No School Presidents’ Day GM 2nd Grade February 19-23, 2018 Feb. 19 No School – Presidents’ Day Feb. 26-Mar.1 Jump Rope for Heart Mar. 2 Jump Rope for Heart money due Mar. 2 Dr. Seuss /Read Across America Mar. 8 Author Doug Wood visits Mar. 12 – 27 Pennies for Pages Mar. 27 2nd Grade visits the GM Bank @ 10:00 Apr. 20 Elementary Spring Concert @ 1:30 May 4 Service Learning Day May 11 Grandparents’ Day & Book Fair May 16 2nd Grade Class Trip to the MN Zoo May 31 Last Day of School How to contact us: Mrs. Connie Goergen: cgoergen@gm.k12.mn.us Mrs. Darcy Hanken: dhanken@gm.k12.mn.us Mrs. Tonya Klapperick – Elem. Office tklapperick@gm.k12.mn.us 507-754-5310 Just a reminder, if we do not have school, it is considered an e-learning day. The students are responsible for working on their Blizzard Bags. Please return the bag along with the sheet with a parent signature and any work that needs to accompany it. Thank you! Feel free to e-mail/text your teachers on e-learning days if you have any questions. 19 No School Presidents’ Day 21 Book Orders Due Bring Pennies for Pages 20 Lunch 11:15 Swimming Bring: suit/towel/bag 22 Library-Hanken Bring Pennies for Pages 23 Spelling Test Library – Goergen Bring Pennies for Pages

GM Grade 2 Newsletter Spelling Words 2nd Grade Information ou/ow crown Test: Friday, Feb. 23 Go to spellingcity.com ou/ow crown brown down towel town owl how cloud proud house mouse loud found round out 2nd Grade Information HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY ½ BIRTHDAY! Xavier Lauseng-Feb. 26 ½ Birthdays: If we have missed your child’s half birthday, just let your classroom teacher know. The student may probably celebrate his/her summer birthday any day before the school year ends. SWIMMING: February , 20, 27 PENNIES FOR PAGES begins Feb. 12 – 27. Thank you to those students and parents who have already donated! We are off to a good start. Students may send in any coins, dollar bills, or checks made out to GM school. Please see pink flyer sent home in the folder. If we collect over $1,000, Mr. Schwarz will be decorated as a human sundae! Start sending in your coins! JUMP ROPE FOR HEART: See flyers in notebook. Students in grades K-6 will jump during their phy. ed. time Feb. 26 – March 1. Students may collect money for the American Heart Association. The white money envelop needs to be back to school by Friday, March 2nd. Parents may register their child online too at heart.org/jump or heart.org/hoops. Parents may download the app…search jump/hoops in the app store. Students may bring in their money collected/white envelopes to Ms. Baudoin in her DAPE room (old weight room) located in the dome gym. She will be there in the mornings from 7:45-8:15 am. MN ZOO: The second grade will take their annual class trip to the MN Zoo on Wednesday, May 16. Parents are welcome to come, but will have to drive or share a ride with another parent(s) on their own. We will leave approximately 8:20 and return around 4:30. The cost will be $6 per child and $12 per adult. We are just letting people know so that some may adjust time off of work, or schedule the cost in their budget. More information will come at the end of April or the beginning of May. Mark your calendars: April 20 Elementary Spring Concert @1:30 May 11 Grandparents’ Day Program and Book Fair in afternoon May 16 MN Zoo – 2nd Grade Class Trip