May 19, 2017

Dear Families,

We had a busy week in school! Here's a peek into what we've been working on...

Yes, I know it's hard to believe, but we actually won the Dust Busters Award! Congratulations to all of the cleaner uppers in our class!

 

Some important dates coming up:

*May 22nd: Gardening Day (if soil is delivered!)

*May 23rd: Chick Hatching DUE DATE!

*May 24th: Art Festival at 6pm and Student Profiles are due if you are filling one out (see Mrs. Bedford's newsletter for more information)

*May 29th: No School- Memorial Day
*June 3 or 4: Possible Kite Festival/ Bee Booth!

*June 6th: Field Trip to Greenfield Village​

Reading and Science

​This week we worked on Scholastic News and used our comprehension strategies to help us to answer questions about the text. We also read some information books on plants and learned about chlorophyll and photosynthesis and added that info onto a flower craft. 

 

A little pollination video...

 

Writing and Science

We only have a few more Bee Books to finish up! We can't wait to share them! Many finished up their Bee Brochures and next week we'll add our QR codes and write our thank yous to everyone who took the time to  learn so much about bees! Today we watched the Bee Movie, which is now my favorite movie!

Next week, we'll start our research and plan for Genius Hour/Passion Project presentations. As you know, your child was supposed to choose a passion project to research, create a project, and present to our fellow 2nd graders. Be sure to find information on this topic, visit the library, find websites and print out any information on this subject so students are ready to learn about this next week! The students are excited about our final writing project! Pictures below are the beginning of our Pollinator Garden and our seedlings and having fun making our miniature gardens!

                 We had fun making our Troll/Elf/Fairy Gardens!

  

Math: 

We took our Unit 8 test.  Results for the unit 8 test will be coming home soon.  ​I will attach the home links for ​the last math unit of the year​ to an email. Also, please look for ​the at-home review which will be coming home Monday!

IXL 

​Skills for Unit 9​

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   W.1Equal parts
2. W.2Halves, thirds, and fourths
3. W.3Identify the fraction
4. W.4Which shape illustrates the fraction?

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P.1Names and values of common coins

1. P.2Names and values of all coins
2. P.3Count money - pennies, nickels, and dimes only
3. P.4Count money - up to $1
4. P.5Count money - up to $5
5. P.6Equivalent amounts of money - up to $1
6. P.7Exchanging coins
7. P.8Comparing groups of coins
8.       ​N.5Estimate sums​
9. ​       ​
   C.2Writing numbers up to 100 in words - convert words to digits
10. C.3Writing numbers up to 100 in words - convert digits to words
11. C.4Writing numbers up to 1,000 in words - convert words to digits
12. C.5Writing numbers up to 1,000 in words - convert digits to words
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14. E.21Identify repeated addition in arrays: sums to 10
15. E.22Write addition sentences for arrays: sums to 10
16. E.23Identify repeated addition in arrays: sums to 25
17. E.24Write addition sentences for arrays: sums to 25
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Have a great weekend​!​

 

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