Dear Families,
We had a great week in school! We loved getting to see how great the Seussical performance turned out after all of their practicing this week. Here are a few highlights from our week together:
Important dates:
March 26th: Spring conferences- on an as needed basis/parents have already been notified if there is a need
March 30th: No School. Spring Break begins
April 9th: School Resumes
Reading and Writing: This week we continued to read and and write nonfiction. We continued to learn more about text structures and started to learn how to paraphrase what you’ve read and transfer that into their own writing. We will continue to work on both of these skills next week, as well.
Math: This week, students took the unit 5 and unit 6 cumulative test and the unit 7 pretest. They also learned a fun game called ‘Hit the Target’ and how to successfully add 4 or more 2-digit numbers. Ask your child what they learned about the easiest way to add multiple numbers together!
The concepts below should be learned by the end of Unit Seven. You can refer to the Unit Seven family letter and Home Links should you have any questions about a certain learning goal. We have included the kindergarten and first grade IXL skills in case your child is really struggling with a concept.
Unit 7 Everyday Mathematics Learning Goals
Add three or more numbers.
Children can add numbers such as 15 + 30 + 9 +17 =
IXL Skills: 1st Grade: B17, 2nd Grade: E 17, E19, G13, G15
Measure objects to the nearest inch or centimeter.
Children can use a ruler or tape measure to measure small and large objects.
IXL Skills: 1st Grade: N4, N11, 2nd Grade: S2, S8
Complete a line plot.
Children can use data to draw a line plot.
IXL Skills: Second Grade: R6, R7
Use personal references to help estimate length.
Children can estimate the size of things using knowledge such as, my thumb is about an inch.
IXL Skills: This skill is not found on IXL.
Use measuring tools correctly.
Children can line up objects correctly on a ruler or tape measure to get correct measurements.
IXL Skills: 1st Grade: N4, N11, 2nd Grade: S2, S8
Social Studies: This week we worked on our social studies unit, which focuses on Democracy and Government. This week, students learned about what a citizen is and different U.S. symbols.We discussed what each of the symbols mean to our country and why they are important. Please see this week's Scholastic News for some information about a new American symbol. Have your child read this to you! Next week, we will continue on with this unit.
Leadership Month: March is the Second Graders' month to promote leadership in our school. Our focus is responsibility. For buddies today, the second graders read with our buddies to celebrate March is Reading Month and made fun reading bookmarks.
Have a great weekend!
The Second Grade Teachers
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