Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (12/6)

Happy Friday! We had a fun week! We started the week by figuring out our Elf Names! Ask your kiddos what their Elf Name is!! 

We have also started learning about Holidays Around the World. We created some beautiful poinsettias to decorate our room after reading about Holidays in Mexico! We also "carved" wooden shoes after learning about Holidays in Holland! 

The Gingerbread Man has started sending us notes from his adventures!! If you know someone in another state/country, please send them our information! See the post from Seesaw last weekend for all the details! 

We have reached our goal of 200 cans!! There is still one more Spirit Day for the canned food drive. Can we surpass our goal and help the EVENS take the lead?! 

Please make sure to review the spelling words from last week, as we will be testing on Monday!  

Next Week:

• Math: Measuring (ft, in, cm) *Test Wednesday, 12/10
• Social Studies: Holidays Around the World
• CKLA Skills: Unit 3 Skills--Spelling Trees, Students Excel
• CKLA Knowledge (Science): Domain 4--Our Planet: Cycles in Nature
• Writing: Mooseltoe

Upcoming Dates:

• December 8--PTO meeting
• December 16--PTO Qdoba Night (4-8pm @ Howell location only)
• December 18--Holiday Party! 🎄
• December 22-January 2--Holiday Break 

Please note:

• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!
• If you would like to help in our classroom this year, please see our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up! Make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office BEFORE you volunteer! Please limit sign-ups to twice per month, so all parents have a chance. Spots will become available 60 days out, so make sure to check back if everything is currently filled.

Notes from PTO:

• The Husky Holiday Shop is coming! Dec 15th-17th

  Flyers have been or are being sent home. If you lose your budget envelope, replacements are available in the office. This year, we are introducing an eWallet option for families. Please submit one transaction per child and include the printed receipt in their envelope to assist our cashiers. We ask that you not pay for multiple students in one transaction as our cashiers will not be able to track money left for other siblings.

  
  

  Questions about eWallet? Contact: hutchingsptotreasurer@gmail.com

  
  

  We still need volunteers to help students shop and wrap gifts—please consider signing up!

  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0B4DAEA822A7FAC43-60634559-hutchings/99095902

  
  

  Hutchings Staff Favorite Things

  We’ve collected responses from staff for families to reference during the holidays or special occasions. View the list here: https://tinyurl.com/HuskyFavThings2025

  
  

  If you do not see a staff member listed on here, they did not complete the survey.

  
  

  Qdoba Night

  Save the Date-Tuesday 12/16 from 4-8pm at the Howell Location!

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (11/25) ~ Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡

We had a fun, short week! We made Thanksgiving Bracelets to tell the Thanksgiving Story! 

We also disguised our turkeys as Greek Gods, to support our CKLA Konwledge learning! They did such a great job! 

The Canned Food Drive is well under way! We currently have 142 items. We need 200 items to earn a movie/electronics reward! Keep those cans coming!! Thank you for all your donations!! 🥫

Participate in the Spirit Days and support the Canned Food Drive:

Next Week:

• Math: Measuring (ft, in, cm)
• Science: Plants and Life Cycles
• Social Studies: Comparing Cultures around the World
• CKLA Skills: Unit 3 Skills--R-controlled Vowels and Spelling Alternatives
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 3--Greek Myths *Review and Assessment
• Writing: Mooseltoe

Upcoming Dates:

• November 26-28--Thanksgiving Break! 🦃
• December 8--PTO meeting
• December 22-January 2--Holiday Break 🎄

Please note:

• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!
• If you would like to help in our classroom this year, please see our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up! Make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office BEFORE you volunteer! Please limit sign-ups to twice per month, so all parents have a chance. Spots will become available 60 days out, so make sure to check back if everything is currently filled.

Notes from PTO:

• PTO Update:

  The Husky Holiday Shop is coming!

  We are excited to host our 2nd fully run PTO Holiday Shop this year. For those new to the school, in previous years the PTO has used Holiday Shop vendors to provide us items for the shop and in turn they keep about 80% of the profit. Along with this, the prices of these shop items range from $0.25 to $22 which is hard for kids these ages to budget/shop in such a short amount of time. To make the experience a bit easier, shop prices are going to all be on the dollar and range in price from $1 to $6, with most items costing $1 to $3. Within the coming weeks we will send home a flyer (with your students shopping day) and budget envelope for your student.
  
  

  	Time	Class
  Monday 12/15/2025	9:15 - 9:45am	Scott
  	10:00 - 10:30am	Keppler
  	10:45 - 11:15am	Stolle
  	12:25 - 12:55pm	Jilek-Wolfe
  	1:10 - 1:40pm	Wildman
  	1:55 - 2:25pm	Burch
  	2:40 - 3:10pm	Derocher
  Tuesday 12/16/2025	9:15 - 9:45am	Urban
  	10:00 - 10:30am	Buckingham
  	10:45 - 11:15am	Reis
  	12:25 - 12:55pm	Lewis
  	1:10 - 1:40pm	Viau
  	1:55 - 2:25pm	Bradner
  	2:40 - 3:10pm	Nelson
  Wednesday 12/17/2025	9:15 - 9:45am	Sulek or McCoy
  	10:00 - 10:30am	VanBlaricum
  	10:45 - 11:15am	DeLand
  	1:55 - 2:25pm	Sulek or McCoy

   

  What’s next? We need volunteers to set up, help our students shop, check out, and wrap gifts; this event can only happen with parents/adults helping students! Please sign up here if you are able.

  *As a reminder to volunteer you must have completed a current 2025/26 background check on file. If you have not completed one yet this year, please do so as soon as possible and turn into the office by 12/10.

   

  For any additional Husky Holiday Shop questions, please get in touch with hutchingsptotreasurer@gmail.com.

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (11/21)

Hello, families! We had a great week! Go Lions!! 💙

We have been learning a lot about place value this week. Students created Place Value Turkeys for the hallway. Aren't they cute? 

Don't forget we only have school on Monday and Tuesday next week! We will not have nightly homework, due to the short week. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!

The Canned Food Drive has begun! Our class needs 200 items to earn a movie/electronics reward! We are well on our way!! Keep those cans coming!! Thank you for all your onations!! 

Participate in the Spirit Days and support the Canned Food Drive:

Next Week:

• Math: Thanksgiving Math and Place Value (Unit 4)
• Science: Plants
• Social Studies: Holidays, Traditions, Different Cultures
• CKLA Skills: Unit 2 Skills Assessment
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 3--Greek Myths

Upcoming Dates:

• November 26-28--Thanksgiving Break! 🦃
• December 8--PTO meeting
• December 22-January 2--Holiday Break 🎄

Please note:

• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!
• If you would like to help in our classroom this year, please see our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up! Make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office BEFORE you volunteer! Please limit sign-ups to twice per month, so all parents have a chance. Spots will become available 60 days out, so make sure to check back if everything is currently filled.

Notes from PTO:

• PTO Update:

  The Husky Holiday Shop is coming!

  We are excited to host our 2nd fully run PTO Holiday Shop this year. For those new to the school, in previous years the PTO has used Holiday Shop vendors to provide us items for the shop and in turn they keep about 80% of the profit. Along with this, the prices of these shop items range from $0.25 to $22 which is hard for kids these ages to budget/shop in such a short amount of time. To make the experience a bit easier, shop prices are going to all be on the dollar and range in price from $1 to $6, with most items costing $1 to $3. Within the coming weeks we will send home a flyer (with your students shopping day) and budget envelope for your student.
  
  

  	Time	Class
  Monday 12/15/2025	9:15 - 9:45am	Scott
  	10:00 - 10:30am	Keppler
  	10:45 - 11:15am	Stolle
  	12:25 - 12:55pm	Jilek-Wolfe
  	1:10 - 1:40pm	Wildman
  	1:55 - 2:25pm	Burch
  	2:40 - 3:10pm	Derocher
  Tuesday 12/16/2025	9:15 - 9:45am	Urban
  	10:00 - 10:30am	Buckingham
  	10:45 - 11:15am	Reis
  	12:25 - 12:55pm	Lewis
  	1:10 - 1:40pm	Viau
  	1:55 - 2:25pm	Bradner
  	2:40 - 3:10pm	Nelson
  Wednesday 12/17/2025	9:15 - 9:45am	Sulek or McCoy
  	10:00 - 10:30am	VanBlaricum
  	10:45 - 11:15am	DeLand
  	1:55 - 2:25pm	Sulek or McCoy

   

  What’s next? We need volunteers to set up, help our students shop, check out, and wrap gifts; this event can only happen with parents/adults helping students! Please sign up here if you are able.

  *As a reminder to volunteer you must have completed a current 2025/26 background check on file. If you have not completed one yet this year, please do so as soon as possible and turn into the office by 12/10.

   

  For any additional Husky Holiday Shop questions, please get in touch with hutchingsptotreasurer@gmail.com.

 

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (11/14)

Happy Friday! Please make sure to go over the words and practice the skill on the spelling words that are attached to your child's homework. We had our spelling test on Wednesday and several students addmitted they hadn't even looked at that sheet! I appreciate your reinforcement of the skills at home!

Book orders were passed out this week. They are due online by Wednesday, November 19, at noon! Our class code is GZKBK. You can also access our ordering page HERE!

The Canned Food Drive has begun! Our class needs 200 items to earn a movie/electronics reward! We can do this! Thank you in advance for your donations!! Participate in the Spirit Days and support the Canned Food Drive!

Next Week:

• Math: Clocks & Telling Time (Unit 4)
• Science: Plants
• Social Studies: Holidays and Traditions
• CKLA Skills: Unit 2--Vowel Sounds, Paragraph Writing
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 3--Greek Myths

Upcoming Dates:

• November 20--PTO Panda Express Fundraiser
• November 26-28--Thanksgiving Break! 🦃
• December 8--PTO meeting
• December 22-January 2--Holiday Break 🎄

Please note:

• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!
• If you would like to help in our classroom this year, please see our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up! Make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office BEFORE you volunteer! Please limit sign-ups to twice per month, so all parents have a chance. Spots will become available 60 days out, so make sure to check back if everything is currently filled.

Notes from PTO:

• Holiday Shop Donations: The Hutchings PTO will stock the Holiday Shop ourselves this year after the great success we had last year. While we have a budget to purchase gifts, several community members have offered to donate homemade crafts for us to sell in the shop. These donations will help reduce our costs and are greatly appreciated. If you are crafty and can donate at least 50 pieces, please message hutchingsptotreasurer@gmail.com. Thank you and stay tuned for more info regarding the Holiday Shop in the coming weeks!
• Panda Express Fundraiser
• When: Thursday, November 20, 2025
• Where: All Day nationwide (you can have family from out of state jump in on this event)
• How: Online orders only (pickup or delivery)
• Apply code 9006436 in the fundraiser code box during online checkout.

 

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (11/7)

Happy November! We had a great week! We started reflecting on the things we are thankful for and will continue focusing on gratitude this month! Lots of kiddos are earning Husky Paws! I'm so proud of all their hard work!! 

If you would like to help in our classroom this year, please see our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up! Make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office BEFORE you volunteer! Please limit sign-ups to twice per month, so all parents have a chance. Spots will become available 60 days out, so make sure to check back if everything is currently filled.

Next Week:

• Math: Clocks & Telling Time (Unit 4)
• Science: Plants
• Social Studies: Holidays and Traditions
• CKLA Skills: Unit 2--Vowel Sounds, Paragraph Writing
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 3--Greek Myths

Upcoming Dates:

• November 10--PTO meeting
• November 12--Sensei Sam visits during specials
• November 26-28--Thanksgiving Break! 🦃
• December 8--PTO meeting
• December 22-January 2--Holiday Break 🎄

Please note:

• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day! We're having an issue with tops that don't close tightly OR that pop open easily. Please check your child's water bottle to make sure it's easy for them to latch. Thank you!

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (10/31)--Happy Halloween!! 👻🎃

🎃 Happy Halloween! 👻

Thank you to everyone who sent items for our Halloween fun today! The kids had a great day! Have a blast Trick-or-treating tonight!

Buster the Bus visited Hutchings for Bus Safety earlier this week. We learned to stay out of the Danger Zone and what a bus evacuation looks like.

If you would like to help in our classroom this year, please see our Classroom Volunteer Sign-up! Make sure to fill out the volunteer form and turn into the office BEFORE you volunteer! Please limit sign-ups to twice per month, so all parents have a chance. Spots will become available 60 days out, so make sure to check back if everything is currently filled.

Next Week:

• Math: Unit 3--More Fact Strategies *Test Thursday
• Science: Seed Dispersal
• Social Studies: Ellis Island Mini books
• CKLA Skills: Unit 2--Vowel Sounds, Paragraph Writing
• CKLA Knowledge: Domain 2--Greek Myths

Upcoming Dates:

• November 4/5--Hearing Screening
• November 6--PTO Rollerama Night 6-9pm
• November 10--PTO meeting
• November 26-28--Thanksgiving Break! 🦃
• December 8--PTO meeting
• December 22-January 2--Holiday Break 🎄

Please note:

• We do not celebrate birthdays with edible treats in 2nd grade. You are welcome to send in a pencil or small trinket for your child to pass out if you would like, but I will make his/her day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!
• Don't forget: students need a healthy snack and a secure water bottle at school each day!

*Notes from PTO*

Halloween Line Dance Recap

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the families who joined us for our very first Line Dance Night, hosted by the amazing Mrs. Shultz!

We had a fantastic turnout and hope everyone had a wonderful time dancing and connecting with our school community. This event was not only a fun way to give back to our families—it also supported a great cause. Mrs. Shultz is raising funds for a digital piano and a new sound system to enhance our upcoming Spring concerts, and thanks to your generosity, we made great progress!

Here’s what we raised:

Concessions: $528 (split between PTO and Mrs. Shultz)

Raffle Tickets/Donations: $244 (directly to Mrs. Shultz)

Total for the Music Department: $508

If you weren’t able to attend but would still like to contribute, or if you missed the donation opportunity at the dance, you can donate directly using the link below: https://tinyurl.com/HEMusicSupport 

We’re so grateful for your support and the energy you brought to the event! Thank you again for helping us make music magic happen!

Rollerama

We are excited to host our first Rollerama night of the school year! On Thursday, November 6th join us from 6 - 9pm and let's have some fun!

BK-2nd Grade: 6 - 7pm

3rd- 5th Grade: 7 - 9PM

Rollerama 6995 Grand River Rd Brighton MI 48114

Your family is welcome to stay the entire time if you have students in lower elementary, however, we wanted to give our littlest Huskies time on the floor without our older Huskies!

$13 per person, includes Skate Rental

A portion of each entry fee will be donated back to benefit the Hutchings PTO initiatives. We hope to see you there!