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2 Grade News
Mrs. Ealy’s Class
May 25, 2012
Letter from Mrs. Ealy Next Week’s Specials
Dear Parents, Tuesday – Art
I hope everyone who came to the carnival had a
great time! It was a wonderful turn out and I was happy Wednesday – Music and Computers
to see so many students from our class!
Thursday – Music and P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
This week was our last week of library. Mrs.
Reger will be doing inventory of all the books during the Friday – P.E. (Wear Sneakers)
rest of the school year. If you have any library books still
at home please send them in. Thank you 
Next Friday, June 1st will be field day. Our class
will be paired up and walking around with Ms. What We’re Learning About!
Gogowski’s kindergarteners. There will be a total of 11
Math – This week we took our Unit 11 math test. They will be returned
stations along with a DJ and a tug o’ war at the end of the to students next week. We also took the district math assessment.
day! Ms. A has done an amazing job planning this event Everyone did a very good job on it! We also started Unit 12 in our math
and has even gotten shirts donated. Our team color will journals. Unit 12 is all review on concepts we have already learned
be gray. Please be sure to send your child to school with throughout the year. There will be no Unit 12 test.
tennis shoes, sunscreen on, and water. It is also crazy
hair/hat day, so a hat would be perfect to keep the sun out Reading – During reader’s workshop this week we finished up the
of our eyes! reading assessments for the end of the year. Students have also been
Today was the last day of weekend writing. The working very hard on using test taking strategies when reading to help
students did a great job on this assignment. It was really with the MEAP next year.
wonderful to see the improvements they made each week!
Writing – This week students finished their realistic fiction stories.
Many students have not turned in their white t- Thank you to everyone who has offered to type their child’s story at
shirts for tie dying next week. Please start sending them home! This is a HUGE help  We will be putting these stories together
in! If you are unable to get a white t-shirt at this time, next week in class.
please let me know 
Science/Social Studies – This week we finished our plant unit in
Lots of notes were sent home last Friday about the science. We will still be observing our plants that our growing in the
end of the school year. Please read through the upcoming classroom until the end of the year. We also started our social studies
events and dates to remember. As a reminder, our end of unit on how communities change over time. We looked at books to
the year party is on June 7th, starting at 12:00 and lasting
until about 3:00. I hope to see everyone there!
Upcoming Events and Dates to Remember
There will be no school on Monday in celebration May 28 Memorial Day – No School
of Memorial Day. Enjoy your three day weekend! May 30 T-shirts for tie dying due!
If you have any questions, please feel free to May 30 Pizza Party for the Scroll Club!
contact me. Remember you can reach me by our folder, May 30 Realistic Fiction Typing Due!
by email, or by phone. May 31 Tie Dying T-shirts!
June 1 Field Day
Sincerely, June 1 Spirit Day – Crazy Hair/Hat Day
Mrs. Ealy June 7 Authors Tea and End of the Year
Party at 12:00.
June 8 Last Day of School!