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 2nd 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…
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