Thank you to Mrs. Williams for covering our class on Friday morning so I could attend Ms. Pauline's funeral. It was very thoughtful of you!
I hope you all had a nice weekend. I am looking forward to starting a new month later this week. Let's hope April finally brings us the spring weather we've been hoping for!
Here are some highlights for the week ahead...
Social Studies- Our "travels" will bring us to the awesome continent of Antarctica. We'll discuss why so few people inhabit this continent, and of course we we'll learn all about penguins! We will also begin a discussion about our ancestors this week as we prepare to study and write about a country of our origin.
Writing- we have just about completed our poetry unit, so we will be compiling our poems into a small book. Your child will bring the books home to share with you, and we know you will be impressed with your second grade poet. Some of our writing time will also be devoted to preparing for our next unit, informational (ancestor) writing.
Math- This will be our final week of measurement. Our focus will be on finding the area of rectangular figures by partitioning and counting square centimeters or square inches. The students will also do a lesson on identifying appropriate units/tools used to make measurements. Finally, the end of the week will be spent on telling time and focusing on am/pm and elapsed time.
Guided Reading- This week we will go back to reading fictional books and our focus will be on character traits. The students will learn to describe a character using a character trait and then provide evidence from the text to support their thinking.
*** Please note that Friday will be an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 12:20.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
Weekly Update for 3/23
I hope you enjoyed the Second Grade Performance! I thought the kids did a wonderful job! Here's a look at what we will be doing this week...
Reading
We will be finishing up our work on making conclusions with non-fiction texts. The kids are learning to make a conclusion and then to support their conclusion with facts/clues from the text.
Writing
We are using this week to finish up our Poetry Unit. We will focus on alliteration to make their poetry more interesting.
Math
We are starting Unit 9 in the Everyday Math program this week which focuses on Measurement. The kids will learn how to estimate and measure using standard and nonstandard units of measurement. They will develop an understanding of the importance of standard units (inches, centimeters, meters, and yards). The focus will be on measuring to the nearest inch or centimeter.
Social Studies
We are still in Australia this week! We will be learning about the Great Barrier Reef and the various Australian habitats.
** Our class has SNOWSHOEING on Monday, March 23rd. Please send your child to school with their snow gear.
** This is the last week for the Star Reader Program. I hope to see many slips passed in by Friday!
Reading
We will be finishing up our work on making conclusions with non-fiction texts. The kids are learning to make a conclusion and then to support their conclusion with facts/clues from the text.
Writing
We are using this week to finish up our Poetry Unit. We will focus on alliteration to make their poetry more interesting.
Math
We are starting Unit 9 in the Everyday Math program this week which focuses on Measurement. The kids will learn how to estimate and measure using standard and nonstandard units of measurement. They will develop an understanding of the importance of standard units (inches, centimeters, meters, and yards). The focus will be on measuring to the nearest inch or centimeter.
Social Studies
We are still in Australia this week! We will be learning about the Great Barrier Reef and the various Australian habitats.
** Our class has SNOWSHOEING on Monday, March 23rd. Please send your child to school with their snow gear.
** This is the last week for the Star Reader Program. I hope to see many slips passed in by Friday!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Weekly Update 3/16
We have a big week this week as we prepare for our second grade performance, "Kids are Kids the Whole World Round. I hope you can join us Friday, March 20th at 1:45 for the big show!
In other news, in Social Studies we will continue our trip around the world by visiting the continent of Australia. We will have the next two weeks to spend time learning about the culture, land, and special features of this beautiful continent.
For math, we are still working on our fraction unit. We hope to finish up this week by doing some fun, engaging projects that will help the children understand this difficult concept.
Our guided reading groups are continuing their work with reading and understanding non-fiction texts. All groups will have opportunities to read non-fiction and respond in writing.
** Room 7 has completely run out of cleaning wipes. If you can help out by donating some we would greatly appreciate it!**
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Weekly Update for 3/9
I'm looking forward to meeting with each of you this week. Conferences are always such a great time to share your child's growth.
Here is a look at what we will be doing this week....
Reading
Our focus during Guided Reading this week will be on non-fiction. The groups will be reading about the habitats of South America and working on drawing conclusions from the text. We will also spend time reviewing the features of non-fiction.
Writing
We will continue with our Poetry Unit. Your child will have the opportunity to write both an Acrostic Poem and a Cinquain Poem. The kids are enjoying the creativity of writing poetry.
Math
This week's focus will be on fractions. The second grade expectation is that the kids are comfortable and can name the fractional parts 1/2, 1/3, 1/4.
Social Studies
We are enjoying our time in South America and will be learning about the country of Brazil this week. The students will enjoy writing a postcard from Brazil and decorating Brazilian Carnival masks.
** Reminder that there is a delayed opening (2 hrs) on Wednesday the 11th, and no school on Thursday the 12th due to Parent Teacher Conferences.
Here is a look at what we will be doing this week....
Reading
Our focus during Guided Reading this week will be on non-fiction. The groups will be reading about the habitats of South America and working on drawing conclusions from the text. We will also spend time reviewing the features of non-fiction.
Writing
We will continue with our Poetry Unit. Your child will have the opportunity to write both an Acrostic Poem and a Cinquain Poem. The kids are enjoying the creativity of writing poetry.
Math
This week's focus will be on fractions. The second grade expectation is that the kids are comfortable and can name the fractional parts 1/2, 1/3, 1/4.
Social Studies
We are enjoying our time in South America and will be learning about the country of Brazil this week. The students will enjoy writing a postcard from Brazil and decorating Brazilian Carnival masks.
** Reminder that there is a delayed opening (2 hrs) on Wednesday the 11th, and no school on Thursday the 12th due to Parent Teacher Conferences.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday! We spent some time today reading his books and doing some fun activities. Here is his website that we explored. There are many fun games and activities that your child may enjoy playing at home.
Dr. Seuss' Website
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Weekly Update for 3/2
I hope you all had a nice weekend! Below are some highlights for the upcoming week…
- We will take our next “flight” from Europe to the exciting continent of South America!
- On Tuesday our class will visit the Living Lab at the Day School with Mrs. Longo's class. We already have signed permission slips from the beginning of the year, but please have your child dress appropriately for the weather that day. We will have our regular snack and lunch at Robinson, so no need for any changes.
- Our writing focus will switch to poetry this week. Over the next few weeks we'll take a look at different types of poetry and try our hands at being poets ourselves!
- At the beginning of the week in math we will work on collecting data and creating line plots and bar graphs. The children will then use graphs to answer questions and draw conclusions. This will complete Unit 7 of our math program. The assessment for Unit 7 is scheduled for Thursday.
- We will have several music practices this week to prepare for upcoming musical show on March 20th.
****Information came home last week about the Star Reader program, which begins this week. Please note that the children can use their reading log minutes towards their Star Reader minutes.
- We will take our next “flight” from Europe to the exciting continent of South America!
- On Tuesday our class will visit the Living Lab at the Day School with Mrs. Longo's class. We already have signed permission slips from the beginning of the year, but please have your child dress appropriately for the weather that day. We will have our regular snack and lunch at Robinson, so no need for any changes.
- Our writing focus will switch to poetry this week. Over the next few weeks we'll take a look at different types of poetry and try our hands at being poets ourselves!
- At the beginning of the week in math we will work on collecting data and creating line plots and bar graphs. The children will then use graphs to answer questions and draw conclusions. This will complete Unit 7 of our math program. The assessment for Unit 7 is scheduled for Thursday.
- We will have several music practices this week to prepare for upcoming musical show on March 20th.
****Information came home last week about the Star Reader program, which begins this week. Please note that the children can use their reading log minutes towards their Star Reader minutes.
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