We are going to have a busy week in Second Grade this week!
Here's a look at what we will be doing.
We are continuing to build our stamina during our Daily Five
block by focusing on 3 rounds that consist of Read to Self, Word Work, and Work
on Writing. We are eager to start our 4th component, which is Listen to
Reading. While the students are engaged in their Daily Five blocks, I am going
to continue pulling students one at a time to do their Fall reading assessment.
Once assessments are done, we will be starting our Guided Reading groups.
In Math this week, we will be taking a district-required
assessment on Monday. Then, we will start Unit 2 in our Everyday Math program.
In the first couple of lessons, the children will explore place-value concepts
as they play the Exchange Game with money and practice grouping by 10s using
$1, $10, and $100 bills. The students will also have more exposure to writing
and solving addition number stories.
Some of our Painted Lady butterflies have emerged!!! The
kids are thrilled! We will spend time this week learning about the butterfly’s
body parts and their functions as well as reviewing the 4 stages of the
butterfly’s life cycle. Be sure to ask your child what the word
"metamorphosis" means!
During our writing blocks this week, we will be starting our
Personal Narrative unit by discussing "What is a personal narrative?"
Along with looking at the structure of this form of writing, we will reinforce this
concept during our Read-Aloud time by reading examples of personal narrative
stories.
Our class will have its first visit to the Living Lab at Day
School on Wednesday, September 30th. We will be leaving Robinson at 10:15 and
will be bused over to the Living Lab. We will return to Robinson in time for
lunch. There is no need to pack a special snack or lunch, as we will be at
Robinson for both.
We will also have our 2nd Guidance lesson this week with
Mrs. Terrio. The kids are becoming great problem solvers!
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