Upcoming Dates:
Sept. 2 - 7:00 p.m. - Curriculum Night (Virtual/Zoom)
Sept. 6 - Labor Day - No SchoolOct. 18-22 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Reading: This week we will be working on building our independent reading stamina. We will also learn about how to choose a "Just Right Book". Finally, we will work on getting comfortable with a couple of the reading applications on the iPads. Next week we will officially start our first reading unit: "Second Grade Reading Growth Spurt".
Writing: We will be starting our first unit in our writing curriculum, Lucy Calkins Writing Units of Study. The first unit is called, "Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing". We will start the unit with a writing sample that will help me know more about your child as a writer. We will also talk about how you can learn craft moves from mentor authors.
Math: We will start our first module in math this week. We are using the Eureka math series. 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 work on adding and subtracting like units, making ten to add within 100, and 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!