Hello Everyone!

Welcome to what will be a wonderful second grade year for you and your second grader!  We are excited about this great group of second graders!  My name is Jen Prive, and we are lucky to have Mrs. MacDonald working with us, too!  We are grateful that we get to do this job everyday!  We have lots of fun things planned to enrich and encourage growth and learning this year!  We will be here for you and your children every step of the way, so please feel free to contact us if you ever have any questions or concerns.  We check our email daily, or you can call our extensions at NBCS.  We have very high expectations for this wonderful group; and we are confident that with a lot of encouragement and motivation these kids will reach great heights!

This upcoming year will involve a lot of new endeavors for your new second graders, and we will work through all of them until they become routine.  Some of these new experiences include reading, adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers, as well as exploring some new topics in science and social studies, and some incredible STEAM challenges (that you will definitely hear all about!).

Back to school shopping is a fun way to get excited for school.  The following is a list of things that would be helpful for your second grader to have, however, we have many of these supplies in the classroom, so if you are unable to get them, we will have them available for your second grader.

• a large glue stick (I find elmers lasts the longest, and we use A LOT)
• pencils and erasers (have fun picking out your favorites!)
• a small pack of colored pencils or crayons
• hand-held pencil sharpener
• a dry erase marker
• a small pair of children’s scissors
• if you would prefer to have your own set of headphones, you can bring them.  Otherwise, they will be shared in the classroom.
• the children will have a regular sized pencil box to put these supplies in.However, if they have one at home that they would prefer to use, they are welcome to.

We go through a lot of soft tissues, especially during cold season, paper towels and sanitizing wipes, so any donations of those supplies would be greatly appreciated.  We will make sure that the kids have everything else that they need.  It is also a great idea to have a set of supplies at home, for homework.  These might include pencils, erasers, and a ruler.

We look forward to an incredible year of learning with your children.  We are so excited to get to know each and every member of our new class, and get started with building our new classroom community.  This year, we will keep a class blog, or website.  This will hopefully provide you with a little glimpse into our classroom, and your second graders’ life at school.  Last year, we sent out weekly emails as updates, due to the fact that our class was primarily remote.  This year, hopefully our class blog will be the primary source of communication.  If you have any questions or concerns about your children’s second grade year, please do not hesitate to contact us.  Thank you in advance for all of your support and open communication.  We hope you all have a wonderful summer, filled with lots of fun experiences.

Take care,

Jen Prive

I am so excited to share this platform with you!  This platform will help facilitate learning, and provide a platform that will be easy for you and your second grader to navigate.  I have posted assignments for tomorrow, on Seesaw.  I would love for you to get logged in, and attempt to complete the assignments for Friday.  I will email you with Friday’s assignments.  I will re-open our class Zoom tomorrow after our class Zooms tomorrow, in case you have any questions, or you need some help troubleshooting.  If for some reason I don’t hear you, or I have stepped away from my computer, you can send me a message on Bloomz, or an email, to let me know you or your second grader would like to pop on!  Please don’t struggle!  I am here to help!

• • Lessons this week are designed to expose the children to different activities and tools in Seesaw.
  • We will go SLOW.  I will leave these assignments up through Friday, if you can’t get to all of them on Thursday.
  • Assignments will eventually be posted for the week.  Each assignment starts with the day of the week it is assigned for, followed by the subject. (i.e. Monday – Grammar)
    • Assignments with (optional) do NOT need to be completed – they are extra!
    • Week long assignments are listed with just their title (i.e. science, art, etc.)
    • Assignments are listed in order of the week, so as you submit the assignment, you will be ready for the next day’s work! (i.e. Monday at the top, followed by Tuesday, etc.)
  • Please give me ANY and ALL feedback!  I want to hear what is confusing, what feels fun, what went well, and what was, “please don’t ever assign that again!”
  • Please review the links listed below for help getting started.  These will outline the different components of Seesaw.  It is pretty intuitive.  I am fairly certain that you and your second grader will navigate Seesaw, fairly easily.
  • Getting Students Started in Seesaw– Great starting point for using Seesaw
  • Seesaw – Remote Learning Resources– Great information on Seesaw, and additional resources for remote learning.
  • All student information is private.  At this time, they will not be sharing ANY work, nor will their work be visible to peers.
  • If you download the app, choose the CLASS app
  • Follow these steps to login for the first time.  Seesaw Login for Parents
  • I have sent home, via email, your individual login codes
  • I have attached a quick video that I have made for you, from the “teacher” home page.  The student home page looks very similar.  I wanted to share with you, what you will see today!  I hope the kiddos have a LOT of fun with Seesaw today!
    
  • https://youtu.be/Bcni8o5lLms
    

Seesaw Homepage and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. youtu.be

 

Please click on the attachment to get started.  I have also attached a QR code that will link to our class.  You do NOT need a QR code reader to read this.

 

Have fun with this, and let me know what you think!

Please reach out with ANY and ALL questions!

I’ll see each cohort for a session of Zoom today!  We will be into a more regular schedule next week!

Reminder:

Cohort A is at 9 a.m.

Cohort B is at 10 a.m.

I will keep a zoom open after our second Zoom, in case you need any help, or have questions about Seesaw!

I hope you all have a great day!

Hello everyone,

Welcome to your first day of Remote Learning!  We are going to have so much fun together, this year!  This week, we are going to be starting slow, with some getting to know you activities. Then we will start to learn more about Seesaw.  Again, we will start slow, with how to login, and how to use all of the tools.  It is important for your Second grader to practice these skills independently!  It may feel frustrating, or like it would be easier to just do the task for them. However, this is how we build independence!  The goal is for the children to be able to navigate Seesaw, and the other programs, independently!  Until next week, I will provide an email of the daily assignments.  I will also post it on our website.  After we introduced and practiced all of the tools, ALL of our assignments will be posted in Seesaw.  Thank you for your patience, until the kids are fully up and running in Seesaw!  Hopefully all of the children will be assigned to Seesaw, and I will be able to send home login information for Thursday!

Wednesday, September 8, 2020:

• 9 a.m. Cohort A – Group Zoom
• 10 a.m. Cohort B – Group Zoom

Complete the following, after the morning Zoom:

• Paper Bag Project

• Read for 20 min. – pick a great book at home, and read for 20 mins! Bring your book to our next Zoom!
• Organize, or set-up a learning space at home! It is great to have all of the materials you will need for remote learning in one spot! We are going to be sending home materials on Friday that we are asking you to return to school, at the end of remote learning.  Therefore, it is helpful to keep them all in one space.  Choose a spot at your house where you, and your parents think you can do your best learning!  Get ready to fill that space with some great materials from school!
• Practice math facts: (choose one of the following options)
  • Deck of cards – flip over two cards, and add them together. Continue through the whole deck.
  • Roll a die twice, or two dice, and add the two numbers together. Continue for 8-10 mins.
  • Write down all of the numbers that you know that add up to 10.
  • Have someone at home quiz you with basic facts.
• After we read the story, “This School Year Will be the Best”, draw a picture, and write a sentence for what would make this the best school year for you. Bring this picture to our next Zoom!
  • Click on the PDF for optional writing paper
    • ThisSchoolYearWillBeTheBestBackToSchoolReadAloudandClassBook 4

I hope you have fun with these first day activities!  I can’t wait to hear how they went!

I would love to have the opportunity to meet with each of our 2nd grade families for a quick 10-15 minutes, just to say “hi”, and to get to know one another a little, before the school year begins.  I have listed some times in the next couple of days.  If these times don’t work for you, please let me know, and we can find another time!

I can’t wait to meet you all!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094EAEA92AA6FB6-meet

                                                                                                                                 August 2020

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to what will be a wonderful second grade year for you and your second grader!  I hope you have all had an amazing summer, filled with awesome adventures and memorable experiences.  My summer has been a busy one, balanced with lots of outdoor fun, and new learning and planning!  I am so excited about this great group of second graders!  I am grateful that I get to do this job everyday!  I have lots of fun things planned to enrich and encourage growth and learning!  This year may be a little different than any other, but I am excited for the adventure and challenge.  I will be here for you and your children every step of the way, so please feel free to contact me if you ever have any questions or concerns.  I check my email daily, or you can call my extensions at NBCS. I have very high expectations for this wonderful group; and we am confident that with a lot of encouragement and motivation these kids will reach great heights!

This upcoming year will involve a lot of new endeavors for your new second graders, and we will work through all of them until they become routine.  Some of these new experiences include reading, adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers, as well as exploring some new topics in science and social studies, and some incredible STEAM challenges.  We will also be learning and navigating remote platforms, like Zoom, Seesaw, IXL, amongst others.  We will practice each component of these at the beginning of the year, so that they are able to navigate with ease and independence.  Although we are not going to be sharing the same classroom space, I am excited to create a learning family with all of these kiddos.  We will be there to support each other, every step of the way. 

Back to school shopping is a fun way to get excited for school.  I realize that the start of school is fast approaching, so please don’t stress about having things before the first day.  The following is a list of things that might be helpful for your second grader to have, however, many of our tasks will be completed digitally, therefore many of these are optional. 

• pencils and erasers
• a pencil sharpener
• coloring materials (crayons, colored pencils, or markers)
• a large glue stick (I find elmers lasts the longest, and we use A LOT)
• a pair of kid friendly scissors
• a ruler
• a small whiteboard
• math materials that are NOT necessary (as they will have digital access to them, but are helpful).
  • Dice (these can be borrowed from a game, too!)
  • Deck of cards (these can also be borrowed from a game)
  • Small/cheap calculator (the more basic, the better) – we won’t use this until later in the year, and a digital one is available!
• headphones (this is so your parents don’t have to listen to our class every time we zoom!)
• a consistent space to work/Zoom from.
• a digital device with zoom capabilities (with audio and video capabilities). If you do not have access to this, please contact the school, so that we can assist.

If you do not have these materials at home, we can make them available to you!  I will be sending out some surveys early in the year to see what materials I can assist you with!  If, or when your child may return to school, we may have other materials that would be helpful in the classroom. 

I will also be arranging a time for you to pick up some learning materials from the school.  These will include some consumable materials, as well as reading materials that will need to be returned to the school at the end of the year. If you would prefer not to have these materials at home, digital resources will be available. There may also be regular times to pick up print resources, if you would prefer your child be working with paper/pencil resources.

I look forward to an incredible year of learning with your children.  I am so excited to get to know each and every member of our new class, and get started with building our new classroom community.  This year, we will keep a class blog, or website.  This will hopefully provide you with updates, and help to keep you organized throughout the year.  If you have any questions or concerns about your children’s second grade year, please do not hesitate to contact us.  Thank you in advance for all of your support and open communication.  We hope you all have had a wonderful summer, filled with lots of fun experiences. 

                                                                                                Take care,

                                                                                                Jen Prive

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Wahoo!!! It’s Field Day!!!  There are tons of fun activities planned for the kiddos today!  I hope they have a blast!  I will include the link to those activities on this post!  I hope you all have a blast, and don’t forget to share your photos! 🙂

http://nbcspe.weebly.com/field-day.html

Happy Tuesday!!!  I hope everyone had a great start to the week!  Today, keep up the good work with your reflection kites!  I LOVED seeing them!  I am also hoping to see you all at the Zoom with Mrs Ballou and Mrs. Charles this morning.  This should be a quick one!

Otherwise, I hope you all have an incredible day!  2.5 to go!!!