iPads in Room A-2!

We were recently able to get a grant approved by Northville Schools to have iPads in our classroom at a 1:2 ratio. 
We are beginning to integrate them into everything we do.

Wow, what a difference a month makes.  To me it feels like we went from snow and cold days to warm and sunny days almost overnight.  I'm loving it.  Here is the news for the week:

Student Led Conferences
Student led conferences are set for April 16th and 17th.  Please sign up for a time to come in and have your child show you their work and progress.  I created an online sign up which you can access here.

March is Reading Month
The March is Reading Month pink slips are due tomorrow!  Thank you so much for remembering to send them in last Tuesday--the numbers for our class skyrocketed.  Also, thank you for providing your students with the opportunity to read at home.

Fun Fair Is This Friday
Come join me this Friday at the Silver Springs Fun Fair!  There will be inflatables, face painting, games, prizes, food and more!  Pre-registration forms were due last week.  If you are still interested in attending, you can buy your tickets at the door for $15/child and $10/adult.  Doors open at 5:30 PM and the event will last until 8:00 PM.

Family Restaurant Night
Support Silver Springs Elementary and dine at Tony Sacco's at 42970 Grand River Avenue in Novi on Wednesday, April 1st.  20% of your total bill will be donated back to Silver Springs!

Mr. Luxon Not At Silver Springs This Wednesday Afternoon
This Wednesday afternoon I have another Northville professional development opportunity to attend so I will leave campus around lunchtime.  Visiting teacher Mrs. Lenore Lewandowski will be teaching in my place for the afternoon.  She is a regular at Silver Springs and knows the school and the students extremely well. 

Curriculum Overview
Literacy - In literacy we will are reading non-fiction, looking for important details, and determining the main idea of a non-fiction text.

Math - This week we are beginning a unit on money.

Writing - This week students will continue publishing some of their reviews of movies and restaurants.  We are also reviewing how to write, format, and punctuate a personal letter.

Science - Last week we studied differences between single substances and mixtures.  We also reviewed material for our upcoming Science Exam which is this Tuesday.

Social Studies with Mrs. Heron - Last week we began our new unit by reviewing the concepts of wants vs. needs and goods and services.  We also learned about making wise economic decisions by thinking about pros and cons of our purchases.  Finally, we learned that when we make an economic decision our second choice is called our opportunity cost.

Word Study with Mrs. Sepich - This week students begin another round of vocabulary words.  These words come from the book “Lon Po Po, A Red Riding Tale from China”. The words are: dusk, route, cunning, clever and paced.  In addition to learning the words and definitions, students will learn synonyms, antonyms and review how prefixes and suffixes can change the word slightly.  We will also be getting new word sorts this week.  All 2nd grade classes will be bringing home their old word sorts in their Monday Envelopes.

Leadership - Keeping our leadership notebooks up to date.