Qtr 2 Week 4

Thank you to all the families that donated food for the food drive our class WON! We are celebrating with a slushy party this Friday! 

We have extended the Food Drive beyond the school's competition last week. As a class, we have set a goal for each child/family to bring in at least 3 non-perishable food items.


Thank you for turning in your slips for conferences that I sent out on October 25th. If you feel that you still need to meet with me and you didn't sign up. You can email me at lchatterton@wcpss.net.

Keep in mind that I only check homework folders on Friday. If you have a note, tell your child to give it to me directly. I will also remind them. 

What are we learning this week?

Math

• Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations
• Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions (ex: by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.)
• Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members

Language Arts

• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
• Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words
• Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. Build on other's talk in conversations by linking their comments tothe remarks of others.
• Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe
• Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure
• With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing

Research

• Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change
• Recognize that air is a substance that surrounds us takes up space and has mass
• Compare solids, liquids, and gases based on their basic properties