FRANKENSTORM

Hurricane?  What hurricane?  We are too busy to let Frankenstorm get in our way!

The Shoe Game in Math

Meeting an amazing author, Patricia Polacco

The Friday before Frankenstorm...

ANOTHER BUSY WEEK

Here we are, learning about composting with Mrs. Batson, Mrs. Almy, and the Darien Environmental Group!

 

Mid-McMonthly News

A chilly, funny-weather day for most of us in our 2nd grade class...
Check out the leaves that have fallen off already!

THE PUMPKIN FAIR IS IN TOWN!
Head on over to Tokeneke this weekend to enjoy the Pumpkin Fair from 10am until 4pm Saturday, October 13th!

FALL FOR MATH
Fall for Math takes place for the weeks of October 15th and 22nd.  Feel free to do all 2nd grade homework, or just Word Study and Fall for Math - whatever works for you and your family's schedule.  Please be sure to log your minutes on the sheet from your Take Home Folder!

LUNCH BUNCH
The Lunch Bunch program has been re-organized a bit this fall.  Details to come.

FUN SITES
scholastic.com  (Go to the Student Activities tab)
squiglysplayhouse.com

UPCOMING DATES

Book Fair - Monday through Wednesday, Nov,. 5 - 7
No School - (Election Day) Tuesday, Nov. 6
Picture Retakes - Wed., Nov. 7
Veterans Day Program - Thursday, Nov. 8  (wear red, white, and blue)

SNAPSHOTS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING

 



Gathering new ideas for writing - Ideas are everywhere!



Writers Celebration with some other 2nd grade buddies!

OCTOBER NEWS

 

SECOND GRADE MCMONTHLY REVIEW

AND UPCOMING NEWS

SEPTEMBER WRAP-UP

By Many Student Reporters

 

BIRTHDAYS

 

Wed., Sept. 19:   Michael Mostofi

Thurs., Sept. 27:  Mathison Hole

Sun., Sept. 30:  James Caliendo

 

Reading – we learned what makes a book Just Right, practiced how to make our words sound smooth, thought about characters and the whole story before, during, and after reading, and how to be a good reading partner.

Writing – we wrote stories about small (important) moments from our lives, how to stretch sentences and stories, and what to include in our stories.

 

Math – We worked with addition, subtraction, doubling, tens place, and the tricky fact families.  We are sharing with each other about how we figure out the answers.

Science and other News – We made observations outside and noticed how the seasons are changing.   We had an assembly on the World Language Program.  We are learning Dreambox on the computer.

NEWS FROM MRS. MCGETTIGAN

We are finishing our first writing unit on Small Moment stories.  We soon turn to our writing unit called Authors as Mentors where we’ll study the craft and technique of amazing authors such as Ezra Jack Keats and Donald Crews.  We’ll try some of their cool stuff in our own writing.  We will also work on learning to make our writing better so others will want to pull it off the shelves and read it – like they do with other favorite authors!

In reading, we are tackling tricky words with many word strategies and we’re also remembering how important it is to distinguish between basic short and long vowel spellings so we’re ready for trickier words inWord Study and in books we are now reading.

Math brings us to reviewing basic 2-digit numbers, odds and evens, doing more complex problem solving, and becoming expoerts and doubling. Later this month, we delve deeper into 3-digit place value.

BIRTHDAYS

 

Mon, Oct. 8:          Brea Church

Wed., Oct. 24:         Trevor Herget

 

REMINDERS

 

Mon., Oct 8: Columbus Day, no school

Oct. 15-26:  “Fall for Math” (details to come)

Thurs., Oct. 25: Patricia Polacco visit

 

SPECIAL NOTES

·         Be on the lookout for some visiting authors soon (right around Book Fair time!)
 

·         I can’t thank you enough for sending in all the supplies in September.  The 2^nd graders have quite a lengthy list, so we appreciate all you have sent in!
 

·         Thank you for  coming to Open House.  It was pleasure to see the families who were able to attend.  If you were not able to, I certainly understand.  If you did not receive the paperwork, please let me know (and another time, I can show you the children’s photographs!)
 

·         Thank you advance for volunteering in our classroom.  The students and I are excited that most activities are starting this month, especially with Mystery Guests, our first Activity Afternoon, and our Halloween celebration later this month.
 

·         Two separate lunch-bunch permission forms went home earlier in September.  If you filled out one or both, you are all set (we’re sorry about the duplicates).  If you’d like your child to participate in lunch bunch and you need a new form, please let me know.
 

·         Continued thanks to our Room Moms, Allison Melich and Shelby Smith!
 

·         Star Wars enthusiasts:  There is a special “Star Wars Reads” gathering at Barnes and Noble next Saturday 10/6 from 1-3pm.  Come dressed as your favorite Star Wars characters for lots of excitement…