Upcoming Dates:
Sept. 26 - District Closed - No School
Oct. 5 - District Closed - No School
Oct. 10 - Indigenous Peoples' Day - No School
Oct. 14 - Fun Run - Our time slot is 9:00-9:15.
Oct. 24-28 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Oct. 24-28 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week - Early Dismissal on Thursday and Friday (11:00)
Nov. 8 - No School - Election Day
Nov. 23-25 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
*Italics are repeated from last week's blog.
Reading: This week we will continue the first unit in our reading curriculum, Lucy Calkins Reading Units of Study. The first unit is called, "Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt". This week we will learn some strategies to help us fix our mistakes as we read. The kids will also learn about author's craft and how to notice what authors do and why they are doing it. Finally, we will notice how an entire story goes together: from beginning to end!
Writing: We will also be continuing 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". This week we will do the very important job of goal setting! We will also learn to revise as we go and to keep our audience in our minds.
Math: We will continue with our work in Module 2, "Addition and Subtraction of Length Units". This is a measurement unit that focuses on centimeters and meters. This week we will measure and compare lengths using standard metric length units and non-standard units (paper clips). We will relate measurement to unit size. We will also solve addition and subtraction word problems using a ruler and a number line.
Writing: We will also be continuing 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". This week we will do the very important job of goal setting! We will also learn to revise as we go and to keep our audience in our minds.
Math: We will continue with our work in Module 2, "Addition and Subtraction of Length Units". This is a measurement unit that focuses on centimeters and meters. This week we will measure and compare lengths using standard metric length units and non-standard units (paper clips). We will relate measurement to unit size. We will also solve addition and subtraction word problems using a ruler and a number line.
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 will focus on another one of the 5 habits to help with having a growth mindset and those are: Empathy, Flexibility, Persistence, Resilience, and Optimism.