I apologize, as I forgot to post the UFLI focus words for this week.  Please see our short vowel review words below.  Thank you.   

Our UFLI focus words for this week: short vowel review a, e, i, o, u (reading/spelling): 

1. big

2. cut

3. tap

4. hit

5. fog

6. had

7. on

8. us

9. ten 

UFLI at home practice will be sent home today.  

Acadience Reading Screening information was emailed out to parents from the office last week.  The reading screening will take place this week for your child.  This is a timed/measured reading screening that measures students' reading fluency, accuracy (decoding ability), and comprehension (if they are able to read the provided text).  

 Our UFLI focus words for this week: short e (reading/spelling): 

1. beg

2. get

3. ten

4. men

5. red

6. pet

 Our UFLI focus words for this week: short u (reading/spelling): 

1. bug

2. bus

3. run

4. fun

5. cup

6. hum

Important Dates: 

September 17th - Open House ("Meet the Teacher")

September 19th - Richmond Fair (AM Grades 1-3) 

September 24th - Sacrament Registration Meeting at St. Philip Catholic Church (6:30 - 7:15) 

September 26th - School Picture Day

October 3rd - Terry Fox Run 

 Our UFLI focus words for this week (reading/spelling): 

1. can

2. jam

3. had

4. did

5. his

6. lip

7. dog

8. not

9. got

Good morning Grade 2 families, 

Please see the email copied below that was sent to families this morning: 

Hello Grade 2 Families, 

I have greatly appreciated these first days with your children and getting to know each of them better.  I provided each student with an agenda notebook last week and sent home a welcome/introduction letter.  The agenda notebook is to be returned between home and school every day.  I will also attach a copy of the welcome letter to this email as well in case any of you did not receive it.  Please click on the link below to view: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zkejIj1oDLhXol-Y3daQqZPyZ11rIA-9-3aQLNciTrc/edit?usp=sharing

Students will be receiving UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute) at home practice each week starting today.  I will normally send this home with the students on Mondays.  The activities consist of word focus for both reading and writing (usually), as well as a reading passage/text.  The activities do not need to be returned to school as I do not assign formal homework; however, they will directly focus on what we are working on each week in the classroom with respect to reading, phonics, and word focus.  Please take the time to complete and review these activities at home each week with your child.  This extra practice is an important opportunity for your children and helps strengthen the home-school connection with respect to your son/daughter's learning.  I will post UFLI weekly focus words on the class blog accordingly.  We will practise these words during the week and students will write/spell them on Thursday or Friday (like a spelling quiz).  I suggest reviewing and practising spelling/writing the words at home.   

Details regarding our class blog can be found in my welcome/introduction letter.  I try and post updates, upcoming dates of importance, UFLI weekly focus words, and our current classroom focus on the blog.  

Thank you for support and please reach out if you have any questions.  

Much appreciated, 

Adam McSheffrey