Happy Friday Everyone!
This has been quite an exciting week. I spent 1.5 days this week finishing up individual reading assessments with everyone in the class. During our shared reading mini-lessons we read two different sets of Scholastic News articles--one about Martin Luther King Jr. (in celebration of the holiday this week) and one about fantastic ice displays. It was fun to review our matter concepts and see how much we remembered from this past science unit.
Our coat hooks just outside the door were put back up and into use this week as well as our wet mitten/glove rack. We still do have a few new things for the room that are being custom built and have not yet been installed. We're gaining another row of hooks inside our classroom so we can spread out a little bit. Having so many people in one area and with so much Vermont winter gear is challenging! We all look forward to getting this last set of hooks. We'll also have another row and two additional cubbies to attach to our built-in cubbies so there will finally be enough for all of us! Just in time, too, since we'll be welcoming another second grade boy to our class on February 1st.
This week in Writer's Workshop we did some fine tuning and editing of an opinion paper about what we like to do on a snowy day. We also practiced writing introductory sentences by turning a question around into a sentence starter using many of the same words! (i.e. Q: What are your favorite things to do on a snowy day? ... becomes... A: My favorite things to do on a snowy day are snowshoeing and building with snow.)
This week we began our next science unit learning about different types of bodies of water and landforms. In the coming weeks we'll be making models of these in class. If anyone has any spare shoeboxes or shoebox sized boxes that we could use for dioramas please send them in!
Second grade mathematicians have been finishing up fluency work with the last set of subtraction facts as well as work on telling time in 5 minute increments. We began work on a final project in our time telling unit. We also did some pre-assessments on measurement skills as we prepare for a short unit practicing measuring in inches and centimeters.
On Thursday I sent home a large Scholastic book order packet. It's been a while so I thought I'd send along many book options. As usual, you do not need to place an order but if you'd like to purchase any new books please order online or send in your order form and check to my by February 10th--I know it seems like a ways away but time is flying here at school!
Have a happy, lovely weekend!
~Theresa
Dates to Remember
Tuesday January 26th -- 4 Winds 2:45-3:20 (Contact Honi if you'd still like to help out!)
Thursday January 28th - New Construction Open House 6pm; Winter Choral Concert 6:30pm
Friday February 5th -- Teacher Inservice -- NO SCHOOL for students
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