February 2, 2018

Dear Families,
Thank you to all that participated in our Multicultural Night. The kids worked really hard on their pamphlets and I'm really proud of their effort. I think they had fun greeting the visitors and they all looked amazing!

Important dates:

February 2: Report cards ready to view
February 14: Valentine's Day
February 19-20: Midwinter recess/ no school

February 27: Science Fair 6:00-8:00

Reading:  Last week we started learning about book clubs and how to talk about books with our groups. Students chose books at our "Book Tasting" and met with groups on Thursday.  Students learned about accountable talk, as well as how to organize their thoughts while they read.  Next week we will continue reading and discussing in our book clubs.

                                                       Tasting books for our book clubs!

                                         After studying land forms, we made them out of Playdoh!

Word Work: We're really excited about our Wordly Wise Vocabulary Books! Most students completed Lesson 2 last week and will continue to work at their own pace. For some, this vocabulary book is very challenging. Check out this website for games and extra practice:

WordlyWise3000.com

Be sure to go to the free activities at the bottom of the page and go to "student page."

Math:  UNIT 5 MATH TEST IS TUESDAY!  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. Also, you can go over the unit 5 review that was sent home at the beginning of the unit and IXL skills.

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.math-drills.com/addition/add01srg_001.php

https://www.mathfactcafe.com/grade/2/

Writing: This week we finished up our personal narratives and had a little time to blog! Please remember to encourage blogging at home.  Next week we'll begin our realistic fiction writing!

Science: We had a fun week in Science this week!  We finished up our Landform unit by building land forms out of playdoh and playing a land form trivia game. We also did a fun experiment to learn about weathering and erosion using cookies!  Ask your child all about it!  Next week we'll start our Measuring Matters Science unit.

Behavior and Expectations: 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