Week of Feb. 18th

This week we will be reading the story Helen Keller and the Big Storm.  We will be learning about words with the vowel sound in moon.  Fact and Opinion will also be studied. In Language Arts we are learning about adverbs and how to write a response paragraph.  In math we continue to work on measurement exploring perimeter and area.  In Social Studies we will be learning about President's Day.  Our Science class will focus on learning about My Food Plate.

Fun with Fax Gilbert

Week of Feb.11th

This week we are welcoming Fax Gilbert to Beatrice as our artist in residence. Our students will meet Fax on Tuesday then have the opportunity to visit and work with him several times throughout the week.We are reading the story "I like Where I am" and working on the diphthongs oi/oy and theme and plot in reading. Remember that Thursday afternoon is our Valentines Day party. Please refer to the list of candy that is allowed at school, which was sent home last week before bringing treats to school. In social studies we are going to learn about the Chinese New Year and in science we are learning about caring for our teeth and gums.We are beginning a new math unit this week in which we will learn about measurements.

Week of February 4th

Oh my goodness!  It's February and conference time!  Please stop by on Monday or Thursday at your assigned time.  This week we will be reading about Frogs while working on ou and ow dipthongs and comparing and contrasting.  Adjectives continue to be our focus in Language Arts.  In Social Studies we will be learning about American Symbols and creating posters.  We will be covering topics in health such as how to take care of our eyes, and head lice.  In Math we will continue to learn about fractions.  Remember - NO SCHOOL on Friday!

We are working hard on our Math!

Week of Jan. 28th

Wow January has flown by.  In Math we will be finishing our Geometry Topic and moving on the Fractions!!    Health will be spent focusing on the body systems and learning what they do.  We will be reading about The Life Cycle of the Pumpkin and working on words with oo and u.  We will spend time working on fact and opinion and learning some new vocabulary words.  In Language Arts we will be writing a paragraph about what it will be like when we are 100 and continue our work on adjectives.  Next week we will be celebrating our 100th day of school so please remember to bring you 100th day snack!!!!

Week of Jan. 21st

There is no school on Monday in honor of  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  We spent last week learning about how important this man was in the United States of America.  This week we will be reading The Quilt Story and work on comparing and contrasting, syllables c + le.  Our focus in Language Arts will be adjectives.  In Math we will continue geometry focusing on translations, reflections, rotations, symmetry, plane shapes, and solid figures.  In Health we will start learning about the human body and systems.  Arts projects will include learning about Jim Dine and painting some heart art.  Please welcome Miss Ellen Rambour.  She will be student teaching in 2nd grade for the next 10 weeks.  We are so excited to have her.