Miss Wittmann's 2nd Grade Blog

3/19/2020 Hey Everyone, Here’s a reminder that we will be in contact on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We do not want to flood your emails with too much information. But of course we are available any day for questions you may have. Below you will find some science and social studies activities that you could watch at home. We also included a link to a math program that is also available as an app. It is a GREAT math program that differentiates its teaching to match what each student is working on. We highly recommend it. It has a 90 day free trial that you need to sign up for before April 30th. Thank you to a parent for telling us about it! Below that we put an example of a schedule you could follow at home. We know that all schedules will look different and you need to find one that works best for your family at this time. We thought sharing one might be helpful :). Again let us know if there is anything we can do to help during this time!! Math Dreambox Link: ...

Hey Everyone, We miss everyone so much! Thank you for your patience during this time. We will be writing to check in on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Our contact will mostly be through email and the blog. Important Information: Please make sure to check emails every now and then that will be the primary form of contact Conferences will be cancelled. We are making plans for how best we can update you and will let you know as soon as possible. Please see below with some helpful links for learning at home. Here are all of the links that we thought you would find most helpful! Here is the link for the work that you can try to do each day ( copies of this document will be in the supply bin outside of school.) Google Classroom Class Code: q33lo7g If the students use their Google logins they should already be added in the classroom but feel free to add yourselves in as well. I will be updating the classroom. It is OPTIONAL! Students do not need to check...

Hello, Be on the lookout for an invitation to our poetry celebration which will be on Monday 3/16/20 from 8:30-9:00. We will be setting our room up like a poetry cafe and enjoying some hot chocolate if you would like to join us. Also we are starting to collect the base-runners for the Timber Rattler reading program. When students finish a character they can bring it in for prizes. Here is the link to sign up for spring conferences:  https://ptcfast.com/schools/ NDLC   Here are links to sign up to help with conferences if you would like: https://signup.com/go/iCXSJWB   -Book Fair https://signup.com/go/hDFsTGU   -Teacher meal sign up  A note from the service team: NDLC Spring Service Project We are excited to announce our 2020 spring service project Happy Tooth - Day - a collection for St. Joseph’s food program in Menasha.  We will be collecting and creating birthday bags and dental hygiene bags for kids in need. Each grade has an assign...

Happy March! I have made the decision to start the process of becoming a nationally board certified teacher! Coming home today is a student release form that is printed on gold paper. I know you signed one at the start of the school year but I need this specific copy for the program. It is to allow me to use work samples and possibly some photos to submit with each component. Please return either way. Thank you! Upcoming Events: 3/2-3/6: Read Across America Week! 3/2: Wear Stripes or Hat (Cat in the Hat) 3/3: Wear Green (Green Eggs and Ham) 3/4: Wacky Wednesday 3/5: Wear Red and Blue (Red Fish Blue Fish) 3/6: Twin Day (Thing 1 and Thing 2) 3/8: Daylight Savings Time Starts 3/27: 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 to learn strategies that help with challenges of longer books. We will work on staying on track i...

Hello, Next week we will be celebrating Read Across America week! See below for the dress up days. We will also be starting a friendly competition at our school for March Madness. That is where each class selects a book and books go against each other until only one remains! This year we chose The Cool Bean by Jory John and Pete Oswald! Upcoming Events: 2/27: Field Trip 2/27: Funset Night 2/28: Early Release 3/2-3/6: Read Across America Week! 3/2: Wear Stripes or Hat (Cat in the Hat) 3/3: Wear Green (Green Eggs and Ham) 3/4: Wacky Wednesday 3/5: Wear Red and Blue (Red Fish Blue Fish) 3/6: Twin Day (Thing 1 and Thing 2) 3/8: Daylight Savings Time Starts Specials this week: Monday: Gym and Dental Talk Tuesday: Art Wednesday: Gym and Library Skills Thursday: Gym and Music Friday: Library Check Out and STEAM Reading: In reading this week we are continuing our unit: Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power. This week we will work on understanding literary language. N...

Upcoming Events: 2/17: No school for students 2/18: How to Help Family Night 2/18: Field Trip Forms Due 2/27: Field Trip 2/28: Early Release Photos from last week! The many faces you make during a game of Jenga:

Hello, This week we will have our valentines celebration on Friday. Student can bring in their mailbox and valentines that day. Let me know if you are bringing a treat for the class so I can make sure there are no repeats or not too many sweets :). Upcoming Events: 2/11: Yearbook Orders Due 2/13: Family Night Sheet Due 2/13: Yoga 2/14: Valentine’s Party 2/14: Postcards for seniors 2/14: Last day of collecting pennies for K9 2/17: No school for students 2/18: How to Help Family Night 2/18: Field Trip Forms Due 2/27: Field Trip 2/28: Early Release Specials this week: Monday: Gym and Music Tuesday: Library Check Out and STEAM Wednesday: Gym and Music Thursday: Gym and Music Friday: Art Reading: In reading we will be starting a new unit called Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power. For the first part of this unit we will practice reading with fluency. We will rehearse reading voices, scoop up words in phrases, notice dialogue tags, and use meaning to read fl...