September 27, 2015

It was so nice to see and meet everyone last Thursday night at Open House! The children have been working so hard, and they were so excited to show you just what they have been up to! Thank you so much for visiting our classroom! I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Literacy

This week in Literacy we will be reading the story, Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant. Through reading this story we will be discussing the genre of realistic fiction, practicing reading words with consonant blends, identifying the characters and setting of a text and applying the comprehension strategy of monitoring our understandings while reading. We will also continue to discuss our unit question, “What can we learn from exploring new places and things?” as well as our weekly question, “What can we discover by exploring nature?”

Math

It’s hard to believe that we have already finished our first math topic! The children worked so hard to understand and apply the concepts of addition and subtraction. This week we will begin our second topic of study which will focus around applying addition strategies. This week we will also begin the math fact component of our math curriculum! Students will be using flashcards and playing games to practice their math facts in families! This week we will be practicing the 5's family! Once students show mastery of the 5's family by passing a quiz with a score of 90% or higher, they will move onto the next fact family! All students will begin at the 5’s family and end at the 17’s/18’s family! It is my goal to have each student pass the 17’s/18’s fact family quiz by the end of the year! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions that you may have regarding this new aspect of our math curriculum! 

We had so much fun on Friday celebrating our fantastic behavior and wonderful choices with a Pajama/Stuffed Animal Day! What a fabulous way to end a busy week! I am so proud of each and every child for continuing to put forth their best effort! Keep up the amazing job! :)

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, September 30th

I will be attending a math workshop
and will not be in the classroom

Friday, October 2nd

Picture Day

Monday, October 12th

No School-Columbus Day

Friday, October 16th

I will be attending a math workshop

and will not be in the classroom

Friday, October 23rd

2nd Grade Field Trip to Decordova Sculpture Park

Wednesday, October 28th

Parent/Teacher Conferences

6PM-8PM

Friday, October 30th

Early Release Day

No Lunches Served

I hope everyone has a wonderful week! I look forward to seeing you soon! :)