March 9, 2018

Dear Families,

Thank you for all of the donated socks! We'll continue to collect until we get 100! We'll count our collection next week to see how many more we need. 

Important dates:

March 9th: Jump Rope for Heart at Novi High School
March 22nd: 2nd Grade Spring Concert 7:00-8:00
March 26th: Spring conferences- on an as needed basis
March 30th: No School. Spring Break begins.
April 9th: School Resumes
A note from Mrs. Bedford about Spring Conferences:

Spring Conferences: On Monday, March 26th, in the late afternoon/evening, our staff will be holding Spring parent teacher conferences. These conferences are reserved for teachers and parents to meet on an as needed basis. If the teacher feels a conference is needed, the teacher will be reaching out to those involved to schedule a time. As always, if you, the parent, feel you need to meet with the teacher, please let him/her know.

Here are some updates from our week!

Reading and Writing:  This week we read and wrote nonfiction.  We worked on our personal expertise projects by making "Did You Know Bubbles." Students learned how to write an introductory paragraph, supporting details and a closing paragraph.  We also learned about text features and included them on our bubbles. We're finishing them up and are excited to share our information.

Thank you to our High School Football players for taking the time to read to our class!  I knew these guys when they were in first grade!  

Math:  We finished our Unit 6 math test and results will be going home next week. We'll learn about regrouping in addition and subtraction next week and then move on to Unit 7.

These are the concepts that 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

Also, look for the Unit 7 Homelink attachment.

Science: This week we worked on land form activities and made mountains in order to learn about why rivers run. Look on Seesaw to see photos of your child's mountain and a picture of their Thinking notebook. Next week we'll do one more science activity and then start our Social Studies!

Leadership Month: March is the Second Graders' month to promote leadership in our school. Our focus is responsibility. The second graders presented at our community circle on Friday and talked about the importance of responsibilities and passed out jobs to each grade level! The second graders will be helping out in the cafeteria!

Student Take Home Multicultural Backpacks!
Five lucky students were able to take home our Multicultural Bags for the week. Please send them back to school on Friday and be sure to check that all items are sent back in the backpack. Next week five more students will get the opportunity to take one home. Thank you to the NEF for supporting this project!

Have a great weekend!
The Second Grade Teachers