Smiles from 2nd grade!

Friday, September 18, 2026

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (9/18)

Happy Friday! We had a good week! Students loved playing Fishing for 10 during our math review earlier this week.

We saw Buster the Bus and learned about Bus Safety on Wednesday morning.

We had our first math assessment and spelling assessment this week. Please make sure to review spelling words with your child at home. Help them tap out the sounds and practice orally and writing. We're continuing more adventures of Cat Bandit next week! Reading Fluency homework will be sent home every Monday and is due every Friday. Please make sure to do the one-minute read with your child nightly. This is so important!

I will be out of the classroom a couple times next week for meetings and appointments and I do not always see Seesaw messages before the end of the school day, so please make sure to contact the office if an end-of-day change occurs during the day! They will make sure your child receives the message! Thank you!

The Husky Hustle will be on October 2. Details came home last week in your child's folder! There are lots of prizes to be earned! There is also detailed info on the Hutchings PTO page.

Next Week:
CKLA Skills: Tricky Words, Spelling Alternatives
CKLA Knowledge: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Review and Assessment
WIN time (enrichment): Spelling practice, Schema heads
Math: Unit 2--Fact Strategies
Social Studies: Hutchings CARE Lessons, Me on the Map
Science: Science Spin
Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 22–Picture Day!
Friday, September 25--Howell/Hutchings Spirit Day
Friday, October 2--Husky Hustle
October 19--No School: Fall Break

*Please note that we don't 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'd like, but please do not send food/candy. I will make your child's day special regardless! Thank you for understanding!

*Please remind your kiddos to check the lost and found regularly! It will be cleaned out and items donated at the end of every month.

Friday, September 11, 2026

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (9/11) ❤️🤍💙

It's Friday! It's been a good week! We learned a little about Patriot Day today and sported Red, White, and Blue for Patriot Day and Howell Homecoming!! Hope to see you at the parade after school! ❤️🤍💙

We started our chapter book readers, The Cat Bandit, this week in Skills. Ask your kiddos about the Cat Bandit! Our first spelling test will be on Tuesday. Please make sure to review the words with your child. Reading Fluency homework will begin on Monday. More info will be shared on Seesaw! We have started reading about Tall Tales in Knowledge. Ask your kiddos which story they enjoyed more--Paul Bunyan or Pecos Bill? We have our first math test on Thursday. Review sheets will come home on Tuesday.

The Husky Hustle will be on October 2. Details are coming home in your child's folder today!

Next Week:
CKLA Skills: Tricky Words, Spelling Alternatives
CKLA Knowledge: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
WIN time (enrichment): Edward the Emu writing
Math: Numbers All Around *Test Thursday (review Tues/Weds)
Social Studies/Science: Hutchings CARE Lessons, Constitution Day, Buster the Bus (Wednesday)
Upcoming Dates:

Friday, September 25--Howell/Hutchings Spirit Day
Friday, October 2--Husky Hustle
October 19--No School: Fall Break

*Please remind your kiddos to check the lost and found regularly! It will be cleaned out and items donated at the end of every month.

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Mrs. Burch's Weekly Update (9/3)

Happy Thursday! We had a good week! Don't forget there's no school on Friday or Monday, due to Labor Day! We switched seats and played some fun class games this week! Ask your kiddos about Heads or Tails and the Circle Name Game we played this week! No pics--we were having too much fun! 😜

I will be extending the deadline for Book Ordering until Tuesday at noon, since we're out of school today.

Mrs. Burch's Class Scholastic Ordering Page

Mrs. Burch's Code: GZKBK

We have been reviewing sounds and reading about Kate and Doba's Adventures in CKLA Skills. In CKLA Knowledge we have been focusing on Fairy Tales and will jump into Tall Tales next week. Ask your kiddos what makes a fairy tale and which fairy tale they enjoyed the most! Please make sure to check green folders often! I typically send most mail items on Fridays, but will be sending green folders on Tuesday, since we're out today.

Next Week is Howell Homecoming Spirit Week!

Next Week:
CKLA Skills: Basic Code Review (phonics), Tricky Words
CKLA Knowledge: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
WIN time (enrichment): Edward the Emu
Math: Even/Odd Numbers, Skip Counting Patterns
Social Studies/Science: Hutchings CARE Lessons, Patriot Day
Upcoming Dates:

Friday, September 4 and Monday, September 7--No school: Labor Day
Tuesday, September 8--Green & Gold Spirit Day! 💚💛
Wednesday, September 9--Hat Day Spirit Day 🎩
Thursdays, September 10--Jersey Day Spirit Day 👕🎽
Friday, September 11--Red, White, and Blue Spirit Day 🇺🇸
Friday, September 25--Howell/Hutchings Spirit Day
October 19--No School: Fall Break

*Please remind your kiddos to check the lost and found regularly! It will be cleaned out and items donated at the end of every month.

Friday, August 28, 2026

Mrs. Burch’s Weekly Update (8/27)

We had a great first full week of 2nd grade! We have done lots of brainstorming about how we want our classroom to be and how to be caring friends. We created our classroom contract together and everyone signed! I know it's going to be a great year!

Please make sure to check green folders often! I typically send most mail items on Fridays, but there may be other communication sent from the office other days.

I passed out a book order today! The kids are very excited!! If you are interested in ordering, please do so online before next Thursday, September 3rd, at noon. (I will be submitting the class order Thursday afternoon.)

Mrs. Burch's Class Scholastic Ordering Page

Mrs. Burch's Code: GZKBK

We have jumped into content and the kiddos are doing great! Today we read with reading partners. We will do this often for CKLA. They did a really good job! We will not start homework for a few weeks, but please encourage your kiddos to be reading at least 10-15 minutes each night!

Next Week:

CKLA Skills: Basic Code Review (phonics)
CKLA Knowledge: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales
Math: Numbers Grid Puzzles, Names for Numbers
Social Studies/Science: Hutchings CARE Lessons

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, September 4 and Monday, September 7--No school: Labor Day
Friday, September 25--Howell/Hutchings Spirit Day 💚💛
October 19--No School: Fall Break

*Please remind your kiddos to check the lost and found regularly! It will be cleaned out and items donated at the end of every month.

Friday, August 21, 2026

Mrs. Burch’s Weekly Update (8/21)

Happy Friday!! By now you have received communication from Dr. Chalfant about our trip to the principal's office! It was so fun to visit his office and learn more about our new principal!

We have had such a fun first week of school! We've been working on classroom community and getting to know one another the last few days.

We read about how our class is a family and talked about the many ways that we work together like a family in our classroom community! We did some team building activities to help students learn each other's names and get to know one another a little better!

We will continue working on community and teamwork next week, while also starting to jump into a little bit of content here and there. Ask your kiddos about their writing and paws (on lockers)!