Regina Kosty

Mrs. Kosty and Mrs. Bolin's Newsletter

Character Kid!

Jaret Jowers is our Character Kid for this week.  We are so proud of how Jaret tries his best in school every day!  Congratulations, Jaret.

Letters!

Thanks so much to the moms for responding to our letters last week.  The children love to type on the computer and created wonderful letters as to why they need to own a unique pet.  Your answers were great and enjoyed by all of the children. 

CRCT Practice!

We are doing CRCT practice tests in the classroom.  We immediately correct them and send them home.  The children are asking logical questions and feeling comfortable with the format. 

Boosterthon!

If you did not return your Boosterthon pledge, please send it to school as soon as possible.  We really appreciate your support of this program.

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Character Kid!

Congratulations to Haley Thompson.  She is our Character Kid for this week.  Haley is new to our school this year and is such a sweet little girl.  We are glad that she is representing our class this week.

This Week!

What a busy week!  The children had a wonderful time running laps on Wednesday morning and I really appreciate your support of Boosterthon.  As a class, we raised $125.00 per lap.  The children are bringing home their Boosterthon envelopes today and the donations should be returned by next Friday, March 21.  Thank you so much!

Supplies!

Please remember to send your child with at least two sharpened pencils every day along with a snack.  Also, if you could send in a container of clorox wipes or hand sanitizer for Mrs. Missini, it would be greatly appreciated.

School Pictures!

The children had their school pictures taken yesterday and this year it is a little different.  Every child will receive pictures and it is up to you if you want to purchase them or not.  We also took a class picture yesterday. 

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Character Kid!

The Character Kid for this week is Nick Collins.  Nick is a great little boy who is friendly to all of the children.  We are proud of Nick every day!

Reports!

The children did a great job on their reports for last week.  We are reading biographies and typing our reports here at school.  The children are really excited about adding a picture to their report.

PTA!

Please remember that the second and third grade students will be performing at the PTA program this Thursday, March 6.  They need to be in the cafeteria at 6:15 and wear the class t-shirt and jeans.  Check out Mrs. Talley's blog.  There is a film of our class performing Japanese songs!

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Character Kid! 

The character kid for this week is Aya Fakih.  Aya is a great student who is a good help for her classmates.  Way to go, Aya!

Web Site!

Two weeks ago, I sent home a letter that described the way to access the site to practice the CRCT test. I will put additional tests on the site next week.  We are also practicing the CRCT tests in class several times a week.  Please know that the children are required to read the passages by themselves and I am permitted to read the questions to them. 

Reports!

We have worked all week on our presidents reports and I am looking forward to reading them over the weekend.  On Monday, the children and I will have conferences about the report and discuss the rubric individually.  Thanks for your help with this.  Next week, we will research a Famous American and type the report!

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Character Kid!

Connor Muzzey is our Character Kid for this week.  Connor is a great asset to our class and tries his best every day. 

Thursday Folder!

In the Thursday Folder this week, there is a sheet with specific instructions to take sample CRCT tests.  Please note that the 10 digit code is at the bottom of the page. 

Japan Celebration!

We will finish the Japan Unit by learning how to eat rice with chopsticks.  I am moving the date to Tuesday, Feb. 26 for our class. This should be a fun event for the children.

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Character and Kiwani's Kids for this Week!

We are so happy that Clare Hines is our Character Kid for this week and Tre Hamler is our Kiwani's Kid for this month.  Both of these girls are such motivated students and a real asset to our class!

PTA Meeting!

The monthly PTA meeting is tonight, Thursday, at 6:30.  Please stop by the second grade hallway to see the Science Fair exhibits.  Jacob Baker and Miller Sinyard have submitted projects for the fair.  See you tonight!

Japan!

The children are enjoying our study of Japan.  Each week they will go to different second grade classrooms to learn more about the Japanese culture.  Last week, I sent home links to explore Japan.  We will have our grade level celebration on Friday, February 22. 

Math Tests!

The children are doing a great job on the addition timed tests.  Some of the children have moved on to 70 addition problems in 7 minutes.  The goal is 100 addition in 10 minutes.  We will move on to 50 subtraction problems in 5 minutes after the President's Holiday. 

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Character Kid!

Congratulations to Jacob Baker!  He is our Character Kid for this week.  Jacob is a good helper to all of the children in the class and tries his best every day!

Fluency!

The children continue to work on reading fluently.  We discussed several strategies that you might use at home.  They are:

1.  The child can read the story aloud by him or herself.

2.  The parent can read one page and the child reads the other page aloud.

3.  The parent and child read the story aloud together.

There are some books that the children should read silently, like AR books, but the goal of the weekly story is to increase reading fluency.  So far, we are also working on main idea and supporting details, sequence in a story and comparing two different stories.  Thanks for your help and support. 

Japanese Sites

Miss Kitty has recommended several sites to visit during our study of Japan.

http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/index.html

http://www.sover.net/~johnd/categories.html

Important Dates:

Tuesday, February 5 - Author Visit in the Media Center

Wednesday, February 6 - Early Release

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Character Kid

Congratulations to Halle Roberto.  She is our Character Kid for this week.  She is such a great student and a good friend to all of the children.  Congratulations!

Conference Week!

It has been a wonderful week.  We have enjoyed visiting with all of you and setting goals for the rest of the school year.  The children have learned so much and we are building on the concepts that they have mastered along with learning many new things.  We appreciate you taking the time for your conference and please contact us if you have any other questions. 

Timed Tests!

The children took home a timed test on Tuesday and please remember that they will take another test on Friday.  I l will send it home for you to see on Friday afternoon.  Please don't forget www.aaamath.com to help practice the facts. 

Six Flags!

Last week the forms were sent home for the Six Flags reading program.  When your child reads an AR book the time also counts for the Six Flags program.  It is a great way to earn a free ticket for the summer.

Character Kid!

Cody Colvin is our Character Kid for the New Year!  We are so proud to have Cody represent our class for this week.

Six Flags!

The forms for the Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club were sent home today. The program is optional but it is a great opportunity to earn a free ticket to use during the Summer months.

Conference Week!

We will see you next week for Conference Week.  Please remember that school will be dismissed at 12:15 from January 22 to January 28.  We am really looking forward to seeing you.

Web Sites!

The children have enjoyed reading Jan Brett books this week and did a good job on the visual organizers.  Feel free to visit Jan Brett's site at www.janbrett.com  Also, the children should be practicing their math facts several times a week.  Please use www.aaamath.com to help improve the children's computation skills.  It is a great thing to do on a cold rainy afternoon. 

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Accelerated Reader Update

The children are working hard on the Accelerated Reading Program.  Please make sure that they are reading the book with you at night.  Feel free to ask them questions about what happened in the story.  When the children check out a book from the Media Center, I try to make sure that the book is in the right reading range.  We are entering the fourth month of school, so the children should be reading a 2.4 or higher.  Thanks for your support of this program.

Donations

If you have a chance, could you please send in some hand sanitizer, liquid hand soap or some chlorox wipes.  I clean the desks every Friday and now that the weather is getting colder, I am trying to keep the children healthy.  I appreciate your help with this.

Science and Social Studies

After Halloween, we will begin our Science Unit on Types of Energy.  I will enclose the Science newsletter in the Thursday folder.   Also, our Social Studies unit for this nine weeks is a study of Pilgrims and Native Americans.  The children really enjoy this in second grade.