Dear Parents,
I am very pleased to be your child's second grade teacher during the coming school year. I am looking forward with anticipation to an exciting year of learning and growing with your children!
We will be studying many different topics of interest this year in our classroom! I am hoping to draw from your talents and areas of expertise. Please let me know of any special skills or topics you might be willing to teach or share with our class.
I am looking forward to meeting each of you at our Second Grade Curriculum Night. Please feel free to contact me about any special concerns you may have. My e-mail address is sholstein@lps.k12.co.us. My phone mail number is 303-734-5883. If you need to get a message to me right away, please dial Whitman's number 303-347 4725 and ask them to give me a message .
Sincerely yours,
Sandy Holstein
Dear Parents,
We know that it may be tricky to find time to get to the library and check out new books or sometimes your children may attempt to read books that are a challenge. Although we encourage children to visit the library and find books of interest, we now have a new way for you and your child to read at home! Our new Houghton Mifflin reading series allows children to access hundreds of ‘just right’ books from home by accessing http://eduplace.com/eservices. You’ll find this program to be such a motivator and a frequented website that you’ll want to add to your favorites! We will also have a link on our Literacy Web page
Follow the directions below and enjoy this fantastic opportunity to read hundreds of new books from the comfort of your home.
1. Log in to the classroom account.
a. Go to http://eduplace.com/eservices
b. Enter 2_whitman for the username. (Case sensitive!)
c. Enter student for password.
d. Click Login.
2. Click the Online Leveled Books logo.
3. Click the Student Group graphic your child has been assigned.
4. Click Find Books. Browse by topic.
5. Click topic icon that interests you.
6. Choose a book to read by clicking its cover. The colored book covers include audio. Most helpful for early readers.
7. The end of the book includes responding questions and an activity. When time permits these are excellent opportunities to share with your child.
This site is especially appropriate for grade k-2 readers!