Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (10/25)

Happy Friday! Thank you for all your donations for our 2nd grade raffle basket!! It looks AMAZING!!!!!! When I receive the raffle link from PTO, I'll post it on Seesaw.

These are the beautiful trees I see each morning as I drive into school! We really have had a beautiful fall! That being said, the weather is getting chilly, especially in the morning during morning recess. PLEASE make sure your child has a coat or sweatshirt for morning recess. The rule is that they wear coats when the temp is 50 or lower. Thank you for your support!

We are having a BOO BREAKFAST for our Halloween Celebration the morning of October 31. Students may wear costumes to school, enjoy our Boo Breakfast, then change before morning recess. We will be doing other Halloween crafts and activities throughout the day, too! It should be a fun day! 

Wednesday will be GREEN Day in 2nd grade! We're going to do a couple fun Crankenstein activities that day! Please remind your kiddos to wear GREEN! 

A few reminders:

• We have a field trip on November 1 to the Howell Theater. We are going to see the movie version of the book we read earlier in the year, The Boxcar Children! Chaperones will be Mrs. Bott, Mr. Pedigo, and Mrs. Linhart! Students will not need a sack lunch. We will return to school before their regular lunchtime. 
• October 27 is the Hutchings Trunk-or Treat! Our grade level is putting together a Squishmallow Basket to raffle off! All the money earned from raffle tickets will go to our classrooms! A raffle ticket will be put into the drawing on your child's behalf, if they bring in a donation! :)
• I am still looking for a parent representative to attend PTO meetings. Please let me know if you are willing to serve in this capacity!
• If you would like to volunteer in our classroom this year, please make sure you have filled out all the paperwork and have been cleared in the office before signing up! Here is the sign-up for Classroom Volunteers! 
• Please note: We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil, small toy, or trinket for your child to pass out, if you wish! We will make sure their day is special regardless! 🎉

Next Week in 2nd grade:

• NO SPELLING OR HOMEWORK PACKET NEXT WEEK!  
• Phonics: open/closed syllables
• Reading: Reader's Theater (Halloween)
• Writing: Crankenstein/Monster writing 
• Math: Unit 3--More Fact Strategies 
• Science: Sorting and Classifying
• Social Studies: Ellis Island Minibooks

Upcoming Dates:

• October 30--Boo Breakfast! (Halloween)
• November 1--Field Trip to see The Boxcar Children
• November 5--No School: Election Day
• November 6--Late Start, school begins at 10:15 am
• November 7--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 2)
• November 27-29--Thanksgiving Break (no school)
• December 23-January 3--No School, Holiday Break!

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Weekly Notes from PTO: 

Teacher Raffle Baskets

The raffle starts on Sunday during the Trunk or Treat! More information will be sent soon about purchasing raffle tickets online, a new feature this year! The raffle will run through November 7th. 

Trunk or Treat

The event is THIS Sunday, October 27th from 4-6pm. We could use a handful of volunteers to help at the event, that signup is HERE.

The Book Bus will be on site for the Trunk or Treat again this year! It was a hit with the kids last year and we are so excited that Mrs. Deurloo was able to coordinate it again this year. There will also be a $0.25 used book sale. Funds raised will go toward OBOS and other special activities in the library. 

Upcoming PTO Events

10/27- Trunk-or-Treat Event 4-6pm

11/13- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

11/21- Rollerama Fundraiser 6-9pm

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (10/17)

Happy Thursday! Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow! Have a great long weekend!

⭐ We have earned 100 class points, which means we have earned a class reward! We'll be watching the cartoon version of the book Spookley the Square Pumpkin on Friday, October 25, in the afternoon. Students may also bring an extra snack to enjoy while we watch the movie. 

We are having a BOO BREAKFAST for our Halloween Celebration the morning of October 31. Students may wear costumes to school, enjoy our Boo Breakfast, then change before morning recess. We will be doing other Halloween crafts and activities throughout the day, too! It should be a fun day! 

A few reminders:

• We have a field trip on November 1 to the Howell Theater. We are going to see the movie version of the book we read earlier in the year, The Boxcar Children! Chaperones will be Mrs. Bott, Mr. Pedigo, and Mrs. Linhart! Students will not need a sack lunch. We will return to school before their regular lunchtime. 
• October 27 is the Hutchings Trunk-or Treat! Our grade level is putting together a Squishmallow Basket to raffle off! All the money earned from raffle tickets will go to our classrooms! A raffle ticket will be put into the drawing on your child's behalf, if they bring in a donation! :)
• I am still looking for a parent representative to attend PTO meetings. Please let me know if you are willing to serve in this capacity!
• If you would like to volunteer in our classroom this year, please make sure you have filled out all the paperwork and have been cleared in the office before signing up! Here is the sign-up for Classroom Volunteers! 
• Please note: We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil, small toy, or trinket for your child to pass out, if you wish! We will make sure their day is special regardless! 🎉

Next Week in 2nd grade:

• Spelling List 7 
• Phonics: compound words
• Reading: I Need My Monster, setting goals
• Writing: Crankenstein writing 
• Math: Unit 3--More Fact Strategies 
• Science: Sorting and Classifying items
• Social Studies: Immigrants

Upcoming Dates:

• October 18--Fall Break (no school)
• October 24--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 1)
• November 5--No School: Election Day
• November 6--Late Start, school begins at 10:15 am
• November 7--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 2)
• November 27-27--Thanksgiving Break (no school)

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Weekly Notes from PTO: 

Teacher Raffle Baskets

There are just a few more days to donate! Teachers are collecting donations for their raffle baskets. 100% of the proceeds will go directly into the classrooms. Please consider donating what you can to help your child's classroom.  

Trunk or Treat

Candy donations are being accepted in the office! We are also in need of trunks to pass out candy. If you would like to decorate one, please sign up HERE. Not able to decorate a trunk but want to help? We could use a handful of volunteers to help at the event, that signup is HERE.

The Book Bus will be on site for the Trunk or Treat again this year! It was a hit with the kids last year and we are so excited that Mrs. Deurloo was able to coordinate it again this year. There will also be a $0.25 used book sale. Do you have extra books laying around? Donations of gently used books are currently being accepted for this sale. Funds raised will go toward OBOS and other special activities in the library. 

Husky Hustle Mission Accomplished!

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped us reach our goal for the Husky Hustle Fundraiser! We are so excited to say we exceeded our goal and raised $22,292! Our total fundraising goal for this school year is $25,000, every dollar we raised on this fundraiser allows us to focus more on fun than on fundraising for the rest of the year!

Final leaderboard standings and winners!- HERE

Panda Express Fundraiser

This Monday, October 21st is our Panda Express Fundraiser, please see the information below. This event is all day and nationwide, which means family and friends from afar can participate! 28% of sales come back to the PTO to support school initiatives. 

 

Upcoming PTO Events

10/21- Panda Express Fundraiser (Info Page HERE)- All Day- Nationwide

10/27- Trunk-or-Treat Event 4-6pm

11/13- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

11/21- Rollerama Fundraiser 6-9pm

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (10/11)

Happy Friday! Thank you for all your donations to the Husky Hustle! You can still donate to the Husky Hustle through 11:59pm tonight!

We are having a BOO BREAKFAST for our Halloween Celebration the morning of October 31. Students may wear costumes to school, enjoy our Boo Breakfast, then change before morning recess. We will be doing other Halloween crafts and activities throughout the day, too! It should be a fun day! 

A few reminders:

• We have a field trip on November 1 to the Howell Theater. We are going to see the movie version of the book we read earlier in the year, The Boxcar Children! Permission Slips are due ASAP! Chaperones will be selected and annouced next week.
• October 27 is the Hutchings Trunk-or Treat! Our grade level is putting together a Squishmallow Basket to raffle off! All the money earned from raffle tickets will go to our classrooms! A raffle ticket will be put into the drawing on your child's behalf, if they bring in a donation! :)
• I am still looking for a parent representative to attend PTO meetings. Please let me know if you are willing to serve in this capacity!
• If you would like to volunteer in our classroom this year, please make sure you have filled out all the paperwork and have been cleared in the office before signing up! Here is the sign-up for Classroom Volunteers! 
• Please note: We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil, small toy, or trinket for your child to pass out, if you wish! We will make sure their day is special regardless! 🎉

Next Week in 2nd grade:

• Spelling List 6 *Test Thursday (no school Friday) 
• Phonics: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz
• Reading: Crankenstein
• Writing: Adjective Bats, Crankenstein writing 
• Math: Unit 2 *Test Wednesday 
• Science: Sorting and Classifying items
• Social Studies: Geography of Michigan

Upcoming Dates:

• October 18--Fall Break (no school)
• October 24--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 1)
• November 5--No School: Election Day
• November 6--Late Start, school begins at 10:15 am
• November 7--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 2)
• November 27-27--Thanksgiving Break (no school)

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Weekly Notes from PTO: 

Husky Hustle Mission Accomplished!

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far and helped us reach our goal for the Husky Hustle Fundraiser! We have 1 day left for donations and are officially just over our goal at $20,847! Fundraising ends 10/11 at 11:59pm. Our total fundraising goal for this school year is $25,000, every dollar we raise on this fundraiser allows us to focus more on fun than on fundraising for the rest of the year! This money is used for student field trips, yearbooks, teacher supplies, student/school events, etc. We really want to make this fundraiser a success to ensure we are able to give back to our wonderful school!

Flyer again for those who may have missed it- HERE

Current leaderboard standings- HERE

 

Trunk or Treat

Candy donations are now being accepted in the office! We are also in need of trunks to pass out candy. If you would like to decorate one, please sign up HERE. 

Teacher Raffle Baskets

Teachers are actively collecting donations for their raffle baskets. 100% of the proceeds will go directly into the classrooms. Please consider donating what you can to help your child's classroom.  

 

Upcoming PTO Events

10/11- Crazy Hat day! ($15,000 incentive reached)

10/11- Last day to fundraise for the Husky Hustle

10/14- Bubble Welcome! ($17,000 incentive reached)

10/21- Panda Express Fundraiser (Info Page HERE)- All Day- Nationwide

10/27- Trunk-or-Treat Event 4-6pm

11/13- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

11/21- Rollerama Fundraiser 6-9pm

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (10/4)

Happy Husky Hustle Friday! We had a blast this afternoon! 

Click the picture for a link to more photos from the Husky Hustle!

LOTS of info in this edition!! 

• We have a field trip on November 1 to the Howell Theater. We are going to see the movie version of the book we read earlier in the year, The Boxcar Children! Permission Slips are in your child's Take-Home folders. I will do a random drawing next week for chaperones. Please return slips and $10 as soon as possible! Thank you!
• October 27 is the Hutchings Trunk-or Treat! Our grade level is putting together a Squishmallow Basket to raffle off! All the money earned from raffle tickets will go to our classrooms! The information is in your child's take-home folder, if you are interested in participating! A raffle ticket will be put into the drawing on your child's behalf, if they bring in a donation! :)
• Book orders are coming home today! Orders are due online by Thursday, October 10. Make sure to check out the 4-day sale happening NOW! All orders help our classroom receive new books! clubs.scholastic.com Class code: GZKBK

• You can still donate to the Husky Hustle! This is our big fundrasier this year! Keep those donations coming! Help keep our class in the lead for 2nd grade to earn the class party!  

• We still need a parent representative to attend the PTO meeting on October 7. If you are available, please let me know! 
• We are having a BOO BREAKFAST for our Halloween Celebration the morning of October 31. Students may wear costumes to school, enjoy our Boo Breakfast, then change before morning recess. We will be doing other Halloween crafts and activities throughout the day, too! It should be a fun day! The sign-up sheet for donations will be coming next week.

Next Week in 2nd grade:

• Spelling List 5 
• Phonics: diagraphs
• Reading: Stellaluna
• Writing: Bat research 
• Math: Unit 2 Fact Strategies
• Science: How can we classify and categorize items?
• Social Studies: Map Skills, Geography of our Community

Upcoming Dates:

• October 18--Fall Break (no school)
• October 24--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 1)
• November 5--No School: Election Day
• November 6--Late Start, school begins at 10:15 am
• November 7--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 2)
• November 27-27--Thanksgiving Break (no school)

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Reminders:

• If you would like to volunteer in our classroom this year, please make sure you have filled out all the paperwork and have been cleared in the office before signing up! Here is the sign-up for Classroom Volunteers! 
• Weekly Notes from PTO: 

Husky Hustle!

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far and is helping us reach our goal for the Husky Hustle Fundraiser! We have 14 days left for donations and are officially at 84% of our goal! If every student donates just $12 we will have no trouble reaching our goal. This money is used for student field trips, yearbooks, teacher supplies, student/school events, etc. We really want to make this fundraiser a success to ensure we are able to give back to our wonderful school!

Flyer again for those who may have missed it- HERE

Current leaderboard standings- HERE

 

Upcoming PTO Events

10/4- Husky Hustle!!

10/7- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

10/11- last day to fundraise for the Husky Hustle

10/21- Panda Express Fundraiser (Info Page HERE)- All Day- Nationwide

10/27- Trunk-or-Treat Event 4-6pm

11/13- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

11/21- Rollerama Fundraiser 6-9pm

• Please note: We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil, small toy, or trinket for your child to pass out, if you wish! We will make sure their day is special regardless! 🎉

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (9/27)

Happy Friday! We had a great week! We are getting excited for the Husky Hustle, which is next Friday!! Keep those donations coming! Our class is doing a fantastic job with fundraising! Even a $5 donation will enter your child in the drawing for a free Hutchings shirt and help our classroom! Once I receive the times for the Hustle, I'll share them out on Seesaw. 

Reminders:

• If you are able to be our parent representative and attend PTO meetings, please let me know! No one has volunteered yet and there is a meeting soon (10/7). This could be a shared position, so if you are available for even some of the meetings, please let me know that! We are hoping to have representation from each classroom for each PTO meeting. 
• If you would like to volunteer in our classroom this year, please make sure you have filled out all the paperwork and have been cleared in the office before signing up! Here is the sign-up for Classroom Volunteers! 
• Weekly Notes from PTO: 

Husky Hustle!

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far and is helping us reach our goal for the Husky Hustle Fundraiser! We have 14 days left for donations and are officially at 47.51% of our goal! If every student donates just $50 we will have no trouble reaching our goal. This money is used for student field trips, yearbooks, teacher supplies, student/school events, etc. We really want to make this fundraiser a success to ensure we are able to give back to our wonderful school!

Flyer again for those who may have missed it- HERE

Current leaderboard standings- HERE

 

Upcoming PTO Events

10/4- Husky Hustle Run (during school hours- more details & volunteer signup to come)

10/7- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

10/21- Panda Express Fundraiser (Info Page HERE)- All Day- Nationwide

10/27- Trunk-or-Treat Event 4-6pm

11/13- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

11/21- Rollerama Fundraiser 6-9pm

Next Week in 2nd grade:

• Spelling List 4 
• Phonics: review of long vowels
• Reading: Wilfrid Gordon MacDonald Partridge, schema
• Writing: Narrative writing--memories, September writing 
• Math: Unit 2 Fact Strategies
• Science: What do scientists do?
• Social Studies: Map Skills

Upcoming Dates:

• October 18--Fall Break (no school)
• October 24--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 1)
• November 5--No School: Election Day
• November 6--Late Start, school begins at 10:15 am
• November 7--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 2)
• November 27-27--Thanksgiving Break (no school)

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

*Please note*

We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil, small toy, or trinket for your child to pass out, if you wish! We will make sure their day is special regardless! 🎉

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (9/20)

Happy Friday! We had fun celebrating with Spirit Days this week!

GO HOWELL!

If you are able to be our parent representative and attend PTO meetings, please let me know!! This could be a shared position, but we are hoping to have representation from each classroom on the PTO. If you would like to volunteer in our classroom this year, please make sure you have filled out all the paperwork and have been cleared in the office before signing up! Here is the sign-up for Classroom Volunteers! 

The Husky Hustle Fundraiser has begun!! Check out the notes from PTO: 

*From the PTO*

Husky Hustle Fundraiser

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far and is helping us reach our goal for the Husky Hustle Fundraiser! We are 4 days in and officially at 23% of our goal which is amazing. If every student donates a minimum of $50 we can reach our goal for this year! This money is used for student field trips, yearbooks, teacher supplies, student/school events, etc. so we really want to make this fundraiser a success to ensure we are able to give back to our wonderful school!

Flyer again for those who may have missed it- HERE

Current leaderboard standings- HERE

DONATE HERE via debit/credit card

Our first BANK DAY will be Wednesday September 25th from 10-10:30am in the cafeteria. Please send in any cash or checks collected for the fundraiser at this time. 

 

Spiritwear

We are using a new company this year that Northwest Elementary has used for the past couple years for Spirit Wear. They have so many options to choose from and it ships right to you. We have a Husky shop as well as a Howell shop for those families with kids in older grades. You can shop from both links and check out with one cart. 

Hutchings Huskies Shop

Howell Highlanders Shop

Upcoming PTO Events

9/25- Biggby Fundraiser (Flyer HERE)- All Day- Michigan Ave location 

10/4- Husky Hustle Run (during school hours)

10/7- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

10/21- Panda Express Fundraiser (Info Page HERE)- All Day- Nationwide

10/27- Trunk-or-Treat Event 4-6pm

11/13- PTO Meeting- 6pm in Library

11/21- Rollerama Fundraiser 6-9pm

Next Week in 2nd grade:

• Spelling List 3 
• Reading: Wilfrid Gordon MacDonald Partridge, schema
• Writing: Narrative writing--memories 
• Math: Unit 2 Fact Strategies
• Science: What do scientists do?
• Social Studies: Map Skills

Upcoming Dates:

• September 24--Picture Day!
• September 25--Late Start, school begins at 10:15 am
• October 18--Fall Break (no school)
• October 24--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 1)
• November 5--No School: Election Day
• November 6--Late Start, school begins at 10:15 am
• November 7--Parent/Teacher Conferences (Day 2)
• November 27-27--Thanksgiving Break (no school)

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

*Please note*

We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil, small toy, or trinket for your child to pass out, if you wish! We will make sure their day is special regardless! 🎉

Husky Hustle Info!