May 22nd through 26th

Well here we are, the last update of the year. We can't believe how fast this year has gone but are so proud of all the kids for the growth they have made this year! We will miss them all but know they will stop by to visit and we will continue to check on them for many years to come. Once you are in the jungle, you are there forever. The run down for the week is listed below. 

23rd-LCS Field Day and End of the Year Party! No book-bag needed on this day.

We will be outside at the Rescue Squad Park from 8:30-11:30 for Field Day! Coach Murray has planned some very fun activities for the day. Students may wear an LCS t-shirt and athletic bottoms and should bring a water bottle. Please don't forget to put sunscreen on your student before they come to school as the weather is looking really nice. If they would like to wear a hat or sunglasses they are welcome to do that but students will be responsible for keeping up with them.

Our roommoms have planned one last party to celebrate this year. We will be ordering pizza for lunch for the kids and have ice cream sundaes after. All parents are welcome to attend and we hope you can make it! The party is on Tuesday, 5/23 at 12pm following Field Day festivities. We are collecting $5 from each student to pay for the pizzas and ice cream/toppings. Please send in your money with your student or you can Venmo me at @Lauren-Reynolds-111. Please send your money in by Friday, 5/19.

24th-WSOC News Station Field Trip: Book-bags needed today

The second grade classes are so super excited to be visiting WSOC Channel 9 News Studio (Hosted by Reilly Orban’s dad, Phil Orban). Students should be dressed in their traditional school uniform and wear tennis shoes on this day. Students need to bring a completely disposable lunch and water bottle in a gallon size ziplock bag labeled with their name for our picnic afterwards. 

25th-Last day of School: 

Dismissal is at 11:30 for the summer!! There is no After School Care this day so please make sure to make arrangements.

2023-2024 Bus Registration

The Lincoln Charter transportation department has opened Bus Registration for the 2023-2024 school year. You will be notified once the registration is complete and billed through My Payments Plus at a later date. Please note:  To secure a spot on a bus, you must register EACH school year.  If you have questions please contact lcstransportation@lincolncharter.org 

May 15th through 19th

These last couple of weeks are jammed packed with fun! While the big kids are testing, we will be hitting up some favorite fun spots to end a really great year. We have been talking a lot about how to have fun and be safe on these trips in morning meeting. We have 24 amazing kids but excitement, competitiveness and lack of structure can sometimes lead to poor decision making with friends. We have been talking about how to make good choices daily to get ready for these situations, but it would be great if you could remind them about good sportsmanship, self control, following the rules, and making good choices that would be great. 

This Week's Field Trips:

15th-Field trip to the Hangar in Denver: Students need to wear an LCS t-shirt, athletic shorts, and will need to wear tennis shoes/sneakers on this day. 

Students need to bring a completely disposable lunch in a gallon size ziplock bag labeled with their name for our picnic afterwards. We will not have a cooler, so pack accordingly. Make sure to pack a snack as we will stop for a snack break. 

**They may NOT bring their personal water bottle. Please pack a disposable one with their name on it in their zip lock bag**

16th-Ray's Splash Planet: Students will need to wear their school appropriate swimsuit to school on this day under their LCS t-shirt and athletic shorts (boys may just wear their swim trunks). Students should wear flip flops or shoes that can get wet. 

Students need to carry 1 bag with the following included inside:

-a towel

-change of clothes for after our swim time (please make sure you include underwear)

-Plastic grocery bag for their wet suit

-a completely disposable lunch in a gallon size ziplock bag labeled with their name for our picnic afterwards. We will not have a cooler, their lunches will stay in their bag until lunchtime.

-pack a separate snack to be eaten before we swim

**They may NOT bring their personal water bottle. Please pack a disposable one with their name on it in their zip lock bag**

18th-Rescue Squad Park Day: We will be staying local and walking to the Rescue Squad Park or headed down on our Soccer Fields for a day of play and fun with the entire 2nd grade. Students may bring a towel with them to spread out on the lawn.

**Please make sure you apply sunscreen to your student before they leave the house as we will not be applying it on them.**

We will be eating a picnic but you may pack their lunch boxes as normal with their own personal water bottle. We just ask for no heat ups on this day. If you ordered lunch from the school, we will be able to get those for them.

Next Week's Events:

23rd-LCS Field Day and End of the Year Party! The end of 2nd grade has arrived and we are planning one last party to celebrate. We will be ordering pizza for lunch for the kids and have ice cream sundaes after. All parents are welcome to attend and we hope you can make it! The party is on Tuesday, 5/23 at 1pm following Field Day festivities. We are collecting $5 from each student to pay for the pizzas and ice cream/toppings. Please send in your money with your student or you can Venmo me at @Lauren-Reynolds-111. Please send your money in by Friday, 5/19.

24th-WSOC News Station Field Trip: The second grade classes are so super excited to be visiting WSOC Channel 9 News Studio (Hosted by Reilly Orban’s dad, Phil Orban). Students should be dressed in their traditional school uniform and wear tennis shoes on this day. Students need to bring a completely disposable lunch and water bottle in a gallon size ziplock bag labeled with their name for our picnic afterwards. 

25th-Last day of School: Dismissal is at 11:30 for the summer!! There is no After School Care this day so please make sure to make arrangements.

2023-2024 Bus Registration

The Lincoln Charter transportation department has opened Bus Registration for the 2023-2024 school year. You will be notified once the registration is complete and billed through My Payments Plus at a later date. Please note:  To secure a spot on a bus, you must register EACH school year.  If you have questions please contact lcstransportation@lincolncharter.org 

Please draw a bus in the planner this week : ) Only two more drawings to go! 

May 8th through 12th

We are in the home stretch now! Only 13 1/2 Days left! Mrs. Primm and I want to thank everyone for all the beautiful flowers, thoughtful cards, and generous gifts given to us this past week. We are very thankful for all of the kind words and heartfelt thanks for a great year with your student. 

With only 13 1/2 days left to go we have tried to list all the events and activities with details to get us through the end of the year. Please make sure you have have paid for all the field trips by Tuesday or Wednesday of this week including the WSOC News Station that is $0. You just need to add it to your cart before you check out.

End of the Year 2nd Grade Happenings! 

15th-Field trip to the Hangar in Denver: Students need to wear an LCS t-shirt, athletic shorts, and will need to wear tennis shoes/sneakers on this day. 

Students need to bring a completely disposable lunch in a gallon size ziplock bag labeled with their name for our picnic afterwards. We will not have a cooler, so pack accordingly. Make sure to pack a snack as we will stop for a snack break. 

**They may NOT bring their personal water bottle. Please pack a disposable one with their name on it in their zip lock bag**

16th-Ray's Splash Planet: Students will need to wear their school appropriate swimsuit to school on this day under their LCS t-shirt and athletic shorts (boys may just wear their swim trunks). Students should wear flip flops or shoes that can get wet. 

Students need to carry 1 bag with the following included inside:

-a towel

-change of clothes for after our swim time (please make sure you include underwear)

-Plastic grocery bag for their wet suit

-a completely disposable lunch in a gallon size ziplock bag labeled with their name for our picnic afterwards. We will not have a cooler, their lunches will stay in their bag until lunchtime.

-pack a separate snack to be eaten before we swim

**They may NOT bring their personal water bottle. Please pack a disposable one with their name on it in their zip lock bag**

18th-Rescue Squad Park Day: We will be staying local and walking to the Rescue Squad Park or headed down on our Soccer Fields for a day of play and fun with the entire 2nd grade. Students may bring a towel with them to spread out on the lawn.

**Please make sure you apply sunscreen to your student before they leave the house as we will not be applying it on them.**

We will be eating a picnic but you may pack their lunch boxes as normal with their own personal water bottle. We just ask for no heat ups on this day. If you ordered lunch from the school, we will be able to get those for them.

23rd-LCS Field Day and End of the Year Party! More information to come on this as we get it!

24th-WSOC News Station Field Trip: The second grade classes are so super excited to be visiting WSOC Channel 9 News Studio (Hosted by Reilly Orban’s dad, Phil Orban). Students should be dressed in their traditional school uniform and wear tennis shoes on this day. Students need to bring a completely disposable lunch and water bottle in a gallon size ziplock bag labeled with their name for our picnic afterwards. 

25th-Last day of School: Dismissal is at 11:30 for the summer!! There is no After School Care this day so please make sure to make arrangements.

Please draw your best Sombrero in honor of Cinco de Mayo. :-)

Homework for the week: Last week!! : ) Use those Homework Passes from Christmas if you haven't used it yet! 

Please make sure your student finishes the last week week of homework strong : ) Make sure to have a dedicated time to listen to your student read and complete their math. 

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. Both sheets will be due on Friday.  This week the reading passage is titled: Beach Trip. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

May 1st through 5th

May is here and that means our days together are numbered...BOO! We had a great week last week with the Glow Show and the Bookfair. Thanks to all the families who came to see the amazing, glowing art hanging in the hallways. Everything looked amazing! This week is Teacher Appreciation week and the PTO Hawaiian Spring Fling Dance on Friday. Please see the flyers below for all the information on these 2 PTO sponsored events.

On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week we will be doing our EOY mClass Testing. I'm so excited to see how well they do on this with me. They have all been working so hard and have shown such growth over the year! Once all the testing is complete, I will send home a report for you to see.

Field Trips! 

We have scheduled some really fun and amazing field trips to finish out the year with some fun! Please mark your calendars with the dates below and make sure to pay for them on MPP as soon as you can.

5-15: The Hanger in Denver $8

5-16: Ray's Splash Planet $8

5-24: News Station: There is no cost for this trip but you have to "sign up" on MyPaymentPlus to give permission to go on this field trip.

This week please draw an ant in the planner : ) 

Homework for the week: Only 2 more weeks of homework : ) Use those Homework Passes from Christmas if you still have them! 

Please make sure your student finishes these next three weeks of homework strong : ) Make sure to have a dedicated time to listen to your student read and complete their math. 

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. Both sheets will be due on Friday.  This week the reading passage is titled: Animal Babies. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

April 24th through 28th

Whoa Nelly, our calendar is filling up with lots and lots of things in the coming weeks! It was great to have the kids back last week and we are still moving along with learning all kinds of new things while making sure we have a solid foundation with other skills. Below are a lot of things to put on calendars and make sure you are aware of. I know how crazy schedules can be this time of year so I want to make sure you have all the information we do. If things change, we will change them on here for you. We hope you have a great week ahead and if you have any questions, please let us know!

Author Visit: May 5th

We are very excited to have Stephen Shaskan and Trisha Speed Shsakan, authors and illustrators of the series Pizza and Taco, are coming to visit and talk with the kids! There was a form sent home this week in case you would like to pre-order signed copies of any of their Pizza and Taco books! All money has to be turned in by Tuesday, April 25th in order to receive a book. If you need another form, please email me and let me know and I will put it in your student's folder on Monday.

Glow Art Show! This Thursday, April 27th

Mrs.Campbell and the kids have been working hard all year for this fun art show! Students are encouraged to wear really bright, neon colors to school that day and we hope to see everyone at the show Thursday night from 6-7!! The school hallways are really going to be glowing and you don't want to miss it!! 

Field Trips! 

We have scheduled some really fun and amazing field trips to finish out the year with some fun! Please mark your calendars with the dates below and make sure to pay for them on MPP. There will be a lot more info coming out about chaperones on a couple of these field trips but until then, please add these to your calendars : ) 

5-15: The Hanger in Denver

5-16: Ray's Splash Planet

5-24: News Station

Bookfair: This Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 

The bookfair is happening this week! Flyers were sent home last week and we will be previewing the fair this Monday to create wishlists! This will be a cash free fair so please make sure to set up an e-wallet for your child if you would like them to purchase anything. They are hosting a Milk and Cookies night on Tuesday from 4:30-6:30. Come and shop and enjoy some milk and cookies : ) 

Homework for the week: Only 3 more weeks of homework : ) 

Please make sure your student finishes these next three weeks of homework strong : ) Make sure to have a dedicated time to listen to your student read and complete their math. 

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. Both sheets will be due on Friday.  This week the reading passage is titled: Lunch. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

Remember, there are no more spelling words to study. We are now looking for all those spelling patterns and sight words to transfer over into their writing. You will notice that points are going to be taken away for misspelled words for words that follow common, taught patterns and for sight words.

April 17th through 21st

Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope all families had a nice, relaxing, and restful break doing whatever you had planned. We are gearing up to finish the year strong! We only have 28 1/2 days left in the school year...it is so hard to believe. This is also a crazy time of year as it is going to be packed with some field trips, end of the year testing, teacher appreciation week & PTO Spring Dance (see flyers below), Field Day, and much more! As always, the website will be updated with all the information you will need to get you through the last days of school. 

As we come back to school and with warmer weather here, we always like to remind our families to make sure each child has a water bottle daily, follows the dress code appropriately, and make sure to pack the appropriate utensils needed for lunch. 

The LCS Glow Art Show is coming up soon and we hope everyone can come and support this fun art show! All students will have a piece of art in the show Please see the information below and we hope all can come and see the glowing art work! More information on the flyer below.

This week, please draw a butterfly in the planner that shows us your emotion about spring break coming up! 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. Both sheets will be due on Friday.  This week the reading passage is titled: Healthy Teeth. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

Remember, there are no more spelling words to study. We are now looking for all those spelling patterns and sight words to transfer over into their writing. You will notice that points are going to be taken away for misspelled words for words that follow common, taught patterns and for sight words.

April 3rd through 7th

We are counting down the days to Spring Break. Our room moms have planned a fun party for the class on Friday at 9:30. We hope you can join the fun.  Friday is an early release day at 11:30 with no after school care. We hope everyone has a great spring break and we look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, April 17th. 

We have been noticing a lot of kids who are not bringing water bottles in daily. With the temperatures on the rise, please make sure your student has a water bottle daily. 

When we return back the LCS Glow Art Show will be just around the corner! Please see the information below and we hope all can come and see the glowing art work! 

This week, please draw us an emoji in the planner that shows us your emotion about spring break coming up! 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. These sheets went home on Friday and will be due on Thursday, April 6th.  The kids know that every day needs to be completed, which is why we sent it home on Friday. This week the reading passage is titled: How To Do a Puzzle. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

Remember, there are no more spelling words to study. We are now looking for all those spelling patterns and sight words to transfer over into their writing. You will notice that points are going to be taken away for misspelled words for words that follow common, taught patterns and for sight words.

March 27th through 31st

Last week was a great week with our Spring Performance and Market Day Madness! We were very impressed with the creativity and economic knowledge the kids demonstrated. It was a big success and we are really proud of them! We took some quick pictures before we got started selling and buying. Enjoy them by clicking here: Market Day Pictures 

Next week is just a normal week with not a lot going on (rare!). Spring Break is right around the corner and will be here before we know it : ) Happy spring to everyone! 

This week we had baby chicks hatch in STEM and the kids were SUPER excited to see them and check on them daily. Please draw a cute chick in the planner this week : ) 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Katie's Kite. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

Remember, there are no more spelling words to study. We are now looking for all those spelling patterns and sight words to transfer over into their writing. You will notice that points are going to be taken away for misspelled words for words that follow common, taught patterns and for sight words.

Important Notes:

• All Pro Dads is this Friday.

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: The Trip. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

Remember, there are no more spelling words to study. We are now looking for all those spelling patterns and sight words to transfer over into their writing. You will notice that points are going to be taken away for misspelled words for words that follow common, taught patterns and for sight words.

March 13th through 17th (St. Patrick's Day)

Happy week of the Irish! We hope everyone was able to enjoy the couple of days off. Friday is St. Patrick's Day and kids can dress in all the green they can find so they are pinch proof for the day! We ended quarter 3 last Thursday so we are now headed into quarter 4 which means STEM is our special! We will go see Mrs. Hudgins in the STEM Lab everyday but Thursday in which we will have P.E. on this day.  Please make sure your student has on the appropriate shoes. 

Important Notes for the Week:

• Alpaca Farm Field Trip pictures! What a great time we had at the Alpaca Farm and we got some great shots of the kids as well. Here is a link to the pictures if you would like to check them out! Alpaca Farm Field Trip

• The Spring Program is Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30. Student drop off is 6 P.M. in the High School.

• Market Day is March 24th. Please see the information below about this day! 

• Please see the flyer below about the Glow Art Show coming up in April. 

Homework for the week: No Homework! Yippee!

Also, as of this week, there will be no more spelling tests. We are now looking for all those spelling patterns and sight words to transfer over into their writing. You will notice that points are going to be taken away for misspelled words for word that follow common, taught patterns. Also sight words will now be counted off as well. 

This week, lets see those lucky 4 leaf clovers drawn in the planners!!

March 6th through March 10th

Phew, we have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks! We have an early dismissal this Thursday at 11:30 and no school on Friday and Monday. We have also reached the end of the 3rd quarter and are moving into quarter 4. Our new special is a fun one...STEM and will start on Tuesday, March 14th. Our new P.E. day will be Thursdays.

Important Notes for the Week:

• Muffins with Mom is this Tuesday!

• Spanish Alpaca Field Trip on Wednesday. Kids must have closed toe shoes on to go!

• The Spring Program is Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30. Student drop off is 6 P.M. in the High School.

• Please see the flyer below about the Glow Art Show coming up in April. 

Donations Needed For STEM:

Our wonderful Mrs.Hudgins is looking for STEM donations. If you are doing some spring cleaning and come across any of these items and are willing to donate, please send them in and we will get the items down to her. 

• plastic-ware divided trays

• muffin tins (large or small)

• cookie cutters

• buttons

• silicone baking molds of any kind or size

• small plastic animals or figures

• old newspapers

• games for elementary students

• card games and playing cards

Homework for the week: All Homework is due on Thursday of this week!!! 

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. We sent home the homework on Friday so that you would have ample time to get all of it done. This week the reading passage is titled: How to Ride a Horse. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. 

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, ar, er, & ir. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test this Wednesday. 

This week draw a flower in the planner to celebrate the first day of spring!

February 27th through March 3rd

What a beautiful week of weather we had last week! They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb so we will see what March has in store for us. We have a full week of school ahead of us this week with us celebrating Read Across America Day (Dr.Seuss' Birthday) on Thursday. On this day we have some very "Seuss" things planned : ) 

Next week will be a short week with us having an early dismissal on Thursday, March 9th (11:30), No school on Friday, March 10th and Monday, March 13th. We also have Muffins with mom on Tuesday, March 7th. We hope all the moms can come and enjoy breakfast with their kids on March 7th! Make sure you sign-up using this link if you are able to make it: Sign-Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c4fa9a92fabfa7-calling?useFullSite=true#/

We also have our Spanish Field Trip to the Alpaca Farm on Wednesday, March 8th! Please see the flyer below for all the information on this field trip and please don't forget to pay for the trip on MPP if you haven't already. 

Spring Program Information Below (2nd and 3rd Grades Only):

Thursday, March 23rd, 6:30 (6pm student dropoff)

Machado Gymnasium (High School Gym)

It is always a great evening and a wonderful way to get in the Spring season.  Second and third grade students should be dropped off at 6:00pm at the Machado Gymnasium (High School Gym) wearing spring colors.  (Think about a nice outfit that you would wear for spring family pictures)  For those students that prefer to wear a school uniform please consider wearing khaki bottoms and a white or light blue polo shirt.  

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Chad's Piggy Bank. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, ar, er, & ir. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test this Wednesday. 

February 20th through 24th

Well, just as we were thinking, February is flying by. Last week we had a great time learning about the history of the Hershey Kiss, some red and pink animals, and got creative making love monsters. The kids had a really good time exchanging Valentines as well. It is a short week ahead of use, but here are some reminders:

• NO SCHOOL on Monday (President's Day) and Tuesday (Teacher Workday) : ) Enjoy!

• Muffins with Mom: We hope all the moms can come and enjoy breakfast with their kids on March 7th! Make sure you sign-up using this link if you are able to make it: Sign-Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c4fa9a92fabfa7-calling?useFullSite=true#/

• No homework or spelling words this week!! A new set of words will come home on Wednesday for a test on 3-1.

Please see the info below from Senora Reed about an upcoming field trip (March 8th) we are going on. Please go to MyPaymentPlus to pay for your child's field trip. 

Spring Program Information Below:

PTO Announcements & "Spring, Spring, Spring"

Elementary Spring Music Program (Grades 2nd- 3rd ONLY)

Thursday, March 23rd, 6:30 (6pm student dropoff)

Machado Gymnasium (High School Gym)

It is always a great evening and a wonderful way to get in the Spring season.  Second and third grade students should be dropped off at 6:00pm at the Machado Gymnasium (High School Gym) wearing spring colors.  (Think about a nice outfit that you would wear for spring family pictures)  For those students that prefer to wear a school uniform please consider wearing khaki bottoms and a white or light blue polo shirt.  

The show should be about 30 minutes long.  Parents will be sitting in the bleachers and the students will be using the risers.  Please have your student use the restroom before dropping them off at the assigned classroom.  There will be signs in the High School to tell you where your class will be.  

*If your child isn't feeling well, please do not send them to the program.

*If you are not able to attend, please let your teacher know.  

Reach out with any questions to your homeroom teacher or Mrs. Lykes.  Thank you!

We hope everyone has a great week!!!

February 13th through 17th

Happy love week here in the jungle! Tuesday will be a day full of fun and kindness here in the classroom. Please don't forget to send in your valentines on Tuesday and we will take care of the rest. We know there were a lot of boys that were excited to watch the Super Bowl as well. Hopefully the team they were pulling for won : )  

Dress Down Days this Monday and Tuesday!!!
Monday is a K-8 P.J. Day. Dress in your coziest P.J.s on Monday!
Tuesday (Valentine's Day) students may wear all things Valentines. Lets see all these love outfits of red, pink, hearts, cupids, etc. They have to be dressed in some kind of Valentine Color or Valentine Themed outfit if they choose to participate. 

Friday of this week is an early release day at 11:30. After School Care is available if you need it. Please contact Lori Bouman for more information about ASC on this day. Also, there is no school on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Hopefully you have some fun things planned! Here are some more reminders for the rest of the month. Please let us know if you have any questions.

• Dress Code: We have been asked to crack down on the dress code and have been talking about it with the kids daily. If your student is out of dress code you will be receiving a friendly reminder letter that will need to be signed and returned back to us. Here is a link to the dress code policy  for your reference. 

• Muffins with Mom: We hope all the moms can come and enjoy breakfast with their kids on March 8th! Make sure you sign-up using this link if you are able to make it: Sign-Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c4fa9a92fabfa7-calling?useFullSite=true#/

• Please draw an XOXO in the planner this week...extra tickets for creativity : ) 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Ocean Animals. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, wr, kn, gn, sc, & mb. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test this Wednesday. 

February 6th through 10th

February is here and going to be gone before we know it! We have a very normal week ahead of us : ) Here are some important things to make sure you have seen either from me or from LCS:

• Current Charter Chatter-Please pay close attention to next year's calendar, intent to return (Due by Feb 10th), and upcoming dates at the bottom. Click here to view the February edition of the Charter Chatter.

• Dress Code: We have been asked to crack down on the dress code. On Monday, Mrs. Nance will be sending out an email addressing the dress code and Dr. Bryant also talked about it in the Charter Chatter. Here is a link to the dress code policy  for your reference. 

• Muffins with Mom: We hope all the moms can come and enjoy breakfast with their kids on March 7th! Make sure you sign-up using this link if you are able to make it: Sign-Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c4fa9a92fabfa7-calling?useFullSite=true#/

• This week draw a ladybug with heart spots. 

Gearing Up for Valentine's Day:

On Tuesday, February 14th, we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day here in the jungle. As part of the day we will be making special bags to collect our Valentines in (DO NOT send in a box or bag for this we are doing all of it at school) and then exchanging Valentines brought in by the students. If your student would like to participate in the exchange of valentines, please follow the following guidelines:

• Please make a Valentine for EVERYONE in the class, see the letter below.

• DO NOT send them in before February 14th. We just don’t have the space to store them.

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Shopping. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, o, oa, oe, & ow. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test this Wednesday. 

January 30th through February 3rd

Ready or not here comes February!! We had a great week last week celebrating the 100th day of school. I sent an email with the link but it is also posted over on the Safari Photos as well so please make sure you check them out. 

THANK YOU from Mrs. Primm:

    WOW!!! You all know how to make a person feel special!  Since my birthday is in July, I always look forward to hanging my cards on the mantle that my students made or gave me! A little fact about me is that I like to celebrate the entire month of July!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity but most importantly for letting me love your child like my own! Thank you for always assisting our classroom to be the best of the best so that Jennifer and I can do what we love!!  Love, Mrs. Primm

We have our class photo this week on Wednesday, February 1st!! Please please please try to be at school and looking great on Wednesday so we have everyone in the picture. Also, please make sure your student is in uniform that day, NO out of dress code passes can be used. 

Gearing Up for Valentine's Day:

On Tuesday, February 14th, we will be celebrating Valentine’s Day here in the jungle. As part of the day we will be making special bags to collect our Valentines in (DO NOT need send in a box or bag for this we are doing all of it at school) and then exchanging Valentines brought in by the students. If your student would like to participate in the exchange of valentines, please follow the following guidelines:

• Please make a Valentine for EVERYONE in the class, see the letter below.

• DO NOT send them in before February 14th. We just don’t have the space to store them.

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Sharks. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, o, oa, oe, & ow. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test this Wednesday. I will post a new spelling list on Wednesday for you. 

Keep reading for the Spanish newsletter below and draw a snowflake in your planner this week : ) There were some really amazing and creative 100's last week! 

January 23rd through 27th

Happy 100th Day of School week! It seems hard to believe that we have been in school for 100 days! We are excited to spend the day Tuesday completing our 100 minutes of service in a variety of ways, sharing our 100 items, and creating/building with our STEM centers focused on the number 100. Please don't forget, on this day, ALL students need to bring in 100 items of their choice to share with the class. Students should be able to fit this collection in their backpacks or be able to carry it to class without assistance. Your student will bring home their 100 items at the end of the day. Thank you to all the families who signed up to contribute items to our day! Please send in the item you signed up for on Monday. 

Since the kids are in Spanish for the quarter, Senora Reed does a newsletter so you will know what they are covering in Spanish. Her weekly newsletter will be after the spelling lists below so please make sure to check it out weekly as well. 

Draw a "fun" 100 in the planner this week : ) Be creative and extra tickets for bringing the "fun".

A Note from our roommoms about Mrs. Primm's Birthday:

Hello Parents!  One of our teachers is having a birthday soon! We will celebrate Mrs. Primm’s birthday on Friday, January 27th. We ask that you please have your child make/sign a card and send it in to school that morning. She absolutely LOVES handmade cards and saves them and puts them out on her birthday! We will not be collecting for a class gift but if you would like to send in a small token of appreciation, please refer to the Teacher Favorites at http://tinyurl.com/LCSTeacherFavorites if you need suggestions. If there is a parent who would be interested in sending in lunch for the teacher that day, please let me know.

Thank you so much for helping to make the day extra special! Lauren and Kim

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Pirates. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, i_e, y, igh, i, & ie. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test this Wednesday. I will post a new spelling list on Wednesday for you. 

January 16th through 20th

No School on Monday, WooHoo! Happy MLK Day! We hope you enjoy the day with friends and family. Just as a reminder we sent homework for this week home on Friday. Please make sure all 4 days are complete when it is due on Friday. Not much to report here so I'll keep it short and sweet. As always, please let us know if you have any questions! 

100th Day of School: Tuesday, January 24th

The 100th day of school is on Tuesday, January 24th! We are planning some fun and meaningful activities to celebrate this huge milestone in second grade. A BIG part of our day will be that as a class we will be completing 100 hours of service all around the school campus. The last part of the day will be a creative fun time with STEM centers that centers around the number 100.

On this day, ALL students need to bring in 100 items of their choice to share with the class. Students should be able to fit this collection in their backpacks or be able to carry it to class without assistance. Your student will bring home their 100 items at the end of the day. There are a lot of cute and creative ideas, so start planning now!

Below you will find a link to a Sign-up Genius with a list of items we will need to make this day AWESOME. If you are able to donate, please have the item(s) you have signed up for turned into school no later than Monday, January 23rd.  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C48ACA829A6FC1-stemtastic1 

Sorry this is short notice but thank you for all your support!!

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Numbers. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, ee, y, ea, ie, and ey. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test this Wednesday. I will post a new spelling list on Wednesday for you. 

For the week let's see your best snowman in the planners : ) 

January 9th through 13th

Happy 1st full school week of 2023! It was so good to see all the smiling faces last week. We really enjoyed hearing about all the fun things that were done over the break and all the goodies they got. This week we don't have anything big going on, so we will keep it short and sweet this week : ) Below are the upcoming reminders and the homework for the week AND don't forget, Go Dawgs! 

Our quarter 3 special is Spanish! We will have P.E. on Mondays and Fridays as well so please make sure your student has on the appropriate shoes these days. 

January 16th: No School MLK Day

Our Middle of the Year (MOY) testing will be starting up this week (Probably Wednesday and Thursday). There is nothing to do for this, I just wanted you to be aware that it was going to be happening.

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: The Farm. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. For the test they will have to be able to spell the word as well as be able to sort them into groups. The groups will be: Super Words, ee, y, ea, ie, and ey. As the words are called they will have to spell them correctly under the correct heading on the paper provided. You may want to practice this with your student this week as you are studying. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday.

Please write Go Dawgs! in your planner this week : ) 

January 2nd through January 6th

Welcome to 2023! We hope you all enjoyed your break and were able to recharge and ring in the new year with friends and family! We hope you enjoyed your handmade ornaments and we are so excited to have the kids back this week. We can't wait to hear all about what they did and all the fun they had. On Wednesday morning we will be sharing so if you would like to email me a couple pictures from the break for your child to share please do. Mrs. Primm is away on family vacation this week so for any transportation changes during the day please make sure to email me. If it is late in the afternoon, please call the office so they can let me know : ) So far there isn't much on the calendar but here is the latest and greatest for the next couple of weeks!

Our Middle of the Year (MOY) testing will be starting up next week. There is nothing to do for this, I just wanted you to be aware that it was going to be happening. This week we will be getting back into the groove of things to make sure they are in the right mindset for it. The kids have all been doing so well, so I can't wait to see all the personal growth they show me! You will be getting a printed report once all the testing has been completed. 

January 16th: No School MLK Day

Homework for the week: No Homework this week, it will be back next week : ) 

November 28th through December 2nd

Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! We hope everyone was able to enjoy the holiday with friends and family and just relax. We are moving into the really busy time of year both here at school and at home. We only have 3 weeks of school before Christmas break...eek...with the last week full of a field trip and our winter party (more info to come about this). We will make sure the website is up-to-date so you will know the latest with what is going on in one place. 

Donuts with Dad Coming Up!

The very popular PTO event, Donuts with Dad is coming up on Wednesday, December 14th! Click here for all the details and to register. You have to register to attend. 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Dog Walk. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

November 21st through 25th

Happy week before Thanksgiving!!! As we head into this week, Shelly and I just want you to know how thankful we are for all of our families. You all provide support to the classroom, us, and your student and because of that we are really able to grow each child. Your support doesn't go unnoticed and we are thankful for all of you! 

Thank you so much for all the birthday love this past week! I LOVED all the handmade cards and appreciate the gifts as well. You all really know how to make a girl feel good about celebrating another year around the sun! I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

Below is what we have going on during this short week: 

Monday, November 21st: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Field Trip

We are headed to see Lyle, Lyle Crocodile at the Regal theater in Birkdale and enjoy a picnic lunch from Jason's Deli in the green spaces at Birkdale. Here is what you need to know for the field trip:

-Students should be in normal uniforms and dressed appropriately for the weather. We are eating outside around 11:30 so please send an appropriate jacket. 

-Please pack a snack and a water bottle but no lunch is needed.

-Do not send any money for concessions or shopping.

Tuesday, November 22nd: 1/2 Day 11:30 Early Release

We will be dismissing for Thanksgiving Break at 11:30. Please make sure you make arrangements for this early release day. 

Donuts with Dad Coming Up!

The very popular PTO event, Donuts with Dad is coming up on Wednesday, December 14th! Click here for all the details and to register. You have to register to attend. 

November 14th through 18th

Homecoming 2022: Return to the Eyrie

LCS's Homecoming is a week long K-12 event that showcases the pride of being an LCS Eagle! The week leading up to the festival is a spirit week. For more information on all the events and festivities for the week, click here. Below are the spirit days for that week. Let's see that Eagle Pride!

Monday: Eagle Pride Day-Come dressed in red, white, and blue and show your Eagle Pride.
Tuesday: Take it Back Tuesday-Dress in your favorite decade.
Wednesday: Western Wednesday-Wear your favorite western apparel.
Thursday: Spaced Out Thursday-Dress in any alien/planet/outer space apparel.
Friday: Return to Eyrie-Wear your homecoming shirt OR Flannels and denim.

Donuts with Dad Coming Up!

The very popular PTO event, Donuts with Dad is coming up on Wednesday, December 14th! Click here for all the details and to register. You have to register to attend. 

Field Trip:

If you have not already returned the permission slip form, please do so by Monday, November 14th.  We are sending the lunch order to Jason's Deli so we need to know your child's lunch order.  Draw an acorn in your child's planner!!

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Camp. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

November 7th through 11th

GLOW PARTY happening on Monday, November 7th!!  The kids earned a glow party for their behavior so we will be partying on Monday.  Please have your child wear neon or shirts that glow in the dark!!!  :)

We have another crazy week ahead of us! Thank you to all the families who joined us on Conference Day. We enjoyed chatting about your student face to face : ) For this week the kids will not have school on Tuesday or Friday. Details about those days are below. Thursday will be our annual Veterans Day Program. We have made place mats for the Veterans Day breakfast and will be participating in the parade after the breakfast. For more information on this, please click here.

Please draw an American Flag in your child's planner for the week in honor of Veterans Day.

Tuesday, November 8th: eLearning Day

Tuesday, November 8th is going to be an eLearning day because LCS is a polling place. We sent home the eLearning packet on Friday in case you wanted to get a head start on it this weekend. The packet is due back to school on Wednesday morning. 

Friday, November 11th: No School Veterans Day

Homecoming 2022: Return to the Eyrie

LCS's Homecoming is a week long K-12 event that showcases the pride of being an LCS Eagle! The week leading up to the festival is a spirit week. For more information on all the events and festivities for the week, click here. Below are the spirit days for that week. Let's see that Eagle Pride!

Monday: Eagle Pride Day-Come dressed in red, white, and blue and show your Eagle Pride.
Tuesday: Take it Back Tuesday-Dress in your favorite decade.
Wednesday: Western Wednesday-Wear your favorite western apparel.
Thursday: Spaced Out Thursday-Dress in any alien/planet/outer space apparel.
Friday: Return to Eyrie-Wear your homecoming shirt OR Flannels and denim.

Homework for this Week:

There is no regular homework this week...WooHoo! Please make sure the eLearning packet is completed according to the directions. Please check over this packet and review any problems your student missed. The packet is for a grade. 

Please make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. There will be a test, not this week, but next on these words and sentences. 

October 31st through November 4th

Happy Halloween Week! 

Monday is Pink Out! Staff and students are encouraged to “Pink Out'' from head to toe to advocate for breast cancer awareness. WE WANT TO SEE ALL THE PINK!! On this day, you can bring in $1 to get their hair sprayed pink, get suckers, tattoos, baked goods, and tape to tape Mrs. Nance to the wall! 

Conference Day-November 1st-eLearning Day for the students

If you are coming in for a conference, please make sure you are on time for your time slot. There will be chairs outside if we are still meeting with another family. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FILLED OUT THE CONFERENCE INPUT FORM I SENT TO YOU BEFORE TUESDAY. The kids will have an eLearning packet to complete and return back to school on Wednesday. We sent this packet home on Friday in case you wanted to get a head start on some of it. The writing, the kids will not back able to complete until after Monday night. 

For this week, please draw your spookiest black cat in the planner. 

Tuesday, November 8th: eLearning Day

There will be a work packet that will be sent home and needs to be completed and returned back to school on Wednesday, November 9th.  We will be sending it home on Friday, November 4th.

Friday, November 11th: Veterans Day-No School

Homework for this week:

We sent homework for the week home on Friday so you could get a head start if you wanted to. All homework needs to be returned on Friday morning. This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Getting Ready. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

October 24th through 28th 

Time seems to be flying by as we entering our last week in October! This week the weather really got chilly in the mornings but were very pleasant in the afternoons. The leaves are also starting to show off for us as well. Due to some scheduling mix-ups, we had to move one of our P.E. days to Thursday. So this quarter we will now have P.E. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and music will remain the same. 

Conference Day-November 1st:

Come and lets meet face to face and chat about your student and their growth so far this year and the goals we are working to meet by the end of the year. If you haven't already, click the link to sign-up for a time slot to come and meet with us.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C48ACA829A6FC1-conference1 

If you have already signed up for a time, you should received an email from me with a form to complete about your child before we meet. Please make sure you do this prior to our conference. Thanks!! 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: The Birthday Party. Keep up the great reading! We hope you are seeing the improvement in the kids.

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words and sentences below. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

This week, please draw a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon in your child's planner.

October 17th through 21st

We hope everyone enjoyed an extra long weekend this past week and were able to recharge and enjoy some family time together! The weather was beautiful and the changing leaves are pretty as well! We are starting quarter 2 this week which means we are switching specials! We will now have music and P.E. Our P.E. days have gotten changed around so now they will be on Tuesday and Wednesday each week. Please make sure your student has on the appropriate shoes these days for Coach Murray.  This week is also College week! Here is a schedule of what is planned for the day. We can't wait to see all the participation in the themed days, however we know these days aren't for everyone so if they don't want to participate, they need to be in their regular school uniform. Click here for details College Week 2022 Info Sheet from the school.

        Monday: Dream Big Day! Wear your P.J.s and dream about your future
        Tuesday: Bright Future Day: Dress in bright/neon colors from head to toe
        Wednesday: College Sports Day: Dress in your favorite college sports team apparel
        Thursday: When I Grow Up...Dress in your future career or dream career
        Friday: See Yourself At...Dress in the school colors or shirt of your future school

There are some other important reminders under the spelling lists so please make sure you keep reading after the spelling.

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Fish. I love seeing those numbers increase day by day! 

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

Here are some other important upcoming school events for you to know about! Please draw a Jack-o-Lantern in your child's planner this week : ) 

Pink Out! October 31st

“Pink Out is an annual tradition at Lincoln Charter. The annual K-12 event takes place on Monday, October 31st, and staff and students are encouraged to “Pink Out'' from head to toe to advocate for breast cancer awareness. Pink Out shirts are available on MPP to wear on the 31st. The profits will benefit the initiative partner.

Pink Out Shirts - $15 and are available on MPP now through October 7th at noon. Click here to see the design of the shirt. 

Click here for more details about all of the ways to participate. Please know the fundraising opportunities will cost $1 each. Know ahead of time, no change will be given so it is important to have $1 bills for that day. 

Conference Day-November 1st:

Come and lets meet face to face and chat about your student and their growth so far this year and the goals we are working to meet by the end of the year. Click here to sign-up for a time slot to come and meet with us. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C48ACA829A6FC1-conference1 

November 8th: e-Learning Day due to being a polling place.

Veterans Day Program-November 10th

Lincoln Charter annually recognizes Veterans for their service to our country. The service of Veterans represents the Lincoln Charter Community Expectations, and we are thrilled to celebrate those who have served. Click here for full details and registration.

October 10th through 14th

We can't believe we have reached the end of the first quarter! All the kids have been working so hard and we are very proud of them. This week will be a short one with us only being here 2 days next week. Wednesday is an e-Learning day where they have required activities to complete and turn in on Monday, October 17th. Since we will not have any homework this week, we are going to send home this eLearning packet on Monday so that if you would like to get a head start on the activities you can : ) Thursday and Friday are Teacher Workdays, so there is no school for the students. 

When we return back to school we will begin quarter 2. We will now have P.E. on Monday AND Tuesday each week. We will also be in music on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This is a change from quarter 1 so please make sure you are aware of this change. 

College Week:

October 17th through the 21st is College Spirit Week! Here is a schedule of what is planned for the day. We can't wait to see all the participation in the themed days, however we know these days aren't for everyone so if they don't want to participate, they need to be in their regular school uniform. Click here for details College Week 2022 Info Sheet from the school.

        Monday: Dream Big Day! Wear your P.J.s and dream about your future
        Tuesday: Bright Future Day: Dress in bright/neon colors from head to toe
        Wednesday: College Sports Day: Dress in your favorite college sports team apparel
        Thursday: When I Grow Up...Dress in your future career or dream career
        Friday: See Yourself At...Dress in the school colors or shirt of your future school

Here are some other important upcoming school events for you to know about! 

Pink Out! October 31st

“Pink Out is an annual tradition at Lincoln Charter. The annual K-12 event takes place on Monday, October 31st, and staff and students are encouraged to “Pink Out'' from head to toe to advocate for breast cancer awareness. Pink Out shirts are available on MPP to wear on the 31st. The profits will benefit the initiative partner.

Pink Out Shirts - $15 and are available on MPP now through October 7th at noon. Click here to see the design of the shirt. 

Click here for more details about all of the ways to participate. Please know the fundraising opportunities will cost $1 each. Know ahead of time, no change will be given so it is important to have $1 bills for that day. 

Conference Day-November 1st:

Come and lets meet face to face and chat about your student and their growth so far this year and the goals we are working to meet by the end of the year. Click here to sign-up for a time slot to come and meet with us. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C48ACA829A6FC1-conference1 

November 8th: e-Learning Day due to being a polling place.

Veterans Day Program-November 10th

Lincoln Charter annually recognizes Veterans for their service to our country. The service of Veterans represents the Lincoln Charter Community Expectations, and we are thrilled to celebrate those who have served. Click here for full details and registration.

October 3rd through 7th

October is here and so are all the spooky, creepy, slimy, creaky, Halloween fun activities!! Last week Hurricane Ian had some plans of his own and we were eLearning on Friday. Thanks to all the families for being flexible and making the most out of an impromptu day of learning at home. On Monday the kids will turn in their homework from last week. This week will be a full week as normal BUT next week, will only be a 2 day week with Wednesday being an eLearning day and Thursday and Friday being teacher workdays!! Wednesday is the end of quarter 1 and we will be switching over to our quarter 2 schedule when we return back to school on October 17th. We will now have P.E. on Mondays AND Tuesday so please make sure your student has on the proper shoes. We will be in music this quarter as well. 

Classroom Wish List:

We added some items to our classroom wish list on Amazon. If you are interested in helping with some things we need for the classroom, here is a direct link to our Amazon Wish List.  Also, if you are out and about at a store and happen to see some of the items at Target or Walmart, you can grab them and we will remove from our Amazon wish list.  There are a lot of glow in the dark items in the big box stores for Halloween! THANK YOU to all of our families that have already contributed! : ) 

Yearbooks are on Sale!!

Yearbooks are now on sale! Please follow this direct link to the Elementary School book to purchase yours! Early bird pricing on books ends October 1st and the final deadline to buy is March 5th.

Don't forget to keep collecting all the STEM supplies for Mrs.Hudgins all year! She collects newspapers, cardboard tubes, plastic jugs, brown paper bags (all sizes), etc.. Just send in the items as you collect them : ) 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Fixing Things. I love seeing those numbers increase day by day! 

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

This week, please draw a cute Candy Corn in your child's planner : ) 

September 26th through 29th

What beautiful and comfortable fall weather we are having!! It's hard to believe that we are beginning the last week of September and the 8th week in our 1st quarter! Quarter 1 will end on October 12th and we will begin our Quarter 2 schedule on October 16th. October 12th is an eLearning day and more information about what will be required will be coming out soon. October 13th and 14th are teacher workdays so there is no school for the students on those days. We hope you enjoy those days off : ) This week want to see some pretty fall leaves drawn in the planner : ) 

Don't forget to keep collecting all the STEM supplies for Mrs.Hudgins! She collects newspapers, cardboard tubes, plastic jugs, brown paper bags (all sizes), etc.. Just send in the items as you collect them : ) 

Yearbooks are on Sale!!

Yearbooks are now on sale! Please follow this direct link to the Elementary School book to purchase yours! Early bird pricing on books ends October 1st and the final deadline to buy is March 5th. If you have older children, visit the Yearbook Page of our LCS website for direct links to purchase elementary or high school books! 

Classroom Wish List:

Some of our families have been asking if there is anything we need for the classroom, so we have put together a classroom wish list on Amazon. If you are interested in helping with some things we need for the classroom, here is a direct link to our Amazon Wish List.  Also, if you are out and about a store and happen to see some of the items at Target or Walmart, you can grab them and we will remove from our Amazon wish list.  There are a lot of glow in the dark items in the big box stores for Halloween! THANK YOU to all of our families that have already contributed! : ) 

Homework for the week:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Sunny Days. I love seeing those numbers increase day by day! 

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. There is nothing to turn in for spelling homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

September 19th through 23rd 

WOW! Track Attack was such a fun day! I hope your student had a great day celebrating LCS. Thank you for all the donations and support of the school!! Our Room moms (with the help of others) created an amazing banner for our class and we have received so many compliments on it! We were so busy that morning that we didn't get a bunch of pictures but here is a link to the ones we did get. If you joined us and have some cute pictures from the morning, please email them to me and I will add them into the folder for everyone to see.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KjEK3TXVdHUD-ehRBtSpzJ0__ur0y6WO?usp=sharing 

Next week is a normal 5 day school week, WooHoo!! (The past couple weeks we have had a lot going on). Please let us know if you have any questions : ) 

STEM Needs Supplies!!!

Mrs. Hudgins (our fabulous STEM Teacher) is in need of some common household items that you would normally recycle. If your household uses these or has these, please set them to the side and have your child bring them into school. They can just bring these items into the classroom and we will get them down to where they need to go. Thanks! 

Newspapers

cardboard tubes

brown paper bags (of all sizes)

gallon jugs

Homework: ALL HOMEWORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED IN PENCIL.

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: The Pet Cat. I love seeing those numbers increase day by day! 

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. There is nothing to turn in for homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

You read all about our week!!! Draw a tennis shoe in the planner so we know it : ) 

September 12th through 16th

Track Attack Week is here plus we also have school picture day on Wednesday of this week AND it is international Dot Day on Thursday as well! We had a really good week last week! Our 9-11 Day of Service and Remembrance was really awesome! The kids enjoyed making the friendship bracelets for local nurses and putting together their little goodie bags. Mrs. Primm delivered them to local Urgent Care facilities here in Denver and Huntersville and they were all very appreciative! Pictures from our day are over on our Safari Photo page so go check them out! Make sure log 3 hours of service hours for your student as well. For more information on how to do that, please click here. 

Track Attack is this Friday! We are still $28,000 from meeting the goal PTO has set for us. If you haven't already donated, please consider doing  so this week. The PTO is wonderful and supports our school in so many ways so this money is really important!  Click here to set up your student's account and to donate: https://lcsdenverpto.membershiptoolkit.com/  This day is also a 1/2 day with dismissal being at 11:30. ASC is available for the afternoon should you need it but you must register for the afternoon. Please make sure you contact Lori Bouman (lori.bouman@lincolncharter.org) if you need more information. 

Wednesday is school picture day! Our photo time is 8:15 so make sure you are on time and looking great : ) We have P.E. that day so I made sure to grab the earliest time so we would all be looking our best. Draw a camera this week in the planner so we know you will be picture ready : ) 

International Dot Day:

Thursday, Sept. 15th is International Dot Day! A day that is inspired by Peter Reynolds' book, The Dot. It is a day to celebrate individual creativity and growth mindset in all of us! To celebrate in this day, your student may wear anything they can find with a dot on it! It can be polka-dots on pants, shirts, shoes, socks, hairbows, etc... Or you can be creative and think of a different way to be creative with a dot! 

Homework: ALL HOMEWORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED IN PENCIL.

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Pizza. I love seeing those numbers increase day by day! 

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. There is nothing to turn in for homework, so please study them as needed throughout the week to be ready for the test on Wednesday. 

September 5th through 9th

Happy Labor Day! We hope everyone was able to enjoy their Monday off of school. Whether you were relaxing at home or had plans with friends and family, we hope you were able to recharge and enjoy the time together. The next 2 weeks are very busy here in the jungle and all around school so please make sure to continue to check this website! All events are listed on the Upcoming Events Page so you can get a full look at September. 

This Friday is our 9-11 Day of Service and Remembrance. As a school we emphasize the importance of giving back to the community. This year we will be talking about 9-11 in an age appropriate way and then making friendship bracelets for local nurses in our community. After we make the bracelets, we will be adding them to a small goody bag filled with a note, mints, gum, and Chapstick and then delivering them to local nurses. 

Track Attack is almost here and the LCS community is doing a great job of fundraising so far! We have raised over $54,000 as a school but we still need around 40-45 to meet the goal PTO has set for the year. Also, don't forget,  if you raise $250 by 9-9 you will be entered to win 6 Carolina Panthers tickets to see them take on the Saints on September 25th. Click here to set up your student's account and to donate: https://lcsdenverpto.membershiptoolkit.com/ There is still a good amount of time to get those donations in and earn those student incentives! 

Please draw a rainbow in the planner this week so we know you are in the know : ) 

Purple Tuesday Folders

Purple Tuesday Folders are coming home again today! On the outside of the purple folder is a page for you to sign that you saw the papers in the purple folder. Please make sure to review all work with your student and sign and return any papers with the hot pink sticker. The folder is always returned on Wednesday morning with their regular folder. All other work from the week will come home in their folders on Friday. 

Homework: ALL HOMEWORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED IN PENCIL.

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Playing Music. I love seeing those numbers increase day by day! We will be sending this work home on Friday so that all 4 days are completed.

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. 

Week of August 29th through September 2nd

August is coming to a close this week and we are really getting those routines and procedures down. We don't have anything special going on next week so just a normal week. The kids did a good job with their benchmark testing that we did this week and I will have a report on how they did as well as an information sheet headed your way soon. We have a couple of kids that I need to get finished up next week. Soft Starts have been going really well and the kids seem to be really loving this time in the morning, which is awesome. I have heard several kids saying they have been asking to get to school earlier so they have the time to play : ) Don't forget to check the Soft Start pictures by clicking the link on the Safari Photos page. They have been asking for us to take their pictures with their creations and we have happily obliged and uploaded them : )

Next week we will be participating in LCS's 9-11 Day of Service and Remembrance. On this day we will talk a bit about what happened on that day (age appropriately) and discuss how it has turned into a day of service for the country. As our service we will be learning how to make friendship bracelets for local nurses that we will pack into a goody bag with some other goodies. Thank you to all who purchased items off of the Amazon wish list for this. 

Harris Teeter VIC Card

You can help our school earn extra money each year by linking your VIC card to our school (#4571).  You have to do it each year but its really easy to do (Linking Steps).  Put a $ sign in the planner once you have linked your card!!

Track Attack!

Track Attack will be here before you know it! The Prize Patrol came around to the classrooms on Friday and handed out the first round of prizes and coupons earned from donations. Also, don't forget about the 2 incentives PTO released this past week: Raise $125 by 9-2 and be entered to win a basic subscription of Disney Plus, Hulu, or Netflix for a year AND if you raise $250 by 9-9 you will be entered to win 6 Carolina Panthers tickets to see them take on the Saints on September 25th. Click here to set up your student's account and to donate: https://lcsdenverpto.membershiptoolkit.com/ There is still a good amount of time to get those donations in! 

Purple Tuesday Folders

Coming home on every Tuesday afternoon will be a purple folder. In this purple folder will be all of the graded work from the week prior. Please take all the work out of the folder and review it with your student. If there are assessments in there with a hot pink sign and return sticker, please go over it with your child and then sign it and return it back in the purple folder the next day. 

On the outside of the purple folder is a page for you to sign that you saw the papers in the purple folder. The folder is always returned on Wednesday morning with their regular folder. All other work from the week will come home in their folders on Friday. 

**If you read all about this purple folder, please draw a star in the planner**

Homework: ALL HOMEWORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED IN PENCIL.

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Apples. I saw some really good increases in words from day to day, YAY! I know these may seem simple and easy but we are setting a good routine for the kids. They will become more challenging in the coming weeks. Keep following these reminders for this week:

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage because we want good accuracy and fluent reading (pausing at commas, stopping at periods, and reading with good expression) but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. 

Week of August 22nd through August 26th

We made it thorough the first full week of school! The kids are doing a great job of learning new routines and procedures while getting their brains back in school mode. We ended the week with a fun map project that involved a bunch of icing, cookies, and Hersey Kisses. Hopefully you heard all about it! Make sure you pop over to Safari Photos to check out the fun. This week we have a couple birthdays to celebrate and we will be completing our beginning of the year state testing. The kids will take these benchmark assessments now, at the middle of the year, and at the end of the year. These assessments are just one of the ways we use to measure growth throughout the year. Once the testing has been completed, you will receive a print out letting you know their results. 

Keep those funds coming in for Track Attack! PTO released several fun incentives this week. Raise $125 by 9-2 and be entered to win a basic subscription of Disney Plus, Hulu, or Netflix for a year AND if you raise $250 by 9-9 you will be entered to win 6 Carolina Panthers tickets to see them take on the Saints on September 25th. Click here to set up your student's account and to donate: https://lcsdenverpto.membershiptoolkit.com/

Friendly Lunch Reminders:

• Make sure you pack a fork and spoon for your child.  We did not put these on our supply lists so we don't have any extras.

• Heat ups are 1 minute or less.  Please limit heat ups to two times a week.  We only have 30 minutes for lunch and if every child heat ups each day, some one doesn't have a lot of time to eat. Thermos are a great way to send in lunches or you can order from our vendor (myhotlunchbox.com).  Please draw your favorite fruit in the planner. 

Homework: ALL HOMEWORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED IN PENCIL.

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: School. Everyone did a good job on their first one last week! I know these may seem simple and easy but we are setting a good routine for the kids. They will become more challenging in the coming weeks. After looking through them, there are a few reminders for this week:

-Make sure you are listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day and record their words in the chart at the bottom. It is OK if they don't get through the entire passage but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. 

-When answering the questions on the back, please make sure your student fills in the bubble of the answer. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer.

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning and there will be a quiz each Friday as well.

Finally, make sure you are studying the spelling words below. 

Week of August 15th through August 19th

Welcome to the first full week of school! It was so great to see everyone and get to know their fun personalities. I think we were all tired by Friday so hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and are recharged and ready for the week ahead! This weekly post is a little longer than usual because I want to make sure that everyone has all the information they need for the week from our room happenings as well as some extras going around the school. I will try to keep it as short as possible but please make sure you read all the way to the bottom : ) Also, don't forget to click over to our Ruler of the Jungle page as we have our first Ruler starting this week and we couldn't be more excited! 

-Parents you haven't already, please make sure you fill out BOTH sides of the "Getting to Know your Child" sheet and return it back to school in your student's folder as soon as you can. Thanks!

-Track Attack fundraising has officially begun! For those new to Track Attack, this is PTO's biggest fundraiser for the year. PTO supports our school in so many ways so let's get going on getting donations! You can be creative or just call family members to get their support. We are also looking for corporate sponsors as well. Please click the link to learn more about PTO, Track Attack, and how to donate to our awesome school! https://lcsdenverpto.membershiptoolkit.com/

-We keep the classroom chilly so please make sure your child has a uniform approved jacket in their bag with them with their name inside.

-Please check and initial the planner nightly. Anything you need to let us know about in terms of transportation changes or quick notes, please write those at the bottom as the kids will use the top to write down their homework daily. We are trying to set up some good organization skills for them in the future. There will be times we give you a secret code to draw in the planner so we know you read the information. You can draw this at the bottom with your initials. 

-Please make sure Shelly is copied on any transportation emails you send during the day. She is able to check her email more frequently during the day so we can catch these before dismissal. 

-If you signed up to send in items for our first 2nd grade project, please make sure to send those items in by Thursday so we can make sure we have enough for each classroom. Thanks for supporting this fun little activity. 

Homework:

This week your child will have a reading fluency/comprehension sheet as well as a math daily review sheet. This week the reading passage is titled: Friends. There are directions coming home on how to complete this for the week but please know you should be listening to your child read this passage for 1 min each day. It is ok if they don't get through the entire passage but we are looking for them to read a little bit further each night. The comprehension questions on the back can be done at any point during the week. Any questions with a written response should be in a complete sentence and have good evidence to back up their answer. This sheet is due on Friday morning.

Each week your student will have a list of spelling words that follows our phonics program. This week they will get their first list on Wednesday and their test will be on 8/24. We do not require you to turn anything in, but you will need to review over these words nightly and make sure they are ready for their test. You can find a copy of the first list below. 

The weekly math review is set up by days and is just that, a review of concepts they should be able to complete independently. Last week in class, we completed one of these together so they know what the expectations are when completing this sheet. Please check over their work with them and make sure they accomplish this with confidence. This sheet is also due on Friday morning.

We have seen so many wonderful All About Me posters already. If your child hasn't finished theirs yet, keep working and turn it in by Friday.

Soft Starts:

We started talking about a learning how to do Soft Starts in the classroom and are ready to roll with them this week. Let me explain a little bit about them...Traditionally the kids have come in, unpacked, and then got their morning going with a morning worksheet to get their brains going for the day. While this was good for some kids, it was frustrating for others, and honestly a pain to plan for sometimes as a teacher. There is a lot of research behind this but basically instead of this dreaded morning work, the kids come in, unpack, get ready for their day, and then they play. It is a simple way for students to ease into their school day. Once unpacked and ready for their day, they select an activity or game from the shelf to warm up their minds. Soft start activities are calming, yet inquiry based activities that get the students mentally, emotionally and physically ready for the learning day. In addition, the students are able to chat and work together during all of the activities. This strengthens the sense of classroom community and empowers the class to problem solve and make their own choices. And let us tell you...the KIDS ARE LOVING IT! We have seen so much creativity, heard laughter, seen kids interact with different kids, and honestly, a more productive rest of our school day. Some of the activities/games could be: fidget basket, cup stacking, pattern blocks, straws and connectors to build with, an art station (with colored pencils, markers, crazy cutting scissors, and colored paper), Connect Four, Chutes and Ladders, Pipe Cleaners, Magnetic Tiles, Blokus, Wooden blocks, and unifix cubes for building. We will switch out activities for new activities so they have some new choices from week to week. Throughout last week, the kids have been asking us to take their picture when they have created something and we have happily obliged them. Here is a link to a folder so you can see the pictures from this past week, and as we take more we will add them in this folder. We hope your student enjoys starting their day like this and we are excited to add new activities in the coming weeks! 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1V3146VAWR0zSVHZJlB4AJt6fJ8rePUlU?usp=sharing 

This was a lot, but it was all good useful information : ) Please draw a cat in your child's planner letting us know you are in the know this week! 

Hip Hip Hooray for a Wonderful First Day!!

No matter how many times we do it, the first day of school always brings about so many emotions. There is the restless sleep the night before because we are afraid we will sleep through our alarms, nervousness to start a new year, but mostly excitement to see the 24 kids and get what we know is a going to be a great year off to a great start. Well we are here to tell you we had a great first day and while we are tired we can't wait to see everyone tomorrow with their big smiles, positive attitudes, open minds, and their big Eagle Energy! Great things are coming so get ready! Here are a couple reminders for the rest of the week and then make sure you click through the pictures above for a peek into our amazing first day!

-Carpool video: Please watch! https://youtu.be/XPl2T74lIWw 

-Thursday and Friday are full days. Please don't forget to pack a healthy snack, water bottle, and lunch. We have My Hot Lunchbox again this year so if you are interested in ordering for your child, you will do so through your account with them. 

-Parents you have homework too! Please make sure you fill out BOTH sides of the "Getting to Know your Child" sheet and return it back to school in your student's folder. 

-Track Attack fundraising has officially begun! For those new to Track Attack, this is PTO's biggest fundraiser for the year. PTO supports our school in so many ways so let's get going on getting donations! You can be creative or just call family members to get their support. We are also looking for corporate sponsors as well. Please click the link to learn more about PTO, Track Attack, and how to donate to our awesome school! 

https://lcsdenverpto.membershiptoolkit.com/

-Please initial the planner nightly. Anything you need to let us know about in terms of transportation changes or quick notes, please write those at the bottom as the kids will use the top to write down their homework daily. 

If you read all the way through our first day news, please draw your best stick figure in your child's planner on Wednesday near your initials : )

Welcome to the Jungle for the 2022-2023 School Year!!

We could not be more excited to have you become a BIG part of our jungle family and we are ready to get started with the amazing school year. 2nd Grade is such a fun year where the kids learn some really interesting things! We set high expectations, work hard, encourage, love, and celebrate all year long. We hope you are ready for a really fun year! 

We can't emphasize how important this website will be to you as we go through the year. Anything and everything you will need is on the website somewhere and we tried very hard to make it as easy to navigate as possible. Please, please, please bookmark this page and check it frequently so you are always in the know with what is going on in the classroom. You can also find a link to the website in the signature of my email OR you can scan the QR code that is in the back pocket of your child's homework folder. This particular page is where you will find specific information for the week as well as any extras you may need.

We are so very excited to see all the smiling faces at Open House on Monday evening and on Wednesday! We can't wait to see all they will be able to accomplish and just how much they grow. Here are a couple of housekeeping items to help us get the year rolling on a great start:

1. Please initial and sign the planner nightly. We are trying very hard to work on the organization skill of keeping up with what they are responsible for but it is also a good way to let us know about transportation changes and other little items that pop up throughout the week. 

2. We will be having lunch Thursday and Friday so please don't forget to pack that as well as a healthy snack and water bottle for the day. Please only pack a snack for Wednesday as dismissal is at 11:30 and there is no After School Care offered that day.

3. We keep the classroom pretty chilly so please make sure they have a uniform approved sweater or jacket in their bookbag with their name on it. 

4. When emailing us please make sure to include both Shelly (shelly.primm@lincolncharter.org) and I on the emails. 

Geography will be our first unit in Social Studies and we have a really fun project that we will be completing at school. We need a few items to be sent in so that we can accomplish this activity. Below is a link to a sign-up genius. The items you see on the sign-up are for the entire 2nd grade so please don't feel like you have to sign up for a lot of the items. This link will be given to all of 2nd grade so just sign up for what you are comfortable with. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4CADA72BAAF49-maps 

Homework:

The kids have an All About Me Poster to complete and hand in by NEXT Friday (8/19). We will have other homework starting the next week so you may want to get that poster completed before Monday (8/15). Your student can turn it in any time between now and next Friday.

Parents have some homework too (The kids always LOVE this)! There are two sheets (one with an apple and one with a zebra banner across the top). Please make sure to complete both of these and return them back to school with your student by THIS FRIDAY. The Student Card (apple one) we take with us everywhere so please make sure that information is written neatly and current. Also, don't forget that the Getting to Know Your Child sheet (zebra one) has two sides!!