We had so much fun celebrating spirit week!
This was mismatch day. Just in case you couldn't tell : )
Writing:
The second graders are all now working on writing their first non-fiction piece! They have picked a topic they know a lot about, or are an "expert" on. This is not a research project, but if your child wants to read more about their topic that's just fine! A great conversation starter would be to ask your child what he or she picked for a topic and what they are planning to write for their chapters.
Math:
This unit is all about measurement. In fact the second graders measured giant magic beans using unifix cubes this week! We have also been learning about three digit numbers and a little bit about time too. A checkpoint covering place value and time went home Friday. This is just a check to keep us updated on the second graders' progress with these concepts. It isn't meant to be summative or a final assessment, but more of a way to see what each child need to work on more. Miss Greydanus and I went through these with each child individually to talk through how they did and which concept they are really going to focus on for the next few weeks. If there are things on the checkpoint that your child is still struggling with, please know that we will continue to work on it. As always if there are items that you can't figure out at home you can send it back to school and I can go over it again with your second grader.
Social Studies:
The kids have been learning about communities, and the different characteristics of a rural, urban, and suburban community. Ask your child what type of community they would like to live in when they grow up and why.
Reading:
We have started a unit on nonfiction - just in time to support our work in writing. Each second grader wrote a list of topics they want to know more about. Then they were paired with classmates to do some reading together. Miss Greydanus tried to create some text sets around their topics so they have a variety of books and levels. It has been fun watching the second graders read and discuss their topics. Everyone also got a book pouch this week to add to their book box. This is where they will store their independent reading books. I added a decodable book to each pouch so that when I meet with them we will be able to spend a little time working on building their phonics skills in action.
Homework:
The two-sided math page is due by Friday, October 11.
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Just because we are focused on social studies for the next few weeks doesn't mean we ignore SEL goals. We did a really fun teambuilding activity. We also stopped several times during the activity to try and name the feelings the second graders were having. Everyone agreed in the end it was a tough task but fun too, especially when comments were encouraging and focused on what we should do instead of what we were doing wrong. We got to talk about being positive and having a growth mindset while building a cup tower!
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October 21- No School