Mrs. Sibley’s Weekly Newsletter – 12/9/2021
Happy Thursday, Families!
It was a busy week in 2nd grade! We have been busy this week continuing our focus on getting quicker with double digit subtraction, as well as finishing up our MAP testing! Today, we had art masterpiece and read a few books by Lois Ehlert and we talked about her impact on children’s literature (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom). The book that they focused on in art was Snowballs. In Literature, we read books about the sky… what do we see in the sky during the day and at night? We spoke about constellations, stars, the sun & moon. We also began learning about holidays & traditions around the world. Currently, we have learned about Israel / Hanukkah and India / Diwali. We drew menorahs and diyas and learned about some celebrations/food that are traditional in these cultures.
Next Week’s Curriculum:
We will be reviewing grammar that we have learned so far: conjunctions, dialogue – quotation marks, compound words, lists – commas, past tense…
We will also be doing some fun projects to review math, as well as look at other holidays around the world! 🙂
Sign Up Genius (Conferences):
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4fa8ae22a5fbc07-sibley
Continued Learning & Support:
Let me know if you have any questions about: homework, Green Folders, and/or Scholastic LiteracyPro.
School Information:
- The Winter Concert is Wednesday, December 15th. It will be held at Mission Church (4450 E. Elliot Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85234). There is a $10.00 per family charge and this “family pass” will allow you to attend the entire night. Visit the link to pay: https://yqysjrrxph.formstack.com/forms/winter_concert_2021
- Your child will need to arrive 30 minutes before show time. 2nd grade is 5:00-5:30pm so have them there at 4:30pm.
- The dress code for the concert is black bottoms (skirt, pants, leggings, etc.), a white blouse or nice top, and the child’s choice of winter/holiday accessories (festive bows, scarves, ties, necklaces, or hats).
- Our 2021-2022 PreK-12 San Tan Yearbooks are on sale It will include a 15th year commemorative section and options for students and families. Begin planning and designing yours now. Visit our storefront link here: https://store.shopyearbook.com/santan-yb
- Lost & Found: On Tuesday and Wednesday morning, they will be putting lost and found outside at driveline for parents and students to go through. They will search all lost and found items for names and Wednesday afternoon they will bag up the items and donate them to Goodwill.
- If you are interested in having your child tested for giftedness, please complete the digital Parent Request Form, along with the $50 Co-Pay, linked below. Gifted testing is will be offered in mid. February. Once a child is identified as gifted, they do not need to retest. Gifted testing will begin in mid- February.
- Gifted Testing Requests are due no later than January 12th of 2022.
- Digital Parent Request & Payment: Click Here
Please have a wonderful weekend! Do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions that you may have!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Sibley
