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We enjoyed a wonderful trip to The Farm on Tuesday! From learning differences between fruits and vegetables, to pumping water from an underground well, to experiencing the warm air of a greenhouse, to harvesting vegetables, to petting chickens and bunnies, to riding in a trailer pulled by a tractor, to picking our own pumpkins out in the pumpkin patch, the day couldn't have been more fun and exciting! Eating in the park was a delightful treat as well! Thank you to all the moms and dads who were able to join us on this fun trip!
This Week in Second Grade:
In summary, here is what we have been working on in Grade 2:
Reading/Writing/Spelling
Singapore Math
Science
Social Cognition and Toolbox
- Halloween Carnival - Friday, October 31
- Day Light Savings Ends - Sunday, November 2
- Veterans Day (classes in session) -Tuesday, November 11
- Free Dress - Friday, November 14
- Canned Food Drive begins - November 17
- Thanksgiving Story Play - Thursday, November 20 (Time TBD)
- Grandparents and Special Friends Day; Last Day of Fall Term- Friday, November 21
- Thanksgiving Break - November 22 - 30
- First Day of Winter Term: Monday, December 1
- Keck Rehearsals - December 9 - 11
- Holiday Performance - Friday, December 12 & 13
- Free Dress and Holiday class party - Friday, December 19
- Winter Break - December 22 - January 4
- Martin Luther King Day (no classes) - Monday, January 19
- All School Service Day - Wednesday, January 21
- Free Dress - Friday, January 30
Announcements and Reminders:
We enjoyed a wonderful trip to The Farm on Tuesday! From learning differences between fruits and vegetables, to pumping water from an underground well, to experiencing the warm air of a greenhouse, to harvesting vegetables, to petting chickens and bunnies, to riding in a trailer pulled by a tractor, to picking our own pumpkins out in the pumpkin patch, the day couldn't have been more fun and exciting! Eating in the park was a delightful treat as well! Thank you to all the moms and dads who were able to join us on this fun trip!
This Week in Second Grade:
In summary, here is what we have been working on in Grade 2:
Reading/Writing/Spelling
- Reading Workshop/Independent Reading- Minilessons taught and reviewed: How a story is built -beginning, middle, and end; Character descriptions - difference between main characters and supporting characters; practicing to STOP and THINK and reflect on reading; reading and choosing "just right" books; practicing fluency; practicing habits of good readers; comprehension and fluency check-ins; keeping a reading journal
- Lexia practice
- Descriptive writing using our senses - pumpkin descriptive writing and Halloween costume/character descriptive writing
- Journaling and Reflection: Our field trip to The Farm
- Friendly Letter Writing to our Super Star
- Writing Workshop: The writing process; drafting small moment/personal narrative story; revising; peer editing; writing an About the Author; Publishing: front cover, back cover with blurb, dedication and copyright pages; teacher conferencing; practicing to "zoom in" on details to show reader what you want them to see
- Read Aloud: The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Singapore Math
- Subtraction with Renaming
- Renaming in the Tens and Hundreds
- Using a math journal and recording strategies and problems
- Math Challenges and Problem Solving
- Math Tiles - Addition and Subtraction Balance Tiles; Add-A-Dot Tiles; Tens and Ones Place Value Tiles
- Kakooma Math Puzzles
Science
- Microhabitats - Focus question: How does our school yard change over time?
- Recording data in science journal
- Sorting living and non-living things from quadrats
Social Cognition and Toolbox
- Breathing Tool: I can take a breath; I calm myself — Calming ourselves—checking in. When we breathe deliberately, it calms and slows us down, and brings our attention inward. We become more self–aware and reflective about our bodies, minds, emotions, and reactions. We are more likely to have the insight and time to act in our own best interests and in the best interests of others.
- Read Aloud: Every Breath, a Smile
- Writing our own "Breathing Poems"
- Practicing using all of our tools
- Social Thinking: Defeating our "Unthinkables" and calling our "Thinkables" to help defeat them