Wednesday, January 22, 2020


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Daily 5/ Literacy Rotations
We have been working hard on our reading goals! In our individual groups we have been working on different comprehension strategies and have reorganized our groups based on those strategies.

We have started talking about making inferences. We started out inferring using pictures and now we are moving on into making inferences about how characters feel. We will continue to work on this comprehension strategy through January and into February. The way we are thinking about making inferences is text clues + schema = inference (thinking about what the author is saying without writing it in the text)

In February we will move into working on determining importance.

Writing
In writing we have been working on creating opinion pieces. We have been learning what makes a good introduction or hook, how to support our opinion with reasons and how to conclude our writing by restating our opinion. We will continue to work on opinion writing throughout January. We will still be practicing personal narratives and working on our writing goals through weekend news and family letters.

Math
We wrapped up topic 13 on shapes and fractions. We will be working on subtraction next. This can be a tricky unit so please keep an eye out for extra work coming home to practice those harder lessons. We have also been working on being able to do our addition and subtraction facts quickly.  

Science/Social Studies
Throughout  January and February, we will be exploring geography, citizenship, and the impact of important people in history.
 

 
In second grade, we ask that you are reading a minimum of 15 minutes each night to help build fluency and practice reading skills.

Please try to have your student log into iReady for at least 10 minutes per day. These lessons should be done independently.


Spelling words are sent out weekly along with trick words and vocabulary words. You can practice spelling the trick words as well as spelling words and the vocabulary words you can practice using them in sentences, defining, drawing pictures to match them, and identifying synonyms and antonyms. 

Upcoming Important Dates:
JANUARY 14: Freddy's Night for IHE
JANUARY 14: Spelling Bee 9:00-10:00am in the Gym
JANUARY 15: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm in the Junction
JANUARY 16: Goodies for Grownups 7:45-8:15 in the Cafeteria
JANUARY 20: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
FEBRUARY 6: Tokyo Joe's Restaurant Night for IHE
FEBRUARY 11: SAC Meeting 3:45-4:45pm in the Junction
FEBRUARY 12: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm in the Junction
FEBRUARY 13: Sweetheart Dance 6:00-7:30pm in the Gym
FEBRUARY 13-21: Legend Feeder Wish Week
FEBRUARY 14: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day
FEBRUARY 17: NO SCHOOL - President's Day
MARCH 2-6: BOOK FAIR in the Junction
MARCH 10: SPRING PARENT CONFERENCES (common night) 4:00-7:00pm
MARCH 12: SPRING PARENT CONFERENCES (common night) 4:00-7:00pm
MARCH 15-20: SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL-
Our January student of the Month for Be Responsible: Zoey W.
  
December’s Student of the month- Be Fair: Jake S.
November’s Student of the month- Be Trustworthy: Lily D.
October’s Student of the month- Be Friendly: Sammie P.
September’s Student of the month- Be Honest: Gus S.
August’s Student of the month- Be Kind: Barrett B.


Tuesday, December 3, 2019





Daily 5/ Literacy Rotations
During our small groups we have been working on a variety of strategies to help us understand what we read. We have been working on summarizing using the “somebody wanted but so then” format. For this format, students think about the following questions:
 Somebody: Who is the main character?
Wanted: What is the main thing that they want?
But: Think about obstacles, problems
So: What does the character do in response to the problems?
Then: How does it all end up? Connect it back to the problem and/or want.
             
For chapter books, this is useful to do after each chapter.

We have also been continuing working on practicing schema, metacognition and will be introducing inferences in December and working on this through January.
Writing
We will be wrapping up our personal narrative unit and moving into opinion writing.  We will continue to practice personal narratives using weekend news to support and solidify what we have been working hard on all year.

Math
We will be completing topic 3: add within 100 using strategies and moving into topic 4: Fluently add within 100. For these 2 units, we have been focusing on utilizing many different strategies to help us solve problems including break apart, open number line, compensation and stacking.

Science/Social Studies
Throughout December, we will be exploring how people celebrate holidays around the world.



In second grade, we ask that you are reading aa minimum of 15 minutes each night to help build fluency and practice reading skills.

Please try to have your student log into iReady for at least 10 minutes per day. These lessons should be done independently. Please be on the look out in December for an email letting you know when NOT to log in due to testing. Click the link below to access iReady


Spelling words are sent out weekly along with trick words and vocabulary words. You can practice spelling the trick words as well as spelling words and the vocabulary words you can practice using them in sentences, defining, drawing pictures to match them, and identifying synonyms and antonyms. 

Upcoming Important Dates:
NOVEMBER 25-29: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER 4: IHE Restaurant Night at Chick-Fil-A
DECEMBER 10: Winter Program (1st and 2nd Grade Only) 6:30-7:00pm in the Gym
DECEMBER 13: Choir Concert 6:30-8:00pm in the Gym
DECEMBER 17: SAC Meeting 3:45-4:45pm in the Junction
DECEMBER 18: PTO Meeting 3:45-4:45pm in the Junction
DECEMBER 19: Assembly for Student of the Month: Be Fair 9:00-9:20am in the Gym
DECEMBER 19: Polar Express Night 5-7:30 in the Gym
DECEMBER 20-JANUARY 5: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
JANUARY 6: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day
JANUARY 14: Freddy's Night for IHE



Our November student of the Month for Be Trustworthy:
Lily D.

October’s Student of the month- Be Friendly: Sammie P.
September’s Student of the month- Be Honest: Gus S.
August’s Student of the month- Be Kind: Barrett B.