March 30th

Hello 2nd Grade Families,

I hope you and your family is well.  If there is anything I can do for you please reach out.  I am happy to help in any way.  My phone number is 269-757-3123 and my email is ezelenock@stjoebears.com


Talk to Me Thursday - Please consider signing up so that your child can talk to me.  If Thursday isn't a good day or another time would work better please reach out.  I am happy to talk to you and your student on a different time and day.

Talk to Me Thursday



Class Interaction
I miss our class and all the fun conversations we would have about books and what we were learning.  As I've been talking to students I've heard from them that they miss each other too.  Please consider having your child use Flipgrid this week to say Hi to their classmates.  Students know how to use this platform.  As we move forward I will use this tool for interacting in an educational manner.  Here is the link-Flipgrid

Here are detailed directions to get your child started at home with Flipgrid if needed.  It should take two minutes to login and get started.  After the first time, your student will not need any assistance.  This is very user friendly.  

1. Click on this link  https://flipgrid.com/zele

2. You will get to a screen that looks like this.  Click on Login with Google

 

3. You will then get this login page.  Have your child type in their username@stjoebears.com and then click Next.  Your child's login is their same login for everything.  Their "user number" and then @stjoebears.com 

Example 12345@stjoebears.com

4. Your child will then type in their password.  All second grade passwords are the same Bears123.  The B must be capital. Then, click Next. 

5. Your student will be all set.  The directions are to say, "Hi" and tell something about yourself.  They will need to click on the green plus to get started.  I ask that they limit themselves to two stickers per video.  I'm sure they will figure that part out on their own:). If you need any help please reach out to me.

Below is the SJPS 2nd Grade Activity Board.  Please complete any activities that you and your student would like to complete throughout the week.  If you are able to only spend a few minutes working on schoolwork, that is ok.

SJPS Grade 2 - Week Three Choice Board
Reading	Writing	Math
Complete your Core 5 units and minutes.	Make the ultimate grocery shopping list.  If you were given as much money as you wanted, what would you buy from the grocery store?   Write your list on paper or in Wixie or tell it on FlipGrid.	Work in IXL for 15 minutes each day.
Did you know April is poetry month?  In EPIC, read How to Write a Poem. *See log in instructions below.	Write a poem of your choice. Publish your poem in WIXIE.  Illustrate your poem and record your voice reading your poem.  Make sure you title your new project.	Play a math game with dice.   Use this link for some fun game ideas.  https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/ dice-games-for-kids/
Science/Inquiry	Social Studies	Fun(Optional)
Try a BreakoutEDU at home!  https://www.breakoutedu.com/fun athome	Complete the assignment on being a citizen in Moby.  Remember you can get there through Clever	Bird Watching - See how many spring birds you can spot out your window or in your yard. Can’t ID a bird? Click on the link and Bird ID. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/
Create a chain reaction using toys like blocks, cars, wood planks, and marbles. See an amazing example of a huge chain reaction at https://www.teachertube.com/videos/rube-goldberg-ok-go-196729	Complete the rural, suburban, or urban Wixie assignment. After logging into Wixie, you will see that it has been assigned to you.	Go to the Brown School Symbaloo and choose a coding activity to practice coding.
PE	Music	Art
Challenge 3: Stay Active	Challenge 3: Make an Instrument	Challenge 3: Silly Drawings
March is Reading Month	Superhero of the Week Clues	Talk to Me Thursday
Listen to guest readers sharing their favorite books:  https://sites.google.com/stjoebears. com/reading-saves-the-day/ weekly-read-aloud-videos	Read the clues each day.  Use the research options on the Brown Symbaloo to determine the superhero. https://sites.google.com/stjoebears. com/reading-saves-the-day/ superhero-of-the-week-clues	Click below to sign up to talk to me on Thursday. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/ 9040848A9A62FA2FC1-talk2

Here are our Social Emotional Learning lessons for this week.   Click here SEL