare soil, silt, and clay from different locations around Darien and are begninning to learn how these environments effect the growth of plants and other organisms.  The students continue their study of plants and soil throughout April and May with plantings, observations, and other experiments.  The upcoming Earth Day is a way to remind us all about caring for the environment (and the students are the first ones to remind us how to do that with their great ideas!)

 

BIRTHDAYS

April 9:        Christopher Jaskiewicz

April 21:      JR Struk

REMINDERS

**Thurs, April 3: Scholastic orders due**

Fri., April 4:  Darien Town Projects due

April 14 - 18: School closed, April vacation

 
 

The Springtime gets so busy at Ox Ridge with a myriad of activities. 

Please be on the lookout for schedule changes and additions.

 

 

A TON OF THANKS

• We thank Mrs. Maureen Carroll, for jumping right into 2^nd grade with us, as she continues her student teaching experience.  Her expertise has been so valuable, and she has joined the children in their learning journey in an incredibly enthusiastic way!
• Thanks for your support for "Box Tops for Education!"
• Thank you, Volunteers, at school and with your home support!
• We are a very lucky classroom.