News From Second Grade - 5/5/17
Dear Parents,
Landmarks Presentations - Wow, what a GREAT job everyone did with their projects and sharing their wealth of information. Thank you for coming in to see all the landmarks that our hard working second graders created! They are an AWESOME group of learners! In order to keep the hallways clear, we are asking that all projects make it home on or before Friday, May 12th. Thank you!
Measurement - Students in Mrs Wight class have been working on learning how to read a thermometer, both standard and metric. They will be working more next week on measuring weight in both systems. Mrs. Lee’s students have built a Mr. Gallon to help them understand how to convert cups to pints, quarts, and gallons, etc. Next week we will begin taking a closer look at liters and milliliters. Mrs. Lavoie’s class is working on measuring with inches, feet, yard, mile and has started the Metric system. We will finish up early next week, and all students will rotate to the next area of study, Lavoie to measuring capacity, Wight to working on length, and Lee to measuring temperature and weight. Students will continue to get extra practice in their own classes throughout May and June.
Skills - We are finishing up on working with prefixes and will be taking a closer look at suffixes beginning next week after our introductory lesson. Some prefixes can be tricky as students are finding.
Fidget toys - We are beginning to see a lot of students coming to school with fidget toys. Please read the information below.
Sincerely,
The Second Grade Teachers
**Menu Change- 5/16 - Roast Pork, 5/18- Cheeseburger
Calendar of Upcoming Events May
5/8 - 5/12 - Book Fair 11am-1pm
5/13 - PTA May Fair & Bike Rodeo 10:30am-1:30pm
5/22 - Kindergarten Parent Night
5/23 - Visual & Performing Arts Night 6pm-7pm
5/23 & 5/24 - Kindergarten Screening
5/29 - Holiday No School!
6/13 - Workshop Day! No School for Students
6/16 - Field Day (All Day)
6/19 - Step Up Day (AM)
6/20 - Last Student Day (1/2 Day for Students)
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(to read the full article, go to the above link.)
There's a new trend literally spinning its way around the world, from classrooms to social media. But is it actually doing what it's marketed to do?
Washington DC’s Top News reports that some fidget spinners – small top-like gadgets you can spin fast with your fingers, meant to help children focus – are advertised as stress relievers on Amazon, and are even being touted as "perfect for ADD, ADHD, anxiety and autism."
"Fidgets are great tools for kids who need them, as long as there are ground rules set up with the child and educator in advance, and as long as the child can follow the rules.
Fidget spinners, a type of "fidget object," could actually be counterproductive.
Fidget objects are meant to be felt, so that visual attention can be focused on the teacher.
At our staff meeting on Wednesday Mr. Brown made the decision that fidget tools are allowed only for students who have an IEP (Individual Educational Plan) that specifically states that a fidget is part of the plan.
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