We have now settled into all of our routines and
we are eager to start a new month of learning in second grade. We have a lot to look forward to this month,
including school pictures and our first class party.
This week we will be fully implementing The Daily
5 and meeting with reading groups on a regular basis. The students have done an outstanding job
with all of The Daily 5 routines- we are so impressed!! It’s exciting to see the students so involved
in their own learning.
We released our beautiful butterflies last
week. It was sad to see them go, but we
know that they need to be where they feel most at home. This week we will finish up our Life Cycles
unit by looking at the apple tree life cycle and completing our unit
assessment.
In writing the students will be continuing their
personal narrative stories. We have been
sharing some mentor texts to help them along.
Some of the skills we’re working on are description and writing in
sequence using proper transition words.
You can help your child with ideas for personal narrative by discussing
important events you’ve recently experienced or family traditions that are
special for your family.
Math this week will be full of math facts
practice!! We will discuss strategies
for quick recall of facts. The focus
will be on doubles facts, turn around facts, and “easy” facts (+0 and +1
facts). It’s always a good idea to be
reviewing math facts. We won’t be
sending home specific fact practice this year, but we have compiled a list of
ways to practice. Look for more
information coming home soon.
A few more things…
*We are still in need of a volunteer to organize
and run our class parties. There are 3
parties per year. If you want more
information or would like to help out, please let me know. Our first party is fast approaching- October
30th!
*Friday is picture day. Our class will have their pictures taken at
11:10 am that morning. Picture forms
were sent home last week. Please fill
them out or place an order online before Friday. If you need an extra form I have plenty.
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