Miss Wittmann's 2nd Grade Blog

Hello, It will be a busy and fun week! We will have concerts, sing-a-longs, buddy meet ups, and more! We will also be watching the newest Grinch movie. It is rated PG, please let me know if you are not comfortable with your child watching, I will have another activity ready for them! I will be bringing popcorn for the students on Friday during the movie. If you would like to bring something, let me know! We could use some healthy snacks like fruit or vegetables so it is not all sweets :). Field trip forms are heading home today! They will be due when we get back to school. I understand it is a busy time of the year let me know if the school can support you in anyway. I hope you have a wonderful winter break. I will miss all of the kiddos and will be excited to see them in the new year! Enjoy your time together. Upcoming Events: 12/16: Culver’s Night 5-8 12/17: Orchestra Concert at School 12/20: PJ Day and stuffed animal day (please make sure stuffed animals can fit in backpack

Hello, QUINNEY/NDLC DECEMBER CARING PROJECT This year our NDLC and Quinney Council members have chosen to help out military personnel deployed overseas in honor of Adam Hall.  Adam is the husband of Amber Hall, an educational assistant for NDLC and Quinney School.  He is also the father of Oliver, a fourth grade student at Quinney, and Lilah, a second grade student at Quinney School.  Adam’s troop was recently deployed and will be gone for 12-14 months. We are looking for our Quinney and NDLC families to donate personal care items, snacks, or money.  The monetary donations will be used to cover the cost of shipping and to purchase extra supplies. All items should be new and in original packaging.  Thank you in advance for your help in supporting our troops. For item suggestions and to sign up, go to Sign Up Genius:  https://www.signupgenius.com/ go/5080A48A8A823A3FD0-real After signing up for items, please send them to school with your child by December 20, 2019 Upcoming

Hello, I hope you had a wonderful long weekend. I enjoyed the time with family and friends but looked forward to coming back to work with students. Just a reminder that in our agendas we have been writing new spelling words for the week. On Fridays we do a quick check in to see if we have memorized those words. Any work you can do at home with those words would be great! Upcoming Events: 12/3: Kwik Trip Forms Due 12/16: Culver’s Night 12/20: Winter Scoot 12/23-1/1: No School 1/2: School Resumes Specials this week: Monday: Library Check Out and Guidance Tuesday: Gym and Music Wednesday: Gym and Music Thursday: Art Friday: Gym and Library Skills Reading: In reading this week we are wrapping up our nonfiction unit. We will be exploring how to retell what we have read by discussing the topic parts and a couple key details about each part. At the end of the week we will be celebrating all of the hard work we have done as readers of informational books! Writing: This

Hello, It was great to meet with you last Thursday for conferences and if I haven’t met with you yet I am looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. Upcoming Events: 11/19: Conferences 11/21: Pokemon Club 11/21: Funset Boulevard Night 11/22: Book Order Due (Last one before winter break) 11/22: Early Release 11/27-11/29: No School Specials this week: Monday: Gym and Music Tuesday: Library Check Out and STEAM Wednesday: Gym and Music Thursday: Gym and Music Friday: Art Reading: This week in reading we are learning that if we truly want to become an expert on a topic we need to grow our knowledge across books on the same topic. We will learn that we can notice when parts go together, add to what we know, and spot differences in the books (big and small). Writing: In writing this week we are going to continue to think about the audience that we are writing for. We will be setting goals on how to better our writing with our audience in mind. We will also edit our writ

Hello, This week we had a new student start today! We are welcoming Carsyn to our classroom. We are very excited about this new addition! If you have not signed up for conferences yet, here is the link: https://ptcfast.com/schools/NDLC I'm excited to meet with you and update you on your child! Community Clothes Closet Hello NDLC families. The service group has started a new fall project. We are collecting gently used or new clothing for the Community Clothes Closet located in Menasha, Wisconsin. During conferences this year you can drop off items by the school office. We appreciate all donations. Upcoming Events: 11/14: Conferences 11/19: Conferences 11/21: Funset Boulevard Night 11/22: Book Order Due (Last one before winter break) Link  Class code: QJMYM 11/22: Early Release 11/27-11/29: No School Specials this week: Monday: Library Check-Out and STEAM Tuesday: Gym and Music Wednesday: Gym and Music Thursday: Art Friday: Gym and Library Skills Reading:

Hello, This week is our Veteran’s Day Program! It will be this Thursday from 6-7. We hope you are able to make it. You will also see a list of trick words in your child’s agenda. We just wanted to make you aware of the trick words that the students are learning and practicing during our word study time. While it isn’t required homework, it is helpful for them to get repeated practice!  Upcoming Events: 11/1: No School 11/5: Picture Retake Day (Let us know if you would like your child to retake their picture) 11/7: Veteran’s Day Concert 11/8: Last day of the food drive 11/14: Conferences 11/19: Conferences 11/21: Funset Boulevard Night 11/22: Book Order Due (Last one before winter break) 11/22: Early Release 11/27-11/29: No School Specials this week: Monday: Gym and Music Tuesday: Gym and Music Wednesday: Art Thursday: Library skills and Gym Friday: Gym and Music Reading: In reading this week we will continue our work with nonfiction read

Hello, We have a short week! I have included some pictures from our buddy time last week and our field trip. Thank you to all of our chaperones! The students had a lot of fun. Upcoming Events: 10/28-10/31: Red Ribbon Week 10/28: Wear sweats/jerseys 10/29: Wear crazy socks 10/30: Wear red 10/31: Wear Black and Orange 11/1: No School 11/5: Picture Retake Day (Let us know if you would like your child to retake their picture) 11/7: Veteran’s Day Concert 11/21: Funset Boulevard Night 11/22: Book Order Due (This will be the last book order before winter break if you wanted to order for a present) You can order online at:  https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Our class code is: QJMYM 11/27-11/29: No School Specials this week: Monday: Art Tuesday: Library Skills and Gym Wednesday: Gym and Music Thursday: Library Checkout and Guidance Reading: In reading this week we will continue our work with nonfiction reading. This week we will talk about

Hello, We have a busy week! This week we have family night tomorrow with activities around the school. We also will have our field trip on Thursday. It looks like there will be no rain but it does look like it will be very cold. Part of our field trip is outside so please send winter coats, hats, mittens, and a pair of boots. We will also be eating lunch there. I did send an email last week to all chaperones, if you had any questions please let me know. Upcoming Events: 10/21: Veteran’s Day Concert Form Due (one per family and if your able to attend) 10/22: Family Night- 5:30-6:30 10/24: Field Trip 10/28-10/31: Red Ribbon Week 10/28: Wear sweats/jerseys 10/29: Wear crazy socks 10/30: Wear red 10/31: Wear Black and Orange 11/1: No School Specials this week: Monday: Gym and Library Skills Tuesday: Gym and Music Wednesday: Library Check-Out and STEAM Thursday: Gym and Music Friday: Gym and Music Reading: We will be starting a new unit this week! We will be moving in

Hello, Hello Families! The 2nd Veteran's Day NDLC concert is approaching (Nov. 7)! If you and your loved ones plan on attending and/or want to celebrate a Veteran in your family, please send back the form by Monday, October 21. This week we will have our first day of yoga! If you could bring a towel that can stay at school for the remainder of the week, that would be great. This week looks like it will be a weird weather week! Thank you for watching it and sending the appropriate clothing to school. Upcoming Events: 10/14: Field Trip form Due 10/18 2nd Grade Yoga (Please bring a towel!) 10/21: Veteran’s Day Concert Form Due (one per family and if your able to attend) 10/22: Family Night 10/24: Field Trip 10/28-10/31: Red Ribbon Week 10/28: Wear sweats/jerseys 10/29: Wear crazy socks 10/30: Wear red 10/31: Wear Black and Orange 11/1: No School Specials this week: Monday: Gym and Music Tuesday: Library Check-Out and STEAM Wednesday: Gym and Music Thursday: Gy

Hello, Last week our first field trip permission slip came home. It will be to 1000 Islands for our current science unit. Please sign and return the slip with the $4 by Monday October 14th. Upcoming Events: 10/14: Field Trip form Due 10/22: Family Night 10/24: Field Trip 11/1: No School Specials this week: Monday: Library check-out and guidance Tuesday: Gym and Music Wednesday: Gym and Music Thursday: Art Friday: Library Skills and Gym Reading: In reading this week we are starting a quick unit about remembering all the ways readers solve tricky words. We will also focus on lifting the level of envisioning work that 2nd graders start to do. How in their minds, they create a clear image by thinking about all of the parts of the scene, both the characters and the setting. Writing: In writing this week, we are continuing to craft small moment stories. We are exploring and digging deep into mentor texts and studying what master authors do to make their writing so powerf

Hello, It was great to see everyone at our first family night! I hope you enjoyed the new format and got to know a few other families in our classroom. Today is the last day to enter book orders for this month if you are interested! Here is the link if you would like to order some today! https://clubs.scholastic.com/home  The class code is QJMYM Here a few pictures from last week! Upcoming Events: 10/2: Picture Day 10/3: Walk to School! Meet at The Recyclist at 7:20 10/3: Skate City at 5:30 10/4: No School Specials this week: Monday: Gym and Music Tuesday: Art Wednesday: Gym and Library Skills Thursday: Gym and Music Reading: This week in reading we are wrapping up our unit on paying close attention to mentor authors! As we continue to notice how authors use craft moves to share their intentions, we will also explore how authors use those techniques to teach us something. We will end the week with a celebration of all our h

Hello, We have a busy week ahead of us! Check out the upcoming events for the week. I hope to see you at the first Family Night on Tuesday! Upcoming Events: 9/24: Family Night Homecoming week 9/23-9/27 dress up days: Monday-Hat/Crazy Hair Day Tuesday-Crazy Sock Day Wednesday-School Spirit Day! Wear Purple/NDLC Attire, Homecoming Parade 6:00, meet at 5:15 at Holy Cross if you are interested in walking in the parade. An adult must walk with the child.  Thursday-Disney or Super Hero Day Friday-Orange and Black Day 10/2: Picture Day 10/4: No School Reading: This week in reading we are going to focus on paying close attention to authors. How authors have intentions, and readers don’t just notice those craft move they can try them. We will also learn about connecting the whole book together and thinking about what the author is trying to teach us. When students are reading this week a few questions you could ask are: Did the author teach you a lesson with that story

And we’re off! You may have seen the book bags that started coming home last week. Students will pack books up every Monday-Thursday. They can read for 10-15 minutes at the start of the year. Please make sure those book bags return each day. Let me know if you have any questions! This week is safety week, the district did send out an information letter and we will practice each drill this week. Today we started off with a fire drill, we will also practice an evacuation drill and tornado drill this week. The first book order came home the first week of school but if you would like to order books online here is the link: https://clubs.scholastic.com/  Our class code is QJMYM The order is due September 30th. Upcoming Events: 9/16-9/20: Safety Week 9/24: Family Night (a sheet will come home this week) Homecoming week 9/23-9/27 dress up days: Monday-Hat/Crazy Hair Day Tuesday-Crazy Sock Day Wednesday-School Spirit Day! Wear Purple/NDLC Attire. Homecoming Parade 6:00, meet

Happy Monday! Hello and welcome to the first blog post! This will be used as a communication tool to keep you updated on what we are doing in the classroom and upcoming events/reminders. Let me know at anytime if you have any questions or concerns! Here are a few reminders: Please be sure to have the decorated writing folder returned because we are starting our writing unit. Also all paperwork that was sent home at open house or the first day of school needs to be returned. Upcoming Events: 9/13: Dot Day: Wear Dots  9/16-9/20: Safety Week 9/24: Family Night 10/2: Picture Day 10/4: No School Reading: Last week we worked on setting up reading routines and expectations.  It was exciting to see how many students are excited for this part of our school day!  This week we will focus on becoming stronger readers by reading more and more, we will set goals for ourselves, and we will work on fluency.  Today, we will be sending home book bags.  Please find time each night for yo