RBE Motto: Everyone Learns at RBE!
I cannot believe that it is already mid-April! This year has
gone by SO quickly! We have worked so incredibly hard this week!!
A Learning Filled Week!
It might be April, but there is still a LOT of learning happening
in 2nd grade!!
- Math: We continued to work on estimating and measuring
the lengths of items, and finding the different (subtracting two lengths)
this week through different fun projects.
- On Monday, we used regular and sour gummy worms as our items that we measured! The students estimated the length and then measured each worm. Then they estimated the length of each worm stretched. Finally they found the difference of how much the worm could be stretched.
- Another fun project we have been working the students put their measurement skills into action by measuring a variety of their body parts. They then compared the lengths of different body parts by finding the difference. Afterwards, each child made a life-size cutout of him/herself and labeled the body with the lengths. We will finishing these bodies up on Monday. I cannot wait to be able to show you the final product - they are turning out so cute!! :)
- Next week in math, we will continue to work on
measurement using centimeters.
- Reading: This week, we have worked on generating questions
that could be answered in a nonfiction by looking at the Table of
Contents. In addition to generating questions, the students read a
book called The Mighty Mississippi. They worked on
identifying 2-3 important facts from each chapter. We also talked
about what is the most important they learned in the book and supporting
their answer with a valid reason.
- Next week in reading, we will continue to work on
these same learning targets with a How To book about kites.
- Writing: We have worked SO incredibly hard on our writing our
rough draft of our "Which is Better" book. Your child
wrote a lead paragraph, 10 reason paragraphs (5 reasons for each topic) and
a conclusion opinion paragraph - that is a 12 paragraph book!!! We
also talked a LOT about adding voice into each paragraph - some of the
voice that your child used is so funny or unique. You should be so
incredibly proud of your child's work!!
- Next week, we will be editing/revising using CUPS and
ARMS.
- Word
Study: This week our focus was on
vowel patterns with ar, air, and are.
- Next week, we will be focusing on er, ear, eer, and
ear (that makes the /ur/ sound). Next week's words are: earth, germ, clear,
deer, learn, stern, cheer, clerk, heard, hear, steer and dear.
We
Always Swing Jazz Concert
Second
grade was very lucky to be able to attend the "We Always Swing" jazz
concert at Hickman High School on Wednesday. We learned about some of the
different components that make up jazz and even got to create a jazz piece!
Hat
and Sports Day
On
Friday, April 21, we will have a school-wide spirit day. Your child can
support his/her favorite sports team by wearing a hat, shirt, etc.
Best
Place to Live
Your
child's best place to live opinion writing is coming in your child's Friday
Folder. This is a piece of writing you would probably want to save of
your child's because your child completed all the research, and took the
writing through the entire writing process.
Summer School
If you haven't signed your student up for Summer School and would like to, please send in your form soon. We want to make sure everyone interested is able to participate. :)
Have
a wonderful weekend! :)
Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann
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