We have had a great 2 days
back from break! I cannot believe that it is already 2018 and we are
halfway through your child's second grade year.
Fun Activity on Tuesday!
On Tuesday, we have a fun activity planned for the students. They don't know about it, but make sure they are wearing tennis shoes and comfy clothes that they can easily move in. We will post pictures of our activity in next week's blog!
Fun Activity on Tuesday!
On Tuesday, we have a fun activity planned for the students. They don't know about it, but make sure they are wearing tennis shoes and comfy clothes that they can easily move in. We will post pictures of our activity in next week's blog!
You may have
noticed that RBE PTA has put up a new bulletin board by the front doors about
the status of our playground. There are several pieces of equipment that
are broken, and they need your input on what your child likes to play on.
Please use the QR code below to take a quick survey so that your voice (and
your child's voice) can be heard!
Colonial Day will
be next Friday! A paper came home yesterday telling more about what we
will be doing. We are still in the need for a couple of volunteers and
some supplies to make this day a success! Please consider going to our
classroom Colonial Day
SignUp Genius and seeing what you can do to help out.
Wednesday,
January 17, we will be going to the Planetarium. The students get to
watch a video on the screen in the planetarium. Then at the end, they get
to see the night sky and learn about constellations.
Jumping ahead, in
April, we will be going to the Daniel Boone Regional Library for a tour.
The kids always have fun learning different facts about the library. As
the field trip gets closer, we will send home information about library cards
if you would like to get your child a library card.
Math Test
The Unit 4 Math
Test is coming home on Monday. Please look over the test (the post test
is on green paper) and review it with your student. We will continue to
work on measurement and telling time throughout the year. Overall, there
was great growth from the pre-test to the post test. Please sign and
return the test by Thursday, January 11.
Six Flags Reading
Homework Folder
There are a lot
of papers coming home in the homework folder on Monday. There will be 2
new games that the students have learned to play. There is also their
Unit 4 pre and post test. Please look over these tests with your child,
then sign and return them. Please return them by Thursday, January
11. The Six Flags Read to Succeed form is in the homework folder as
well. We will also start homework up again next week. As a
refresher, students are expected to read for 15 minutes each night, practice
spelling words for 5 minutes and 10 minutes for math games or facts. The
homework needs to be initialed (both math and reading sections) each night and
the homework is checked each morning. We have added a table on the back
for students to use to practice their spelling words if they would like.
This is not a requirement, just an additional way to practice if they would
like to use it.
Our Learning Next Week
Reading
We will be
working on making connections next week. We introduced this concept this
week. The students have learned about text-to-text connections
(connecting two different books) and text-to-self connections (connecting
something in their life to a book). Next week, we will continue to work
on making connections both in small groups as well as independently.
Writing
We are getting
close to finishing our first informational writing. The students will be
editing and revising their writing next week. Once we start publishing,
we will review text features and the students will add text features to their
book.
Math
We started Unit 5
today, which covers money and addition. Today, the students learned the
game, Beat the Calculator, and learned that they have fact power and
can solve basic facts faster than a calculator. Check out
Twitter @MossRBE to see a video of them celebrating their fact
power. Next week, we will be working on making different coin
combinations for the same amount of money. Please continue reviewing
coins (both names and what they look like) and their values at home.
Social Studies
We will be
reviewing colonial times in anticipation of our Colonial Day next Friday.
The students are very excited about colonial days.
Word Study
We will continue
to work on long vowel patterns. Next week, we will focus on long o words
using the vowel patterns CVCe, CVVC (oa) and ow. Next week's words are: froze, globe, close, roast,
coach, roam, show, throw, know, grow.
Winter Weather
Please make sure
your student has a winter coat when they come to school. It was too cold
this week to go outside (the feels like must be 11 degrees or higher), but next
week the students will be able to go outside. Even though it is going to
be warmer, it is still definitely winter. Please check the email from the
office today regarding information if there is a late start due to weather.
Have a fabulous
weekend!
Mrs. Ross
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