Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (3/7)

Hi, families! We had a great first week of March! This year is flying by!! We have been learning a lot about the Iditarod recently. We had an amazing speaker yesterday who participated in the Junior Iditarod. She is an exchange student from Norway! The kids loved learning about all she did to prepare and race! Check out some pictures from her presentation!

We will be going to see Into the Woods, Jr. on Tuesday. Chaperones are Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Peters-Rauser, and Mrs. Van Horn. It should be a fun play!

We will be planting our mini greenhouses next week! We still need parents to help! If you're available Monday afternoon, please let me know! 

There will be a Used Book Sale in the Library the week of March 17 during our library time. Books will be 25 cents and students will be able to purchase up to four books. So if your child is interested in purchasing books, please send them with no more than $1. Thank you!

Next Week:

• Spelling List/Fluency--Week 20
• Phonics: Suffix -ed
• Reading: A-Z Mysteries 
• ELA: Arrow to the Sun, 3 Wishes Writing 
• Math: Unit 7--Whole Number Operations, Measurement & Data
• Science: Images & Maps
• Social Studies: Who Works at City Hall?

Upcoming Dates:

• March 6--Iditarod speaker
• March 11--Field Trip to the Community Theater
• March 12--Late start (school begins 10:15am), PTO Rollerama night
• March 13--Spring Conferences (scheduled as needed)
• March 19--Used Book Sale during our Library time
• March 24-28--No School, Spring Break! ☀️
• March 31--Special Reading Activity for the end of March is Reading Month! (more details coming soon!)

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Repeat reminders:

• 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! 🎉

*From the PTO*

Upcoming Events-

Aubree's Night 3/5. 20% of all orders who mention Hutchings PTO will come back to us!

Rollerama Night  3/12 from 6-9. Dust off your skates and meet us there!

Family movie night @ Hutchings 4/4- more info to follow

Doughnuts with grownups 4/9- more info to follow

April PTO meeting 4/9 6pm

Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser 4/22

Airborne fundraiser! 5/6 from 4-8. 20% of all admissions who mention Hutchings PTO comes back to us. 

May PTO meeting 5/12 6pm

Qdoba fundraiser 5/15

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (2/28)

Happy Friday! Quick Weekly Update this week! 😎

Next Week:

• Spelling List/Fluency--Week 19
• Phonics: Y as a Vowel 
• Reading: The Mohawk People (nonfiction)
• ELA: Native American Legends 
• Math: Unit 7--Whole Number Operations, Measurement & Data
• Science: Images & Maps
• Social Studies: Iditarod

Upcoming Dates:

• March 6--Iditarod speaker
• March 7--Sensei Sam assembly
• March 12--Late start (school begins 10:15am), PTO Rollerama night
• March 13--Spring Conferences (scheduled as needed)
• March 24-28--No School, Spring Break! ☀️

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Repeat reminders:

• 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! 🎉

*From the PTO*

Save the Date - Rollerama Night!

March 12 from 6-9 is another Husky Rollerama night! Dust off those skates and meet us there! (Event rescheduled.)

Hutchings Pool Party!

Now through the end of February, the Aquatic Center is having a fundraiser for each elementary school's PTO. For each swimmer, we will earn $1 and the PTO with the most swimmer visitors at the end of the month will earn $500. Make sure you mention you are from Hutchings each time you visit, swim lessons included! 

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (2/21)

Happy Friday! Don't forget about the PTO Hutchings Pool Party TONIGHT from 4:30-6pm! The cost is $6 per swimmer and PTO will earn 50%!

We are still in need of a parent or two to help with preparing milk jugs to plant! If you are able to help prepare for our class, please let me know! You can come whenever it works for you! (You will need to fill out the volunteer info in the office before you can help.) Thank you! We are also still in need of milk jugs and bags of potting soil. Thank you in advance for your donations!

Next Week:

• Spelling List/Fluency--Week 18
• Phonics: Magic E 
• Reading: The Cherokee People (nonfiction)
• ELA: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (weather)  
• Math: Unit 6--TEST Wednesday! *Review Sheet will come home Monday!
• Science: Images & Maps
• Social Studies: Iditarod

Upcoming Dates:

• February 21--Husky Night at the Howell Aquatic Center (4:30-6pm)
• February 28--"Fancy Clothes" Spirit Day
• March 6--Iditarod speaker
• March 7--Sensei Sam assembly
• March 12--Late start (school begins 10:15am), PTO Rollerama night
• March 13--Spring Conferences (scheduled as needed)
• March 24-28--No School, Spring Break! ☀️

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Repeat reminders:

• 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! 🎉

*From the PTO*

Save the Date - Rollerama Night!

March 12 from 6-9 is another Husky Rollerama night! Dust off those skates and meet us there! (Event rescheduled.)

Hutchings Pool Party!

Now through the end of February, the Aquatic Center is having a fundraiser for each elementary school's PTO. For each swimmer, we will earn $1 and the PTO with the most swimmer visitors at the end of the month will earn $500. Make sure you mention you are from Hutchings each time you visit, swim lessons included! 

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (2/14) ❤️

Happy Valentine's Day!! ❤️ 

I took a few pictures during Conversation Heart Math and our Valentine Exchange. They had a fun day!  Valentine's Day Photos

Don't forget that students do not have school on Monday, in observance of President's Day. We will NOT have Math/Fluency homework or a Spelling Test next week.

We are in need of a parent or two to help with preparing milk jugs to plant! If you are able to help prepare for our class, please let me know! You can come whenever it works for you! (You will need to fill out the volunteer info in the office before you can help.) Thank you!

Our Class has reached 200 points and earned a class reward! They voted on a movie with junk food and pop! We will have our class reward on Friday on 2/21, they may bring an extra junk food snack and pop to enjoy with the movie! We will vote on a G-rated movie that morning. :)

We still need some items for upcoming science investigations. Please see the Science Sign-up if you're able to donate! Thank you in advance!!

Next Week:

• Spelling List/Fluency--NO HW next week!
• Phonics: Magic E
• Reading: Nonfiction: The Cheyenne People
• ELA: Tornado (weather)  
• Math: Unit 6--Whole Numbers & Number Stories
• Science: Images & Maps
• Social Studies: Who Works at City Hall?

Upcoming Dates:

• February 17--No School (President's Day)
• February 21--"Dress Like Your Teacher" Spirit Day, Reward movie PM
• February 21--Husky Night at the Howell Aquatic Center (4:30-6pm)
• February 28--"Fancy Clothes" Spirit Day
• March 12--Late start (school begins 10:15am)
• March 13--Spring Conferences (will be scheduled as needed)
• March 24-28--No School, Spring Break! ☀️

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

Repeat reminders:

• Did you know that we have a Howell/Fowlerville Ski Club? For half the price, you can ski at Mt. Brighton on Friday evenings starting at 3pm! The ski club is for everyone--staff, students, friends, family...any age! Sign up each week by Wednesday to ski on Friday. The ski club will run every Friday until February 21 (or longer if there is snow). CLICK THIS LINK and then 24-25 season information link on the right side for more info.
• 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! 🎉

*From the PTO*

Hutchings Pool Party!

Now through the end of February, the Aquatic Center is having a fundraiser for each elementary school's PTO. For each swimmer, we will earn $1 and the PTO with the most swimmer visitors at the end of the month will earn $500. Make sure you mention you are from Hutchings each time you visit, swim lessons included! 

Save the date- Friday, February 21st is our Husky swim night from 4:30-6. The cost is $6 per swimmer and the PTO will earn 50%! 

Save the Date - Rollerama Night!

March 12 from 6-9 is another Husky Rollerama night! Dust off those skates and meet us there! (Event rescheduled.)

The Highlander Aquatic Center is hosting open swims that can help raise funds for the PTO! I have attached the flyer below that lists specific information. They are having a contest with elementary schools to see who can get the most swimmers to their open swims in January and February. Mention Hutchings PTO and we receive $1 for every swimmer and the school with the most swimmers will receive $500! 

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (2/7)

Happy Friday!! Valentine's Day is next Friday. We do not have formal parties in 2nd grade, but we do exchange valentines! Please see the Valentine Info for more details!

February Book Orders are coming home today! They are due on Friday, 2/14, by noon! clubs.scholastic.com class code GZKBK

Our class earned their second points reward!! We will discuss reward options on Monday!! Woohoo! 🎉

Did you know that we have a Howell/Fowlerville Ski Club? For half the price, you can ski at Mt. Brighton on Friday evenings starting at 3pm! The ski club is for everyone--staff, students, friends, family...any age! Sign up each week by Wednesday to ski on Friday. The ski club will run every Friday until February 21 (or longer if there is snow). CLICK THIS LINK and then 24-25 season information link on the right side for more info!

We still need some items for upcoming science investigations. Please see the Science Sign-up if you're able to donate! Thank you in advance!!

Next Week:

• Spelling List/Fluency HW 17
• Phonics: -dge ending
• Reading: Nonfiction: The Hopi People
• ELA: Tornado (weather)  
• Math: Unit 6--Whole Numbers & Number Stories
• Science: Images & Maps
• Social Studies: Public Services

Upcoming Dates:

• February 14--Valentine Exchange
• February 17--No School (President's Day)
• February 21--"Dress Like Your Teacher" Spirit Day
• February 28--"Fancy Clothes" Spirit Day
• March 12--Late start (school begins 10:15am)
• March 13--Spring Conferences (will be scheduled as needed)
• March 24-28--No School, Spring Break! ☀️

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

A few reminders:

• 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! 🎉

*From the PTO*

PTO meeting- RESCHEDULED to 2/13 at 6pm in the library. 

Hutchings Pool Party!

Now through the end of February, the Aquatic Center is having a fundraiser for each elementary school's PTO. For each swimmer, we will earn $1 and the PTO with the most swimmer visitors at the end of the month will earn $500. Make sure you mention you are from Hutchings each time you visit, swim lessons included! 

Save the date- Friday, February 21st is our Husky swim night from 4:30-6. The cost is $6 per swimmer and the PTO will earn 50%! 

Save the Date - Rollerama Night!

February 12 from 6-9 is another Husky Rollerama night! Dust off those skates and meet us there! 

The Highlander Aquatic Center is hosting open swims that can help raise funds for the PTO! I have attached the flyer below that lists specific information. They are having a contest with elementary schools to see who can get the most swimmers to their open swims in January and February. Mention Hutchings PTO and we receive $1 for every swimmer and the school with the most swimmers will receive $500! 

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (1/31)

Hi, families! I hope you had a great week! Market Day was a great success!! I think the kids enjoyed themselves and learned a bit along the way! Check out the pictures from Market Day!

We had fun investigating Groundhog shadows in Science today! Check out the pics and ask your kiddos about it!

Teacher and Support Person of the Year: Each year, Howell Public Schools proudly honors exceptional individuals through the Teacher of the Year and Support Person of the Year awards. All nominations are due by Monday, February 3, 2025, at 4 p.m. Late submissions will not be considered.

• Nomination form for Teacher of the Year
• Nomination form for Support Person of the Year

Did you know that we have a Howell/Fowlerville Ski Club? For half the price, you can ski at Mt. Brighton on Friday evenings starting at 3pm! The ski club is for everyone--staff, students, friends, family...any age! Sign up each week by Wednesday to ski on Friday. The ski club will run every Friday until February 21 (or longer if there is snow). CLICK THIS LINK and then 24-25 season information link on the right side for more info!

We still need some items for upcoming science investigations. Please see the Science Sign-up if you're able to donate! Thank you in advance!!

Next Week:

• Spelling List/Fluency HW 16
• Phonics: -ck ending
• Reading: Nonfiction: The Hopi People
• ELA: Going Home (Animal Migration)  
• Math: Unit 6--Whole Numbers & Number Stories
• Science: Groundhog Day Science, Erosian
• Social Studies: Global Trade

Upcoming Dates:

• February 7--"Favorite NFL Team" Spirit Day
• February 17--No School (President's Day)
• February 21--"Dress Like Your Teacher" Spirit Day
• February 28--"Fancy Clothes" Spirit Day
• March 12--Late start (school begins 10:15am)
• March 13--Spring Conferences (will be scheduled as needed)
• March 24-28--No School, Spring Break! ☀️

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

A few reminders:

• 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! 🎉

*From the PTO*

The Highlander Aquatic Center is hosting open swims that can help raise funds for the PTO! I have attached the flyer below that lists specific information. They are having a contest with elementary schools to see who can get the most swimmers to their open swims in January and February. Mention Hutchings PTO and we receive $1 for every swimmer and the school with the most swimmers will receive $500! 

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (1/24)

Hi, families! It was a good, short week! I hope you enjoyed your cold days with your kiddos!

We have been selected to pilot one module of an ELA curriculum that HPS is considering adopting in the fall called Bookworms. The focus will be a little different than what we have been doing, but I think the kiddos will enjoy the content! We are going to focus on nonfiction text first--weather and native americans. It should be fun! We will still continue our phonics OG curriculum and working on our sounds! 

We are in need of 24 brown paper bags for a social studies project and 24 boxes of conversation hearts for a valentine math activity! If you are able to send in either of those items, please let me know! We still need some items for upcoming science investigations. Please see the Science Sign-up if you're able to donate! Thank you in advance!!

Don't forget--Market Day projects are due on Monday, January 27! Here's the Market Day project information sent home last week. Don't forget to send in $1 in dimes/nickels for shopping!

Next Week:

• Spelling List 15, Fluency 15
• Phonics: -ck ending
• Reading: Nonfiction: The Hopi People
• Writing: Nonfiction reader's response 
• Math: Unit 6 Review sheet Monday, TEST Wednesday
• Science: States of Matter (wrapping up matter unit)
• Social Studies: Market Day projects due Monday, Market Day Thursday!!

Upcoming Dates:

• February 17--No School (President's Day)
• March 12--Late start (school begins 10:15am)
• March 13--Spring Conferences (as needed)
• March 24-28--No School, Spring Break! ☀️

The 24/25 HPS Calendar can be found HERE!

A few reminders:

• 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! 🎉

*From the PTO*

The Highlander Aquatic Center is hosting open swims that can help raise funds for the PTO! I have attached the flyer below that lists specific information. They are having a contest with elementary schools to see who can get the most swimmers to their open swims in January and February. Mention Hutchings PTO and we receive $1 for every swimmer and the school with the most swimmers will receive $500!