Quarter 1, Week 8!

What Are We Learning This Week?

Writing:

This week we will continue to focus on a small moment in our writing.  We will also learn about editing our work to correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation errors.

Math:  

This week we will be practicing writing and solving addition and subtraction story problems as well as solving addition problems with three or more numbers to add.

Reading:

This week we will be discussing main idea and supporting details in various non-fiction texts.  We will learn how identifying the main idea can help us better understand what we are reading.

Social Studies:

This week we will be exploring how and why citizens participate in their community, learn about how and why it is important to work with diverse groups of people and we will begin to explore the different parts of our government.

Important Dates for the 1^st Quarter

September

18^th       Science Field Trip (Sound)

               McTeacher Night (Wendell)

26^th       Picture Retakes/Make Ups

28^th       Last Day Quarter 1

               Report Cards go home

                Early Release- dismissal at 1:15 PM 

***** First Day of Quarter 2 is Monday October 22^nd

^Reminders

• TOMORROW (Tuesday 9-18-12) is our annual McTeacher Night at the Wendell McDonald’s.  I hope to see you there! 

• Today will also be our first Science “Field Trip” program on Sound, called “Sound Surprise”.  We are really looking forward to working with a real scientist and seeing how sounds can surprise us.

• There is a very important survey going home today about families with members who serve in the military.  Please fill it out and return it to me ASAP.  Thanks!

^{Thanks for coming out and volunteering your time to run with your child! We had a blast!}

Quarter 1, Week 7!

Hello Friends! 

Here is what is going on this week:

Fieldtrips:

The payment due date for the four in-school field trips is this Friday, Sept. 14th. The cost is $35 per child for all of the programs. You may choose to pay the full amount at once or split your payment in two installments of $18 and $17.

If you choose the installment option, the first payment is due Friday, Sept. 14th. The balance (second payment) is due by Friday, Feb. 1st. Again, you can choose to pay the full $35 now or just send in $18. If you would like to sponsor another child (with the full $35 or in part), donations will be appreciated and accepted also.

You may make the checks out to Lake Myra Elementary. 

Fun Run:

Our annual "Swimmy Fun Run" is Thursday, Sept. 13th. If you would like to run/walk with your child or cheer him or her on, the second graders are scheduled to go to the field at 2:05. Please make sure your child is dressed in comfortable, loose clothes with appropriate shoes. Also make sure you send in a water bottle labeled with your child's name.

Text-to-Talk:

This week our featured book is Stellaluna by Janell Cannon.
Our words are: clumsy, limp, clutched, anxious and perched.

This book can be found on: storylineonline.net 

Upcoming Events:

Fun Run   Sept. 13

Fieldtrip Money due ($35 or $18) Sept. 18

In-House Fieldtrip ("Sound Surprise") Sept. 18

McTeacher Night Sept. 18

Picture Make-ups Sept. 26

Report Cards Sept. 28

Early Release @ 1:15 Sept. 28

Track-out (last day of class) Sept. 28 

Buffalo Lanes Day Sept. 29

Track-in (first day of class) Oct. 22

All About Citizenship!

My friends and I are learning all about what makes us GREAT citizens! Today, we created a mini-me and reasons how we are helpful at school, home and the world. Check us out!

Week 6!

Each week, our class conducts text-to-talk. This is where I read aloud one book per week and discuss and make meaning to five vocabulary terms inside that text. Have you noticed any fancy vocabulary from your child yet?

We also discussed literacy goals for the month of September. I am constantly over emphasizing that they are the BOSS of their reading lives. Take a look to see what your child is working on.

I had a twin on Friday! Michigan love!

What are we learning this week?

Math: Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.

Reading: We are learning how to be in-charge of our own reading. We will learn how to be the "boss" of our own reading through making decisions based on habits, volume and stamina.

Writing: We are adding dialogue to our writing. We are having partners read our stories and ask questions.

Science: We will continue to explore sound and notice how it is transmitted by many materials.
We will discover how sound travels, students observe how a variety of materials transmit sound.

We will be switching classes between 2nd grade teachers in Math. This will help differentiate ability levels to meet the needs of your child. 

Reminders: Field Trip money is due September 14th!

We have a class compliment party this Friday. We are voting on ideas on Monday!

Sound!

We have been discovering sound during our research time. We even made guitars! Thank you Ms. Tucker for coming in and playing for us. We discussed vocabulary such as, pitch, tension and volume. We even discovered if sound could travel through a solid!

Science "Field Trips"

Important Information about our upcoming Science “Field Trips”

Dear Families,

We are excited that we were able to schedule 4 Science related in-school field trips for our students this year!

Science Fun for Everyone (formerly known as High Touch High Tech, Science Made Fun!) will be visiting our school to conduct four 75 minute programs with each class- one program per quarter.  The programs (Sound Surprise, Weather Wise, Everything Matters and Circle of Life) tie in with our Science Units throughout the year.  This group has visited our school many times in the past and has always done a fantastic job- the kids absolutely LOVE it!!

The cost is $35.00 per child for all four programs.  You may choose to pay the full amount at once, or split your payment in two installments of $18.00 and $17.00.

The first payment will be due by Friday September 14^th in preparation of our first program which will be September 18^th and 19^th.  Again, you can choose to pay the full $35.00 at this time or just send $18.00 for now.  If you split your payment, the balance of $17.00 will be due by Friday February 1^st.

Please send your payments as soon as possible so we can have accurate numbers of children attending.  If there will be any difficulty in making these payments on time, please let us know right away.

Thank you!

2^nd Grade Team

Labor Day!

Enjoy your Labor Day! This is another precious child of mine, Ben. More pictures of our classroom coming today!