Wednesday, February 22nd

Greetings, marvelous 1st/2nd parents! I hope this blog finds you well! We have so much coming up, and I am glad you stopped by! Last week we got the exciting news that our school has been recommended for accreditation. Thank you so much for all your support in this process. Something that I really loved hearing was that the accreditation team noticed what a great little family we are here at Sonshine and what a loving place it is to be. I feel that too and I could not be more proud of your kiddos as the accreditation team visited us last week! 

Important dates coming up:

Thursday, March 2nd: Dr. Seuss's birthday! We will celebrate with fun activities in reading! 
***This is Read-Across-America Week! If you signed up to be a MYSTERY READER and would still like to do this, please let me know! (Even if you didn't express an interest before, we would love to have you!!!) If you could make it in this week, that would be great! If you can't make it in this week, but sometime soon, let me know and we will arrange a time. The ideal time is when the kiddos have their read-aloud time after lunch (12:35), but we are flexible and will make it work for you! You can bring in your own book, maybe your child's favorite book, or I can supply a book. Contact me if you are up for this! Thank you so much!!! 

Friday, March 3rd: 100 Days of School! We will celebrate with fun activities during math. If your child would like to share a collection of 100 things, that would be fantastic! It is totally optional, but would be a fun at-home project to do. The objects could be pasted or taped onto something, or put into a container (like a bag or ziplock). I have sent a letter regarding this via email and will send a hard copy home on Monday. Let me know if you have any questions. 


Monday, March 20th: Class Chapel Presentation, 10:00 am.

Thursday, March 23rd: Early Release/ Preview Night

Friday, March 24th: Student-Led Conferences  


***We will start collecting things for our Spring Auction basket! Donations from you will help us create an awesome auction basket!
Our theme will be MOVIE-NIGHT!!! Some items to donate would be: movie tickets/gift cards to the movie, movie snack items like candy and popcorn, etc., family-friendly DVDS, and any movie-themed knick-knacks or collectibles. Here is an example of what I would like us to put together:

Coming Up in Reading:

First Grade:






Second Grade:






Sight-words for 2nd-grade: are, baby, didn't, good, I'll, is, please, sound, talk, too.
Target vocabulary:
assistant, agreed, polite, failed, tearing, wisdom, cleared, trouble.


  In math, first grade will focus on subtracting tens, counting back by tens, and relating addition and subtraction. Second-grade will work on reading and writing numbers to 1,000, counting by 5's, 10's, and 100's, as well as comparing numbers to 1,000. Both groups will review chapter concepts to prepare for upcoming tests. We will learn about Abraham Lincoln in Social Studies, continue to talk about heart and dental health, and we will do some fun Dr. Seuss activities and 100-day-themed lessons. We will begin our country reports and start practicing for our chapel presentation. Miss Glori will be presenting on the character theme of "Patience" and we will be studying Job's patience in Bible. Our verse this week is:

Fun Pics From Our Week:

We enjoyed the chapel presentation by Mrs. Lee's class!
 



We loved our Valentine's party!!!







So much learning and sharing!

 
 

Saturday, February 11th

Greetings, Super-Star 1st/2nd Parents! We have been working hard this week. We have some new things happening in class that I want to share with you. Please make note of the upcoming events:


 Mrs. Lee's Class presents a chapel presentation: Monday, February 13th, 10:00 am.

Valentine boxes due: Monday, February 13th (bags are just fine too!) (:



Valentine Class Party: Tuesday, February 14th, 2:00 pm.

Thursday and Friday February 16th and 17th: Accreditation. Thursday, Feb. 16th: Parent Interviews at 3:00.

Saturday, March 25th: Snack and Paint Night at Sonshine

Winter Break: Monday, Feb. 20th- Friday, Feb. 24th.

Class List for Valentines:


Addison M.

Amara

Mylah

Raneem

Aiden W.

Noah

Dante

Evaleen

Hadley

Makenna

Shawn

Addison R.

Aiden G.

Brody

Grace

Nyahana

Matthew

Samantha

***We have started collecting Box Tops as a school! The drop-off box for these is in the foyer!***


Coming Up Next Week:

Reading (1st Grade):



 
 2nd Grade Reading:





 

In math, first-grade will be working on writing numbers to 120 and counting by hundreds. They will also perform story problems that involve writing hundreds numbers. In second-grade, we will end our chapter in double-digit subtraction and start working on place-value to 1,000. In social-science, we will be studying great African-Americans in history, the continent of Africa, and the theme of friendship. In science, we continue studying the human body and what we need to live healthy lives. In Bible, we continue to study Esther.Our verse this week will be Philippians 2:4:

We will begin Character Studies with Miss Glori this week and we will be focusing on the character trait of Patience. We will be choosing students who make a noticeable effort to display the character trait that we are focusing on and recognize them at the following chapel. If your child is chosen to receive this recognition, you will be notified as soon as possible so you may attend that chapel if you would like to. (:

Something we have implemented this week is a "chill out" desk in the classroom. The chill-out desk may be used when a student needs to have time to relax and think about their choices. There is a special sheet there that they fill out and follow up with the teacher on. It is a safe space to express themselves through drawing and writing about an event that may be upsetting them and the goal is to help them move forward and start making good choices again.



Pictures from our fun week!