March 3, 2017

News From Second Grade - 3/3/17

Dear Parents,

Happy March Days to you!  Hard to believe spring is around the corner.  It does not look that way on the playground, so please keep sending your child to school with snow gear.  It is either cold or wet out there these days.

NWEA Testing Continued

Lavoie	Wight	Lee
Completed Math & Reading *Other than make-ups	Math 8:10 - 9:10 Monday, March 6th	Reading 9:20 - 10:20 Monday, March 6th Math 9:20 - 10:20 Tuesday, March 7th

Memoir Project- On Wednesday we gathered together to talk about our Memoir Project.  We watched “When I was Young in the Mountains” by Cynthia Rylant.  This story helped our writers get an understanding of a memoir.  A memoir is a historical account or memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in someone’s life.  We are asking all second graders to interview an adult of their choice and focus on a memorable event in their special person’s life.  It is very important that the notes are turned in by March 10th because our young authors will be using those notes to become a storyteller and write a memoir.  

Cross Country Skiing - There is a final ski day planned on Tuesday March 7th for all kids who have been Nordic skiing this year.  This includes grades 2-5.

Rug Rat Skiing - Thanks to Nancy Barstow and the generosity of Sunday River we will be having another full day of skiing to make up for the days missed due to snow days.  Our full day of skiing will be on Thursday, March 23rd.  We will leave school at 8:30am and return to school before the end of the school day at  2:00pm. This will enable us to dismiss as usual.  All students will be required to bring their own lunch, drink and snacks.  We are very excited to have this added opportunity for our students because we know how much they have enjoyed it! We will send a reminder home before the big day!

Sincerely,

The Second Grade Teachers

Calendar of Upcoming Events March Rug Rat Full Day of Skiing - Thursday, March 23      3/31 - Pick a Better Snack