Upcoming Important Dates to Note:
Announcements and Reminders:
Even with all of the rain, the changes in our schedule, and the cancellation of our winter performance, our students have been such positive, enthusiastic, and hard working children! They have, on many occasions, warmed our hearts and even brought tears to our eyes, as they work and sing happily with everything they are presented with and set out to accomplish. They are truly joyful and it is a reminder and wonderful confirmation of why we teach. Thank you for sharing your children with us.
This Week in Second Grade:
In summary, here is what we have been working on in Grade 2:
Reading/Writing/Spelling
Singapore Math
Social Cognition and Toolbox
- 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
- Multi-Cultural Day - Wednesday, January 28
- Free Dress - Friday, January 30
Announcements and Reminders:
Even with all of the rain, the changes in our schedule, and the cancellation of our winter performance, our students have been such positive, enthusiastic, and hard working children! They have, on many occasions, warmed our hearts and even brought tears to our eyes, as they work and sing happily with everything they are presented with and set out to accomplish. They are truly joyful and it is a reminder and wonderful confirmation of why we teach. Thank you for sharing your children with us.
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- Continuing practice of all aspects of fluency; practicing to STOP and THINK; reading and choosing "just right" books; reading with stamina, practicing habits of good readers; comprehension and fluency check-ins; keeping a reading journal; reading punctuation and dialogue with pausing and intonation.
- Writing Workshop: "Other words for 'said'"- listening to how an author uses speaker tags to show how a character is talking; "Other words for 'then'" - how can we make our transitions in time, place, and space more interesting and telling; using and reading punctuation with intention; editing carefully, using editing checklist
- Free-Choice story writing
- Spelling Development assessment
- Writing - monthly story writing
- Read Aloud: The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
- Poetry: Leaners and Lifters by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Singapore Math
- Unit 1 - 5 Review
- Unit 6: Multiplication Tables of 2 and 3
- Model Drawing and Word Problems
- Fact Fluency and Mental Math practice
- 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
Social Cognition and Toolbox
- Quiet/Safe Place tool