Week of 5/7
What are we learning this week?
Language Arts – PALS Testing and Benchmark Review
Math – Geometric Shapes and Symmetry
Science – Life Cycles
Important Dates!
May 9th: CTES Blood Drive (please contact Mrs. Reece to schedule an appointment)
May 11th: Geometry/Symmetry Quiz
May 15th: Life Cycles Test & Scholastic Book Orders due
Henrico Assessment Test (HATs) Dates
May 30th and 31st – Reading parts 1 and 2
June 4th and 5th – Math parts 1 and 2
Mrs. Smith, our Colonial Trail art teacher, is collecting some interesting items to be used in the art room this spring and next fall. Please consider donating any of the following items to be used by the children in their art classes. Feel free to collect these supplies during the summer and send them in the fall as well. Your trash is our treasure!! Thanks for all of your help! Old CDs, Felt, Yarn, Fabric Scraps, Beads or old Necklaces, 4 oz Elmers Glue Bottles, Cheap White Paper Plates, Styrofoam or Plastic Egg Cartons, Empty Toilet Tissue and Paper Towel Rolls, Newspaper
Week of 4/30
What are we learning about this week?
Language arts: dictionary skills, PALS testing
Math: finish money, begin geometric shapes
Science: animal life cycles (butterfly, frog, white tailed deer)
Important dates…
April 30- Report Cards go home- please return signed envelope
May 1st: Money/Time Test; Go Nuts for Reading at the Diamond
May 9th: CTES Blood Drive (please contact Mrs. Reece to schedule an appointment)
Week of 4/23
What are we learning this week?
Language arts – character traits (also a variety of SOLs to begin reading benchmark review)
Math – Money (counting coins up to $2.00 and comparing values)
Social Studies – China and Egypt
Important Dates!
April 23rd: Picture Day and Egypt Quiz
April 24th: Money Quiz
April 27th: China and Egypt Test
April 30th: Report Cards send home (please return signed envelope only)
May 1st: Money and Time Test AND Go Nuts for Reading- 5:30 @ Diamond
**Challenge: How many ways can you make $1.00? Write down at least 5**
Week of 4/16
What are we learning about this week?
Language Arts: character traits
Math: money
Social Studies: Ancient China and Egypt
Important dates…
Monday, April 16th: Half day of school and Quiz on China
Wednesday, April 18th – Spirit Night at Buffalo Wild Wings
Thursday, April 19th: Kindergarten registration (please share in the community)
Friday, April 20th: Career Day at CTES!
Monday, April 23rd: Spring picture day (details coming soon…)
Monday, April 30th: Report Cards sent home
**Challenge- Write your own money word problem and see if you can stump Ms. Willis!**
Week of 4/9
What are we learning about this week?
Language Arts: possessive nouns
Math: multi-step word problems
Social Studies: Ancient China
Important dates…
Monday, April 9th: Field Trip to Henricus Park (wear blue class t-shirts and comfortable walking shoes, bring a paper bag lunch from home unless you have pre-ordered a lunch from the cafeteria)
Monday, April 16th: Half Day of School for students
**Challenge- In 3 complete sentences, tell me what you did over break!***
Week of 3/26
What are we learning this week?
Language Arts: real world text and compound words
Math: comparing fractions
Social Studies: beginning study of China and Egypt after spring break
Important dates…
Thursday, March 29th: Second Grade Music Performance (wear blue class t-shirt, jeans, and arrive at 6:30p)
Friday, March 30th: Last day to send in form/money for field trip
April 2nd – 6th: Spring Break – School closed
Monday, April 9th: Field trip to Henricus Park
**Challenge** Blake bakes a pizza to share with his 4 friends. Draw a picture to illustrate how the pizza will be cut into fractions to share. (Make your pizza colorful and include toppings!)
Week of 3/19
What are we learning this week?
Language Arts – pronouns
Math – fractions
Science – magnets
Important Dates!
Friday, March 23rd: Magnets Test
Thursday, March 29th: Second Grade Music Performance (arrive at school at 6:30 p)
April 2nd – 6th: Spring Break! School Closed!
Monday, April 9th: Field Trip to Henricus Park (form was sent home 3/16 – please return signed form and exact cash/check as soon as possible)
**Challenge** What is a pronoun? Write the definition and 5 examples on a piece of paper and give to Ms. Willis for a Dojo point!
Week of 3/12
What are we learning this week?
Language Arts: non-fiction questioning
Math: fractions
Science: magnets
Important dates!
Thurs. March 15th: Field trip to the Richmond Symphony *please pack a snack and a lunch from home (unless you have pre-ordered a lunch from the cafeteria) and wear your green class t-shirt!
Tues. March 20th: Scholastic book order due!
Thurs. March 29th: Second Grade Music Performance *students need to be at school at 6:30p
April 2nd – 6th: Spring Break! No School!
Week of 3/5
What are we learning this week?
Language Arts – questioning with non-fiction texts
Math – temperature
Science – matter
Important Dates!
Friday, March 9th: Science Test on Matter
Thursday, March 15th: Field Trip to the Richmond Symphony (please return signed form and payment as soon as possible)
Thursday, March 29th: Second Grade Music Performance (please return the yellow permission form as soon as possible)
March is Youth Art Month and Music in our Schools Month! Please participate in the these special dress up days…
March 5th: Wear the Cool Colors – blue, green, and purple
March 6th: Wear the Primary Colors – yellow, red, and blue
March 7th: Wear the Secondary Colors – orange, green, and purple
March 8th: Wear clothes that have shapes on them
March 9th: Wear clothes that have patterns on them
Papa Johns Fundraiser Information…
Save money on Papa Johns Pizza and earn money for Colonial Trail Elementary at the same time! This fundraiser starts on Tuesday, March 6th and ends on Tuesday, March 20th.
There are 2 coupon cards to choose from: a $10 card which has a variety of coupons including free pizza, desserts, or sides OR a $15 card which has 16 buy one get one free large pizza codes. The card pays for itself after the first use! They make great gifts for family and friends, too! The best part is CTES will receive up to 70% of the proceeds!
To top it off, the class with the most pizza cards sold will receive a FREE PIZZA PARTY!!! This fundraiser is online only and only lasts two weeks so order some cards today! Thanks for supporting CTES! Please view the form here Papa Johns Form.
Week of 2/26
What are we learning about this week?
Language Arts – inferring with fiction and poetry; contractions
Math – telling time; temperature; Dr. Seuss math fun!
Science – matter
Important Dates!
Wednesday, February 28th – Math Test on telling time
Thursday, March 1st – Half day of school
Thursday, March 29th – Second Grade Music Performance (more info coming soon…)
Dr. Seuss Spirit Week! (dress up is optional)
Monday, February 26th – Wear silly socks for Fox in Socks
Tuesday, February 27th – Wear a shirt you can read for I Can Read with My Eyes Shut
Wednesday, February 28th – Wear green for Green Eggs and Ham
Thursday, March 1st – Wear animal print for If I Ran the Zoo
Friday, March 2nd – Dress up as your favorite Dr. Seuss character