Update 3/14

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Here’s a look at what’s going on in Room 7:

During reading groups I have spent some time assessing students and reading one on one. This week, the children read non-fiction books during daily 5. We focused on reviewing the features of non-fiction and reading to learn/find answers to questions that we have.  Over the next couple of weeks, we will also be continuing to focus on predicting and retelling fictional texts during our reading groups. 

In writing we have been working hard finishing up our opinion unit. The children did a wonderful job reviewing restaurants, toys, movies, and places they love to visit. This week we began our poetry unit by reading some poems together and discussing what we already knew about poetry. The children also had the opportunity to write their first poem which was a couplet. Over the next couple of weeks, the kids will also get the opportunity to write several different types of poems, some of which will rhyme, and some of which will be template poems.  In the end, every student will have their own published poetry book!

In math we finished up Unit 6 and have started Unit 7, which focuses on whole number operations, measurement, and data. The children will practice finding differences between 2-digit numbers and multiples of 10 by playing a game called "Hit the Target." We will also spend some time talking about adding multiple numbers in a logical way to make the problem easier. The children will be encouraged to look for "friendly numbers" which could be a multiple of 10 or a doubles fact. 

Room 7 is really enjoying our travels around the world. So far we have stopped on the continents of North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. Next week we are on our way to Africa. It has been exciting learning about the different continents, countries, landscapes, and cultures around the world. Be sure to ask your child where their favorite stop has been so far!

Everyone is doing an amazing job rehearsing for our second grade musical “Kids are Kids”. We can't wait to welcome you to school for our performance on March 22 at 1:45.

**Please remember the last day to sign up for parent teacher conferences is tomorrow, Friday, March 15^th. The sign-up link will be taken down after 3:30 pm. If you have any questions about signing up for a conference please let me know.

Dates to remember:

•   Thursday, March 14th: Early Release Day: Professional Development 

•   Friday, March 15th: Online Conference Sign-Up Ends (3:30)

•   Thursday, March 21st: Parent Portal Opens (Access to Progress Reports)

•   Friday, March 22nd: 2nd Grade Musical Performance “Kids are Kids” (Parents/Guardians Invited) 1:45 

•   Monday, March 25th: No School: Parent-Teacher Conferences 

•   Tuesday, March 26th: Two-Hour Delay: Parent-Teacher Conferences (Before School Care available from 8:00-11:00 for $8)