August 10 - 14

Relationships

This week, the students will be introduced to our year-long theme, "We Are the World," as well as our overriding concept - relationships. Relationships are natural connections between people and events in the real world. They may remain constant over time, or they may change and grow. We will all be involved, to some degree, in a variety of relationships with family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and other people in our lives. These connections lead to valuable lifelong experiences that help shape who we become. Some relationships in our classroom have history - the shared experiences of 1st and 2nd grade - and other are brand new. I look forward to watching your children's relationships grow and change throughout the year!!

Me on a Map

This week students will also compare where they live in relation to the rest of the world. The story, Me on the Map, provides an introduction to maps and geography, our first unit in Social Studies. In the story, a young girl shows readers herself on a map of her room, her room on the map of her house, her house on the map of her street--all the way to her country on a map of the world. Once the reader is familiar with the maps, she demonstrates how readers can find their own country, state, and town--all the way back to their room--on each colorful map.   

Support Drive 

As you know, Campus School is in the midst of its annual support drive for CSPN. It is my goal to achieve 100% parent participation in our classroom - not to raise the most money.  Any amount is appreciated, and will go directly to helping our school succeed.  Remember, if our class reaches 100% participation the fastest, students will receive a celebratory "Pizza Party!" 

Supply Fees

Just a reminder that it is time to send those Supply Fees in! The total is $25, and goes to pay for student agendas, study materials, and other important supplies for the school year. Please make checks payable to CSPN.

Weekly Homefun: 

Monday:
Spelling Tic Tac Toe **Spelling DUE FRIDAY**
Using Multiplication to Compare
Tuesday:
Writing Multiplication Stories
Wednesday:
2 and 5 as Factors

Thursday:
Sentence and Fragments

Weekly Assessments: 

Monday

Multiplication Concepts Quiz
Spelling Pretest
Wednesday
Jake Drake AR Test

Friday

Sentences and Fragments Quiz
Spelling Test

Here was one of our little friends, before it got taken back to it's nest! :)