Dear Families,
Our short week flew by! Sharpen the Saw morning went well. Everyone seemed to have lots of fun and had a chance to relax with friends and enjoy the activities!
Here are some happenings from our 3 1/2 days together:
Important dates:
Friday, January 26th NO SCHOOL/ Records Day
Wednesday, January 31st: Multicultural Night 6:00-8:00pm
February 2: Report cards
February 19-20: Midwinter recess/ no school
February 27: Science Fair 6:00-8:00
February 2: Report cards
February 19-20: Midwinter recess/ no school
February 27: Science Fair 6:00-8:00
Leader in Me/ The 7 Habits: We continued to focus on the seven habits this week, learning about each habit and trying to show them in our actions. We wrote about them and explained how we could use them in our everyday activities. Our school expectations for behavior are high as we hope to see our leaders in action each day. Remember to use the 7 habits at home! First things first, be proactive and Seek first to understand (Listen before you talk), are really important skills that all of us could benefit from practicing. When our students hear it from you at home and then from us here at school, they know that we are in partnership to help them to be the best!
http://www.theleaderinme.org/parents/
http://www.theleaderinme.org/parents/
Math: Please continue to practice recognizing coins, counting change and counting back change from a dollar. We want to emphasize again that this is a difficult skill and it would be very beneficial to practice at home. We finished Lesson 5.8 on Wednesday so work on home links up to 5.8. As expectations rise in second grade math, automatically knowing addition and subtraction facts becomes more important. Please continue to practice math facts so that as we begin to learn about double digit addition and subtraction, it is not too difficult. This site has worksheets that could be used for practice. Math Practice at home:
https://www.mathfactcafe.com/grade/2/
Reading: We're looking forward to starting our Book Clubs next week! We'll be teaching how to talk to one another during a book conversation as well as how to predict, question, and monitor and clarify. READING TIME AT HOME: 20 -30 minutes reading at home each night. Please remember that reading aloud to your child is really important at this age! Some great read alouds:
Writing: We'll begin our Realistic fiction writing studies soon! This week we worked on perfecting our elaboration skills by focusing on snapshots and show not tells. Ask your child to make one up quickly to teach you what they are! They're also becoming very good at recognizing them when they hear or read them in books. They are reading like writers! Woohoo!
Science: We're finishing up learning about land forms and next week we'll focus on bodies of water.
As the first semester comes to a close, we are raising our expectations for behavior and academics. Please encourage your child to come to school ready to learn and ready to lead!
Have a great weekend!
The Second Grade Teachers
Have a great weekend!
The Second Grade Teachers
