IMichaelmas was such a fun experience to attend. The kids had a blast and walked away with some good ideas for when they are in third grade. Look for two singup genius emails this week- one for our Halloween celebration, and one for parent-teacher conferences.
We practiced our first Reading Assessment this week, and I couldn’t be more proud of the student’s hard work. The assessment is a cumulative test that checks in on their progress of skills from the unit. Since we practiced this one together, it will not count toward their grade. We will only take two unit assessments in second grade. One after our second reading unit, and one after our fifth reading unit. During these weeks, there will not be any spelling homework.
Next week in our reading program, Wonders, we will explore the question-How do animals play a part in the world around us? While reading, we will review the spelling pattern of long o. We will work on making, revising, and confirming predictions. As well, we will continue to identify characters, setting, and key details.
Next week in math we will explore some problems solving. Students will look at the turn around rule, and explore if it works in both addition and subtraction. As well, we will explore odd and even numbers. Keep up the hard work with the homework. Remember it should take no longer than 20 minutes per night, and star anything that is causing them trouble. I always touch base with any kiddo who struggled.
More information about the turn-around rule can be found here
We have begun to plan our second stories this week. We are working on adding transitions, hooking our readers, and wrapping up our story. As well, the kids are working on making their characters act, feel, and move. The stories have a much better flow
We continue to explore how our community has changed from past to present. As well, we are looking at the natural resources in our community and the habitat in our town. This is a wonderful Segway for both our walking field trip and our Eyes on Owls presentation.
Our walking field trip is scheduled for October 25th. It will be in the early morning, but I do not yet have definite times. I will keep you posted.
As a reminder, if you would like to chaperone any of our field trips you will need to follow our district policy as outlined below:
Beginning this year, all volunteers must be fingerprinted (this includes field trip volunteers) in addition to watching the Bullying Video on the SAU19 website (under the special projects tab). Additionally, you will need to sign the Verification of Bullying Training Form that is also found on the SAU 19 website. Fingerprinting is available at the SAU office, for a cost of $20.75.
As always, let me know if you have any questions!
October 24th- Eyes on Owls
October 25th - School Board Meeting in the Library, 6:30
Walking Field Trip