Greetings great families!
We had a spectacular week together. In science we continued
discussing various landforms and bodies of water. This week I introduced two
new vocabulary words: canyon and valley. We read a Scholastic News article
about the Grand Canyon. It told us the true story about how this canyon was
forms over time by the Colorado River. It also told is the folk tale about how
Paul Bunyan formed it accidentally with an ax! We used this article to talk
about fact vs. opinion or fact vs. fable. We also had a fabulous 4 Winds with
Honi and Abby about snowflakes. There are so many types of snowflake crystals!
After learning about them we made snowflakes with our bodies and out of coffee
filters. Here are a few snapshots from our 4 Winds this week.
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| Smiling Snowflake Creators |
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| Silly Snowflake Creators |
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| Creating a snow storm in our classroom. |
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| It's snowing!!! |
In writing we continue to learn about opinion writing. This
week we continued focusing on a good introduction. We also looked at how
opinion writing is different from narrative writing. Instead of telling a
story, in opinion writing you are telling your thoughts or ideas and backing up your ideas with examples or
facts. This week we wrote about which is the best pet for us: a cat or a
dog.
Second grade mathematicians finished up our unit on telling
time by creating amazing books demonstrating all the skills they’ve gleaned in
the past few weeks. They are posted outside our 1-2 classrooms so please take a
look! We also began some work on measuring in inches and centimeters.
On Thursday I loved seeing so many of you at the Choral
Concert. I am so proud of this class of performers! It can be really nerve
wracking to sing in front of so many people but they did great! All their hard
work, as well as our outstanding music teacher Ms. K’s, really shows!
Lastly, it seems that Valentine's Day really isn't that far away. In case your home life is as busy as mine and you need a few weekends to get things prepared and finished I figured I'd send out this info now. We will be having a small, classroom Valentine's Day celebration on the morning of Monday February 15th. Coming home today is a list of the students in our class. Please note that if your child would like to hand out valentines at our celebration they must give one to each student (not just a few). This is important so feelings are not hurt.
Classroom Needs
There are a few items our classroom is in need of. If you are able to send any in please do!
- Paper sandwich bags for our Valentine Mailboxes.
- Shoe box size boxes (for upcoming science diorama display projects).
- Sanitizing wipes for cleaning our tables each Friday.
- Medium or large size binder clips.
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday February 2nd -- The 100th Day of School!
Friday February 5th -- Teacher Inservice -- NO SCHOOL for students
Thursday February 11th -- All School Meeting 2:30 p.m.
Monday February 15th -- Classroom Valentine's Day Celebration 11 - 11:30 a.m.
Monday Feb. 22nd - Tues. March 1st -- Winter Vacation - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday March 2nd -- School resumes
Wednesday March 2nd -- Circus Smirkus Residency begins!
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