Upcoming Dates:
Oct. 2 - Walk to School Day
Oct. 17 - Field Trip - All Seasons Apple Orchard - permission slips went home already
Oct. 17 - Family Math Night
Oct. 18 - Fun Run - grade level times TBD
Oct. 21-25 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will continue our first unit: "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week the children will continue to work on their strategies for figuring out tricky words. We will work on finding vowel teams in the middle of words. We will also be spending a lot of time on how to use "meaning" to figure out tricky words and self-monitor.
Writing: We will continue our first writing unit called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". This week we will be trying out some "craft moves" that we have found in our mentor texts. One of those moves is to write clues that add drama to our stories. We will also be working on revision/editing.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will continue our second module this week. This module is called: "Addition and Subtraction of Length Units". This unit covers measurement using centimeters and meters. We will begin using non-standard units like cubes and paperclips and then move into using rulers with cm and m. This week we will continue to work on comparing length units. We will learn to use a tape diagram to compare. We will also work on solving two-step word problems around measurement. I am hoping to end the week with an end-of-module assessment. We will then move on to place value in our next module.
Social Studies: We have started to focus on 5 traits for "joyful independent growth". This ties in nicely with what we have already learned about growth mindset. The first trait that we will be discussing is "Empathy". We will also continue to learn about how to "Talk it Out". This week we learned about how to use "I-messages" when trying to work out problems with peers.
Week of: September 23
Upcoming Dates:
Oct. 2 - Walk to School Day
Oct. 17 - Field Trip - All Seasons Apple Orchard - information and permission slips to come
Oct. 17 - Family Math Night
Oct. 18 - Fun Run - grade level times TBD
Oct. 21-25 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will continue our first unit: "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week the children will work on their strategies for figuring out tricky words, which includes thinking about meaning. We will also teach children to focus on the beginnings and endings of words; as well as vowel teams.
Writing: We will continue our first writing unit called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". This week we will look at our writing and set some individual goals. We will also work on revision. Finally, we will study mentor texts and think about what "craft moves" we would like to try in our own writing.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will begin our second module this week. This module is called: "Addition and Subtraction of Length Units". This unit covers measurement using centimeters and meters. We will begin using non-standard units like cubes and paperclips and then move into using rulers with cm and m. This week we will measure several objects using centimeter rulers and meter sticks. We will then learn how to compare lengths. Finally, we will learn to relate measurement to unit size (big paper clips vs. small paper clips).
Social Studies: We will continue to work on classroom community building activities. We will also be learning about how to "Talk it Out" with our classmates when we have conflicts. This past week we learned about different ways to handle "conflict". Our class agreed that taking it out was the best option in most cases.
Oct. 2 - Walk to School Day
Oct. 17 - Field Trip - All Seasons Apple Orchard - information and permission slips to come
Oct. 17 - Family Math Night
Oct. 18 - Fun Run - grade level times TBD
Oct. 21-25 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will continue our first unit: "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week the children will work on their strategies for figuring out tricky words, which includes thinking about meaning. We will also teach children to focus on the beginnings and endings of words; as well as vowel teams.
Writing: We will continue our first writing unit called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". This week we will look at our writing and set some individual goals. We will also work on revision. Finally, we will study mentor texts and think about what "craft moves" we would like to try in our own writing.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". We will continue to have individualized word lists. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home. The goal is not to memorize the words, but to learn the letter patterns.
Math: We will begin our second module this week. This module is called: "Addition and Subtraction of Length Units". This unit covers measurement using centimeters and meters. We will begin using non-standard units like cubes and paperclips and then move into using rulers with cm and m. This week we will measure several objects using centimeter rulers and meter sticks. We will then learn how to compare lengths. Finally, we will learn to relate measurement to unit size (big paper clips vs. small paper clips).
Social Studies: We will continue to work on classroom community building activities. We will also be learning about how to "Talk it Out" with our classmates when we have conflicts. This past week we learned about different ways to handle "conflict". Our class agreed that taking it out was the best option in most cases.
Week of: September 16th
Upcoming Dates:
Sept. 17 - Map Math testing today in the afternoon
Oct. 2 - Walk to School Day
Oct. 17 - Field Trip - All Seasons Apple Orchard - information and permission slips to come
Oct. 17 - Family Math Night
Oct. 18 - Fun Run - grade level times TBD
Oct. 21-25 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will continue our first unit: "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week we will teach children that we need to not only read a lot, but also THINK about our books. We will work to take notes on on post-its as we read. We will also learn to tackle those tricky words while reading.
Writing: We will continue our first writing unit called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". This week we will learn to magnify the small details in our stories. We will also work on revising, crafting powerful endings, and punctuation.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". This week we will have individualized word lists for the first time. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home.
Math: We will begin our second module this week. This module is called: "Addition and Subtraction of Length Units". This unit covers measurement using centimeters and meters. We will begin using non-standard units like cubes and paperclips and then move into using rulers with cm and m. This week we will measure several objects using centimeter rulers and meter sticks. We will then learn how to compare lengths. Finally, we will learn to relate measurement to unit size (big paper clips vs. small paper clips).
Social Studies: Our first unit in social studies will focus on building classroom community and building a growth mindset. Both of which will help us to have a successful year in second grade! This week we put everything we've learned so far together to learn that trying hard things makes us smarter. We now know that we can reflect on our mistakes in order to try again and learn from them.
Sept. 17 - Map Math testing today in the afternoon
Oct. 2 - Walk to School Day
Oct. 17 - Field Trip - All Seasons Apple Orchard - information and permission slips to come
Oct. 17 - Family Math Night
Oct. 18 - Fun Run - grade level times TBD
Oct. 21-25 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will continue our first unit: "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week we will teach children that we need to not only read a lot, but also THINK about our books. We will work to take notes on on post-its as we read. We will also learn to tackle those tricky words while reading.
Writing: We will continue our first writing unit called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". This week we will learn to magnify the small details in our stories. We will also work on revising, crafting powerful endings, and punctuation.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". This week we will have individualized word lists for the first time. Students will bring their word sorts home on Monday and will be tested on 10 randomly selected words from their sort on Friday. Please spend time working on the spelling PATTERNS from their sorts at home.
Math: We will begin our second module this week. This module is called: "Addition and Subtraction of Length Units". This unit covers measurement using centimeters and meters. We will begin using non-standard units like cubes and paperclips and then move into using rulers with cm and m. This week we will measure several objects using centimeter rulers and meter sticks. We will then learn how to compare lengths. Finally, we will learn to relate measurement to unit size (big paper clips vs. small paper clips).
Social Studies: Our first unit in social studies will focus on building classroom community and building a growth mindset. Both of which will help us to have a successful year in second grade! This week we put everything we've learned so far together to learn that trying hard things makes us smarter. We now know that we can reflect on our mistakes in order to try again and learn from them.
Week of: September 9th
Upcoming Dates:
Sept. 11 - Curriculum Night - More info. on presentation times to come
Oct. 2 - Walk to School Day
Oct. 17 - Family Math Night
Oct. 21-25 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will continue our first unit: "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week we will learn how to preview the book before reading to take a sneak peek. We will also learn that readers run their eyes across the words on a page, looking for the ones they know in a snap. This will help them to scoop up longer phrases!
Writing: We will continue our first writing unit called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". This week we will learn about telling the whole story of a tiny moment. We will also learn to magnify the small details in our stories. Finally, we will work on the endings to our stories.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". This week we will practice our word routines as a whole class. We will take a practice spelling test on Friday. I'm not sending words home because we will be taking the test together for practice.
Math: We will continue our first module in math this week. The first module is called, "Sums and Differences to 100". Much of the first unit (only 8 lessons) will be a review of first grade material. This week we will review subtracting single-digit numbers from multiples of 10 within 100.
Social Studies: Our first unit in social studies will focus on building classroom community and building a growth mindset. Both of which will help us to have a successful year in second grade! This week we learned about how our brains are like a muscle and we can make them stronger by trying hard things. The kids learned about the neurons in their brains and how to make more pathways between their neurons. Finally, we talked about how mistakes can actually make us smarter!
Sept. 11 - Curriculum Night - More info. on presentation times to come
Oct. 2 - Walk to School Day
Oct. 17 - Family Math Night
Oct. 21-25 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will continue our first unit: "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week we will learn how to preview the book before reading to take a sneak peek. We will also learn that readers run their eyes across the words on a page, looking for the ones they know in a snap. This will help them to scoop up longer phrases!
Writing: We will continue our first writing unit called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". This week we will learn about telling the whole story of a tiny moment. We will also learn to magnify the small details in our stories. Finally, we will work on the endings to our stories.
Spelling: This year we will be using a program called: "Words Their Way". We will also use another program called: "Phonics Units of Study". This week we will practice our word routines as a whole class. We will take a practice spelling test on Friday. I'm not sending words home because we will be taking the test together for practice.
Math: We will continue our first module in math this week. The first module is called, "Sums and Differences to 100". Much of the first unit (only 8 lessons) will be a review of first grade material. This week we will review subtracting single-digit numbers from multiples of 10 within 100.
Social Studies: Our first unit in social studies will focus on building classroom community and building a growth mindset. Both of which will help us to have a successful year in second grade! This week we learned about how our brains are like a muscle and we can make them stronger by trying hard things. The kids learned about the neurons in their brains and how to make more pathways between their neurons. Finally, we talked about how mistakes can actually make us smarter!
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