Happy Monday to my favorite Stallions! The end of the year is just around the corner. This is definitely bitter-sweet. I know many of your are ready for your summer break, but I'm not quite ready to let y'all go. I am so thankful that I've had the opportunity to be your 2nd Grade teacher this year.
Parents, I am in need of pictures of your second grade graduate. Please text or email me a picture of your child taken on the porch of your home. This "PORCH-trait" will serve as your child's class picture. Let him or her get dressed up and capture this memory. I am ALSO requesting a baby or toddler picture of your child. These will be used in our Awards Show THIS Friday!
Speaking of awards...mark your calendars for our Zoom Celebration on Friday, May 22 @5:30. Parents are invited to join us for "Fun Friday" this week. This special meeting will be dedicated to recognizing your child's accomplishments and celebrating the success of their second grade year. As always, the Zoom link will be sent through SeeSaw announcements on Friday morning.
1. Please pull around the school, next to the playground and cafeteria. There will be cones and arrows navigating the path.
2. A school staff member will get your student name(s) and then retrieve their personal items.
3. The items will be delivered to you in your car. Please do not get out of your car.
4. You will check in library books and textbooks during this time. The only people needing to return technology those not returning to AISD next year. 
Thank you so much for your time during our End of Year Conferences. I truly loved sharing how much your child has grown. What I thought would be 15-20 minute phone calls...turned into hour+ chats with some families. I truly loved being able to have these special conversations with each of you. I am preparing data reports to be emailed out next week. For those that are still needing to conference...I am always available. Reach out to me and let's set a time! 
I received a lot of positive feedback from "Time-Out Tuesday." Therefore, we are going to continue for the last 2 weeks. My hope is that this will give students who are caught up on their work, a much deserved breather. Also, it will allow other students to have additional time to complete activities they are still working on. Please take advantage of this opportunity!
Another fun Tuesday event is "Lunch Bunch with Ms. Whitaker!" Details will be posted on our Tuesday SeeSaw announcements. I know she is looking forward to hanging out with 2nd grade!
Thank you to the following students who have completed their May istation:
Sophia A.
Sophia C.
Noah
Mason
Giselle
King
The good news is that you are still able to login to istation and take your May assessment. I would love to have 100% participation from our class.
Overall, our class involvement on SeeSaw has declined. I can see how hard a lot of you are working. Please keep trying your best. Finish the year strong!
The daily breakdown of approved activities still shows Wednesday to be a popular day to engage. I would like to challenge our class to make this our best week yet!
Starrett is ready to serve our families on Monday & Thursday from 11-1.
