Miss Anfossi’s Classroom Website
Mission Estancia First Grade
Dear Parents,
I hope everyone enjoyed the nice, long weekend & some gorgeous sunshine!
This week we will continue working on our reading story, Julius. We’re loving the pigs again this week! The children did a nice job on their first math test. Be sure to look in “Take Home Folders” each day so you see when things like this come home. This week we will begin Topic 2: Addition strategies. Our timed drills are “Adding 3″.
Mission Estancia’s character trait focus this month is “Honesty and Trustworthiness”. We will be reading books and completing activities about the importance of being truthful. At the end of the month, a few students from our class will receive awards in recognition of displaying the trait to our class.
Parent Volunteering begins this week! Please check your email & let me know if there are any problems with your scheduled time to help out. Classroom volunteers should plan to help from 8:00-10:00 am.
Please see the goal-setting conference information sent home today. As soon as I get them all back, I can form a schedule & get confirmation to you as to our meeting time.
This Friday we will attend a kick-off assembly for the school-wide Fall Fundraiser. Please review the information packets that will be sent home. Your participation is encouraged, but we all recognize how much you’ve put into our school in the past few weeks. See if you can recruit a grandma & grandpa or aunt & uncle team to help out with this one.
Schedule your haircuts & practice those perfect smiles!! Picture Day is next week: Wednesday, September 15th! You do not need to send any money for purchase yet. You will have the opportunity to see proofs of the pictures before you make any decisions on those precious little faces! An order form will be sent home at that time as well.
A few upcoming events to mark on your calendar:
Wednesday, September 15th: Picture day 
Saturday, September 25th: Dad’s Club Campout on M.E. field
Saturday, October 9th: Annual Fall Festival
Have a great week!!
Sincerely,
Miss Anfossi
Dear Parents,
It was so great to see all of you at Back to School Night last week! Thank you for taking the time to come learn about the routines of our classroom & the exciting year we have ahead of us! I was so blessed by all of the people who signed up to volunteer and donate to our classroom. Thank you! Weekly parent volunteers will begin joining us in the classroom from 8:00-10:00am beginning next Tuesday (after Labor Day). Watch for a schedule coming soon.
In reading this week, children will read a story about a pig named Julius. The pig belongs to a young girl named Maya. Maya and Julius learn a lot from each other – Julius teaches Maya fun activities like trying on hats and dancing to jazz, and Maya teaches Julius how to be polite. Reading skills include synonyms, fantasy/realism, naming parts of sentences, and vocabulary: brought, reason, special, surprise, crumbs, slurped, imitation, spread, and noise.
We will test Topic One in math this week. Please review any papers that come home with your child. Also begin working on quick fact recall with your child. The two-minute drill is Adding 2.
The children are enjoying the nutrition unit that we started last week! Last week we learned to identify which food group certain foods belong to as well as which nutrient is provided by each food group. This week we learn the importance of eating balanced meals and making healthy snack choices. 
This week we will get to visit to the school library for the first time as 2nd graders! Books are checked out to students for one week. If your child finishes the book early, please have him/her return it and they can check out another one! Otherwise, all books need to be returned by the next week so that new books can be checked out & enjoyed.
Don’t forget!!!… We have a 3 day weekend ahead! There will be NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, SEPT. 6TH in observance of Labor Day
Have a great week & long weekend!
Miss Anfossi
August 16, 2010
Dear Parents,
I would like to welcome you and your brand new 2nd grader to the 2010-2011 school year!! I am so pleased to have the opportunity to spend time with your child and get to know them, as they embark on what will become an exciting and rewarding year. My name is Danielle Anfossi and I have had the privilege of teaching in various positions at Mission Estancia over the past five years. I am looking forward to spending a full year with your child. Second grade is an important time in your child’s educational journey, as he/she really begins to develop and grow into an independent learner. We will build upon the foundation of first grade and get your child ready for the future! I can assure you I will do everything possible to make your child’s year successful by working with them in order to challenge and encourage growth in all academic areas.
Within the first few weeks of school I will get to know your child better through various activities and assessments. Based upon what I learn during this time, I will decide the proper ways to best meet the needs of each child.
Parent help throughout the year is invaluable. If you are able to help as a volunteer during the school day, please stop in and sign up on our Parent Volunteer list, noting your availability and I will do my best to accommodate everyone’s schedules, while meeting our classroom needs. All volunteer positions will be further explained and available for sign-up at our Back-to-School Night on August 26th. If you can only help on specific days/times due to routine scheduling or childcare, please come by and sign up before that night.
If you have any questions or concerns at any point throughout the year, please feel free to come by the classroom or contact me by email @ Danielle.anfossi@eusd.net. I will do my best to get back to you as soon as time allows.
I hope to see all of you at Back-to-School Night on Thursday, August 26th from 7:15-8:00pm! Please plan to attend as this is an opportunity for me to share my goals and expectations with you, as well as tell you about the exciting things that your child will be involved with this year! I look forward to meeting/getting to know each of you & your families!
Sincerely,
Danielle Anfossi
Welcome to 2nd Grade!!