Reading Focus Wall

Our reading story for the next 2 weeks will be “Bat Loves the Night”.

We will have a comprehension quiz, vocabulary quiz, and spelling test on Friday, November 6th.

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Math

This week, we will be reviewing subtraction with and without grouping. In second grade, your child learned how to subtract with and without regrouping in 3-digit numbers. This year, we will add the thousands place.

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Halloween

Students are encouraged to wear Halloween colors or themed shirts/outfits on Friday, October 30th. Students will not be wearing a Halloween costume to school. Friday, October 30th is a half day. Dismissal is at 11:30am but we will begin dismissing at 11:25am.

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Monster Dash

Please take a moment to register your child for Arno’s main fundraiser of the year! Please click on this link: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/

Arno’s school identifier code is 5d2dde700a4c3.

This event will take place virtually. We will not be hosting the Monster Dash at Arno Elementary.

Even though we can’t do this awesome event in person, we still want to see your child participate! Please take a video of your child running in the Monster Dash and post it on Flipgrid. Here is the Flipgrid link: https://flipgrid.com/943eeecb

We can’t wait to see your participation videos!

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Remote Wednesday, 10/28/2020

	Wednesday, 10/28
8:30 AM	Check In Question
8:35 AM	Morning Meeting Zoom & Flipgrid
9:30 AM	Reading Independent Work *Reading Edpuzzle
10:00 AM	Reading Independent Work *Reader’s Notebook p. 76
10:30 AM	Math Independent Work *Math Workbook pages 63 & 64
11:00 AM	Watch at least 5 FlipGrid videos.
11:30 AM	Classwork should be complete.

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Reminders

Students should…

• bring a water bottle each day.
• bring his/her charged chromebook to school each day.
• have 1 extra mask in his/her backpack.

Thank You!

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Progress Reports

Progress reports for the first trimester went home on Friday, October 23rd. This report gives you an idea of how your child is performing academically. Missing assignments (if any) are also listed under each subject area. This information is updated daily and is available on Parent Portal through the Parent Connect app or by clicking on the link below.

https://sisweb.resa.net/ParentPortal/

Thank You!

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Desk Shields

Back to School

Please see the attached presentation about returning to in-person learning. This was shared with our third graders on Friday, 10/16.

Third Grade Transition Presentation

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Reading Focus Wall

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Remote Wednesday, 10/21/2020

	Wednesday, 10/21
8:30 AM	Check In Question
8:35 AM	Morning Meeting Zoom & Flipgrid
9:30 AM	Reading Independent Work *Reading Edpuzzle
10:00 AM	Reading Independent Work *Reader’s Notebook p. 48
10:30 AM	Math Independent Work *Workbook p.52
11:00 AM	Watch at least 5 FlipGrid videos.
11:30 AM	Classwork should be complete.

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Mr. Zielinski’s Update

Please click on the link to view Mr. Zielinski’s update. This was emailed to families on 10/16.

Update

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School Supplies

Since we have VERY limited space in the classroom, students are not allowed to bring in any extra supplies.  Please have your child keep his/her extra pencils, extra dry erase markers, and any other extra supplies at home.

 

On Monday, 10/19, please have your child bring in:

• A small pencil case that includes 5 sharpened pencils, crayons, and 1 dry erase marker. I will have scissors, a glue stick, and 1 red pen for your child’s small pencil case. Your child’s pencil case will go to and from school everyday.

• Math workbook, Reader’s Notebook workbook, Close Reader workbook, Arno orange folder, Planner, Journal-These items will go to and from school everyday.

• Water Bottle-This will go to and from school everyday.

• Headphones/Earbuds-Your child’s headphones will go to and from school every day.

• Old Sock-To be used to erase dry erase marker. This will stay at school unless you ask your child to bring it home.

• Your child’s Reading and Social studies textbooks. These books will stay at school unless you ask your child to bring them home.

• The ziploc bag of leveled books. Leveled reading books will stay at school unless you ask your child to bring them home.

• Extra mask-This will stay in your child’s backpack for emergencies.

• Personal Hand Sanitizer (if possible)-We will also have hand sanitizer in the classroom for students to use.

• Sweatshirt-We will be keeping our windows open so it may be chilly in the classroom. Please have your child bring a sweatshirt everyday.

• Morning snack-We will be having a morning snack everyday.

 

On Tuesday, 10/20, please have your child bring in:

• 2 Kleenex boxes of tissues

• Girls-1 box of quart size bags

• Boys-1 box of gallon size bags

• Clorox disinfecting wipes-3 pack (if possible)

• Hand Sanitizer for the Classroom (if possible)

• Lysol Disinfectant spray (if possible)

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Arno’s Monster Dash

Please take a moment to register your child for Arno’s main fundraiser of the year! Please click on this link: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/

Arno’s school identifier code is 5d2dde700a4c3.

This event will take place virtually. We will not be hosting the Monster Dash at Arno Elementary. 

Even though we can’t do this awesome event in person, we still want to see your child participate! Please take a video of your child running in the Monster Dash and post it on Flipgrid. Here is the Flipgrid link: https://flipgrid.com/943eeecb 

We can’t wait to see your participation videos!

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Lunch Time

Students will be eating lunch in the classroom. School lunches will be free for all students for the rest of the 2020 calendar year. Students can also bring a lunch from home. Please see the attached School Lunch Menu.

Oct Lunch Menu 2020

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School Start & End

Arno school drop off is between 8:30-8:45am. Our line up location is near Door #7. Door #7 is the door near the playground.

Pick up time is at 3:00pm. We will exit out door 7 towards the blacktop area. We will dismiss from the blacktop area.

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Chromebooks

Chromebooks will be passed out on Monday, October 19th. Students need to take his/her chromebooks to and from school. Students need to charge the chromebook at home.