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Room 113 News May 18th

May 18, 2017

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Grade 2 Sharing the Planet and End of Year Celebration!

On May 31st we will be finishing our Sharing the Planet unit of study with 2 fabulous events! The students will be turning our classrooms into discovery centers where you can learn all about endangered species native to Southeast Asia. The students have been working on a variety of ways to showcase their knowledge. Please join us in the classrooms on May 31st at 10:00 for the presentations. Following the showcase, we will have a picnic together in the classrooms. Class parents will be in touch soon for help organizing food if they haven’t already.
We are also holding our first Silent Auction with artwork done by all the second graders. The artwork will be set up in room 204 and open to viewing from 9:00-10:00. All money raised will benefit the Love Wildlife Foundation. We kicked off this unit with Nancy Gibson, founder of Love Wildlife. She came to ISB and spoke to Grade 2 about the endangered slow loris and how our students could be instrumental in her work.. Our students wanted to help and felt this was the perfect action.
Mark your calendars for May 31st where you will learn all about endangered animals, bid on some artwork, and have a lovely picnic with your child. More information to come.
Thank you,
The Grade 2 Team

From Our Counselor

Dear Parents,

Our last guidance lesson of the year will be about peaceful problem solving. We’ve discussed Kelso’s choices throughout the year and have adopted them as our school wide problem solving model, but this lesson goes into a little more depth. In this lesson, children will learn the importance of calming down before trying to problem solve. They will also learn the STEP way to solve problems:

S- Say the Problem

T – Think of Solutions (Kelso’s Choices work great for this!)

E – Explore consequences of each solution

P-Pick the best solution

We will watch a video with real 2nd graders using this method, and we will practice with role plays. There will also be a home link sent home with an activity you can do with your child.

It has been a pleasure delivering guidance lessons to your children this year, and I look forward to being their counselor again next year.

Ellen Thomas

Counselor, Grades 2 & 3

Next Wednesday is 3rd Grade Market Day

Please send a reusable bag or a plastic bag with your child next Wednesday so he/she can bring home the items purchased at the 3rd grade market.

Distractions

Toys, candy, Pokemon cards, and hand sanitizer(ISB provides hand sanitizer) have been coming to school in backpacks more and more in the last few months. We have noticed students fighting over items, sharing the items, not sharing the items, crying about the items, etc. Home is the best place for these things! Students have been asked several times this week to not bring these items to school. Today, students shared what was in their backpacks. Students were then given the option to put the item in our “June Box” or to purchase the item back with some of their fake classroom money they earn through making responsible choices. Please help keep our class and time at school learning focused by not allowing your child to bring these things to school.