End of Year Picnic:
A flyer went home today giving out details for the 1st and 2nd grade End of Year Picnic.  It will be held on Thursday, June 16.  Please detach the bottom of the flyer and fill out to RSVP for the picnic.  We need the forms back in order to give your child permission to attend the picnic.  We will need parents to donate items.  Please log onto the following Volunteer Spot link to sign up for items for the party.

http://vols.pt/Q1THeb

We're using VolunteerSpot (the leading online Sign-up and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming Sign-ups.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our Sign-up on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/Q1THeb

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot.

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

 

End of year countdown: 

Monday: Popcorn

Tuesday: Quiet Day

Wednesday: Rainbow (Write with colored pencils)  Please bring in the colored pencils.  If you have extra to share then that would be great.

Thursday: Silly Socks Day

Friday: Bring a Toy to Share via show-n-tell

Behavior: We are in the final two weeks of school.  Please talk with your child about behavior expectations.  We are having an increase in disruptive behavior, name calling, inappropriate language and students not keeping their hands to themselves.  We have a lot of special events coming up and it will break my heart to take these events away from students, but we will.  

Reading Homework: Cereal Box book report is due by Friday.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Other than that assignment, homework is wrapped up for Mrs. Hull's class for the year!!!  Anything that comes home completed was done and checked in class and can be kept home.  However, if a student is not able to complete a classwork assignment in class then I will ask that they finish it for homework.  This will be on an individual case basis and it will be your child's responsibility to communicate with you what needs to be completed.  I will not update the blog with this information because it will not apply to the whole class.

Math classroom practice packets:

• Partitioning packet is due June 10

Health quiz: June 14
Science quiz: June 15
Math Unit 7 assessment: June 15

Field Day: Field Day is Friday, June 17th.  Let us know if you would like to come in to volunteer!  It is always such a fun day!  Only parents who are fingerprinted will be allowed to volunteer.

I just wanted to apologize and thank everyone for the patience while I got the sloppy copies back to the students.  Unfortunately, my son was sick and I had to stay home with him.  I was able to conference today with all the students who turned in their sloppy copies so far.  I discussed with them the changes that needed to be made and they all seemed to understand but please send me an email if you have any questions.  Below you will find some bulleted points that help outline some corrections that I made on many of the student's papers.

• Ingredients section is not for actual ingredients.  Think of it like ingredients for a book.  It needs to include Character, Setting, Plot, Problem and Solution.
• Please list the ingredients on the side of the box.    

Characters:
Setting:
Plot:
Problem:
Solution:

• Nutritional Information: Pick 3 characters and write a sentence about each explaining their importance in the book.  You can simply list these characters as well.
• Review: This is the students opinion of the book.  Did you like the book? Why? Give examples from the book to support why you did or didn't like the book? Would you recommend this book to a friend?

Bring a snack tomorrow.  We are having lunch a bit later because the students are taking their star test.  I told the students that they can bring a small, neat, low maintenance snack to eat in the classroom before the test.  

                  

May 31-June 3

Calendar Countdown:
31 May: L day- write letter to staff members
1 June: M day- music in the class
2 June: N day- new seat for the day
3June: O day- Oobleck and Oreos...We may just do Oreos since we have STAR testing on this day.

STAR testing will be 2-3 June from 10:45-11:35.  Lunch will be in our classrooms on these days.

Assessment schedule: Study guides will be going home shortly
14 June: health quiz over drugs and tobacco
15 June: science test over habitats
15 June: math assessment on Unit 7

Classroom practice packet:
"Fraction" packet due on 10 June
"Challenge" packet due on 15 June

Updates: 27 May

No school Monday, May 30 in honor of Memorial Day.

Math: In-class practice packet "Fractions" due on June 10.

Countdown Calendar:
Tuesday, May 31: L day- we will write letters to people in the building
Wednesday, June 1: M day- Music in the classroom
Thursday, June 2: N day- We will have open seating
Friday, June 3, O day- Oobleck and Oreos

Week of May 23rd:

Field Trip Tomorrow:  We will leave at 9:00.  Please bring a packed lunch to school.  Please pack an extra snack to eat before the play. The play is taking place during our lunch and I have a feeling that the students will be HUNGRY if they do not eat something beforehand.  We will eat lunch as soon as we get back to school.  We are expected to return to school by 12:30.
Students must dress in full uniform.

SRI: Scholastic Reading Inventory will be given on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  The test will begin promptly at 9:00.  Please make sure that your student arrives to school on time and gets plenty of rest so that they can do their best!

Last Day of Spanish Club: For students in Spanish Club, the last day will be tomorrow May 24th.

Friday is Imagine Andrews Polo Shirt Day.

End of Year Alphabet Countdown:

Calendar Countdown:  Students who are out of uniform or misbehave repeatedly will not participate in the activity assigned.
Monday, 23 May: G day- Bring a game (NOT ELECTRONIC) to play with friends
Tuesday, 24 May: H day- Head out to the play "Miss Nelson is Missing"
Wednesday, 25 May: I day- Ice cream day (Please email your homeroom teacher if you would like to donate supplies for the ice cream fun)
Thursday, 26 May: J day- Share a joke with the class
Friday, 27 May: K day- Kick off your shoes in class

June 13: End of year picnic!!!!!
We will share more details later but we do need parent volunteers.  We will of course need food but we could also use parents to bring supplies and run a few fun picnic games for the children.  Contact us if you want to help out.

Updates: May 19

White House field trip:
Our trip was not approved by PGCPS.  The district was unable to secure transportation in time to approve our White House visitation.

Math:
Classroom practice: Dog packet due Friday, May 20.
Unit 6 Assessment will  be on May 23

Science:
Life cycles and dinosaur quiz will be on May 23.  Study guides are currently beng worked on and will go home on Friday, May 20.


Friday, May 20 is IA spirit shirt day.

Calendar Countdown:  Students who are out of uniform or misbehave repeatedly will not participate in the activity assigned.
Friday, 20 May: F day- Bring a piece of fruit and a book
Monday, 23 May: G day- Bring a game (NOT ELECTRONIC) to play with friends
Tuesday, 24 May: H day- Head out to the play "Miss Nelson is Missing"
Wednesday, 25 May: I day- Ice cream day (Please email your homeroom teacher if you would like to donate supplies for the ice cream fun)
Thursday, 26 May: J day- Share a joke with the class
Friday, 27 May: K day- Kick off your shoes in class

SAT 10:  The students will be taking SAT 10 next week.  The test will be given Tuesday-Thursday and will start at 9:00 each day.  Please be on time and get plenty of rest each day so the students can do their best.

We need White House confirmation that chaperones are still able to go on the field trip and are fingerprinted. We sent home a form yesterday.  If you have not returned the form then please do so by Monday.  This is only for chaperones that submitted  their information originally.  We cannot take any new chaperones.
This field trip still needs to be approved through PGCPS.  We will send home permission slips with the cost as soon as it is approved.

13 May: Updates

We have started our countdown to the end of the year.  Each child should have come home with a countdown calendar earlier this week.  

16-20 May:
Monday: B day- Bubbles: Please bring some bubbles to play with outside
Tuesday: C day- Chalk: We will be using chalk in class
Wednesday: D day- Dance: We will be dancing in class
Thursday: E day- Exercise: We will be exercising in class
Friday: F day- Fruit: Please bring a piece of fruit to each and a book to read during class

Math updates:
Homework is now graded on the basis of completion.  Similar to the way homework is graded in Mrs. Hull's class.
In-class practice packet: Dog packet is due on Friday, May 20.
We are finishing Unit 6 soon and will have the Unit assessment next week.  More information will be coming

Field Trips:
*"Miss Nelson is Missing" is on May 24
*The White House tour is cleared through WH security for June 2.  We are waiting for approval from PGCPS at this time.
*You MUST be background checked/ fingerprinted through PGCPS if you are on the chaperone list. *Your paperwork MUST be turned in prior to the trip in order for you to accompany us.
*More WH trip information will be coming soon.

May 9th:
Miss Nelson Is Missing Play Field Trip:   
This field trip is on May 24th.  Permission slips went home with the students last week and are due back this Wednesday.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

This Friday wear your Imagine Andrews polo!!

White House Field Trip:  This field trip is still in the works.  We worked very late Friday night and even into the wee hours of Saturday morning to submit the names and information for a second time.  We are still waiting to hear back about a date.  Once that is done then we will submit our field trip request into PGCPS.  As soon as we get a date we will let you know!

Cereal Box Book Report:  Our final book report went home with the students today.  I know it is A LOT of information in the packet and it can be confusing.  Please read through the packet with your student.  We went over it extensively today so they might be able to explain it themselves.  I also showed them an example.  Parents, if you are confused about anything or have any questions then please feel free to email me.  You may also come in 8:15 to 8:30 or after school 2:50-3:30 to come see the example yourself or ask any questions.

We would like to clear up any confusion regarding field trips for the remainder of the school year.
We have a field trip planned for May 24th to see the play Miss Nelson is Missing at the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park Maryland.  This field trip was submitted a month ago and has already been approved.  The permission slips have been passed out and are due with payment by May 11th.

The White House Field Trip:
We were approached by a parent to possibly take the students on a field trip to the White House.  This is not an opportunity that we could pass up so we quickly started to get what we needed to the White House to put in a request for a date.  This field trip is not planned yet.  In order to request a date, we had to submit everyone's information for a background check.  Once that is complete then we will be given a date.  We are in a race against time because PGCPS has to approve field trips before we can go.  If we do not get a date soon about the White House field trip then we will not have enough time for PG county to approve our date.  We keeping our fingers crossed that this field trip works out and we will let you know as soon as we have a date.

I hope this clears up any confusion.  Please let us know if you have any questions regarding field trips.

May 2-6

May 24 is our field trip to see the play "Miss Nelson is Missing."  The cost is $22 per child. Permission slips will go home Tuesday, May 3, 2016.  These are due no later than Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

Friday is college or career t-shirt day.

Math classroom practice packets:
"Dog" packet is due May 20

April 18-22

**White House field trip forms are due by Friday, April 22**

Friday is Imagine Andrews polo shirt day.

Summer School Info:

Springboard is excited to offer 5 weeks of fun filled summer programming for children. Their program will be filled with daily activities to keep your children physically active and academically challenged through themed activities. Families have the ability to select the weeks they want their children to attend. Current Imagine Andrews Students can attend Summer School at one of the following Imagine School Campuses:

Imagine Foundations at Leeland- 14111 Oak Grove Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 

Imagine Foundations at Morningside- 6900 Ames Street, Morningside MD, 20746 

Imagine Lincoln-4207 Norcross Street, Temple Hills, MD 20748

Dates: June 27th - July 28th Hours: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Price: $180.00 per week Days: Monday –Thursday

Student Registration will be on a First Come/First Serve Basis (see link below):

https://springboardafterschool.communityroot.com/index/registration

Area Director contact: Sharon Davis shdavis@springboardkids.com 

Classroom practice pages: Solve the room:

What Does the Clock Say?: Due April 29

Wild About Measurement: Due May 2

April 11-15

Spirit week is April 11-15

http://imagineandrews.org/spirit-week-2016/

The 3rd quarter awards ceremony will be on April 18 from 9:20-10:00.  Please join us!

The Unit 5 math test will be on Friday, April 15.
Students need to review what the word "difference" means in math.  It is a clue to let them  know to do subtraction.  For example: If  Joe has 5 fewer beads than Sue, that means Sue has 5 more beads than Joe.  A possible question would be how many more beads does Joe need in order to have the same amount as Mary.  This is asking for the difference, it is a subtraction problem.

The math classroom practice packet "Welcome Spring" is due Friday, April 15.
Classroom practice: math solve the room "What Does the Clock Say?" is due Friday, April 29.

Reading Announcement!!!!!
The adverb and adjective test was supposed to be given last week.  I have had to push back the test so that more students would be prepared.  There are still several students struggling with identifying nouns and verbs.  Please review this concept at home.  If the students cannot correctly identify a word as a verb or noun then they will not be able to tell if it is an adjective or an adverb.

Week of April 5-8

Welcome back!  We hope you all had a fabulous spring break!

Friday: Career Day and armed forces and college t-shirt day.

Spirit Week flyers went home in yellow folders today.

Monday, April 11 is pajama day
Tuesday, April 12 is favorite team day
Wednesday, April 13 is crazy sock day
Thursday, April 14 is crazy hair day
Friday, April 15 is purple day

Classroom math practice packets were given out today.  They are practice pages the students can work on during their down time, as well as during specific classroom time.  This packet will be entered into schoolmax as a classwork assignment, however, the packet is not due the same day it is given out.  This packet, "Welcome Spring" will be due on April 15.

March 21-23

IAPCS is hosting career day on April 8, 2016.  If any parent would like to share their career with the class, please volunteer.  Applications went home last week.  Contact the office if you need a new application.

Please make sure your student has all of their school supplies every day.  Scissors and glue especially.

FYI: Cough drops are considered medication.  If your child brings cough drops to school, they must let their teacher know and then be drop them off in the nurse's office.

March 23: Third quarter ends.

March 24-April 4: Spring Break!  Everyone have a safe and happy break and we will see you back on April 5th.

Week of February 29-March 4

Math STAR assessment will be on Tuesday afternoon, and the Reading STAR assessment will be on Wednesday afternoon for all second grade scholars.

Armed forces or college wear on Friday, March 4.

Uniform reminder:  Please make sure all students have their shirts tucked in, their ties on and are wearing all black shoes.

Make sure your student is coming to school with their school supplies every day.  Pencils, crayons, glue and scissors.

Spring Scholastic book orders will be placed on March 17.
Teacher codes: Hull-2CA6Z
Cummings-P99XW

Important!!! I really would like to apologize for any confusion.  The Bit of Grit project is just for Mrs. Hull's homeroom class.   We only teach character to our own homeroom.  Please contact me if there are any questions or concerns.

January 11th:

Important: If there is a change to your child's transportation home then we  ask you to please send an email at least 24 hours in advance or give us a  handwritten note the day of.  We understand that last minute things come up.  If that occurs then please call the school to alert them of the change in transportation.  We are getting too many last minute emails.  Please keep in mind that we are teaching all afternoon and do not have time to check our emails.  If we do not receive communication about the change then we are obligated to send your child home via their regular means of transportation.

Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) will be given on January 13th and 14th.  Please make sure all students are here, on time and ready for testing on those days.

School Spirit Wear is this Friday.  Students may dress in Imagine Andrews shirt and uniform bottoms.

No school Monday January 18th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Scholastic Book orders are due Friday January 22nd.  Please enter the online code CA26Z if you are in Mrs.  Hull's class and code  P99XW     if you are in Mrs. Cummings' class.
For Mrs. Hull's homeroom there is a few Scholastic magazines that have several books on famous African Americans.  Hint, Hint... Our next project will be a biographical project on a famous African American.  You certainly do not need to buy a book but it is a possible resource.

Mrs. Hull's Class: A "Bit of Grit"   projects went home on Friday and are due on Friday, January 15th.  Please make sure that you detach the bottom part of the project paper and sign it to acknowledge that all parents have seen the project paper and are aware of the due date.

Mrs. Cummings Class: 100th Day of School Project information is going home today.  It is due on February 1st.

Great job to all the students who turned in the Character Book Reports for Mrs. Hull's class.  Most of you did a phenomenal job and I really enjoyed hearing about each character.  I have graded some and hung them on the bulletin board and they have received several compliments.  I should have the rest graded and hung up this week.  Keep up the good work!

January 7th:

Imagine Andrews Polo Shirt Day is tomorrow.

We have several students showing up each day without a complete uniform.  Please make sure that all students have ties, tucked in shirts and ALL black shoes.  The shoes cannot have any other color on them.

SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) testing will begin next week.  It will take place over two days.  I will let you know the days asap.  Please ensure that your child comes to school on time on testing days because if the test has already started then they will not be allowed to enter the testing room and will have to take a make-up.

Parent Volunteer:  Mrs. Hull needs a parent to come in tomorrow or Monday sometime to help put together the students daily editing books.  It will involve copying and putting together the books in folders.  If I have any kind parents willing to help then please send me an email.  karenhull0926@yahoo.com