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.  

Week of December 3rd

We are continuing to work on staying on task for our social skill.  We will be reading the story Dear Juno working on drawing conclusions and the long o sound.  In Language Arts will will be learning about verbs with singular and plural nouns.  We will also continue to work on paragraph writing.  In Science we will be studying matter.  In math we will finish up Topic 8 on 2 digit addition with regrouping and move on to 2 digit regrouping in subtraction.  We will have a special visitor spending Friday with us.  She is excited to meet everyone!!!

Week of Nov. 26th

Our social skill for this week is staying on task.  We will be working hard on this as we learn more about author's purpose and using ee, ea, and y.  In Language Arts we will be working on verbs, expository writing and writing a paragraph.  In math we will be spending time adding 2 digit numbers and learning how to regroup.  Science will be spent learning how living things change and grow.

Week of November 19th

This will be a short yet fun week.  We will continue to learn about Native Americans and Pilgrims.  We will be reading stories about the first Thanksgiving and working on sequencing when we make pumpkin pie.  Look for directions written by your child on how to do this.  We will be working on fact and opinions that people may have about turkeys.  In art this week we will be making Native American shields, pottery, and jewelry.  In math we will finish Topic 7 and mental subtraction. Our 2nd grade room parents are planning a Fall Festival for us this week.  It should be a blast!  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Week of Nov. 12th

This week we are celebrating National Education Week.  Our Boystown skill for the week is Asking for help.  In Reading we are reading A Turkey for Thanksgiving and working on drawing conclusions and long a words with ai and ay.  In Language Arts we are writing narrative paragraphs and learning about possessive nouns.  Social Studies and Science time will be spent learning about Veteran's Day, plants and animals habitats, and food webs, and Native Americans.  We are working on mental math strategies for subtraction. Please come to our music program Tuesday night at the Havelone Center.