Click the image above to read this week's Teacher Newsletter.

Hello! We are the 2nd grade teaching team: Taryn Cross, Emily Farquhar, Rose Hunt, and Jenna Van Bladeren. Scroll to the bottom of the page to email us and read our bios.

Students will have from Monday - Sunday to complete their homework.

• Read 20-30 minutes per night

• 1 iReady Reading lesson per week

  • 80% or higher accuracy 

• 1 iReady Math lesson per week

  • 80% or higher accuracy

• Practice spelling words for tests on Fridays.

  • Words can be found in student planners and weekly newsletters.

A great way to access iReady is through your students Google Classroom. Here is how to access a school Google account:

Email: StudentFirtstNameStudentNumber@prospectridgeacademy.org  (Student Number can be found after logging in and selecting your student’s name on Infinite Campus)
Password: 8 digit birthday code (MMDDYYYY)

Example:
• jane1234567@prospectridgeacademy.org
• 10012016

🎉Bounce Empire Fundraising Event 🎉
Bring your friends and family this Thursday, May 1st to Bounce Empire for fun anytime between 10 AM - 10 PM with their all day pass! 15% of all ticket, food, and drink proceeds will go back to Prospect Ridge Academy! There's no better way for our Elementary Students to spend their Assessments day off from school! Order your discounted tickets and support PRA here!

🗽 Ellis Island Day 🗽
It takes a village…

And our amazing class of 2035 volunteers put on an incredible Ellis Island Day!! Your role-playing was next level and the compliments I received from PRA staff and teachers on how special you made the day was amazing. Thank you!

Photos from Ellis Island Day will be uploaded in our second grade Google photo album.

Assessments - May 1st & 2nd
Elementary Assessments are on May 1st & 2nd. Elementary students will not have a normal school day on these days. Sign up here. Please sign up for one assessment slot with your child’s homeroom teacher. Please drop your child off for their assessment time slot at the red 2 where they wait during driveline. A 2nd Grade para will escort them to their classroom and back. Assessment parking is available in the yellow driveline lane. Please be in dress code.

🏃‍🏃‍♂️ Field Day Volunteers Needed! 🏃‍🏃‍♂️

Here's the details:

• Yes, volunteers run a station.  Volunteers do NOT rotate with a homeroom.

• Any 3rd / 4th / 5th grade parent volunteer can fill any open 3rd / 4th / 5th grade time slots. Volunteers must be able to help the entire volunteer time 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

• Any K / 1st / 2nd grade parent volunteer can fill any open K / 1st / 2nd grade time slots. Volunteers must be able to help the entire volunteer time 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

• Want to volunteer for both an AM and a PM time slot?  Yes please! You must be able to be present for the entire time of both listed times. Field day is from 8:30am - 3pm (you will get a lunch break from 11:30 - 12:10. You CAN spend time with your student from 11:30. - 12:10).

• Sign Up Here!

☀️🥤🧺⚽️🏈 End of Year Picnic & Smoothie King Smoothies! 🏈⚽️🧺🥤☀️
Mark your calendars for the EOY Picnic on Thursday, May 22 @ 11:30-1:30 pm. Bring your sunscreen and lunch for our end of year picnic! Also, consider bringing outdoor toys, soccer balls, and footballs to play at the fields and playground at Big Dry Creek Park (1700 W 128th Ave, Westminster). New this year, Smoothie King will be delivering pre-ordered smoothies (Caribbean Way & MangoFest*) that will be distributed by the GLCs from 12-1 pm. Pre-order link coming soon! Combined with Classes of 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036 & 2037.

*All smoothies are gluten and nut free, but they do have nuts in their facility.

☀️ Sunshine Committee ☀️
The sunshine committee works to arrange a monthly gift or thank you for our wonderful teachers and paraprofessionals. Pictures of our past deliveries can be found here.

End of year Teacher Gift and Gift Card Collection

The Class of 2035 will be assembling a collective end of year gift for each of the 2nd grade teachers and para (Mrs. Miller). We will be collecting gift cards and cards from the students which will be nicely arranged on sticks throughout a potted plant. The gifts will be presented to the teachers by their class the week of May 19th.

House Plants - We are in need of 5 families to help purchase the plants. For your generous purchase, we will be attaching your name to the plant so the teacher will know who the plant is from. Please reach out to Stephanie (praclassof2035glc@gmail.com) directly and include: 1) the name of the teacher/para you are purchasing for, and 2) how you would like your student's or family's name listed on the gift tag. We only need 1 plant per teacher and para recipient and are estimating the plants to cost to be approximately $30 each. We will reach out to you with the final cost after the items are selected.

Gift Card Collection - Our gift card collection will run May 5th-16th. Each classroom has an envelope labeled "collection for (teacher's name)" where students can drop their gift cards/cards. Please make sure to write both the teacher's and the student's name on the gift card/card. Please see the teacher favorites for gift card ideas.

Please reach out to me with any questions. For families who have already planned a gift, please feel free to provide a small card from your student to be added to the plant.

Thank you all for your support of the Sunshine Committee this year! We love our 2nd grade team!

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Search for New GLC! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
I have truly loved being the GLC for the Class of 2035 over the past 2.5 years and have enjoyed getting to know so many of our wonderful families and kiddos. As we start the new year and our 2nd grade year comes to a close, it’s time to pass the torch to a new GLC who will help guide the Class of 2035 through the next three years, grades 3rd-5th. If you're interested in learning more about the volunteer GLC position and what it entails, I would be happy to meet with you and share more details. Otherwise, see further information in the Miner Mail about how to apply for this rewarding volunteer role. Thank you all for your support and collaboration over these past years and as we finish a great 2nd grade year!

💛 🖤 Friday PRA Spirit Days 🖤 💛
Every Friday will be a PRA Spirit Day, allowing students to show their Miner & College Pride. 2nd grade can show off their new tie dye shirts! Spirit Day Dress Code guidelines can be found here.

At Home Practice
Now is a great time to have your student start practicing to remember their Student Number (Student Number is part of your child's email address and can be found after logging in and selecting your student’s name on Infinite Campus).

🎉 Birthdays 🎉
2nd graders will celebrate their birthday on the last Wednesday of each month. They will celebrate by eating lunch with all of the 2nd grade teachers. They may choose 1 friend to join them. They may bring in non-edible items to pass out to the class; pencils, stickers, fidgets, etc. There are 25 students in each class. Finally, ALL 2nd grade students may bring one stuffy to help celebrate on this day each month.