April 11, 2025

 

The Mendoza Message for the

April 11, 2025

This has been a very cold week.  Yet, the children had a little visit from Bertie on Thursday to warm them up.  Look below for some of the photos of Bertie’s visit.

Our field trip is on Thursday.  Thank you for the chaperones who were able to pick a different day to chaperone.

Please remember- your child needs to bring lunch.  They will be eating at Ella Sharp.   Also, pay attention to the weather.  We will be walking outside. 

As it is mentioned below, there will be a 2nd Grade Talent Show on Thursday, May 29th in the afternoon.  A time will be determined and shared with you as soon as we can.  A letter of all the information you will need will be sent home soon.  In the meantime, here is some information, so you can start a conversation about the Talent Show. I did talk about it with the class. Your child has the option to participate in the Talent Show.  If your child is interested in being in the Talent Show, your child can do a solo, partner or group performance.  If your child is doing a partner or group act, your child can be with another 2nd grader (not just in my classroom). Next, the performance can only be 3 minutes long.  Also, it has to be school appropriate-including the music. Lastly, your child will need to practice the performance on their own time.  We will not be practicing it here at school. Again, a letter will be coming home soon.

Remember to look at the Lawton Lost and Found regularly. The children are taking off their coats when they are outside for recess and forgetting to bring it in.  Therefore, there is a large number of coats in the Lost and Found.

If you would like to volunteer in the building during school hours you will need to complete this background check:  Complete Volunteer Background Check 24-25

Completing the background check allows you to be with children during the school day, class parties, and to chaperone field trips.  If you think you might be helping out at any time during the year, please fill it out now.  Don’t want to wait until the last minute.

Again, here is the QR Code to the Amazon “Wish List”, since I have added some items.

Remember, please charge the laptop to 100%, so it is ready for use in the classroom for Monday. 

My blog is at https://mendozaclassroom.blogspot.com/),

And my web page is at (https://mendozaclassroom.wixsite.com/mendozaclassroom).

Information from Lawton:

TRAILS

Our SEL work continues on with Lesson 19 -Dealing with Conflict

In this week’s lesson, we’ll learn that conflict is a normal part of relationships and that differences in thoughts and feelings can sometimes lead to conflict. We’ll review helpful skills for managing conflict and discuss how choosing the right behaviors can make a situation better, while hurtful behaviors can make things worse. Remember, if a problem is dangerous or happens over and over, it’s important to ask an adult for help. But many conflicts can be solved using the skills we’ve already learned!

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SPIRIT WEAR STORE OPEN

The Lawton Spiritwear store with Dexter Print is open! The order deadline is April 20th for delivery the week of May 5th. For most youth items you can choose from 4 options so be careful that you select the color and logo that you prefer. Adult items are also available!

https://www.dexterprint.com/online-stores/Lawton-Elementary-c140850027

PLEASE NOTE! 

1. For delivery to Lawton - choose "in-store pickup" and on the last page in the comment box indicate your student's name/teacher for classroom delivery or let us know if you'd prefer to pick up from the office. Shipping to home is also available for a fee. 

2. The sizing charts, some items, especially the flannel pants and basketball shorts seem to run big!

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AEROSPACE DAY AT U OF M

The University of Michigan’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Student Branch is sponsoring Aerospace Day on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 9 AM to 4 PM. Aerospace Day is an annual event providing students from the surrounding schools/local community an opportunity to see everything that aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan has to offer! This year’s Aerospace Day is now open to grades K-12. We have numerous project teams, organizations and labs that will work with students on hands-on projects, demos, games, presentations, etc., throughout the course of the day. 

The attached information packet for parents/guardians contains information on how to sign up and the general plans for the day. 

Aero Day Schools_Families Info Packet.pdf

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Students & Families - 

Technology Virtual Help Desk

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Call:  734-997-1222

Open a ticket: family_techsupport@aaps.k12.mi.us

Schedule an In-Person Appointment: call the Student & Family Help Desk

Ayuda en Español at 734-997-1246

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What we are doing in the classroom:

ELA:  We are still working on our Non-fiction Reading and Writing Units.  In reading, we are continuing learning about the importance of the text features in nonfiction books. In writing, we are gathering research information for our informational writing.

Math:  We are almost done with Unit 8: Geometry and Arrays.  This week, we have been working on arrays and partitioning shapes into equal groups.

Social Studies: We are starting our History Unit.  We are learning about what history is, and comparing life in the past vs the present.

Word Study: We have continued to work on how to spell words with -ly, -less, -ful

Dates to Remember:

4/17: Field Trip to Ella Sharp Museum

4/18: No School

4/22: Assembly (Highlighting 3rd Grade)

4/23: Early Release Day-Dismissal at 1:00 pm

5/2: Field Trip

5/ 6: No School

5/7: Walk, Bike to school day

5/13: Field Trip: Environmental Education Program at 

Freeman Center

5/15: Early Release Day

5/19-5/22: NWEA

5/26: No School-Memorial Day

5/29: 2nd Grade Talent Show (details coming later) in the afternoon. Time will be announced later.

5/30: Field Day