This week may
have been short, but we packed it FULL of great learning!
Here's What We Have Been Learning
About!
Math
This week in we
started talking about three different strategies to help us solve addition
problems. One strategy was double facts, which is a number plus the same
number (example: 2+2=4). We also talked about combination of 10 (2
numbers that add together to make 10). Today, we learned about making
10. In the making 10 strategy, the two numbers add up to more than 10 but
are grouped together in away to make 10. An example of this is 9+4, you
can break apart the 4 into 1 and 3. Then you can add the 1 to the 9
(which makes 10), then add 10+3, and you find out that 9+4=13. Next week,
we will continue to work on addition strategies.
There are a
variety of Everyday Math (EM) resources that can be found online. One of
these resources is the student reference book. You or your child can
access this resource the same way that you access the EM online games. One of
these resources is the My Reference Book and the Homelinks.
What is My Reference Book?
My Reference
Book is a resource
that if FULL of information about what your child will learn in second
grade. This is perfect spot to go if you or child has a question about a
math concept that has been taught.
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This is page from
the My Reference Book. There is speaker at the top - so the
child can actually listen to this page being read.
What are Home
Links?
Home Links are the
sheets that we send home at the beginning and the end of the unit. At
the beginning of the unit, you receive a letter home about what we will be
teaching in that unit. At the end of the unit, we send home some extra
resources that your child can practice on what we did during the unit before
the test. These sheets are COMPLETELY optional, but would be a good
support and reminder for what will be on the test.
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 Click on the EM at Home button and then you can look at Today's Home Link. This is a worksheet to reinforce what was taught today. |
If you would like to
see or review all the Home Links you can click on the Menu at the top, and
then select EM at Home on the drop down menu. You can then view all the
Home Links that correspond to the lessons that we have taught.
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Writing
We have worked
extremely hard on working of the beginning of our personal narrative. On
Wednesday, we learned that a lead hooks the reader and is the first sentence in
a piece of writing. The students tried out three different types of leads
(sound, question and action). After they wrote these leads, each child
chose their favorite lead to start their beginning. The other components
of the beginning include introducing the setting and the characters. We
talked about the importance of showing (describing) and not telling. Next
week, we will revise and edit our personal narrative.
Reading
This week the
reading skills that we focused on was predicting, asking questions, and trying
to answer the questions that were asked in a nonfiction book. We read two
books about the arctic called Arctic Animals and Arctic
Life (which tied into our social studies geography unit).
Next week, we will be starting to talk about story elements (characters,
setting, problem/solution).
Social
Studies
We have been
talking about geography and culture of the arctic and the hot desert. We
have talked about the adaptations that animals and plants have done to be able
to survive in these extreme conditions. Then we compared arctic and
desert life to life in Missouri. The students were able to chose whether
they wanted to move to the arctic or the desert and what they would need to
bring and do to be able to survive. All of their hard work is hung in the
hallway - so the next time you are school make sure you check it out!
Next week, we will be learning about rural, urban and suburban.
Word Study
This week, we
have practiced spelling question words to help us as we write questions about
reading. Next week, our spelling words are: think, about, went,
both, sure & have.
Bird Day Field Trip
Our first field
trip of the year will be October 11. We will be loading the bus about
8:30 and returning to RBE around 12:30. Please make sure that your child
is wearing appropriate clothes for the weather and tennis shoes because we will
be outside. Also, your child will need to bring a sack lunch (everything
disposable) - if you would prefer to buy a sack lunch from the cafeteria that
is an option. An informational sheet came home earlier this week about
the field trip - if you have not returned this sheet, please do so by Monday.
Next week, we
will start to learn about different bird adaptations. We will explore
these adaptations to help us be prepared for our Bird Day Field Trip. We
will learn about how these adaptations help each type of bird survive. We
will have "Beak Lab" on Friday where the kiddos actually get to
pretend to be birds and try out different beaks and how they pick up their
food!
Veteran's Day Assembly
Below is a letter
from Mrs. Sharp, RBE's music teacher, about the Veteran's Day Assembly.
Special Reader - Mrs. Neale!!
Today we had a
special reader! Mrs. Neale (our assistant principal) came and shared two
of her favorite Bob Marley songs "One Love" and "Three Little
Birds" (or you might be more familiar with"Everything's Gonna Be
Alright"). After each song she shared, she read a book by Bob
Marley's daughter Cedelia Marley. The students LOVED singing along with
Mrs. Neale!! :) You must check out the videos!
Junior Achievement
This week, Mrs.
Dent taught us about taxes and government jobs. The kiddos were SO
excited about getting "paid" from all their hard work at Sweet 'O
Doughnut shop last week!
After they were
paid, Mrs. Dent taught us about a variety of different government jobs that are
paid through our taxes. Then, the students had to pay their taxes...they were
not so happy after having to give $2 of their $5 back to for taxes.
Headphones/Ear Buds
We use laptops and other technology in the classroom as well as in Media. Please make sure your student has a pair of headphones or ear buds at school.
Twitter
Don't forget to follow our classroom on Twitter. It's @MossRBE, we try to post once a day and today we posted a video of the students singing with Mrs. Neale. It's really cute. Check it out!
Historical Fiction
We also started a
historical fiction study today. Today we read Amelia and Eleanor
Go For a Ride. After we read the book, the student's responded to the
book by writing at least two sentences about what they learned, thought or
questions that they still had. They worked so hard on this!
As a reminder, please send me a copy of your child's sports, dance, gymnastic, or other extra-curricular activities. I would love to come to whatever I can! I hope that you have a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Mrs. Ross
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