Happy Friday!

Happy Friday

What’s Happening in Room 27

   Showcase is Monday!:  Monday is Showcase Case.  Students will be presenting during their specials time.  Our specials are from 12:45-1:35.  Please check in at the office (or with a volunteer at the door) and then head to art.  You will spend part of the time in art and then go to media (which is in Room 19 on Monday).  I will then pick the students up from there at the end of specials.  The students have some fun things to share with you.  :)  Feel free to go down and check out the Book Fair in the Media Center while you are here.  There will be a lot of great books.

·        Math: This week started to introduce new strategies on subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers. We started with ten frames, number lines, and hundred charts this week. We are also continuing to practice our 2 and 3 digit addition problems.

o   Next week in math we will continue to work on 2 and 3 digit subtracting unit. We will practice the strategies we learn this week and begin to learn more. We will start to moving into solving subtraction problem through algorithm (stacking)

·       Reading: We have been working on identifying main idea of the article and for each paragraph. We have also been identifying supporting details in each paragraph too. We have been practicing with different nonfiction articles.

o   Next week, in reading we will be working on inferring. We have discussed inferring before, so we know a little about it already! We will dig deeper into inferring and see what all inferring might include!

         Spelling: This week and last week we worked on identifying the sound made by –ed at the end of the word. It can make a /d/, /t/, or /id/ sound.

o   Next week, we will continue with words ending in –ed, but this time working on different ways to add the –ed. We will be looking at CVC words, CVCe words, and words that you just add -ed.

  Our words this week are clipped, knotted, rubbed, tasted, skated, traded, scored, wasted, marked, and stamped

          Writing: This week, we are finishing up our information writing about the animal of our choice. We are working so hard on publishing our writing. We are adding different text features to our published work and using our best handwriting. We are so excited to show off your students work to you!  The students got to share their work with their classmates today.

o   Next week we will be starting our opinion writing. We have fun activities this week where we will have to make really hard decisions on our favorite thing and give reasons why it is our favorite. We also we be making counter arguments on why the others are not our favorite!

·         Social Studies: Today in social studies, we read a book on Abe Lincoln. We identifying the main idea and details on the book. We have been working on identifying the main idea and details from paragraphs from a passage and now we will be practicing identifying from a book.

o   Next week in Social Studies, we will be researching different place where we would like to live. We will pick 2 places to research and then pick the place we would most like to live! We will give reasons why we would rather live in one place instead of the other based on the facts we have researched.

 Counselor Appreciation Week: We have a wonderful counselor, Mr. Smith, at RBE and we made him a poster to show our appreciation today.

·         Maker Space: Today in Makerspace, the students used their creativity with infusion beads! They had different outlines to choose from or they could design their own. The students choose what colors they wanted to create with. An adult ironed their beads so they would stick together. Your student should have their creations in their backpack!

·         In your student’s Friday folder there will be the new Friday checklist which, is green and the finished one which is pink. Please keep the finished pink checklist and initial and return the new green one!

·         There also will be no homework this week!

·         Parent Teacher Conferences! Parent Teacher Conferences are next week! (Feb 13-16) We are so excited to meet all of you! Your confirmed time is on your students Friday Folder Checklist under the comments.  While you're here for your conference, make sure to check out the Book Fair in the Media Center.

We will see you next week!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann 

Happy Friday!

 What's Happening in Room 27

• Science: Today in science, we did an experiment to find out how glaciers can change the land as they go over it.  The students used clean ice cubes and sandy ice cubes and drug them across aluminum foil.  Ask your student what happened when they drug each across the foil.  :)

• Math: Today, we took our post-test on 2 & 3 digit addition.  We will be sharing these tests with your child next week & then be sharing them with you at Parent/Teacher Conferences the following week.  Next week, we will be starting our 2 & 3 digit subtraction unit.  We will be talking about different strategies to solve multi-digit subtraction problems (tens frames, hundreds charts & number lines) next week, and then moving onto solving these problems through the algorithm (stacking).
• Reading: Last week, we were working on identifying the main idea of an article and the main idea of each paragraph.  This week, we focused on identifying the details that support the main idea.  We will continue with identifying the main idea & supporting details as we read next week.
• Spelling: We will have the same spelling words next week as we did last week.  Our spelling words: snapped, dripped, zipped, stirred, chopped, shouted, cheered, spoiled, pointed & chained.
• Writing: We have been working SO hard on our informational writing about an animal of our choice.  This week, we focused on revising & editing our writing to make it even BETTER than it already was.  We have been talking a lot about turning our writing from a thumbs up (doing what is expected) to a double thumbs up (going above and beyond).  We used CUPS (editing) & ARMS (revising) this week during our process.  Ask your child about something that s/he did to make their writing better.

Read Week

March 6-10 is Read Week.  One of the BEST parts of this week is having the opportunity for family members to be able to come in and read to our class.  We have made a variety of time slots available for you to be able to come in & read to the class.  To help you be able to signup for a time that works best for your schedule we have created a Sign Up Genius.  You will find time slots for Monday-Thursday (March 6-9).  The time slots include 7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 10:10, 10:30, 11:45, 12:15, 1:40 & 2:00.  Most of the time slots are 30 minutes but a few are 20 minutes.  Also, as a reminder we have our Munch & Read Lunch on Tuesday, March 7, at 11:00.  This is a time that you can come and have lunch with your kiddo and read with him/her.  If you are wanting to attend Munch & Read - there is spot for you to sign up also (this is not a spot to read to the class, but just to let us know that you plan on eating lunch with your child that day).

MakerSpace

Today in MakerSpace, the students were creative using the Extraordinaires program (here is video of explanation of this activity).  They had to design a way for a fairy to protect itself from the fairy hunter.  They had 7 minutes to design and draw their invention and then they presented it to the class.  

The fairy

 The task card (what they had to create)

 Chance and Savanna created the Grassray.

 Michael and Samuel created the Green Shield.

 Adam and Alice created the Magic bracelet.

 Caitlin and Jameson created the Protector Shield 109.

 Wesley and Hanna created Total Nature.

 Braden and Luci created a Leaf Sword Shield and Grassblade.

 Kylie and Ian created the Rocket Umbrella.

 Quentin and Hazel created Unbreakable Armor.

Owen and Harper created the Wing Soaring Backpack.

Parent Teacher Conference Times

Parent Teacher Conference Confirmation forms are in your student's Friday folder.  Please confirm the time will work with your schedule, then sign and return the bottom half with your student on Tuesday.  I am looking forward to meeting with everyone to share all your student's hard work.  If you aren't able to meet at the time I have your conference scheduled, please list a time that would work better with your schedule.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann

Happy 102nd Day of School

Happy 102nd Day of School!

Wow!  102nd Day of School!  The students have worked so hard and grown so much in the 102 days they have been in 2nd grade.  I can't wait to see them continue to grow the rest of the school year!

102nd Day of 2nd Grade
We had fun today celebrating both the 102nd Day in 2nd Grade and Groundhog's Day.  Check out the pictures here.  The students came up with as many ways to represent 102 as possible.  They created number sentences as well as pictures.  It was very impressive all the ways they created.  Ask your student some of the ways they created 102.  They also worked in pairs to try to come up with 102 words related to school.  We used the words to create a Word Cloud about school.

Groundhogs Day
We also had fun celebrating Groundhogs Day today.  We read some books about groundhogs and then they wrote about what a ground does on its day off.  They are hanging in the hallway, if you're at school, check them out!

Conference Times
Conference times will be in your student's Friday folder tomorrow.  Please make sure to check the time and send back the confirmation sheet.  I will also write the conference time in your student's Friday folder next week.

Pizza Party
Alice's family will be bringing in pizza to celebrate her birthday tomorrow, so your student won't need to bring in a lunch.  They will each get 2 slices of pizza, if they would like to bring in chips or fruit/veggies to go with their pizza, they may do so.  Also, if they would like to bring a drink from home, they may.  Please only plastic container or cans (no glass) and no larger than 20 ounces.  If they choose not to bring in a drink, we will have cups for water.  Students will still need to bring in a snack for snack time if they want a snack.

Valentine's Day Party
We have our Valentine's Party on Tuesday, February 14.  If your student would like to make a Valentine's box at home, they may do so and bring it in for the party.  We will be creating envelopes at school to use as well.  Please just fill out the From spot on the Valentines, if you choose to send them in.  This makes it much easier for the students when passing them out.  We have 18 students in our class this year.  Jeanne Link has set up a Sign Up Genius for the party and the information is below.

Hello Parents in Mrs. Ross' class,

Our final (Valentine’s) party of the year is Tuesday, February 14 from 1:45-2:30 pm.

The theme of the party is “Sweet Treats." 

We hope you can join us as the students enjoy games and snacks that involve a plethora of “sweet treats.”

Here's the link to sign up online to provide items for the party:

 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a82ba75-sweet1

If you have any questions about the party, please contact:

Jeanne Link (Adam’s mom): RJHLink@aol.com

Have a fabulous evening!

Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann

Happy Friday!

We have had a wonderful week!  It has been so nice to have a full week the kids!  I can't believe that February starts next week and we have SO much happening next month.  Please read through this blog thoroughly and get all the dates and events on your calendars!

Math

• This Week
• This week, we continue working on 2 and 3-digit addition problems.  The students learned how to break apart a 3-digit addition problem.  They also have learned how to regroup with 2 and 3-digit addition problems, then check the 2-digit problems on a hundreds chart.
• Next Week
• Next week, they will review 2 and 3-digit addition, then use these skills to solve word problems.  The current plan is to have our test next Friday, February 3.

Spelling

• This week, we worked on identifying the sound made by -ed at the end of the word.  It can make a /d/, /t/ or /id/ sound.  
• Next week, we will continue working on adding -ed to the end of a word.  We will focus on CVVC words and CVC words and identifying whether they simply add -ed or double the final consonant and add -ed.  Next week's words are snapped, dripped, zipped, stirred, chopped, shouted, cheered, spoiled, pointed, chained.

Reading

• This week, the students worked to identify the main idea of an article, as well as the main idea of a paragraph.  We discussed that the main idea is what the article or paragraph is mostly about or what the author is mostly talking about.  The students used a tyrannosaurus rex and an elephant article to identify main idea.
• Next week, we will be using the same articles and identifying details to support each main idea.  I always tell the kids the details are the legs to a table and the main idea is the table top.  Your details support your main idea, like the legs support table.

Writing

• This week, the students worked all their main idea paragraphs.  Almost all the students are finished with their rough drafts!  :)  We talked about making our writing "double thumbs up" writing which means they included all the necessary parts of their paragraph, but then added a little extra to make it more enjoyable for the reader.  The students worked very hard on their writing, I can wait to share it at conferences.
• Next week, the students will edit and revise their writing using CUPS and ARMS.  CUPS is used for editing and ARMS is used for revising.  Once they have edited and revised, they will start publishing.  

Science

• This week, students read a book called Forces of Water and we did a mini experiment to show how water poured on soil at a faster rate could cause a flood, but over time, that water will absorb into the soil.  We also talked about the different effects of floods.
• Next week, we will do an experiment that shows how glaciers can cause the land to change.  

What's Coming Up?

• February 2: It's the 102nd day of 2nd Grade!  It's time to celebrate!! :)  We have LOTS of fun activities planned for Thursday.  
• We will be sending home a 102nd Day in 2nd Grade Mystery Bag on Monday.  We have been working on making inferences, taking evidence (clues) from a book and using schema from our heads to make a conclusion.  These Mystery Bags will provide the kiddos a fun way to put their inferring skills to work.
• If you would like to send your child in with 102 items for snack you can (example: 102 Goldfish crackers, 102 raisins, 102 pretzels, etc.).
• Also, if your child would like to create a 102nd Day of 2nd Grade shirt or outfit, s/he can wear it on Thursday.  Below are a few examples of 100 Day of School shirts that you could adapt to 102nd Day of 2nd Grade shirts.  Please remember that this is completely optional and please make sure that the shirt/outfit isn't a distraction.

• February 3
• Alice's mom will be bringing in pizza for the class to eat to celebrate Alice's summer birthday.  Your student will not need to bring lunch.  They may bring in a drink (soda, juice, water, etc.) in a plastic or metal container (no glass) if they would like.  If they choose not to, we will have cups for water.  :)  Your student will still need to bring a snack for snack time.  
• February 6: No School (Teacher Work Day)
• February 13-16: Parent/Teacher Conference Week (be looking for conference time confirmation slips coming home in Friday Folders next week).  Progress Reports (report cards) will be coming home this week, and also the Book Fair will be open daily in the Media Center.  

• February 13: Special Friends and Family Day with Specialist  Students may bring a special friends, neighbor, grandparent, or other family to visit them during our daily special times.  Our special times are 12:45-1:35.  Visitors will get to visit Art. first and then transition to Media Center.  The book fair will be open all day - so if you would like to bring your child to book fair after specials you can.
• February 14: Valentine's Day Party  Our last party of the school year starts is from 1:45-2:30.  Your child can bring Valentines to school.  We have 18 students.  Please have your child fill out the "From" but leave the "To" blank to help with the passing out process.  If your child would like to bring in a Valentine's Day box to collect his/her Valentines that is fine, but this is optional. :)  More specific information about the party will be coming out later.
• February 17 & 20: No School (Parent/Teacher Conference & President's Day)

Year Book Order Forms

Coming home in your child's Friday Folder is a RBE Yearbook order form.  If you would like to order a yearbook, please return the order form and money (yearbooks cost $7) to school by February 28.

Six Flags Read to Succeed

A Student Reading Log went home with your child at the beginning of January for the Six Flags Read to Succeed program.  Your child must log 6 hours (360 minutes) and return the form to Mrs. McKinzie by February 28.

Read Week! 

This year's Read Week will be March 6-10.  Read Week is always one of my favorite weeks of school.  During this week, the whole school is focusing on the love of reading.  We will have Celebrity Readers coming to our school on Friday, March 10, who will read to us, and then Guest/Mystery Readers coming our classroom throughout the week.  We will be sending out a Sign-Up Genius soon with time slots so that you, family, friends, etc. can sign-up to come in & read to us.  Also, we will have a special Munch & Read Lunch on Tuesday, March 7.  You can come to school to eat lunch and read with your child.  Munch & Read Lunch will be from 11:00-11:45.   I hope that you can make it! :)

Winter Attire

Brrrr!!!!  These past few days have  definitely showed us that it is still winter.  Please make sure that you are sending a winter coat, gloves, hats, scarves, etc. with your child to school.  It is too cold to not have the appropriate winter attire when playing outside at recess.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann

Happy Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

Raptors

• Missouri Department of Conservation came today and gave a presentation on raptors.  The students loved it!  The students learned the difference between diurnal and nocturnal animals.  Some of the raptors they learned about were diurnal and others were nocturnal.  There are 19 different species of raptors in Missouri.  They learned about the different reasons birds weigh so little.  The main reasons are they have hollow bones and the feathers have very little weight to them.  A hawk weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and can actually only life half its body weight.  They also told the kids that it is illegal to have any bird parts (feathers, bones, etc) without a proper permit.  They brought in 3 different raptors for the students to see.  Havoc was a juvenile red tailed hawk.  Autumn was an adult red tailed hawk.  Mr. Tiggs was a 2 year old kestral.  There are a few pictures below and the rest can be found here.

Havoc

Havoc

Autumn

Mr. Tiggs

Conference Forms

• If you have not returned your student conference form, please do so by Friday.  We will be scheduling conferences next week and will try to give everyone a time that fits in their schedule.

Permission Slip for Ms. Hackmann

• In your student's homework folder is a permission slip from Ms. Hackmann.  The permission slip allows her to use student samples without a name.  Please fill out the form with the correct box checked at the bottom (I DO or I DO NOT give permission) and return them to school.  On the permission slip it asks for her name and Education Preparation Program and State.  It is listed below
• Student Teacher's Name: Brittany Hackmann
• Student Teacher's Educator Preparation Program and State: University of Missouri-Columbia; Missouri

Decade Day

• Friday is Decade Day at school.  If your student would like to participate, they can dress as their favorite decade.  Please remember, their outfit needs to not be distracting and also appropriate for school.  It's always fun to see all the school spirit!

Have a fabulous evening!

Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!

This has been a great week of school & I am looking forward to a few full weeks of school with the kiddos!

What's Happening in 2nd Grade:

• Math: We have continued our addition unit this week.  We have practiced adding 2-digit plus a 2-digit number with regrouping (carrying).  We have learned two different strategies to solve these problems (break-apart & hundreds chart) and we have started to practice solving these problems with the algorithm.  Next week, we will continue to practice solving addition problems with regrouping.
• Reading/Social Studies: We have read a variety of Martin Luther King Jr. biographies and articles.  We have practiced taking notes from what we have read and finding the evidence of to questions that are asked in the text.  Next week, we will continue reading nonfiction articles but will be focusing on the main idea of the article and also the main ideas of each of the paragraphs.  We will have word study next week and continue to focus on past tense words.  Next week spelling words are: snapped, dripped, zipped, shouted, cheered, spoiled, stirred, chopped, pointed & chained.
• Writing: We have finished our research for our first project on animals.  We took notes using online resources (PebbleGo) and from books.  We talked about the importance of organizing our notes into categories to help when we write.  Today we started writing our introduction/lead paragraph.  We had a conversation that our information writing has to have a lead just like our small moment stories.  Then we need to tell our reader what they will be learning (topic & main ideas) and then restate the topic.  Next week, we will continue to write our first informational writing.
• Science: Next week, we will be learning about how different types of water change the land (running water, standing water, glaciers).  The Missouri Department of Conservation will be coming on Tuesday to give a fun presenation to 2nd grade on raptors.

Board Game Celebration

The kiddos had so much fun playing board games today for their celebration.  The perk to this celebration is that they had fun but this time also worked on social skills.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up during the week of February 13.  Coming home in your child's Friday Folder is a request form.  Please fill out the form and return it with your child.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  I am looking forward to talking with everyone! :)

Have a fabulous weekend!

Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann