Important Dates:
Monday, May 20: Field Day 8:30-11:00 (See below for details) and Crawl through the Digestive System in the Afternoon
Tuesday, May 21: Game Day
Wednesday, May 22: Picnic at the Park 9:30-12:00
Thursday, May 23: Beach Day and the Last Day of School!

Field Day Information from Mrs. Graham for Monday: 
FIELD DAY, MONDAY, MAY 20th 2019
8:35-10:50
Volunteers Needed
Dear Parents:
           Field Day is a time when the students participate in fun culminating physical activities, learned in PE this year. It promotes good sportsmanship and teamwork.  It is also a fun way to celebrate the end of the year as a community. Below are some tips to help make Field Day fun and safe for your child.
Field Day will be held on, Monday, May 20th  Please dress your children in colored t-shirts according to grade level.  This will help with organization during Field Day..  
KAM-1- Yellow. 2-3- Red.  4-5- Blue.
Please keep in mind our Colorado weather to help your child dress appropriately.  There will be many water stations; your child may want to wear clothes that can get wet (swimming suits are allowed under clothing). Teachers or staff members cannot provide or apply sunscreen to anyone, so please apply sunscreen at home. Hats and filled water bottles will help protect your child.  All items left on the field will be put in the lost and found.
*We are in need of many volunteers to help with Field Day.  Please sign-up and come play with us. hatschool.org/schools/13/events/387ttps://help
If you have any questions feel free to contact me at brooke.graham@bvsd.org.   
Thank you,
Brooke Graham  
FIELD DAY CHECKLIST
* Tennis shoe - no open-toed shoes/flip- flops, etc.
*Appropriate clothing for water stations or weather
Hats
Sunscreen - apply at home.
Water bottles with first and last names printed on the side
 Colored T-shirt.  KAM-1-Yellow, 2-3-Red, 4-5-Blue
FIELD DAY SCHEDULE
8:35-8:40-Opening Ceremony
8:45-9:10- Phase 1
9:10-9:35- Phase 2
9:35-10:00 Phase 3
10:00-10:35- Tug-of-War
10:35-10:50-Popsicles

Crawling Through the Digestive System Monday afternoon: 
If you volunteered to help with this fun culminating activity, please arrive around 12:30 to help us set up. Mrs. Arena's class will participate from 1-1:30 and Mrs. McCleskey's will participate from 1:30-2:00. Woo Hoo! 

Tuesday is Game Day! 
Your child can bring his or her favorite game to share with the class (board or card games only, please)! Be sure to label games with your family name. 

Wednesday is our Picnic at the Park!
We will walk to Scott Carpenter park, leaving here at 9:30. Chaperones can plan to be here about 15 minutes early. We need wagons to help carry the lunches and water bottles. If you have one we can borrow, will you please email your child's teacher?! Thank you! Kids will also need to remember to bring a sack lunch for Wednesday. 

Thursday is Beach Day!
To celebrate the last day of school we will have a beach day! The kids can wear "beach-y clothes" (no swimsuits, please). We will also do "beach reading." Please send your child to school with a towel, sunglasses, and a sunhat. 

Homework:
Monday: Bring a game to play for Tuesday
Tuesday: Pack a sack lunch for Wednesday
Wednesday: Gather your "beach" supplies for Thursday! 
Thursday: HAVE AN AMAZING SUMMER! 

Important Dates:
5/10: Crazy Hair Day!
5/14: Garden to Table Volunteers needed from 12:45-2:30 
5/20: Field Day 8:30-11:00
5/22: Picnic at the Park 9:30-12:00
5/23: Last Day of School! 

Thank You!
Thank you for all of the sweet gifts and words during Teacher Appreciation week. We feel so loved! 

Crazy Hair Day!:
Second graders collected enough box tops to earn a crazy hair day for tomorrow! Woo Hoo! 

Garden to Table: 
Second Graders will be harvesting lettuce on 5/14 from 1:00-2:30. We need your help! Please email your child's teacher if you will be able to help out that day. 

Volunteer Opportunity: 
We need several volunteers to help us crawl through the digestive system in the afternoon of May 20th. We will need help from 12:15-2:00 to set up and support students as they crawl. Please send an email to your child's teacher if you would like to help! 

Save the Date for an End of Year Picnic:
On Wednesday, May 22nd from 9:30-12:00 we will be walking to Scott Carpenter Park to enjoy a picnic and some playtime. Let's hope for good weather! A permission slip went home in Thursday folders today. Please sign and return ASAP! 

Homework:
Each and every day: 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book!
Monday: Listen to a song and make a list of the rhyming words. 
Tuesday: Memorize a poem to share with the class. 
Wednesday: Find a cool place to visit on Google Earth. 
Thursday: Build something with blocks, legos, etc. Send a picture to share! 

Important Dates:
5/3: Sock Hop!
5/20: Field Day 8:30-11:00
5/22: Picnic at the Park 9:30-12:00
5/23: Last Day of School! 

Volunteer Opportunity: 
We need several volunteers to help us crawl through the digestive system in the afternoon of May 20th. We will need help from 12:15-2:00 to set up and support students as they crawl. Please send an email to your child's teacher if you would like to help! 

Math Extensions:
Our math extensions will continue into next week - this time they will choose one area of focus for four lessons. Kids will choose between math art, math building, Rubik's cube exploration, or math games! 

Save the Date for an End of Year Picnic:
On Wednesday, May 22nd from 9:30-12:00 we will be walking to Scott Carpenter Park to enjoy a picnic and some playtime. Let's hope for good weather! 

Homework:
Each and every day: 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book!
Monday: Work on a puzzle - you can email a picture of a finished puzzle to your                   teacher to share with the class! 
Tuesday: Play a board game or a card game. 
Wednesday: Write a letter to a relative or a friend. 
Thursday: Learn how to say "hello," "goodbye," and "thank you" in a new               
                   language. 

Important Dates:
5/3: Sock Hop!

We Need Your Help!:
We need the help of parents who are doctors or who know a good deal about digestive health (due to a chronic condition etc.) We would love for you to come visit and share during our Digestive System Project Based Learning Unit we will be doing from May 6th - May 17th. 

Math Extensions:
This week we finished up our Math Expressions curriculum! We will be doing 2 weeks of math extensions: math building, math puzzles, math art, and Rubik's cubes! Our goal is for kids to see math everywhere - not just in a pen to paper algorithm. 

Save the Date for an End of Year Picnic:
On Wednesday, May 22nd from 9:30-12:00 we will be walking to Scott Carpenter Park to enjoy a picnic and some playtime. Let's hope for good weather! 

Homework:
Each and every day: 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book!
Monday: Draw a picture to share with your class :)
Tuesday: Help with dinner (and/or clean up after dinner!) :)
Wednesday: Clean your room :)
Thursday: Listen to classical music :)

Important Dates:
4/24: Bike to School Day
5/3: Sock Hop!

We Need Your Help!:
We need the help of parents who are doctors or who know a good deal about digestive health (due to a chronic condition etc.) We would love for you to come visit and share during our Digestive System Project Based Learning Unit we will be doing from May 6th - May 17th. 

Poem in Your Pocket Day:
On Thursday we celebrated Poem in Your Pocket Day!  The kids had so much fun sharing their poems and carrying them around. 

Homework:
Each and every day: 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book!
Monday: 7-4  
Tuesday: 7-5
Wednesday: 7-6
Thursday: No Homework

Important Dates:
4/12 and 4/15: NO SCHOOL

Science Biographies:
In Science we are switching gears to learn about 4 famous scientists: Florence Nightingale, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Elijah McCoy, and Daniel Hale Williams. 

Ancient China and India:
In Social Studies the kids are learning about other ancient civilizations to piggyback on our Ancient Greece unit. They will learn about the geography, religions, and philosophies of these civilizations. 

Poetry:
This week we had a guest poet, Erin Robertson, come in to share about her career as a poet and to write with the kids. The kids all wrote a poem that we will carry in our pockets next Thursday for the national "poem in your pocket day!" 

Homework:
Each and every day: 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book!
Monday: NO SCHOOL  
Tuesday: 7-2 continued
Wednesday: Play a game of War, Uno, SkipBo, Phase 10 or any other strategy game your family loves. 
Thursday: 7-3

Important Dates:
4/12 and 4/15: NO SCHOOL

Healthy Living:
This week and next we are covering the Health standards in Science. Please continue to talk with your child about healthy food choices, exercise, limiting screen time, fire safety, and tobacco prevention. We will cover all of these items briefly, but kids might need more time to process what they are learning at home. 

Ancient China and India:
In Social Studies the kids are learning about other ancient civilizations to piggyback on our Ancient Greece unit. They will learn about the geography, religions, and philosophies of these civilizations. 

Math Unit 7:
We will begin Unit 7 next week where we will focus on area, perimeter, arrays, and fractions. 

Poetry:
In writing, the kids are becoming poets. They are writing about strong feelings with concrete details. We have a guest poet coming next week to help support our writing. 

Homework:
Each and every day: 30 minutes of reading from a "just right" book!
Monday: No Homework 
Tuesday: 7-1
Wednesday: Write a poem to bring in to share
Thursday: 7-2

Important Dates:
March 25th-29th - Spring Break! 

Greek Plays 
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for coming to our Greek Plays on Tuesday! The kids were all so proud to perform for you all. Weren't they great?!

Janet Stevens Visit
Ask your second grader about the visit from local author, Janet Stevens! She shared with us how she gets her ideas, how she works on the books, and how they get published. Stop by the hallway sometime to see the artwork we co-created with her! 

Fun Run Fundraiser!
Thank you for your support of High Peaks through the Fun Run fundraiser, the kids ran their little hearts out. It was a great morning in the sun!  

Homework: 
Spring Break Reading Bingo! Read, read, read, and there will be some (small) prizes for returning with a Bingo! 

Important Dates:
March 19th - Greek Plays 5:30 pm. 
March 21st - Fun Run! 
March 25th-29th - Spring Break! 

Greek Plays on Tuesday! 
We are so excited to perform our Greek plays for families on Tuesday evening in the cafeteria. Kids need to wear white shirts and black pants, unless you want to create a more elaborate Grecian costume for your child's role. This is up to parent discretion. We know it is short notice, and white shirts with black pants will look sharp, too!  

Fun Run Fundraiser!
Please make sure to ask for lap donations for the Fun Run. We are excited to raise money and make our school the best place it can be, and to get some exercise in the process! 

Homework:
Due to the snow day and challenging lessons, we have slowed significantly on this unit. Please note the changes to the homework, you might have already completed some last week. If so, kids can practice subtracting any three digit number from another three digit number. 
Monday - 6.11
Tuesday - Greek Plays, no homework
Wednesday - 6.12
Thursday - 6.13

Important Dates:
3/19: Greek plays 5:30 pm
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Ancient Greece
Mark your calendars for the evening of Tuesday, March 19th. Second graders will be performing Greek plays at 5:30! 

Greek Olympics in PE
The students had a great time participating in the Greek Olympics during PE. Ms. Graham did an incredible job of organizing it for us, be sure to thank her the next time you see her! Another big thanks to all of the parents that helped out at the events, we appreciate you! 

Homework:
Reading - 30 minutes every night from a "just-right" book. If your child is having a hard time finding an appropriate level book, remind them of the 5 finger rule!
Math - 
     Monday: 6-9 ** We ended up spending two days on this lesson. 
     Tuesday: 6-10
     Wednesday: 6-11
​     Thursday: 6-12