Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
We are plenty thankful for you!
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018
Moving Right Along!
Second graders are moving right along through their year!
English Language Arts - Students have been learning and exploring nonfiction and its text features such as photographs/captions, headings, table of contents, and glossary. We began our exploration comparing fiction and nonfiction texts, moved to using each feature in the context of different texts, and are now in guided groups reading nonfiction. Students also completed their BEST PET EVER writing and illustrated their pets to accompany their writing on display in the hallway. They might even persuade you to get a pet you otherwise may not have chosen. Proper nouns, possessive nouns, plural nouns, and adjectives have also been a focus as students work with mentor sentences that come from some of our favorite picture books.
Math - We have some fabulous mathematicians in the house! Problem solving with addition and subtraction has been a great focus so far this year along with understanding strategies for mastery of basic addition facts. Students have also ventured into understanding three digit place value. Much fun and learning is always going on in 2M!
Science - What's the matter? Students have been learning about the states of matter and their properties. Upon returning from Thanksgiving break, students will be given some mystery matter to explore---Will they figure out what each mystery matter really is?
Social Studies - Good citizenship is a must! Therefore, students have learned the traits they can possess to be a good citizen in their school and community. Students also learned about the importance of voting around election day. They have also taken a little step back in time to learn about the ways of life in the time of the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
We are on our way and building speed--as we move right along TOGETHER!
English Language Arts - Students have been learning and exploring nonfiction and its text features such as photographs/captions, headings, table of contents, and glossary. We began our exploration comparing fiction and nonfiction texts, moved to using each feature in the context of different texts, and are now in guided groups reading nonfiction. Students also completed their BEST PET EVER writing and illustrated their pets to accompany their writing on display in the hallway. They might even persuade you to get a pet you otherwise may not have chosen. Proper nouns, possessive nouns, plural nouns, and adjectives have also been a focus as students work with mentor sentences that come from some of our favorite picture books.
Math - We have some fabulous mathematicians in the house! Problem solving with addition and subtraction has been a great focus so far this year along with understanding strategies for mastery of basic addition facts. Students have also ventured into understanding three digit place value. Much fun and learning is always going on in 2M!
Science - What's the matter? Students have been learning about the states of matter and their properties. Upon returning from Thanksgiving break, students will be given some mystery matter to explore---Will they figure out what each mystery matter really is?
Social Studies - Good citizenship is a must! Therefore, students have learned the traits they can possess to be a good citizen in their school and community. Students also learned about the importance of voting around election day. They have also taken a little step back in time to learn about the ways of life in the time of the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
We are on our way and building speed--as we move right along TOGETHER!
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Simply AMAZING!
2M students are off to a fantastic start! During today's team building and STEM activity, students proved that they can work together, think creatively, engineer, and persevere to achieve a goal. All students were given the same materials: 2 pieces of construction paper, 12 inches of masking tape, a ruler, and scissors. The challenge was to design and construct the longest possible paper chain using only the materials given. Students had to work together as a team, as no direction was given by me. The results were simply AMAZING!
Friday, August 17, 2018
Thank you!
Thank you so much for coming to Meet the Teacher last evening and braving the sauna that was our classroom! Your time and support are greatly appreciated, and I look forward to a fabulous 2018-2019 school year.
If you were unable to attend, you can access the information shared HERE. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
All the best!
If you were unable to attend, you can access the information shared HERE. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
All the best!
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Welcome Back to School!
I am
looking forward to working with you and your child throughout this
school year. Thank you in advance for your time, support, and hard
work. Let's work together to make this a very special year for your
child. I predict that we will have a lot to celebrate together!
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