June 18, 2019
Dear Families,
Thank you so very much for the many end of the year gifts you gave me, but especially thank you for the donation you once again gave to Misericordia. Your generosity is appreciated. The insulated beach bag is adorable and the gift certificates to The Shanty, Vida Nails, Amazon, and the two bottles of wine, and wine glass, will all be put to good use!
It has been a year filled with challenge (the flood!) but somehow we survived it all and loved our learning experiences.
Have a wonderful, restful summer.
Gratefully,
Mary Ann McKenney
EMAIL: mamckenney@saintkevinschool.org”
”Teachers spend more time with our kids than anyone else — and during some of the most formative years of their lives. Learning state capitals and algebra equations are just the tip of the iceberg” Stephanie Ruhle
FAVORITE BOOKS has changed to Spring titles.
If links below do not open please just copy and paste the web address.
How playing outside makes your kids smarter.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2373141/how-outdoors-makes-your-kids-smarter?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=onsiteshare
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I LOVE this article!
http://www.moultrienews.com/opinion/teacher-to-parent---positive-reinforcement-doesn-t-work/article_cf5c0206-2522-11e7-98ed-b3a9b0e7d4f6.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
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Some Cape Cod schools drop homework for younger students
http://capecodtimes.com/news/
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School bans homework and assigns reading and playing instead
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/27/1638352/-After-a-school-bans-homework-and-assigns-reading-and-playing-instead-they-re-seeing-great-results?detail=facebook
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Second grade reading list from Goodreads website
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/2nd-grade-reading-list
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I find the success of schools in Finland fascinating!
Michael Moore and the Finnish Education System - YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com.
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Very interesting and frightening article. A bit dramatic but worth taking another look at how much screen time your child has.
http://abc7news.com/1664438/ How Screens Turn Kids into Psychotic Junkies
MONDAY
*Spelling: Spelling Packet.
Complete the spelling packet and return by Friday. Our new words are:
*Book Club
*RETURN LIBRARY BOOK IF IT WAS NOT RETURNED ON FRIDAY!
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TUESDAY
*Making Words: CUT OUT THE LETTERS on the top of your homework paper. DO THIS STEP FIRST. See how many words you can make. What word uses all of the letters? List the words by Word Families on the back of the paper. This is due on Wednesday. ()
*Spelling Packet is due Friday.
*Book Club
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WEDNESDAY
*Spelling Packet is due Friday.
*Book Club
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THURSDAY
*Study Spelling
*Spelling Packet is due Friday.
*Book Club
*RETURN RED BOOK CLUB FOLDER ON FRIDAY
*RETURN LIBRARY BOOK ON FRIDAY (they are returned to the library on Monday)
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*RETURN YELLOW FRIDAY FOLDER ON MONDAY!
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PLEASE CHECK SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR ADDITIONAL DATES AND SCHOOL EVENTS.
www.ABCYa.com - reading, math
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
www.planetesme.com - How To Get Your Child To Love Reading
www.robertmunsch.com - reading
www.starfall.com - reading
www.xtramath.org - math
www.storylineonline.net**