Weekly Update 3/30

I hope you all had a nice weekend.  I am looking forward to starting a new month later this week.  Let's hope April finally brings us the spring weather we've been hoping for!  I also want to say a big THANK YOU to Mrs. Hall for covering our class on Friday so I could attend Miss Pauline's funeral. That was very thoughtful of you!

 

Here are some highlights for the week ahead...

Social Studies- Our "travels" will bring us to the awesome continent of Antarctica.  We'll discuss why so few people inhabit this continent, and of course we we'll learn all about penguins!  We will also begin a discussion about our ancestors this week as we prepare to study and write about a country of our origin.

Writing- we have just about completed our poetry unit, so we will be compiling our poems into a small book.  Your child will bring the books home to share with you, and we know you will be impressed with your second grade poet.  Some of our writing time will also be devoted to preparing for our next unit, informational (ancestor) writing.

Math- This will be our final week of measurement. Our focus will be on finding the area of rectangular figured by portioning and counting square centimeters or square inches. The students will also do a lesson on identifying appropriate units/tools used to make measurements. Then finally, the end of the week will be spent on telling time and focusing on am/pm and elapsed time.
 
Guided Reading- All groups are continuing to read non-fiction.  We are discussing non-fiction features, drawing conclusions, and summarizing/paraphrasing information in our own words.  All of this work will really help when the students begin to research the country of their ancestors during the 2nd week of April.

 

***please note that Friday will be an early release day.  Students will be dismissed at 12:20.