September 17, 2010

Dear Parents,

Second grader did a great job sharing “This land is your land” in sign language in with the school.
This week we started Reading Conferences in Reader’s Workshop. Our mini lessons were on what the teacher and student do, and the rest of the class does during a reading conference. Second graders wrote stories about their pets and shared them with each other. We also had a lesson on coming up with topics to write about. We started a small notebook for “Things to write about.” In math we worked together to make a number grid from 0-1000. We worked with money and place value. We reviewed how important it is to practice skills in We practiced facts 1-10 with the penny plate game and talked about how the mathbox pages in our journals are meant as practice.
Next week we’ll work on counting in sequence using a calculator. We’ll use >,< and = signs and find other names for numbers for example 5 can also be called 2+3. Second grade Scientists have been outside observing and collecting data on the trees. Today we used the net books in the classroom. There are lots of routines and procedures to learn, but in the long run they will pay off. We are making on pet portraits.
Next Monday, 9/20 we will visit the book fair to preview books at 1:30. Next Tuesday, 9/21, is Picture Day. At 1:25 student may go to purchase books at the Book Fair.
Thursday night 9/23 is Open House for Parents at 7:00. Please, please, please come!
Have a great weekend!

~Mrs. O. and Ms. Ambrose