It was nice to finally see the sun back out yesterday! I hope you have some fun plans for today, as the weather looks great!
We have been having a blast in Second Grade the past two weeks! During our writing blocks, we have been working on a couple different types of writing. The students have begun their second personal narrative story which is the story that they brainstormed for at home. Thanks for your help! The students have written their beginnings and are currently working on the middle of their stories. I love watching their stories come to life! With Halloween around the corner, we have also spent some time doing a creative imaginary writing where the students got to create a friendly monster! I am sure they will be excited to share them with you at home.
During math, we finished up Unit 2 and have begun Unit 3. Unit 3 focuses on Fact Strategies. The children wrote subtraction number stories and generated related addition and subtraction facts. We also discussed the "Think Addition" strategy when solving subtraction facts. The children have learned that they can turn subtraction into addition by starting at the smaller number and counting up to the bigger number. This is a strategy that many second graders find helpful as subtraction tends to be more difficult for many students. We also spent some time discussing "fact families" and generating related number models for the families.
Fact Triangles were sent home with your child. It is important for the children to be practicing their addition and subtraction facts to 20. If they practice for a few minutes each day, it really helps their automaticity with these facts. Thanks for your support!
We are about half way through our Science unit on Plants and Animal Survival. The students learned why plants and animals live in some places and not in others. We visited three habitats- Polar, Desert, and Rainforest. We described each habitat and identified plants and animals that belong and do not belong in each place. Then after getting an overview of each of the habitats, we spent some time visiting the rainforest on a pretend rainforest trek. The students watched short clips along their journey and worked in pairs to write their own "blog" about their trip!
Our Language Arts blocks are continuing to go very well. The children are enjoying all of the components of Daily Five and are very independent at this point. This allows me to meet with students in their small reading groups. The past two weeks, we have been focusing on the skill of retelling a story. This is often done through a 5-Finger Retell which consists of telling about the characters, setting, problem, important events, and solution to the problem.
Upcoming Events:
October 31st- Harvest Party
The students are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes during the party. We ask that you send them to school in a bag labeled with their name. Due to the large amount of students, it would be helpful if your child could just put their costume over their clothes rather than changing in the bathroom. Also, there is no face paint or weapons allowed at Robinson School.
November 8th- Field trip permission slips due
November 10th- Author Renata Bowers visits Robinson
November 11th- No School for Veterans Day
November 16th- Field Trip to the Concord Youth Theatre to see Beauty and the Beast
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