Second Grade Scoop October 8-12
Wow! I'm amazed at all we've accomplished in just one short month! Now that we have our routines in place and students have built stamina in all areas, I'm excited to see what the rest of October will bring! I know it will be filled with lots of fun, learning, and student growth! :)
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, October 11 - Skate City Night (5:30 - 8:00pm)
Tuesday, October 23 - Grandparents’ Night (6:00 - 7:00pm)
Thursday, October 25 - No School
Friday, October 26 - No School
Red Ribbon Week
National Red Ribbon Week is dedicated to making our schools a bully free and drug free place! Classes will be talking more about red ribbon week in guidance lessons during the month of October with Miss. Duda!
Red Ribbon Week October 22nd - 24th
Dress up days are:
Monday, October 22nd
“Teaming Up Against Drugs is NO SWEAT!”
Monday, October 22nd
“Teaming Up Against Drugs is NO SWEAT!”
Wear your favorite Sweats and/or Team Apparel!
Tuesday, October 23rd
“SOCK it to drugs...say NO!”
Tuesday, October 23rd
“SOCK it to drugs...say NO!”
Wear Crazy SOCKS!
Wednesday, October 24th
“Red Day!” “Be United Against Drugs!”
Deck yourself out in Red apparel! Wednesday, October 24th
“Red Day!” “Be United Against Drugs!”
Science:
We had some excitement last Monday morning! Our butterflies started to emerge from their chrysalises! We had so much fun watching them crawl out and dry their wings. Because the butterflies were not quite ready to fly for a few hours after emerging, we were able to take one out to hold and observe up close. I hope you enjoyed the pictures I posted on the blog :)
Math:
Throughout the coming week, we'll be solving different types of story problems by asking what information we know and what information we are looking for. We have also been working on mastering our addition facts. We are doing this work by using bead racks to structure the numbers. By using the racks and only focusing on a few facts at a time, kids are getting really quick at the facts. The goal for kids is to look at the groups to develop a strategy for solving each fact, rather than just memorizing or counting up by ones.
Writing:
We continue to work on small moment stories in writing. We are drawing on the work of several mentor authors to help us write in meaningful ways. We are currently working on strong story leads, endings, and revision techniques.
Reading:
We've been looking at author's craft and the lessons we can learn in our books. Thank you for your help with reading each night!
We had some excitement last Monday morning! Our butterflies started to emerge from their chrysalises! We had so much fun watching them crawl out and dry their wings. Because the butterflies were not quite ready to fly for a few hours after emerging, we were able to take one out to hold and observe up close. I hope you enjoyed the pictures I posted on the blog :)
Math:
Throughout the coming week, we'll be solving different types of story problems by asking what information we know and what information we are looking for. We have also been working on mastering our addition facts. We are doing this work by using bead racks to structure the numbers. By using the racks and only focusing on a few facts at a time, kids are getting really quick at the facts. The goal for kids is to look at the groups to develop a strategy for solving each fact, rather than just memorizing or counting up by ones.
Writing:
We continue to work on small moment stories in writing. We are drawing on the work of several mentor authors to help us write in meaningful ways. We are currently working on strong story leads, endings, and revision techniques.
Reading:
We've been looking at author's craft and the lessons we can learn in our books. Thank you for your help with reading each night!
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