Second Grade Scoop February 11-15

There are lots of things going on this coming week and this month! Here is a run down of some of the special and fun things happening:

*Monday, February 11th: Stop by Culvers between 5:00-8:00pm. A portion of sales goes 

back to NDLC!!

*February 11th is also the 100th day of school. Students can dress like they are 100 years 

old!  
*Thursday, February 14th: Our 2nd grade classes will be having a Valentines Friendship 

Celebration. Refer to note previously sent home on February 1st.
*Thursday February 21-22nd-No School for students
*Funset Blvd Night is coming up on Thursday, February 21st starting at 4:00pm. Tickets are $5. RSVP by Friday, February 15th.

*Family Night is February 26th from 6:00-7:00pm. This is Art Night. There will be an Art Auction of canvases made by the students, art activities, and a bake sale.

February 25-March 1st is Read Across America Week. There will be dress up days as 

follows:

• Monday, Feb 25th: Dress Like Your Parents
• Tuesday, Feb 26th: Dress Like a Game
• Wednesday, Feb 27th: Crazy Hair Day
• Thursday, Feb 28th: Dress Like A Book Character 
• Friday, March 1st: Camp Out Day, Dress in Camping Wear

Curriculum Updates:

Reading:

We did some early spring cleaning this week and got our books bins organized with 
necessary materials. In addition, students started utilizing a Reading Log to keep track of 
the books they are reading as well as how many pages they can read on a daily basis. 
Students are reading daily for about 40-45 minutes!

Writing:

In writing, we talked about making it difficult for our characters to solve their problems in 
their books. It helps readers connect more to their stories and helps get across the idea of 
perseverance. Students got feedback from multiple partners and we will have a mini 
celebration on Monday to share our writing.

Math:

We are continuing to work on subtracting double-digit equations. Students are deciding how to approach these problems - can you use quick strategy (no ungrouping), do you need to ungroup the tens, do you need to ungroup the hundreds, do you need to ungroup both tens and hundreds, would a number line strategy be more efficient? Lots to process but thinking first before attaching the problem is a great skill, not only in math.

Content:

Ms. Zobel's class studied the question, "Where do plants grow best?" We also played a plant survivor activity in which students received plant cards and had to determine the best place to plant their plant.

Mr. Skurr's class learned about the local government jobs of police chief, fire chief, public works director, planning director, and building director. This coming week we will finish our unit by learning about the parks and recreation director, city clerk, and finance director.