Homework this week is:
1. Reading Log - Choose five nights and return this next Monday.
2. Job Application - This is coming home on Tuesday and should be returned on Friday.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Volunteering in the Classroom
I would love to have families in to help out in the classroom. Some opportunities include:
* Listening to someone read.
* Reading with someone (alternating pages)
* Participating in Book Club readings and discussions
* Reading silently alongside the kids to model our own reading
* Sharing with the kids all the types of reading you do in your daily life
* Singing songs with us
* Sitting alongside the kids during writing to offer help
* Writing alongside the kids and sharing your work
* Serving as an audience when the kids share their writing
* Typing stories from a picture book onto a word document
* Sharing with the kids how you use writing in your daily life
* Working with a small group to conduct a science experiment
* Measuring, mixing, and cooking with a small group
* Pulling a small group out into the Gathering Room for help with math
* Adding photos to the website/blog
* Scanning student work
* Sharpening pencils
* Displaying the kids' work on the walls
* Chaperoning
I'm sure there are more possibilities waiting to be discovered! If you're interested in coming in just let me know when, how regularly, and what you're interested in doing. For example: "I can come in every Tuesday morning at 10:30 and read with someone" or "I can come on Wednesday afternoons around 2:00, but not every week. I'm flexible and will do whatever needs to be done."
Remember that the kids are out of the classroom from 8:30 - 9:20 each morning for special area and again from 1:30 - 1:55 for recess.
Thanks,
Chris
* Listening to someone read.
* Reading with someone (alternating pages)
* Participating in Book Club readings and discussions
* Reading silently alongside the kids to model our own reading
* Sharing with the kids all the types of reading you do in your daily life
* Singing songs with us
* Sitting alongside the kids during writing to offer help
* Writing alongside the kids and sharing your work
* Serving as an audience when the kids share their writing
* Typing stories from a picture book onto a word document
* Sharing with the kids how you use writing in your daily life
* Working with a small group to conduct a science experiment
* Measuring, mixing, and cooking with a small group
* Pulling a small group out into the Gathering Room for help with math
* Adding photos to the website/blog
* Scanning student work
* Sharpening pencils
* Displaying the kids' work on the walls
* Chaperoning
I'm sure there are more possibilities waiting to be discovered! If you're interested in coming in just let me know when, how regularly, and what you're interested in doing. For example: "I can come in every Tuesday morning at 10:30 and read with someone" or "I can come on Wednesday afternoons around 2:00, but not every week. I'm flexible and will do whatever needs to be done."
Remember that the kids are out of the classroom from 8:30 - 9:20 each morning for special area and again from 1:30 - 1:55 for recess.
Thanks,
Chris
Newsletter: Week Two
Dear Families,
This past week or so has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. At home we worked sun-up to sun-down to get moved into our new house, unpacking every single box, in just four days. That feels like it should be some sort of record. By the end of the weekend we were about ready to collapse. In addition to unpacking we also prepped the lawn. Fearing the soil around the house would slide away at the slightest hint of rain I found a nearby farmer who would deliver a 1,000 pound bale of hay to us for just $30. Talk about a bargain! Everyone pitched in as we hurriedly spread some grass seed and covered it all with the hay. Just as we finished the clouds parted and the sun popped back out.
There’s been a lot of hard work happening in the classroom as well. A favorite part of everyone’s day is Explorations. As the kids come in each morning they unpack, browse for a book or two they plan to read later in the day, and then select from a menu of items they’d like to explore. We created this list together after the first few days of school. Early on the kids were happy to make construction paper creations or throw some ingredients into a cup and call it a “science experiment.” However, over the past week they’ve learned to make better choices that allow them to explore studies and activities that both support the work we do in the classroom and ignite their curiosity and passion for learning.
Many of the kids enjoy a game of chess. In fact, a group of boys decided to put together a small tournament – creating sign-up sheets and distributing them around the room. Others have enjoyed the dinosaur “bones” puzzles in the science cabinet. There are three different types of dinosaurs to construct and they are really quite large when put together. Each day there is also someone in the room working to prepare a written history of our previous day together. This is read at the beginning of our Morning Meeting and then added to our Class History book.
Of course reading is often a popular choice during Explorations. If you walk into the room around 8:15 you’re bound to find a variety of readers spread across the room enjoying a good book. I probably spend about thirty minutes each day reading aloud to the kids and they read another twenty to twenty-five minutes independently. Seeing that the kids feel they need even more time to settle in with a great read is wonderful.
There are other things going on as well. Each Wednesday I bring in some materials to set up a science experiment for those who are interested in this type of work. I also sometimes pull out my guitar to sing a song or, better yet, think about new songs we might write together. This happens while other groups of kids are off playing a game of Othello, writing a card for someone, or getting a closer look at a dead fly in the microscope. So many choices!
++++++++++
In math this week we studied strategies that help solve a variety of addition problems. We began by looking at the doubles (such as 2+2, 3+3, etc). We saw a pattern in the sums (they are always even and count up by 2s) and sang a jazzy little song that helps us to remember these answers. Later we learned how easy it is to add 10 to a single-digit number and then used this to help us solve problems that add 9 to a single-digit number (You just add 10 and then subtract 1). To practice these problems we rolled two dice (one standard die and another with only 9s and 10s) and recorded which sums came up most often.
We’ll continue these explorations into addition in the coming week or two. As we do this we put these problems into a context that helps the kids to make sense of them. To help accomplish this we’ll often begin our math workshop with a problem to be solved individually, in a partnership, or with a small group. One of the more enjoyable problems this week read “There is a barn with four cows, three chickens, two sheep, and one farmer. How many legs are in the barn?” It was interesting to see how some of the kids drew a picture, some made tally marks, and others wrote number sentences to help them find the answer. Sharing these diverse strategies out with the class helps us all to see and play with numbers in new ways.
Notes of Interest:
• Homework for next week will be announced and added to the class blog on
Monday.
• This week’s assignments (math game, reading log, and interview about change
within the community) are all due on Monday morning. Please help your
children remember to bring these in on Monday.
• Our PE day in on Thursdays. Please make sure the kids wear tennis shoes!
• Many of the kids enjoy eating a small snack in the afternoon as they read
silently. I think this is a great idea. However, please make sure the snacks
they bring in reflect healthy choices. Cookies, chips, and juice are not
allowed in the classroom. I’ve been asking the kids who have these items to
put them back into their backpacks so that they can enjoy them at home.
Have a great weekend,
Chris
This past week or so has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. At home we worked sun-up to sun-down to get moved into our new house, unpacking every single box, in just four days. That feels like it should be some sort of record. By the end of the weekend we were about ready to collapse. In addition to unpacking we also prepped the lawn. Fearing the soil around the house would slide away at the slightest hint of rain I found a nearby farmer who would deliver a 1,000 pound bale of hay to us for just $30. Talk about a bargain! Everyone pitched in as we hurriedly spread some grass seed and covered it all with the hay. Just as we finished the clouds parted and the sun popped back out.
There’s been a lot of hard work happening in the classroom as well. A favorite part of everyone’s day is Explorations. As the kids come in each morning they unpack, browse for a book or two they plan to read later in the day, and then select from a menu of items they’d like to explore. We created this list together after the first few days of school. Early on the kids were happy to make construction paper creations or throw some ingredients into a cup and call it a “science experiment.” However, over the past week they’ve learned to make better choices that allow them to explore studies and activities that both support the work we do in the classroom and ignite their curiosity and passion for learning.
Many of the kids enjoy a game of chess. In fact, a group of boys decided to put together a small tournament – creating sign-up sheets and distributing them around the room. Others have enjoyed the dinosaur “bones” puzzles in the science cabinet. There are three different types of dinosaurs to construct and they are really quite large when put together. Each day there is also someone in the room working to prepare a written history of our previous day together. This is read at the beginning of our Morning Meeting and then added to our Class History book.
Of course reading is often a popular choice during Explorations. If you walk into the room around 8:15 you’re bound to find a variety of readers spread across the room enjoying a good book. I probably spend about thirty minutes each day reading aloud to the kids and they read another twenty to twenty-five minutes independently. Seeing that the kids feel they need even more time to settle in with a great read is wonderful.
There are other things going on as well. Each Wednesday I bring in some materials to set up a science experiment for those who are interested in this type of work. I also sometimes pull out my guitar to sing a song or, better yet, think about new songs we might write together. This happens while other groups of kids are off playing a game of Othello, writing a card for someone, or getting a closer look at a dead fly in the microscope. So many choices!
++++++++++
In math this week we studied strategies that help solve a variety of addition problems. We began by looking at the doubles (such as 2+2, 3+3, etc). We saw a pattern in the sums (they are always even and count up by 2s) and sang a jazzy little song that helps us to remember these answers. Later we learned how easy it is to add 10 to a single-digit number and then used this to help us solve problems that add 9 to a single-digit number (You just add 10 and then subtract 1). To practice these problems we rolled two dice (one standard die and another with only 9s and 10s) and recorded which sums came up most often.
We’ll continue these explorations into addition in the coming week or two. As we do this we put these problems into a context that helps the kids to make sense of them. To help accomplish this we’ll often begin our math workshop with a problem to be solved individually, in a partnership, or with a small group. One of the more enjoyable problems this week read “There is a barn with four cows, three chickens, two sheep, and one farmer. How many legs are in the barn?” It was interesting to see how some of the kids drew a picture, some made tally marks, and others wrote number sentences to help them find the answer. Sharing these diverse strategies out with the class helps us all to see and play with numbers in new ways.
Notes of Interest:
• Homework for next week will be announced and added to the class blog on
Monday.
• This week’s assignments (math game, reading log, and interview about change
within the community) are all due on Monday morning. Please help your
children remember to bring these in on Monday.
• Our PE day in on Thursdays. Please make sure the kids wear tennis shoes!
• Many of the kids enjoy eating a small snack in the afternoon as they read
silently. I think this is a great idea. However, please make sure the snacks
they bring in reflect healthy choices. Cookies, chips, and juice are not
allowed in the classroom. I’ve been asking the kids who have these items to
put them back into their backpacks so that they can enjoy them at home.
Have a great weekend,
Chris
Monday, August 22, 2011
Homework: August 22 - 26
We had a few assignments due today. One was to decorate writing journals. The other was to finish-up a community picture we had worked on in class late last week. Half of the kids finished this in the classroom but the others were taking it home this weekend because they had a bit left to complete. This morning about half the kids returned with one or both assignments incomplete. Please help your children keep track of assignments and get them back in on time. If an assignment is missing I'll ask the kids to complete a reflection sheet for you to sign (which will accompany the missing work back to me the following day). This will help you keep track of how your child is doing in terms of getting work in on time. Thanks.
Homework this week
1. Read at least twenty minutes each night. There is a log the kids helped me design last week. The log contains spots to record each of the seven nights of the week. The kids need to complete FIVE of these. Which five days they read and record is up to them. This would be a great opportunity to plan a week around any busy nights they might have. This is due back next Monday.
2. They are bringing home a math game called Add'm Up and Cross'm Out. They need to play this with an adult at home. They have played a number of times over the past few days and are good with the rules. Good Luck! This is due in by next Monday.
3. Later in the week the kids will come home ready to interview someone about ways our community (the Northeast) has changed over time. They'll take some notes and bring these back in to share with the class. They won't be ready to do this until Wednesday or Thursday and it'll be due back in next Monday.
Homework this week
1. Read at least twenty minutes each night. There is a log the kids helped me design last week. The log contains spots to record each of the seven nights of the week. The kids need to complete FIVE of these. Which five days they read and record is up to them. This would be a great opportunity to plan a week around any busy nights they might have. This is due back next Monday.
2. They are bringing home a math game called Add'm Up and Cross'm Out. They need to play this with an adult at home. They have played a number of times over the past few days and are good with the rules. Good Luck! This is due in by next Monday.
3. Later in the week the kids will come home ready to interview someone about ways our community (the Northeast) has changed over time. They'll take some notes and bring these back in to share with the class. They won't be ready to do this until Wednesday or Thursday and it'll be due back in next Monday.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Newsletter: Week One
Dear Families,
It’s been an eventful first week. In the past we’ve started school on a Thursday to allow everyone to gently ease back into the routines and schedules of the school year. It seems we’ve been thrown directly into the fire, so to say, this year. While there have been a number of yawns after lunch on the whole everyone has handled the transition wonderfully. After a bit of reconnecting and getting to know a new classroom we were able to jump right into some fun and interesting work.
Here’s a quick recap of some of the work we’ve done this week…
We talked about reading habits at home. From these discussions the kids created questions, using these to create pictographs that would help us better understand our class as readers. The questions included:
How long would you like to read each night?
Did you read a chapter book or picture book last night?
Did you read a fiction or non-fiction book last night?
Where did you read (in your home) last night?
When did you read last night?
Each group offered choices from which to answer their question. The resulting pictographs (like a bar graph but using pictures rather than bars) were really quite interesting. We looked at these to answer questions about our class as readers.
We read a great book called Roxaboxen. It tells the story of a group of children who turn a dry sandy field into their own sort of community with houses, businesses, and a jail. This served as an introduction into our study of communities. The kids have been working the past few days to create a visual representation of their own ideal community on paper. There were lots of water parks and trampolines, as you might imagine.
We’ve spent time discussing ways in which we go about finding a book that we will enjoy reading. Responses included: Grace did a project on Cynthia Rylant last year and suggested this book, I love dogs and the dog on the cover looked like my dog at home, I like Fairy Tales and wanted to try a chapter book, This is from a series that I like, Other people told me this was funny, Mrs. Klosterman read this last year and I wanted to read it again, My brother read this and said it was really funny, and I never read this book!
We’ll concentrate a lot in the coming weeks on selecting books that are interesting and make us feel powerful as readers. As of right now there are a lot of readers in the room who are struggling to stick with a book long enough to see it through. This isn’t so uncommon for beginning second graders. They’ll all be engrossed soon enough. It’s a process.
We learned two new math games. One is called Poison and the other is called Add’m Up and Cross’m Out. The kids will be coming home next week ready to play a game or two with you.
We’ve started our writing workshop by simply working to put words on the paper. These first few weeks will be spent thinking about all the different types of writing we can produce each day. It’s very important that they learn of all their options as writers. It’s also very important to help them build stamina for writing. Once we get them writing a lot we’ll work on helping them build themselves into strong, passionate writers.
A lot of our time this week has been spent talking about expectations, as well. As are all new second grade classes, we’ve been quite loud, inattentive, and overly silly at times. Many of you have undoubtedly seen small notes coming home from your children telling you of their struggles. Please take these notes seriously but don’t overreact, either. Their purpose is to allow you to know of any issues in the classroom that we are working on. And we’re doing just that – working on them. By the end of our first month together we will be sailing quite smoothly. All our work to learn how to move about the classroom, listen attentively, and participate actively will allow us to get A LOT accomplished over the course of our two years together.
A Few Important Notes:
We have an MAT, Ms. Brinson, working with us this semester. She certainly seems as though she is going to be a great addition to our group. She will introduce herself to you all in one of the next few newsletters.
Homework for next week will be announced on Monday. I’ll post it to the blog (www.hassclass.blogspot.com) as well as e-mail it to you.
My family is finally moving into our new house. However, we will be without internet access for the first few weeks. This will limit my communications just a bit. Be assured, though, the weekly newsletter and blog will be updated to help you know what is going on. And, as always, if you have any questions feel free to catch me after school or send me an e-mail.
Thanks,
Chris
It’s been an eventful first week. In the past we’ve started school on a Thursday to allow everyone to gently ease back into the routines and schedules of the school year. It seems we’ve been thrown directly into the fire, so to say, this year. While there have been a number of yawns after lunch on the whole everyone has handled the transition wonderfully. After a bit of reconnecting and getting to know a new classroom we were able to jump right into some fun and interesting work.
Here’s a quick recap of some of the work we’ve done this week…
We talked about reading habits at home. From these discussions the kids created questions, using these to create pictographs that would help us better understand our class as readers. The questions included:
How long would you like to read each night?
Did you read a chapter book or picture book last night?
Did you read a fiction or non-fiction book last night?
Where did you read (in your home) last night?
When did you read last night?
Each group offered choices from which to answer their question. The resulting pictographs (like a bar graph but using pictures rather than bars) were really quite interesting. We looked at these to answer questions about our class as readers.
We read a great book called Roxaboxen. It tells the story of a group of children who turn a dry sandy field into their own sort of community with houses, businesses, and a jail. This served as an introduction into our study of communities. The kids have been working the past few days to create a visual representation of their own ideal community on paper. There were lots of water parks and trampolines, as you might imagine.
We’ve spent time discussing ways in which we go about finding a book that we will enjoy reading. Responses included: Grace did a project on Cynthia Rylant last year and suggested this book, I love dogs and the dog on the cover looked like my dog at home, I like Fairy Tales and wanted to try a chapter book, This is from a series that I like, Other people told me this was funny, Mrs. Klosterman read this last year and I wanted to read it again, My brother read this and said it was really funny, and I never read this book!
We’ll concentrate a lot in the coming weeks on selecting books that are interesting and make us feel powerful as readers. As of right now there are a lot of readers in the room who are struggling to stick with a book long enough to see it through. This isn’t so uncommon for beginning second graders. They’ll all be engrossed soon enough. It’s a process.
We learned two new math games. One is called Poison and the other is called Add’m Up and Cross’m Out. The kids will be coming home next week ready to play a game or two with you.
We’ve started our writing workshop by simply working to put words on the paper. These first few weeks will be spent thinking about all the different types of writing we can produce each day. It’s very important that they learn of all their options as writers. It’s also very important to help them build stamina for writing. Once we get them writing a lot we’ll work on helping them build themselves into strong, passionate writers.
A lot of our time this week has been spent talking about expectations, as well. As are all new second grade classes, we’ve been quite loud, inattentive, and overly silly at times. Many of you have undoubtedly seen small notes coming home from your children telling you of their struggles. Please take these notes seriously but don’t overreact, either. Their purpose is to allow you to know of any issues in the classroom that we are working on. And we’re doing just that – working on them. By the end of our first month together we will be sailing quite smoothly. All our work to learn how to move about the classroom, listen attentively, and participate actively will allow us to get A LOT accomplished over the course of our two years together.
A Few Important Notes:
We have an MAT, Ms. Brinson, working with us this semester. She certainly seems as though she is going to be a great addition to our group. She will introduce herself to you all in one of the next few newsletters.
Homework for next week will be announced on Monday. I’ll post it to the blog (www.hassclass.blogspot.com) as well as e-mail it to you.
My family is finally moving into our new house. However, we will be without internet access for the first few weeks. This will limit my communications just a bit. Be assured, though, the weekly newsletter and blog will be updated to help you know what is going on. And, as always, if you have any questions feel free to catch me after school or send me an e-mail.
Thanks,
Chris
Weekend Homework
I've sent the kids home with their writing journals. I'd like them to personalize the cover with photos, stickers, collages, or whatever else they can think of to make it their own. Please send these back in on Monday morning.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
FYI: Introductory Letter
Thursday, August 11, 2011
In the largest of worlds, what adventures await the smallest of ships?
- From The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis
Dear Parents,
I just wanted to touch base with you and let you know how excited I am to have your children in my classroom for the next two years. I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone and establishing great relationships.
I am not going to bombard you with too much information right off the bat (you’ll learn plenty about our classroom along the way) but there are a few items that I would like to share so as to make our transition into the new year and classroom as smooth as possible.
Contacting Me:
The very best way to contact me is to e-mail me at chass@richland2.org. I do check my e-mail daily and, at times, in the evening. Please remember, though, that any changes in dismissal need to be made through the front office. If you send me an e-mail that your child needs to go home with another child I may not read that message until well after dismissal time.
Class Schedule:
Here is a forecast of how the majority of our days together are likely to progress.
8:00 Explorations/Morning Work
8:30 Special Area
9:25 Morning Meeting/News & Journals/Language Appreciation
9:45 Math Workshop
10:40 Songs
10:50 Lunch
11:20 Recess
11:45 Writing Workshop
12:35 Inquiries into Science/Social Studies
1:25 Reading Workshop
2:35 Read Aloud
Homework:
I am not a big proponent of large amounts of homework. I’ve yet to find a study that links the volume of homework to either learning (our primary academic goal) or achievement (our secondary academic goal). Homework for homework’s sake is a waste of everyone’s time.
That said, I do think it is important to read each and every night because to live the life of a reader, and to develop a literate identity, our students need to be spending as much time as possible reading for a variety of purposes. This may mean spending 20 minutes reading a picture book, a chapter book, a magazine, a newspaper, an electronic text, or any of a whole host of other texts that we find ourselves engaged in on a daily basis. By second grade this 20 minutes should generally be independent reading – meaning it is in addition to the reading that you do to your child at bedtime or any other part of the evening (which I REALLY hope is a nightly routine). I will be introducing a reading log to the class during our first full week and you can expect to see this coming home soon. The students are responsible for all recording (which is very minimal). You need not sign or initial but please do help to make sure they are recording properly. I do not want the reading log to be cumbersome in any way. I only require it so that I can use it as an artifact to assess your child’s text choices, reading rate, dedication to finishing books, etc.
In addition to reading there may be a few assignments that will come home on Mondays and will need to be returned on Friday. Students may complete these assignments whenever it best fits their schedule. This is intended to help you avoid those “monstrous” nights when there is scouts or practice or church or…
These assignments are meant to be an opportunity for you to both observe and work alongside your child. It provides you an insight into his or her strengths and struggles. I really want to keep homework to no more than 5-10 minutes plus reading. I would rather your child spend his or her evening talking and exploring and playing games with family and friends.
Partnership
Please keep me informed as to how your child is doing at home. If there are any concerns, celebrations, or even funny stories I would love to hear them. I promise to do the same for you. Together we will make these next two years among the very best in your child’s academic career.
Lastly, as partners in this journey I would GREATLY appreciate if you would all address me as Chris rather than Mr. Hass.
Thank you,
Chris
In the largest of worlds, what adventures await the smallest of ships?
- From The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis
Dear Parents,
I just wanted to touch base with you and let you know how excited I am to have your children in my classroom for the next two years. I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone and establishing great relationships.
I am not going to bombard you with too much information right off the bat (you’ll learn plenty about our classroom along the way) but there are a few items that I would like to share so as to make our transition into the new year and classroom as smooth as possible.
Contacting Me:
The very best way to contact me is to e-mail me at chass@richland2.org. I do check my e-mail daily and, at times, in the evening. Please remember, though, that any changes in dismissal need to be made through the front office. If you send me an e-mail that your child needs to go home with another child I may not read that message until well after dismissal time.
Class Schedule:
Here is a forecast of how the majority of our days together are likely to progress.
8:00 Explorations/Morning Work
8:30 Special Area
9:25 Morning Meeting/News & Journals/Language Appreciation
9:45 Math Workshop
10:40 Songs
10:50 Lunch
11:20 Recess
11:45 Writing Workshop
12:35 Inquiries into Science/Social Studies
1:25 Reading Workshop
2:35 Read Aloud
Homework:
I am not a big proponent of large amounts of homework. I’ve yet to find a study that links the volume of homework to either learning (our primary academic goal) or achievement (our secondary academic goal). Homework for homework’s sake is a waste of everyone’s time.
That said, I do think it is important to read each and every night because to live the life of a reader, and to develop a literate identity, our students need to be spending as much time as possible reading for a variety of purposes. This may mean spending 20 minutes reading a picture book, a chapter book, a magazine, a newspaper, an electronic text, or any of a whole host of other texts that we find ourselves engaged in on a daily basis. By second grade this 20 minutes should generally be independent reading – meaning it is in addition to the reading that you do to your child at bedtime or any other part of the evening (which I REALLY hope is a nightly routine). I will be introducing a reading log to the class during our first full week and you can expect to see this coming home soon. The students are responsible for all recording (which is very minimal). You need not sign or initial but please do help to make sure they are recording properly. I do not want the reading log to be cumbersome in any way. I only require it so that I can use it as an artifact to assess your child’s text choices, reading rate, dedication to finishing books, etc.
In addition to reading there may be a few assignments that will come home on Mondays and will need to be returned on Friday. Students may complete these assignments whenever it best fits their schedule. This is intended to help you avoid those “monstrous” nights when there is scouts or practice or church or…
These assignments are meant to be an opportunity for you to both observe and work alongside your child. It provides you an insight into his or her strengths and struggles. I really want to keep homework to no more than 5-10 minutes plus reading. I would rather your child spend his or her evening talking and exploring and playing games with family and friends.
Partnership
Please keep me informed as to how your child is doing at home. If there are any concerns, celebrations, or even funny stories I would love to hear them. I promise to do the same for you. Together we will make these next two years among the very best in your child’s academic career.
Lastly, as partners in this journey I would GREATLY appreciate if you would all address me as Chris rather than Mr. Hass.
Thank you,
Chris
Two Additions to the Supply List
There are two more items that I forgot to add to our supply list. One is a 1 1/2 inch binder with a hard cover. It is probably around $3 or $4. The other item is a 1 or 1 1/2 inch plastic (floppy) binder. It should be around $2. I'm sorry I forgot to include these. We will not need them for the first week or two so there's no hurry if you have already purchased supplies. Just grab them whenever is convenient for you.
Welcome
Welcome to second grade! I'm excited to see everyone Monday morning so we can get started on our journey together. I'm sure there will be a few yawns and maybe a few more butterflies. However, by the end of our first day together I'm confident everyone will feel as though they're right back in the swing of things and having a lot of fun. I can't promise that will make waking up on Tuesday morning any easier but it's at least a start.
Each week you will receive a newsletter from me - the first few weeks as a hard copy and later as an e-mail attachment. The information from the newsletters can be found here on the blog, as well, for those who prefer the convenience of checking a web page rather than keeping up with another piece of paper. Information such as upcoming dates and homework assignments will be posted separately to make them easier to find. I will also try to include photos and videos on our blog as often as possible. If anyone is interested in coming in to help upload these resources to the blog I would be very appreciative.
Enjoy your weekend,
Chris
Each week you will receive a newsletter from me - the first few weeks as a hard copy and later as an e-mail attachment. The information from the newsletters can be found here on the blog, as well, for those who prefer the convenience of checking a web page rather than keeping up with another piece of paper. Information such as upcoming dates and homework assignments will be posted separately to make them easier to find. I will also try to include photos and videos on our blog as often as possible. If anyone is interested in coming in to help upload these resources to the blog I would be very appreciative.
Enjoy your weekend,
Chris
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