Class Awards Day!

We have had a great year in second grade!  Our class had an awesome awards celebration this morning! Here' a slideshow for you to enjoy!

https://docs.google.com/a/richland2.org/presentation/d/1dUxXMvLbHg7BtOvlV_dFoNUgGxhLXc3RY_f-6wpYSGA/edit?usp=sharing

Author Visit!

We are excited to have Mrs. Jeryl Christmas join us on Monday, May 22nd.  She is a retired teacher who has written 6 children's books.  We will be sending home a flyer that allows you to order one of her books if you would like and have her sign it for your child!  We are looking forward to this awesome event!

Upcoming Events!

Hello Everyone!  I hope your week is going well!  There are many events coming up at school over the next couple of weeks.  We are looking forward to ending our second grade year strong!

May 9-11, May 16-17
State Testing for grades 3.4.5


May 18th- Skate Night


May 19th- Field Day
*Please dress comfortably. You may want to bring a water bottle and a towel.  Its sure to be a great day!

Week of April 24, 2017

Hello Everyone!  I hope you have an amazing weekend! We had an awesome day at the zoo! The children enjoyed seeing many of the animals that were enjoying our nice weather.  Here is a look at our week ahead!

4/24 Military Monday

4/24 Pontiac Night at the Fireflies Game 7:05pm

4/28 College Colors Day

Week of April 17, 2017

Hello Families!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break!  I enjoyed the week at Disney with my family! We had a great time and enjoyed "Sharpening the Saw" together!  We only have 7 weeks of Second Grade left.  Seems like this year has flown by!  We will begin a unit on Animals this week.  The students will learn animal needs, habitats, adaptations, and life cycles over the next few weeks.  Our field trip to the zoo is this Friday.  

Here's a look at our week ahead:

4/17 Marble Slab Ice Cream Fundraiser Begins

4/18 Pelicans Family Day

4/20 Wear Purple to support our military!

4/21- Field Trip to the Riverbanks Zoo

Week of April 3, 2017

Hello Everyone! I hope you have enjoyed your week!  I am thrilled to report that we have completed both our reading and math MAP tests and over half of the class met their goal!  I could not be more proud of the progress our students have made so far this year!  I am looking forward to finishing out the year strong!  Thank you for all you do at home to help us meet our academic goals!
Here's a look at the week ahead!

4/3 Family Technology Night, 6 - 7pm

4/3 Wear Blue for Autism Awareness

4/7 College Colors Day

4/7 Early Dismissal

4/10 - 14 Spring Break

Week of March 13,2017

Happy Friday Everyone!  We had an awesome week in second grade!  The new reading block schedule was a success!  I am in the process of reviewing many skills with the students to prepare for MAP testing in a couple of weeks.  Please remember that we use Khan Academy during our math block and it is a great website to use at home as well.  I also wanted to share another website that you can use to help your child prepare for the reading portion. www.prepdog.com has many quick tests that students can work through that include a variety of reading skills.  

Here's What is Happening next week!

3/13 Chorus Performance 7pm

"Disney The Movies, The Music"

The Pontiac Chorus will perform "Disney The Movies, The Music" on Monday, March 13th at 7:00 pm at the Richland Two District Auditorium located on the Richland Northeast High School Campus. Come help us celebrate 75 years of Disney magic and some of the music that helped make that magic happen with favorite songs from the movies of Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King.

The show runs approximately 30 minutes and the the cost of the program is free, but donations will be accepted to go toward the PES Music Program.

3/16 Skate Night 6 - 8pm

Week of March 6, 2017

Hello everyone! I hope you have had a great weekend.  I just wanted to say thank you to the many parents who came out last Tuesday afternoon to enjoy our Motown Review.  The students worked so hard and did such an amazing job!  If you were unable to attend or would like to see the performance again, here is a link for you to enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T6QsZZSgl8&feature=youtu.be

Here are some dates to remember...

Book Fair Hours

(Volunteers needed for all of the times below)

• Students may shop alone Thursday, March 2 - Wednesday, 

• March 8 from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
• Thursday, 8:30 - 12:00
• Book Fair Closes Thursday at 12:00 pm

In addition, students may shop with adults during the following times

• Thursday, March 2, 7:30 - 8:30 am 
• Friday, March 3, 7:30 - 8:30 am

• Monday, March 6, 7:30 - 8:30 am
• Tuesday, March 7, 7:30 - 8:30 am

• Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 - 8:30 am

(Late Night Shop - 3;45 - 7:00 pm)

• Thursday, March 9, 7:30 - 8:30

3/10 Mother/Son Bowling Night

3/13 Chorus Performance 7pm

Week of February 27, 2017

Happy Sunday Everyone!
  I hope you had a fabulous weekend!  I was able to "sharpen the saw" with my family in Charleston.  We had a blast!  I am looking forward to our week.  The students are super excited to share their "Motown Review" with you this Tuesday. An invitation was sent home last Monday in your child's folder.  I hope you can join us as we present, My Girl by the Temptations and My Guy by Mary Wells.  It is sure to be a wonderful celebration for Black History Month!

IMPORTANT DATES

2/27- Military Monday

**Please wear Red, White and Blue in honor of our military families.

2/28- "Motown Review"

**Will begin at 1:30 in the school cafeteria

3/2 - 9 Book Fair

YEARBOOKS FOR SALE!

Don't miss your chance to order this year's yearbook! The price is only $22.00 if you order by April 15 and $25.00 after that deadline. Packets have gone home with each child to order these yearbooks. They are also available online at strawbridge.net with the school code 100431. Checks are to be made payable to Pontiac Elementary School.

Week of February 20, 2017

Hello Families!  We have had a great week in second grade.  We are busy celebrating Black History Month and have read about many inventors and heroes that have impacted our society.  This week we will continue our study.  Second grade is very excited about the opportunity to showcase our learning through our Motown Review that will be held on February 28th at 1:30 in the cafeteria.  Our class has chosen two very fun songs and music groups to research and perform.  We will spend some project time this week researching and putting together our presentation!  It is sure to be a lot of fun!





This week is Family Literacy Night!

2/23 Literacy Night 6pm

We look forward to seeing the families that signed up for this great event!

Important Valentine's Message

FROM THE DESK OF DR. BARBER: VALENTINE'S DAY

     

Valentines Day is a special day for our students to celebrate their classmates. At Pontiac Elementary, we do request that if your child is bringing Valentines cards, that they do provide a card for every classmate. Your child’s teacher can provide a class list for your child.

If you choose to include an item with your child's Valentines, please note that only non-food items are permissible.  Candy, snacks, or any sort of food item will be sent back home with your child on Valentine's day if sent to school.  Non-food items are permitted, and there are many pre-packaged Valentines that can be purchased that include a trinket (i.e., pencil, erasers, book mark, etc.). 

Many of our students have medically based dietary restrictions and this does not include students on specific diets of family choice such as vegetarian, low sugar, religious, and so on.  Monitoring the individual needs and requests is not feasible, thus not safe. In addition, it is frequently reported that several children eat Valentine's treats on the bus, as evidenced by an abundance of wrappers found.  This poses a choking risk, as well as exposure for students with specific health restrictions.  Additionally, it is important for us to adhere to the federal Smart Snack Guideline that encourages healthy snacks.

Thank you for your assistance in helping us maintain the health, safety, and personal family preferences of our students.

     

Week of February 6, 2017

Hello Families!  I hope everyone had a great weekend.  We are going to continue our unit on weather this week.  The students will read about different types of storms, and learn the causes and effects of each storm.  We will begin a unit on counting money in math.  Please check the curriculum pages on the blog for more information.

Our school is learning the 7 habits of highly effective people.  We are working on learning to be a leader.  Ask you child about ways they can display these habits.

         


          






Here's a look at our week ahead!

2/6 Deadline to Purchase Circus Dance Tickets

2/10 PTO Daddy - Daughter Dance

Week of January 30, 2017

Hello Families!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!  We are working hard on brushing up our ELA and Math skills.  This week we will continue our weather unit by learning about different weather instruments.  We are going to finish up our geometry unit today, and begin a new unit on Fractions this week.  
Tomorrow is the 100th Day of School!  We will celebrate in the afternoon, with some 100th day stations!  I look forward to seeing everyone this week!

  

Week of January 23, 2017

This week's news:

* We will begin a science unit on weather this week. The students will read about different types of weather.  We will also learn the characteristics of the four seasons.

1/24 Zaxby’s Night 5—8pm


 1/26 Classroom Picture Day- Dress nice and bring your smile


 1/27 Bojangles Biscuits 7:30am - Come support our music program


1/27 Movie Night Hosted by our 3rd grade teachers. If you want your child to attend, please send in form and money


1/30 Military Monday

Week of January 16, 2017

Good Afternoon Families! I hope everyone has enjoyed this long weekend.  We sure had some beautiful weather!  We ended the second nine weeks of school this past Friday.  Our third nine weeks of second grade will begin tomorrow.  I have been in the process of assessing the students in reading.  I have been very pleased with the progress that our class has made.  Please continue to read, and practice our second grade skills at home.  Your hard work at home is helping make us successful at school! Thank you!

Here's a look at our week ahead!
January 19th
*Report Cards will go home



*Skate Night 6:00-8:00

Week of January 9, 2017

Hi Families!  I hope everyone enjoyed the snow on Saturday. It didn't last long, but it sure was fun to watch fall from the sky!  It is going to be a very cold couple of days to start our week, please make sure your child wears a warm coat to school.  We are still working on our Fairytale unit in Reading and place value in math.

** This Friday is a half day for students.
Dismissal will be at 11:30. If your child will be going home a different way, please send in a note.

** Monday, January 16th is a District Holiday, no school for students and staff.

Week of January 3, 2017

Hello families, and happy  new year!  I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays with family and friends!  I can't believe that we have finished half of our second grade year together! Time seems to be flying by.  I am excited to see the children today, and look forward to the week ahead.
   This week we will not have spelling or vocabulary words.  We are going to complete a mini gingerbread man unit.  Each day I will read 2 versions of the gingerbread man story and we will compare and contrast them. The students will identify the characters, text patterns and sequence of each story.   At the end of the week, the children will write their own versions of the story.  
  In math we are beginning a new unit on place value to 1000.  We will work on 100 more, 100 less, greater than, less than and expanded notation.   Please continue to work on basic addition and subtraction facts at home each night.  It is very important that your child become fluent with math facts!
I hope everyone has a great week!