Welcome back! I hope you had a relaxing long weekend. Our first week of school was a success! We are all getting to know each other better
and settling in to our new routines. This week we will begin to get to know the children as learners by doing
various activities.
First, we will do a
pre-assessment of the 2nd
Grade 100 High Frequency Words. We
will spread this spelling check-in over 3 days as to not overwhelm the
students. This information will be used
to help tailor our spelling instruction for the first term.
Next, the children will
be introduced to their Writing Journals. Each morning they will have an opportunity to
write a short (3-5 sentences) entry to their teacher. The topic of this entry is their choice and
ranges from telling us what they ate for breakfast to recounting an exciting
swimming meet they recently participated in! This is a great way to for kids to practice writing and work on spelling
and punctuation.
We began our first Author Study last week, Kevin
Henkes. We like to spend this time of
year doing a lot of reading aloud to the students. This is a great way to model fluency and
reading with expression. It is also an opportunity for us to introduce
literature to the children that they might not pick up on their own. We look forward to sharing more of Kevin
Henkes’ stories with the children this week.
We are excited to begin
Science this week! Our first unit focuses on life cycles,
specifically those of the butterfly and the apple tree. We are lucky to get live caterpillars for
this unit so the students can watch the life cycle of the butterfly right
before their eyes!!’
Lastly, in math we are just getting into the first
unit of study. We will be using the
Everyday Mathematics program this year.
In this first unit we are establishing math routines, reviewing math
concepts learned in first grade, and playing lots of fun, engaging math games!
It looks like it’s going to be another very hot week. Please continue to send in water bottles labeled with your child’s name. We will do our best to keep cool and provide breaks when needed.
It looks like it’s going to be another very hot week. Please continue to send in water bottles labeled with your child’s name. We will do our best to keep cool and provide breaks when needed.
Upcoming Dates:
- September 16th- Early Release for Professional Development
- September 21st- Curriculum Night (Second Grade is 6-6:45)
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