Week 2/2 - 2/6

 I'd like to start by saying that I have thoroughly enjoyed working with this second grade class for the last three months.  It is bittersweet that my time has come to an end.  It is not goodbye because I will continue to sub in the district and look forward to seeing their smiling faces in the hallways. 

Upcoming Dates

February 2 - 6:  Share the Fair Coin Challenge.  

February 4th:  Mrs. Naparalla returns to the classroom :)

Parent/Teacher Conferences: Wednesday, February 11th 3:45pm - 6:30pm and Thursday, February 12th 3:45pm - 7:00pm - Sign up here if you haven't yet!

Wednesday, February 11th: 100th Day of School! More info coming soon!

Thursday, February 12th: Valentine's Day Party (snack helpers coming soon!) Optional: Please help your child work on their valentines with the sheet that came home Friday 1/30. 

 Friday, February 13th: No School

Grading: If you have questions about our grading scale in elementary grades, please refer to the school website here for more info!  https://www.princetonschooldistrict.org/district/standard.cfm 

Homework:

~Math sheet (every week!)

~Read about 10 minutes per night - I have started sending home their decodable stories that we are tearing out of their workbooks. These can be reread at night too!

~Check planners.

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 2 of PERSERVERANCE- NEWSLETTER HERE!

ELA

Module 6: Weather Wise

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about different kinds of weather and how weather may change from season to season. We will read books and poems about weather and watch a video of a cool weather experiment. Children will also write a poem about how the daily weather affects them.

BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!

Big Idea Words. Reinforce these important topic words when you read or talk with your child: climate, precipitation, and temperature.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:
 What is the climate like in a place you’ve seen in a movie or TV show?
 What has the temperature been like lately?
 Will there be precipitation today? How should you dress for it?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about weather, try these activities during your reading time together:
 Raise your hand whenever a type of weather is mentioned in the text.
 Pretend to be a weather person. Give a forecast for the weather in the book you
are reading.
 Talk about what the weather is like in a book and how the characters act
because of it.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Tic-Tac-Toe
Make a tic-tac-toe board. Write a word with ey or eigh in each square, leaving out the letters that spell the vowel sound. To mark X or O in a square, players must write the missing letters and say the word. For example: w _ _ _ _; weigh.

Week 2: Scavenger Hunt
Look for words with long o vowel sounds in books, in magazines, or on signs outside.

Week 3: Rhyme Time
Write down a list of –igh words that rhyme with light and high. Take turns saying the rhyming words from your list

Math

This week we will be subtracting 2 digit numbers.

Science

This week we will answer the question: How do we recycle metal?

Week of 1/26 - 1/30

 

Upcoming Dates

Parent/Teacher Conferences: Wednesday, February 11th 3:45pm - 6:30pm and Thursday, February 12th 3:45pm - 7:00pm

No School: Friday, February 13th

Grading: If you have questions about our grading scale in elementary grades, please refer to the school website here for more info!  https://www.princetonschooldistrict.org/district/standard.cfm 

Homework:

~Math sheet (every week!)

~Read about 10 minutes per night - I have started sending home their decodable stories that we are tearing out of their workbooks. These can be reread at night too!

~Check planners.

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 1 of PERSERVERANCE- NEWSLETTER HERE!

ELA

Module 6: Weather Wise

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about different kinds of weather and how weather may change from season to season. We will read books and poems about weather and watch a video of a cool weather experiment. Children will also write a poem about how the daily weather affects them.

BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!

Big Idea Words. Reinforce these important topic words when you read or talk with your child: climate, precipitation, and temperature.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:
 What is the climate like in a place you’ve seen in a movie or TV show?
 What has the temperature been like lately?
 Will there be precipitation today? How should you dress for it?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about weather, try these activities during your reading time together:
 Raise your hand whenever a type of weather is mentioned in the text.
 Pretend to be a weather person. Give a forecast for the weather in the book you
are reading.
 Talk about what the weather is like in a book and how the characters act
because of it.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Tic-Tac-Toe
Make a tic-tac-toe board. Write a word with ey or eigh in each square, leaving out the letters that spell the vowel sound. To mark X or O in a square, players must write the missing letters and say the word. For example: w _ _ _ _; weigh.

Week 2: Scavenger Hunt
Look for words with long o vowel sounds in books, in magazines, or on signs outside.

Week 3: Rhyme Time
Write down a list of –igh words that rhyme with light and high. Take turns saying the rhyming words from your list

Math

We will take the Unit 3 assessment and start Unit 4 this week.  Unit 4 begins with counting money using quarters and combining different coins that equal a dollar.

Science

This week we will answer the question: How do you build a city out of mud?

Week of 1/19 - 1/23

 

Upcoming Dates

Teacher In-service Day/No School:  Monday, January 19th

Parent/Teacher Conferences: Wednesday, February 11th 3:45pm - 6:30pm and Thursday, February 12th 3:45pm - 7:00pm

No School: Friday, February 13th

Grading: If you have questions about our grading scale in elementary grades, please refer to the school website here for more info!  https://www.princetonschooldistrict.org/district/standard.cfm 

Homework:

~Math sheet (every week!)

~Read about 10 minutes per night - I have started sending home their decodable stories that we are tearing out of their workbooks. These can be reread at night too!

~Check planners.

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 4 of EMPATHY- NEWSLETTER HERE!

ELA

Module 6: Weather Wise

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about different kinds of weather and how weather may change from season to season. We will read books and poems about weather and watch a video of a cool weather experiment. Children will also write a poem about how the daily weather affects them.

BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!

Big Idea Words. Reinforce these important topic words when you read or talk with your child: climate, precipitation, and temperature.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:
 What is the climate like in a place you’ve seen in a movie or TV show?
 What has the temperature been like lately?
 Will there be precipitation today? How should you dress for it?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about weather, try these activities during your reading time together:
 Raise your hand whenever a type of weather is mentioned in the text.
 Pretend to be a weather person. Give a forecast for the weather in the book you
are reading.
 Talk about what the weather is like in a book and how the characters act
because of it.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Tic-Tac-Toe
Make a tic-tac-toe board. Write a word with ey or eigh in each square, leaving out the letters that spell the vowel sound. To mark X or O in a square, players must write the missing letters and say the word. For example: w _ _ _ _; weigh.

Week 2: Scavenger Hunt
Look for words with long o vowel sounds in books, in magazines, or on signs outside.

Week 3: Rhyme Time
Write down a list of –igh words that rhyme with light and high. Take turns saying the rhyming words from your list

Math

This week we will estimate and then measure various items using a meter stick and a yard stick. We will then compare the measurements.

Science

This week we will answer the question, Could you build a house out of paper?

Week of 1/12 - 1/16

 

Upcoming Dates

End of 2nd Qtr/1st Sem: Friday, January 16th

Teacher In-service Day/No School:  Monday, January 19th

Grading: If you have questions about our grading scale in elementary grades, please refer to the school website here for more info!  https://www.princetonschooldistrict.org/district/standard.cfm 

Homework:

~Math sheet (every week!)

~Read about 10 minutes per night - I have started sending home their decodable stories that we are tearing out of their workbooks. These can be reread at night too!

~Check planners.

What are we learning?

Character Strong: Week 3 of EMPATHY- NEWSLETTER HERE!

ELA

Module 5: Lead the Way

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about the qualities that good leaders have. We will read about famous leaders in history, children who are leaders in their community, and opinions about what it takes to be a great leader. Children will also write a personal essay about what makes them unique.

BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!

Big Idea Words. Reinforce these important topic words when you are reading or talking with your child: admire, inspire, pioneer

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:

·        What do you admire about blank?

·        What happened today that helped inspire you?

·        How is blank a pioneer?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child every day.

During this module about leadership, try these activities during your reading time together:

·        Snap your fingers when you read something that shows someone being a leader.

·        Work together to retell or summarize a text that you have read.

·        Practice giving an opinion by sharing what you’d tell the author of a book you are reading.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Spelling Changes

Make a list of words that end in y, such as baby, hobby, and cry. Now write the words with –es endings, making sure to change y to i.

Week 2: Make a Turtle Puzzle

Draw a turtle. On the shell, write five words the end in –le, such as giggle and bottle. Cut the puzzle into five pieces. Say the words as you put the puzzle together.

Week 3: Fun e Story

Together, list words with long e (ee, ea, ey), such as cheese, leave, and key. Use the words to make up a funny story!

Math

This week we will be measuring with a meter stick and a meter tape.

Science

This week we will answer the question, Can you really fry an egg on a hot sidewalk?