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Update October 1st

Hello Wonderful Families, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!  Just a few updates for the week: If you haven't already, please make sure to sign and send in your kiddos permission slip for our field trip on the 19th. I will be notifying chaperones that have been chosen at the end of this week. Thank you all so so much for all of your book orders.  The book order should be delivered this week!  I was able to purchase over 20 new books for our classroom library!  BSC AR INCENTIVE PROGRAM BSC just launched our first ever school-wide incentive program for Accelerated Reader. Each month the second grade class with the most points will be awarded a trophy to be displayed in their class for the entire month.  In addition, the top reader (student with the most points at the end of the month) will be recognized at our monthly ROAR Rally, have his or her picture posted on our Rockin' Reader Bulletin Board, and will be mentioned in our monthly newspaper.  At the

Update September 24th

Hello Wonderful Families, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!  Just a few updates for the week: This Monday, a permission slip for our first field trip will be coming home.  We will being going to see a "School House Rock" play at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga on October 19th.  We are asking that all permission slips be returned by this coming Friday, September 28th.  If you are interested in being a chaperone please make sure to fill in the chaperone information at the bottom of the permission slip.  Each class will only be able to take 6 chaperones so if there are more than 6 people interested, it will be a random drawing to keep things fair. The suggested donation for this field trip is $15 through our dollar-a-day program.  You can access the dollar-a-day website from the links on the left side of this page. If your student is interested in checking out books from the library at CSC, the library will be open on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

Weekly Update September 17th

Hello Wonderful Families,  here are a few updates for the week: One of the math tests that we took this week should be in your kiddos blue homework folder.  Please go over and correct any mistakes and return to school next week. This week in Math : Topic 4: Fluently Add within 100  ·       Topic 4 Pretest ·         add with partial sums ·         models to add 2 digit numbers This week in Language Arts : Reading: compare and contrast, End of Unit assessment, Sequencing,Character Traits Grammar: Pronouns Spelling: (Endings -s, -ed, -ing) cools, grinned, hugged, jogged, patting, racing, shaking, sliding, winning, yelled Vocabulary: oppose, snide, heap, diverse, origin Writing: Personal Narrative -  adding details, word choice This week in Leadership and Science : Leadership: ROAR Characteristics Science: Mapping Our World Homework:  This week instead of "Find the Evidence" Students will be doing a mapping activity that will

Weekly Update September 10th

Hello Families, I hope everyone has had a nice relaxing weekend!  Just a few updates for the week: A new book order was sent home on Friday.   The orders have already been coming in.   I am so excited to see so many kiddos excited about new books!   I will be placing one order today and will place another one at the end of the month. This week in Math : Topic 3: Add within 100 using strategies  ·        practice using adding strategies ·        solving 1 step and 2 step problems ·        math practices and problem solving ·        Topic 3 assessments This week in Language Arts : Reading: glossary, story structure, setting, author's purpose, using illustrations Grammar: Review of Adjectives and Adverbs Spelling: (Endings -s, -ed, -ing) asked, bites, bugging, dropped, lifted, hikes, opening, placed, trading, uses Vocabulary:           convince: to make a person agree or believe by using evidence           swiftly: moving with lots of speed

Weekly Update September 3rd

Hello Families, I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend!   Just a few updates for the week: Remember there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, September 3 rd for Labor Day. Picture Day will be this Thursday, September 6 th . Please remember students must still dress within the Dress for Success guidelines.   Envelopes with all of the picture information will go home on Tuesday. This week in Math : Topic 3: Add within 100 using strategies       * add 10's and 1's on an open number line      * break apart numbers to add      * continue to break apart numbers      * add using compensation  This week in Language Arts : Reading: identify the main idea, steps in a process, and captions Grammar: Adverbs Spelling: (consonant blends) blame, brick, crack, drag, milk, snack, split, strap, trunk, twice Vocabulary:           pause: a short stop or rest           gasp: to breathe in quickly           ancient: having existed for many years