Second Grade Blog- Jan. 26-30

Second Grade Blog- Jan. 26-30

  

Hello Parents,

In Language Arts we have started a new unit. This unit is all about working

together. Our story this week is a folktale called Head, Body, Legs.  This is a fun

story about how the different body parts work together to pick a mango.  In spelling we are teaching words with the /ou/ and /ow/ sound, such as clown, growl, house, and sound.

This week in math your student will be learning about Geometric shapes.

Encourage them to find items in your home that are in the shape of a

triangular prism, rectangular prism, cube, sphere, cylinder and cone. Ask them “how many faces/edges/vertices does the shape have.”  This is a fun unit and the kids love a hide and seek challenge.

On Monday the kids made

lemonade in IC.  This was a great way to help them

Understand about being a producer/consumer. We are also learning about goods and services as well as earning/spending/saving money.  

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES ARE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND!

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SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S PROGRESS.

Week of January 19th

Reminder: NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, time to celebrate MLK

Tuesday, January 20th  is tutoring until 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 20^th is Christie Parent Technology Night 5:30-6:30 P.M.


Thursday, January 29th  is PTA Arts Night

In Language Arts we've been learning about cause and effect, drawing conclusions, and main idea. When your child reads, take a minute when their done and ask them what happened in the story and what was the effect of that event. Or ask them what was the "Main Idea" of the book/story.

 

In Math we are learning about fractions and the kids are getting it. The students appear to like fractions. We have covered halves, fourths, eighths, and whole parts.  Heads up we will finish up with fractions and begin geometry.

In IC we wrapped up patriotism with several videos of the kids singing patriotic songs. The songs will be aired on the morning announcements as time permits. 

Our new unit is about our government. Your student is learning about our local, state and federal government.

Thanks for keeping up with your kids through our second grade blog.

Welcome Back to School!

Hi Parents!

I hope that you had a wonderful time with your students on break. I really missed them!

Please remember to send your child to school with a coat and snack.  It’s going to be very cold for the next couple of months and 7:00 to 12:30 is a long time to go without any food. 

In math this week we are focusing on fractions! Keep an eye out for items at home that are cut into halves, fourths, and eighths and ask your child to identify what fraction it is.

In reading we are working on cause and effect. Keep up with those reading logs! For at home enrichment, you can have your child write about something that happened during the day.  Instruct them to keep their writing focus on the cause and effects surrounding their experience.    

No tutoring this week!

Tutoring will start on the 13^th of January and last until 4:30.

Happy Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday, December 2nd!

I hope you had a great holiday this past week! Even though we had a week off, we are coming back strong and doing great things in 2^nd grade. In math this week, we are learning the basic steps to multiplication and division. Keep a look out for homework that will be coming home on Mondays and Wednesdays. In Language arts we are reviewing how to summarize the texts. Ask your student to summarize their day for you or a book that they are reading. In Social Studies we are learning all about local, state, and national landmarks.

We will participate in the Hour of Code global event December 8th-14th 2014!

Parents, please be aware that MAP testing will be happening for the next two weeks. Math will be this week, and reading will be next week. Please make sure your student gets extra sleep and eats a healthy breakfast. 

Happy Thanksgiving- Tour the States Music Video

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving break is here!  The first round of parent/teacher conferences are wrapping up; however, if you were unable to attend your conference, contact your child's teacher to reschedule.  They will make time to meet with you.

Triple digit subtraction is in full swing.  This is a very hard for our students to understand, so please help them at home.  View this video to see one of the ways we are teaching this skill.

Triple Digit Subtraction Video


My students love this video about taking a trip to all 50 States!  If you are traveling over this holiday, enjoy and be safe.

Tour the States - Official Music Video



Happy Holidays to all of our Christie Cubs!!

November 10-14

Students had a great time this past week in IC!!  We discussed reasons why people might want to change their physical environment.  Their mission was to build a bridge between two desks that we tested with a toy car.  It was fun watching their creativeness shine!

 This week, in Math we are going to be working on three-digit addition and start three-digit subtraction.  It is important to keep working on the addition and subtraction fact fluency at home to help your child.

Just a reminder, that we will have tutoring the 11th and 18th of November, but no tutoring on the 25th of November. Also, second grade conferences start this week.  I look forward to meeting with all of you!

"You learn something every day if you pay attention." ~Ray LeBlond

November Conferences & More Classroom Updates

Hello Parents.....so hard to believe it's November. Where did the year go?  We are looking forward to conferencing with you in two weeks, Nov. 11-14th!

 This first week in November we will continue to work on map skills. The students will learn to locate important places on the map.  Google Earth is a favorite way to

explore and kids love it. We will also discuss how people change our physical environment, this will involve a Mind Mission which is always fun.

 In Math we will continue to work on subtraction with two-digit numbers.  We will also teach the students how to subtract using a number-line and how we use addition

to check subtraction.

 In Reading we will continue to discuss community hero's. Our focus will be on inferencing.  This involves helping  the students understand the story by using text clues and pictures, as well as what they already know.

 Have a wonderful week, and thank you for all your support !