Family Bike Day: April 27

Flyer coming home Friday
Helmets are required!

Half Day

Upcoming Events

Monday, April 14, 6:30-7:30: PTO Meeting

Monday, April 17, 6:30-7:30: PTO Book Club

Monday, April 22, 6:30-7:30: PTO Parent Enrichment

2nd grade teacher Mrs. McPherson, information on IXL

Saturday, April 27, 2:00-4:00: First Annual Bike Event

In the Westwoods parking lot, Norte will be here to give tune-ups

WW Carnival: May 16

The Raffle Baskets are a BIG hit with our families & all proceeds from the raffle support the Carnival!

Please have all basket items in by May 9. All items can come directly to me at anytime. 
All current WW students will receive FIVE FREE tickets given to students during Carnival Week. Additional tickets will be available for purchase the week of the carnival and during the carnival. 
If you have any questions, please contact the Westwoods PTO at 
westwoodselementarypto@gmail.com
Thank you for your generosity and support!

Book Study COMPLETE

We finished another book study!!
The super engaging story of I Survived the CA Wildfires was a hit and gave us a tremendous read to follow!
Student comprehension book on this coming home on Friday.

Spring Pictures: Mon., April 14

Order forms came home last week with students

Personal Safety

Letters went home before break to notify families
Just a reminder that students in our classroom have their personal safety lesson with our temporary school social worker Mrs. B on Monday, March 31.

OUTSIDE GEAR

Please check the weather for this weeks forecast
Students will be going outside for both recess (weather permitting). I know many brought their snowpants and winter gear home before break to wash. See what you need to bring back in order to have fun outside, while staying warm & dry!

Rest & Relax

See you back on Monday, March 31

MATH: Unit 4

 We tested out of Unit 3 & did AMAZING!

On to Unit 4! Subtraction with AND without regrouping! We are a few lessons in & do really well. We will keep practicing the rest of this week & after spring break.

REMINDER!

Second Grade Music Performance
Wednesday, March 19
11:30am
Westwoods Gym

WAY TO GO WESTWOODS!

We BEAT of Fundraising Goal of 25,000!!!
Donations are still accepted until March 21
Now lets beat our READING Goal!!!

200,000 minutes = PIE MR. TISDALE IN THE FACE!

Prizes will be awarded the week after spring break!

Book Study: I Survived the California Wildfires

 We have begun a book study in class!
I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018
We are enthralled in the book and are enjoying a good read about an actual event in history!

Art Collaboration Connection

If you are in the halls of WW, you will see our classroom collaboration connecting to our recent unit of the War of 1812!

That's a Wrap!

 
Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to meet with me for parent/teacher conferences. Our partnership is key to the success of your child's learning and growth. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Conferences This Week

March 11th
March 13th

SEPCIALS TEACHERS
There is no sign up to meet with Specials Teachers during conferences. These are the evenings they will be available if you'd like to speak with them about your student(s):
Mrs. Gang - Art: Thursday, March 13
Mrs. Burnell - Music: Thursday, March 13

Read A Thon Reminders!

This week is the last week for Read A Thon fundraising!!
Thank you to everyone who donated or is donating!

We're excited to kick off our Read-a-Thon fundraiser, and we’d love to see your readers in action!
Whether they're curled up at home, enjoying a story in the car, or reading anywhere else, please snap a photo and share those moments with us. Send all photos to
Kelly Niskanen
 niskanenke@tcaps.net
We can't wait to see all the fun!

Harold & The Purple Crayon

 Due to the Read A Thon, we did a book study on Harold & the Purple Crayon!
Thank you to book donations from the Snyder Family, Dan Tiesworth, and fellow teachers of our building, we were able to get a class set to read from. The predicting, connection and continued discussion we had was very intentional. The book is AMAZING!

Then we took the idea and created our own purple marker idea. What would be your first idea to do or where would you go with the purple crayon? So many creative ideas!

In chunks we are even viewing the movie!

Authors & Illustrators are Awesome!

 Our Read A Thon focus is on how books are made! One huge part of a book being made are the authors and illustrators! Over the next few days, we are focusing on different authors or all books we love! Here are some that we have, or will, learn about!

Mo Willems

Tracy West

Dr. Seuss

Christian Robinson

Dan Santat

Dr. Seuss

David Shannon

Music Performance

Second Grade Music Performance
Wednesday, March 19
11:30am
Westwoods Gym

Read A Thon!

 Reading in the hallways this morning! Fun way to kick off the school day & continue our Read A Thon!