Dear Families,
We had another great week in school! It was so nice to get back to school and start learning again! Here are a few highlights from our week together:
Important dates:
Tuesday, April 17th Muffins with Mom 8:00-8:45 am
Friday, April 27th Family Fun Night 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, May 18th Celebration of Learning (schedule below)
2:10-2:35 Community Circle
2:45-3:30 K, 1st and 2nd Grade Classrooms
Reading and Writing: This week we continued to read and and write nonfiction. This week we used the informational articles that were brought from home (thank you), books and website articles that we found at school to paraphrase what we had read using our Keyword strategy. We began writing our rough drafts. We will start to publish our nonfiction pieces next week.
Math: We continued exploring unit 7 by practicing measuring. Students learned what the differences were between the metric system and the US customary units of measurement and practiced measuring in centimeters, meters and inches. Our Unit 7 test will be next week on Wednesday, April 18th.
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 continued learning about Democracy and Government. Students learned about the importance of following the laws, the three branches of government and learned some new vocabulary words. Next week, we will finish this unit and start our next Social Studies unit on Economics.
Family Fun Night: Come join fellow Deerfield Families for our annual Family Fun Night Friday, April 27th from 6-9pm at Paradise Park! Order forms came home before break, so make sure you turn in your forms soon. Advanced purchase is required (parent packages are optional.) Deadline to order April 16th.
- This year, the event will be held at Paradise Park in Novi. There are many Paradise Park activities for the WHOLE FAMILY plus Deerfield’s traditional cupcake walk, face painting and Mehndi art. Additionally, there will be a raffle held in the Pavilion, which includes baskets from popular local vendors as well as each classroom.
- Raffle - we will be having our favorite classroom baskets! A note was sent home earlier in the week with suggested items for our baskets! Our classroom basket is all about gardening!
- Parents please note: this is NOT a drop-off event. Every child must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18.
- Volunteers needed to assist to make this event possible please follow this link to sign up.
Have a great weekend!
The Second Grade Teachers
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