January 20, 2017

News From Second Grade - 1/20/17

Dear Parents,

Although we have had another short week, we were able to accomplish a lot.  

Literacy: Being able to retell a story and write a summary is a skill that second graders should be able to do by the end of the year.  We began looking at short stories this week writing summaries for them using the S.W.B.S.T. strategy.  This stands for Somebody, Wanted, But, So and Then. Learning this strategy allows for kids to be successful in telling the important parts of a story. We are also working on fact and opinions and understanding how to tell them apart. This is an important skill for students to understand as they work on their opinion pieces in writing.

Math: We have all begun teaching different math units to our whole class.  Once we have completed our study within our own classroom, we will rotate students and teach the lessons to another class (Lee - Graphing, Lavoie - Money, and Wight - Geometry).  We are also spending some time each morning to practice our addition and subtraction with and without regrouping.  

Geometry Padlet: Thanks for your patience with the padlet.  I forgot to add writing rights - OOPS.  It is now all set! In case you lost the link: http://wightsblog.blogspot.com/  Go to the tab marked Geometry Padlet.  It seems that this blog is not supported by I-Pads or Tablets. Keep in mind that the activities will change and new ones will be put in place on the weekend.

Sincerely,

       The Second Grade Teachers

Calendar of Upcoming Events            January/February Grades 2 & 3 Cross Country Skiing is every Wednesday & Thursday Rugrats Dates: 1/23 (Monday) 1/30 (Monday) 2/6 (Monday) 2/13 (Monday) Rug Rat pick up - Please arrive at the River-House at Sunday River by 3:50pm or at The Crescent Park School by 4:20pm.  It will be helpful if you can pack your child an extra snack on Rugrat days.