This week in our reading program, Wonders, we will explore the question- What makes different parts of the world different? While reading, we will review the spelling pattern of silent letters. We will revisit the strategy of rereading and work to compare and contrast while reading.
This week in math we will revisit counting money. The students did an excellent job on their math assessments last week, and are ready to apply their strategies when counting money. Please continue to count coins with your child at home (especially quarters). Counting and organizing mixed coins is an important second grade skill, and one we continue to work on throughout the year. I have provided a website link to a game that allows your child to practice this skill at home: http://mrnussbaum.com/cashd/ We are taking a break away from our informational writing over the next few weeks to introduce persuasive writing. Students will learn to state an opinion and connect it to persuasive reasoning. It is always one of my favorite writing units! The second half of this year will see a greater focus on Science. In the upcoming months we will explore fast and slow changes to Earth, the properties of matter (solid, liquids, and gasses) and the survival of plants. Look for report cards to come home on Friday, and please let me know if you have any questions. I will formally schedule conferences for the Spring (third quarter) but am happy to meet at any time to discuss your child's progress. As a reminder, please dress children for the cold weather. We will be outside for recess whenever the temperature is above 17 (factoring in wind chill). Upcoming Dates: Friday, February 2nd – Report cards go home
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Next week in our reading program, Wonders, we will explore the question- How do we express ourselves? This is a perfectly timed question to explore! While reading, we will review the spelling pattern of long u. We will continue to focus on asking questions while reading, and look for key details in the story.
Next week in math we will explore traditional measurement, as we work with the foot, inch, and centimeter. We will review measuring tools, reasons why we measure, lining up our measuring tools, and practice measuring tons of items around our classroom. Here is a link to a website that lists 3 fun measurement activities you can do at home with your child: http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/kids-science-measure-stuff/ Measurement really is all about practice. The more opportunity your child has to practice measuring items, the better they will get!This is a great time to show students measurement tools that you may use around the house, such as tape measures, rulers, and even measuring cups! The students are self-editing their informational writing this week, and have been hard at work with their research. The groups have so many interesting facts to share about the class pet they have been researching. I will give the students examples of how they can present their information, and I look forward to seeing them create their presentations. As a reminder, please dress children for the cold weather. We will be outside for recess whenever the temperature is above 17 (factoring in wind chill). Upcoming Dates: Wednesday, January 17th - PTA Meeting 7:00 pm Next week in our reading program, Wonders, we will explore the question- How does weather affect us? This is a perfectly timed question to explore! While reading, we will review the spelling pattern of long e. As well, we will work to review common high frequency words and learn new vocabulary words. Our strategy focus this week will be questioning while we read.
Next week in math we will use place value to compare numbers, further exploring thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. I will teach the students a game they can play with place value, and you will have a chance to play it at home with them this week. This work lays the foundation for adding multi-digit numbers in the near future. As well, we will wrap up our How To writing pieces, and move on to informational writing. We hope to research a class pet everyday this next week, and begin to build our research presentations. A very exciting time! Next week students will also be taking the Reading portion of the AIMSweb assessment. This is an online, nationally normed reading assessment. We will take it in a few small sessions across our WIN (small group reading time) this week. As a reminder, please dress children for the cold weather. We will be outside for recess whenever the temperature is above 17 (factoring in wind chill). Upcoming Dates: Wednesday, January 10th – Budget Hearing 6:30 pm Thursday, January 11th- Band/Strings Concert Monday, January 15th- No School, MLK Day |
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